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Unrepentant socialist, ERB & Godzilla fan, writer & editor, ukulele player, tequila aficionado, like Chaucer, Machiavelli, Shakespeare & Wodehouse. Pro-science, pro-vaccine, avid reader, skeptic, bread baker, pasta maker. #NeverVoteConservative

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Cool KDE Plasma trick: [Meta] + [v]
  • @Bro666 @kde
    Yes, but as I recall, you need to turn the history feature on first using Win-v, otherwise only the last item remains in memory.

  • Best method to bake a single Sourdough loaf?
  • @RBWells
    I bake both in the machine and the oven. They create different types of loaf. The machine is also useful for kneading and the first rise of dough for my focaccia. Like any tool, they have their uses, strengths, and weaknesses.
    Modern bread machines are more multi-use than earlier ones: they can be used to make jam, yogurt, sourdough starter, dough, pasta dough, even rice wine.

  • Best method to bake a single Sourdough loaf?
  • @LastYearsPumpkin @Dontbesourdough
    Also, the flour is never quite the same as it was previously: it gets affected by age, packing, storage, humidity...

    For me, making a loaf is always a science experiment. Even when I make loaves in the bread machine with identical quantities as previously the result can be different.

  • Steam oven vs Dutch oven experiment
  • @desGroles Yes, these are called Pullman pans. I've not used one but I'm aware of them. often used to make Japanese milk bread loaves.

    My bread machine makes a loaf with a similar square cross-section, albeit with rounded corners.

  • Steam oven vs Dutch oven experiment
  • @Cheradenine I was thinking more of a square cross-section like a bread pan has. I'd have to buy a terrine, which would be expensive and I'd have to justify the costs and find a place to put in among my already-crowded kitchen tools, pans, and appliances.

    Do you put parchment paper in the Dutch oven? I use it to lift the loaf and keep it from sticking when baking.

    Instead of ice cubes, spritz water on the dough before closing the lid. Seems to help the spring.

  • Steam oven vs Dutch oven experiment
  • @markr @Dontbesourdough Yes, Dutch ovens are great for baking bread, but I wish someone would make one with a 'bread pan' shape so I could make sandwich-style bread in it, not just boules.