Bread

The debate between whether electric or gas ovens are better for baking bread has been going on for a while now. Some people take a scientific approach to which oven …

Scoring bread properly is a skill that takes a lot of practice to get right. If you’ve never scored bread before, you’re likely not going to do a good job …

Whether you’re using fresh or dry yeast, it’s crucial that you know the proper way to store. Of course, if you’re going to be using your yeast fairly quickly, you …

Your bread can come out the oven looking beautifully browned and well-baked until you take a closer look and see that the bottom of it is burnt to a crisp. …

Seeing your dough spread out rather than rising when proofing is a huge disappointment and it can break anyone’s spirit, so it’s extremely frustrating when it happens, especially if it …

Having dough sitting in your kitchen or at the back of your fridge for too long might have made you wonder whether that dough has actually gone bad. It’s fairly …

There’s something very satisfying about slicing into bread and seeing that it has a network of large holes in the crumb. This bread is great for dipping or eating on …

Sifting flour is a useful habit to get into if you’re making certain baked goods like cake or brownies, but it’s pointless in some other applications. I was making bread …

Dough can overferment on the counter, it can go bad in the fridge, and it can deteriorate in quality when it’s left in the freezer for too long, so it’s …

Baking bread at home is great, but you can run into some very annoying and difficult problems that leave you slightly disappointed with your bread. Your bread can look amazing, …