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    • vaquero357V
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      …man, everything looks fantastic! 😎

      ...@neph93 why is the split so important when your loaves looks so good? Aesthetics?

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      • neph93N
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        Aesthetics?

        That is it, yes. So it really doesn't matter at all. I have seven people living with me so my bread baking is a practical thing, but it is also a hobby and I like to get all nerdy. The split is cool as part of the fun is watching how your dough goes from a sticky mess to a firm mess, to shaped loaves, to finished bread. The oven spring (final rise), is the best part.

        The rounded loaves that come from the baking steel are nice. They taste exactly the same as the loaves with a split and have the same height and crust, but the split is very satisfying.

        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • vaquero357V
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          …it cracks me up sometimes that it's all the guy's here baking and cooking! 😃 Renaissance men! 🙂

          ...my Dad you to say "if sheep could cook".........wait a minute. ??? :o

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          • neph93N
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            @vaquero357:

            …it cracks me up sometimes that it's all the guy's here baking and cooking! 😃 Renaissance men! 🙂

            Modern women like to say "get you a man who can do both". I cook, I do the laundry, I make bread, I raise the kids, I change tires, I shovel snow, I build shit, I fix shit, I drink, I swear, I fart. I like it that way personally. I don't use skin cream though, just to be clear.

            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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              Traditional gender roles are for chumps. Also: just because I don’t post pics don’t mean I’m not cookin’ [emoji6]

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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              • ChapC
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                @neph93:

                @vaquero357:

                …it cracks me up sometimes that it's all the guy's here baking and cooking! 😃 Renaissance men! 🙂

                Modern women like to say "get you a man who can do both". I cook, I do the laundry, I make bread, I raise the kids, I change tires, I shovel snow, I build shit, I fix shit, I drink, I swear, I fart. I like it that way personally. I don't use skin cream though, just to be clear.

                I use some eye cream from time to time…  😶 😶 :-X. especially after those one or two beers too much nights 😉 Baking and cooking is fun... why should we leave that to women?  😃

                God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                • ChapC
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                  God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                  • neph93N
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                    I use some eye cream from time to time…  😶 😶 :-X. especially after those one or two beers too much nights 😉

                    I have a problem with creams. Hate them. Hate using sun screen although I do, obviously.

                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                    • ChapC
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                      @Chap:

                      I use some eye cream from time to time…  😶 😶 :-X. especially after those one or two beers too much nights 😉

                      I have a problem with creams. Hate them. Hate using sun screen although I do, obviously.

                      Ever tried this one?

                      Oh wait… you‘re Welsh, right?  😛

                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                      • GilesG
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                        Yes.  So he uses this:

                        https://www.tfmsuperstore.co.uk/products/shepherds-secret-hand-cream-lanolin/

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • ChapC
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                          Yes.  So he uses this:

                          https://www.tfmsuperstore.co.uk/products/shepherds-secret-hand-cream-lanolin/

                          👍🏼😂 Mitchell‘s great by the way… I use their wool fat shaving soap

                          God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                          • ChapC
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                            Yes.  So he uses this:

                            https://www.tfmsuperstore.co.uk/products/shepherds-secret-hand-cream-lanolin/

                            👍🏼😂 Mitchell‘s great by the way… I use their wool fat shaving soap

                            But I zone out sorry… that‘s a baking thread

                            God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                              Mmmm…. sheep fat [emoji7]

                              In other, thread relevant news… the crack is back:


                              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                              • ChapC
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                                Hmmm… that looks damn tasty

                                God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                • neph93N
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                                  Hmmm… that looks damn tasty

                                  Overnight country brown… my favourite at the moment.

                                  About to load up a slice with some boiled eggs and smoked salmon roe...

                                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                  • ChapC
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                                    Love that… perfect combo 😋😋😋

                                    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                    • ChapC
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                                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                      • vaquero357V
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                                        :)@sabergirl:

                                        Traditional gender roles are for chumps. Also: just because I don’t post pics don’t mean I’m not cookin’ [emoji6]

                                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                        …it seems to be my role in the Universe, to stir the pot so to speak. 😃

                                        ...Dad was born in 1935 so, but his mother ( Grandma ) was a seamstress at the St.Paul Hotel and the first female union steward. That was back in the day when there was nothing but the traditional roles. 🙂

                                        ...have made my living in the food and liquor industry for the past 40 years. Married for 30, divorced for the last 5 ( and my ex is a great cook!) So man am I cooking! 😃

                                        ...Giles, neph93 and Chap have given me another way to use my Le Creuset Dutch Oven and absolutely inspired me to give baking bread a shot but nothing that compares to what I see on this thread, incredible!

                                        ...here's proof that there's plenty of room for me to up my game. 😉 😃 Stripped bear for all to see! ???

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                                        • vaquero357V
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                                          @vaquero357:

                                          …it cracks me up sometimes that it's all the guy's here baking and cooking! 😃 Renaissance men! 🙂

                                          Modern women like to say "get you a man who can do both". I cook, I do the laundry, I make bread, I raise the kids, I change tires, I shovel snow, I build shit, I fix shit, I drink, I swear, I fart. I like it that way personally. I don't use skin cream though, just to be clear.

                                          …neph93 you are indispensable! 🙂

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                                          • ChapC
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                                            Can’t see what’s wrong with that bread @vaquero357 … looks great even meets Reubens aesthetic claim with a wonderful split

                                            God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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