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the_sean•3h ago

Hit 500 loaves on the same starter and the jar cracked the day after

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avery_stone95•6h ago

The 10 minute rest that fixed my 4 hour focaccia disaster

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logan263•22h ago

Can we talk about the guy at the Asheville farmers market who told me my sourdough was "too sour to sell" in front of a line of 12 people?

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the_sean•1d ago

Rant: the bakery on 5th Street in Portland proofs in the walk-in, and I can't decide if that's genius or lazy

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the_kai•4d ago

PSA: the bakery owner down the street told me pre-shaping is a waste of time and I can't stop thinking about it

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wren_jackson•5d ago

Took me 3 weeks to learn my oven runs 25 degrees cold, and I burned $60 of butter testing it

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mark_miller•5d ago

I buttered my cake pans for 6 years before a baker in Tulsa asked to see my hands

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holly_brown•6d ago

A guy at my farmers market booth told me my sourdough was "too sour for a Tuesday" and I still think about it

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wood.lisa•7d ago

Dropped $85 on a 'game changer' dough sheeter that broke on loaf two

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fiona_fox56•7d ago

The pastry chef at my work said my butter was too warm and she was right

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baker.simon•7d ago

The guy at the Portland bakery supply shop who told me my starter was "just flour soup" still lives in my head

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perez.thea•8d ago

I baked flat cookies for 12 years because I was chilling my dough wrong

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rowan_kelly64•8d ago

My starter was fine for 2 weeks in the fridge and I think the 12 hour feeding rule is mostly a myth

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cameronwest•9d ago

Vent: my sourdough was flat for 6 months until I stopped proofing on the counter

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ellis.jennifer•9d ago

DAE regret picking butter over shortening in their pie crust for Thanksgiving

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