[isaac]

I made bread this morning and it looked great. i scored them and put them in the oven. when they came out, i felt like i didnt score it deep enough becasue when the oven spring set in, it just kinda filled out the score. i am not sure if this makes since. i will try to post a picture up soon of the bread.

[isaac]

here is the page that shows the bread i made on saturday. any comments? i just dont like the scoring of the bread. i dont think it is deep enough

http://pages.zdnet.com/ichefisaac/beyondbread/id3.html

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[KyleW]

They look plenty slashed to me! What's it like to have all that space to work in?

I read in LaBrea that the angle of the slash controls the drama. A slash made perfectly perpendicular to the work surface will be less dramatic than one at a 45 degree angle.

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[Papa]

Great site Isaak!

[isaac]

thank you all

trust me, thee are more surpises hidden in the "flour"

[angrychef]

Isaac, cute website. It's nice to place a face to the name. Yeah, it does **** not having a kitchen! Bread looks great.

[momoreg]

Yeah, I like your site, Isaac. And your hat!

[KyleW]

Speaking of scoring, I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. For me, the trick is keeping the "skin" from forming while things are retarding. A little spritz of water a minute before I wield the blade seems to help as well. Frank & Ernest have gone back to work

[isaac]

kyle, i am jelouis and impressed

i would give anything for a little kitchen... you give me your kitchen... i will give you one of the cia's kitchens. he he he

how is the book?

i just love the bread that is on the cover of crust and crumb.... i actually like the socring job of it.

i will have to try to spray bottle trick. just spray a little water on the bread after it has proofed and then score it?

[isaac]

kyle:

u feed your starters everyday? or do u feed them and put them back in the refer and then feed them prior to baking and leave them out?

[KyleW]

I keep them in the fridge until a day or two before I want to use them. If they have been fed in the las 5 days or so I take them out the day before and feed them. If it's been longer, I take them out 2 days ahead and feed them both days.

I find a little spritz on proofed loaves helps soften any "skin" that may have developed. It keeps me from tearing and snagging when I score.

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[isaac]

i will have to try this on saturday. i find this very interesting.

[W.DeBord]

Wow, I totally enjoyed looking at both Isaacs' and Kyles' websites....it's really great to see how much you two enjoy this field. I can tell you'll both be very successful given the amount of effort and enthusism you show here and at your own websites.

[Kimmie]

Congrats again to both KyleW and Isaac. I too enjoyed your websites...totally!

Kyle: It's going so fast, I really can see wonderful improvement in your loaves; and about the durum semolina, you would have known otherwise if you had ever made fresh pasta! Hee-hee, the tricks of the trade coming through.

Your sourdough mission was a great motivator for me and I have been a little more "daring" with my loaves. Thanks for all that motivation and inspiration.

And Isaac: It's amazing to see what can come out of a simple bag of flour, isn't it!



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[KyleW]

Thanks Wendy!

Kimmie -
I knew better but A: Had the semolina & B: Couldn't find the durham. In the bread class at Peter Kump's we used both kinds of semolina and there was no comparison. I have durham semolina on the way from King Arthur's!

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