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    • neph93N
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      @Giles:

      I find I get better oven spring with Poolish too…..

      I’m getting steady acceptable oven spring now, with both. I’ve gone over to baking one loaf at a time, which means one goes straight in the fridge for about 90 mins while the other proofs on the bench for 30min while the oven warms. I get consistently better spring from the refrigerated loaf, regardless of how the pre-ferment is done.

      These are my two white Biga from earlier in the week. Absolutely no prizes awarded for guessing which is which.

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      • GilesG
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        It's my birthday soon.  Monster Dutch Oven has been put on the prezzie list, because I get much much better results from the loaf that bakes in my current Dutch Oven, compared to the one baked in the stean oven…

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        • neph93N
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          Yeah… I’m hoping for one in November. I may fold before then though [emoji1]

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          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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            8 corn loaves done with 50% white poolish… again the longer refrigerated proof gave the oven spring a bit more oomph.



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            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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              "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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              • neph93N
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                Very pretty indeed. I haven’t done that kidney form thing with a rod yet. Might try it tomorrow.

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                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                • GilesG
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                  It's now my favourite way of prepping the dough for the bake….

                  "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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                  • GilesG
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                    "Antique" (I don't actually know old it is, probably southern German wooden proofing bowl…..Found at a fair today....

                    "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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                    • neph93N
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                      Could easily have been Norwegian. They are very common here.

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                      • GilesG
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                        Today, I decided to make a Batard (for the first time ever) in my old proofing bowl and my new Dutch Oven.  I am more than pleased with the result.  If you have a pulse, swing by and I'll give you a high-five…...

                        Poolish - 80% white, 10% white and 10% dark rye....

                        "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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                        • neph93N
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                          Well that went well…

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                            And the Boule from the other half of the dough…..

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                              Lovely stuff. You’re nailing the rustic look.

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                                Rustic (or twat), is my middle name…..

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                                  «Rustic Twat»? The brewery down the road needs to make that beer.

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

                                    They've just released Miami Weiss - I love them…...

                                    "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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                                      Forkish Country Blonde pure levain on a Sunday morning.

                                      Still working out proofing time for this… I definitely don’t need the four hours he suggests, but I can probably stretch it longer than the one hour they get. The second (split) loaf had a little over two hours in the fridge. I’m looking forward to comparing the crumb to see if their is a major difference there.



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                                        Beauts

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                                          Thank you. I really love the incremental learning that goes on with this process. Small adjustments and experiments all the time. Lately I’ve been focusing on the shaping, using a dough scraper to tighten the boules before proofing. It gives pleasing results.

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

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                                            Forkish overnight 40% wholewheat, went a bit mental in the fridge overnight….....

                                            "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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