/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19760997
I just watched the first part of the video again...
I always mix the yeast into the 115°F water with a tsp. of sugar to proof.
Use a thermometer and use filtered water(tap can kill the yeast sometimes) then proceed as usual.
What yeast are you using?

>>19577650
>Not rabbeting for condiment troughs or chamfering a suitable cheese-spill shelf
NGMI
>>19577601
Unironically, one of the best bread knives I've ever bought was a cheap dollar store long, finely serrated one. If you only use it for bread,(maybe the occasional tomato,) and keep it away from roommates and family members who abuse kitchen tools,(they put knives in the dishwasher, or leave dirty knives in the sink,) it will last forever.
I've had mine for 12 years.
It's in the
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>>19461016
Keep going...
It ONLY gets better with practice.
>>19461027
YES.

>>19208267
I've done both...
rich is better for moisture, and I need to up my gluten content, since strictly AP tends to have a good crumb, but does like to fall apart a bit.

>>19065284
>do you need a lot of countertop space to make bread?
not really--I've made it, kneading it in a large bowl on a few occasions-- truly though--a 2 foot by 2 foot area is all you really need to knead.
> is it cheaper than buying bread?
Depends--you can buy 12 ibs. of King Arthur AP flour at Costco for around $10--I've made 16 loaves out of that, a few batches of pizza/calzone dough, and still have roughly 2/5ths of a bag left. I use a whole stick of butter per batch,(usually 2 regular loaves,) and Half and half as the milk.
you could use a higher gluten bread flour, and just olive oil to make long italian loaves, or there are even some good no-knead recipes as well.
the key is really making sure you are using flour that hasn't been drenched in glyphosate, and ingredients that aren't seed oils and corn syrup.
I used to love buying my breads at Aldis, but they seem to have fallen off the non-GMO wagon since the supply lines went to shit during the lockdowns.
It's a trade-off really.
You can buy a quality organic loaf for around $5-$6 each--But I've been getting ~ at least 4X plus that--but I do spend time and energy,(gas stove, but electric is actually better.)
give it a shot, anon. lots of great bread for beginners YT vids out there.
*(last trade off for NOT eating clean bread--The Doctor's bills and prescription costs later)

>>18942192
This is true...It's all the Same--Or at least similar enough(undivergent) to be indescriminable, But you can definitely tell when one has a more "Dry" or "Less Fruity" taste than the others.
Plackteeth, Plackteeth, Plackteeth.
Truly--I am NO super expert--but I do have senses.