anarchoplayworker

joined 1 year ago

Fair enough, yeah. I only noticed because I have a baking sheet that I only use in the oven, and frying pans that I basically only use on the stove. So I can see the difference pretty clearly.

Also I tried regular back and racer back and just happened to find the latter more comfortable. I think it’s just about what fits your body the best. I don’t have a lot of experience though. Probably others would have better advice.

[–] anarchoplayworker@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The exact ones I got seem to be out of stock right now (https://a.co/d/cBeQUL2) but I found that they have space in them for inserts and I got a multi pack of padded inserts (like these: https://a.co/d/iKFhtq3) also and just put several in each, and that worked well enough for me. I don’t pass at all so it was mostly just for myself so it may not work for you, I don’t know. But that’s what I have done in the past.

Never heard it called that! I like it!

Yeah actually! I did the thing with the 30 degree angle (hold the blade 30 degrees up from the surface the dough is sitting on, rather than straight up), slightly but not too far off center. And I sliced over the same line a few times to make it deep enough.

 

That’s all, just was excited and thought I’d share. 😊

[–] anarchoplayworker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks! I’ve been working on them. Next is getting a vertical ear. Still haven’t managed that.

The ear on the right is from scoring it, in the left is unintentional.

 

We’ll see soon if I added enough rosemary to make it count as a rosemary loaf.

That makes sense. And thanks! I have it set as a shortcut on my phone any time I have an exclamation point next to a question mark. It’s not hard to set up on an iPhone, I’m guessing it’s not hard on android either. (Although I think I did have to get a keyboard that had the actual interrobang symbol in it. But also not so hard to find 🤷🏻‍♀️). I am trying to make it a thing. I don’t think it’s working. But I think I got one person at least to do it. So that’s awesome. You should totally do it! 😬

I should write a guide for how to do it and post it somewhere.

[–] anarchoplayworker@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Really‽ I’m so impressed. You must be some kind of superhero.

 

So, I want to play with making a levain, which I’ve never done before, and I’m drawn to this recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/pain-au-levain-recipe mostly because I have used other King Arthur recipes with a lot of success. The thing is, it calls for pumpernickel flour and my spouse isn’t a fan. So can I just replace it with the same amount of… Whole wheat flour? Or just white all purpose flour? Or does that not really work and I need to find a new recipe?

Thanks!

 
 

Not sure how to add more images but I guess the one is enough. I love baking bread in my DO. So far that and boiling corn are the only things I use it for because it’s so big for just two people (6qt).

 

I am realizing that my bread knife is not strong enough to handle the crusts on my loaves and it’s impossible to get through the bread much less evenly. What bread knife do you use/would you recommend? Is it just a matter of sharpness or are there other factors to consider?

 

So, everywhere I look people are saying “getting an ear is easy! Just score it all the way across with a 30 degree angle. It’s so easy!” But what does 30 degrees mean‽ 30 degrees from what? 30 degrees from the table it’s sitting on? Is it the angle of the blade as it enters the dough, or it is 30 degrees up the surface of the dough? Or something I’m not thinking of? Any help would be awesome. Thanks!

 

Anyone else notice that their seasoning does better (aka increases more) when baking or roasting as opposed to frying? I guess it’s why we season in the oven generally but I feel like I hear people saying “just cook with it” but never differentiating between in the oven and on the stove.

 
 
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