/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>4396076

Do you use a scorer?

>>4396085

Using wrong terminology is so lame

>>4396097
Very punny.

meh...turned out not bad.

>>4396085
I do use a lame, but it's certainly not required. I'm at the point with bread baking where I can produce a loaf that is sufficiently consistent that I can start being creative with slashing. A lame makes it easier.

>>4396118
Try to slash at a 30-45 degree angle, and along the long axis of your loaf. Your slashes will bloom and open up like pic related.

Hey FF what's up with that dude who hates your guts? Did you get in a fight with him over something?

I made my first loaf a few days ago, put olives and dry italian herbs in it, but while delicious the crumb didn't come out all full of bubbles and such. I don't think I'm doing that steam thing very well

Also, about to start ordering some stuff online, what's a good flour to use?

What are those white lines all over your bread?

>>4396133
Your guess is as good as mine. Doesn't bother me, though. This is the internet, after all.

>>4396148
Looks great for a first loaf. The crumb looks very cakey, though. I have a few thoughts

First, you need more gluten, and that requires a high protein flour, like bread flour. Most supermarkets stock a couple different kinds of bread flour. There are small diferences, but not enough to advocate one brand over another, so pick up whatever's cheapest and labeled "bread flour". Second, I'm guessing that the olives were oil cured (and not brine cured), which means that there was fat in your loaf. Fat is the enemy of billowy crumb, so cut that shit out if you want a big airy loaf. Third, increasing your hydration a bit will give you that more rubbery/chewy texture that artisan loaves are known for. Fourth, make sure you're letting the dough grow to 1.5-2x the initial size during proofing, before baking.

Steam is a nice technique, but hardly required for a good loaf. Work on the other stuff first, then you can introduce steam.

>>4396164
Flour.

>>4396221
how do you get the line pattern?

Your bread looks amazing for grilled cheese and french toasts. Simple dishes bring the best out of high quality breads such as yours.

Where did you study?

>>4396175

Does this look good? $33 for 20 pounds of it

>>4396250

You can buy fine pound bags of the bread flour at your local grocery for 3 or 4 bucks.

If you can get your hands on king aurthur or white lilly, I have had good results with both those brands.. but as was stated earlier by FF, it really doesn't matter so long as it's bread flour.

you can tell flour is bread flour because it will be 4 g or protein per 1/4 cup. AP will be 3 and cake flour will be 2. which starts to make me want to rant about AP (all purpose) not being all purpose... whoever named that shit should die in a fire.

>>4396279

*five

>>4396234
You dust the top with flour then use a lame or knife to slice the top of the loaf.

>>4396279

When you look at all season tires, do you think, "these will be even better in snow than my snow tires"? Yes? Then you're probably retarded.

>>4396297

yeah.. but you can actually drive all seasons, year round.

you can't make bread from "all purpose."

all season is "all season" not "all road conditions."

All purpose is a worse crime than all season.

>>4396308
You can make bread from all purpose flour. Not a good heart bread, but you still can.

>>4396308
>you can't make bread from all purpose

Don't be ridiculous. I might as well say you can't drive in the snow with all season tires because the performance isn't up to the expectations set by my blizzaks. You're being unreasonable. The quality will be lower but it's still bread.

>>4396234
The banneton that I proof them in is made out of coiled willow. Flouring the banneton produces these lines on the loaves.

>>4396240
I went to culinary school, then did an undergrad in food chemistry. While getting my food chem degree, I spent a lot of time in a cereal science lab.

>>4396250
Great River produces some great quality flour. I'd say go for it.

>>4396308
>you can't make bread from "all purpose."
You most certainly can. There are some breads you cannot, but you can most certainly make a bread from AP flour.

>>4396313

you can make quick breads, like corn or banana bread... but you absolutely cannot make an acceptable french bread.

>>4396320
>There are some breads you cannot

exactly.. soo... the "all purpose" part of "all purpose" is the part I am saying isn't right. By your exact words it should be "some purpose flour."

AP isn't AP.

For people that cook once in a great age, it's a good middle of the road flour so you only have to keep one type in your pantry.

I keep all three types, because I can tell the difference and my baking has reached that level. If AP is ok for your pleb asses.. then fine.. whatever makes you happy.

Just don't tell people that bake real bread that AP is AP.

>>4396314
You have a youtube channel, right? What is it? I remember watching a video of yours a while back, forgot to sub.

Why do I always come to this board when I'm hungry

All of your breads look fucking delicious

>>4396332
You are way over thinking it. It IS all purpose because you can make bread with it, you can make cakes with it, pies, gravy, on and on. Nothing 'all purpose' is good for absolutely everything.

>>4396076
Go figure, I also did a fresh starter 50/25/25 bread. The hydration was kinda fucked though, and I didn't proof for long enough, so my crumb was too tight

Finally got to break out the baker's couche however

>>4396345

>It IS all purpose

>Nothing 'all purpose' is good for absolutely everything.

I find the mass delusion of the human race to be astounding at times.

>>4396352

I hate to throw around the word "autism" but this is pretty much it.

Hate to break it to you but words aren't always used LITERALLY EXACTLY 100% TECHNICALLY ACCURATE AT ALL TIMES OR I THROW A TANTRUM. There is always, always a catch. Instead of becoming deeply offended and renouncing human contact forever, try to figure out what these things probably mean.

pineapple upside cake, made a cream cheese frosting as well for it.

>>4396352
lol wake up sheeple, the Red Robin flour corporation have snowed you with their all purpose lies

>>4396352
All purpose isn't meant to be taken literally. If it was all purpose, you could use it (successfully) to powder a babies ass, clean with it, shine a shoe, oil a chain, or make frosting. After all, that's what ALL PURPOSE means right?

>>4396352
SNOW TIRES SHOULDN'T BE CALLED SNOW TIRES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOOD SNOW ALL THE TIME.

>>4396372
you missed the most obvious point that snow tires aren't even made of snow... america is asleep at the wheel and I'm here to wake her up

>>4396377
Oh.. My... God..! YOU'RE RIGHT!

All terrain vehicles shouldn't be called that either, because they're not actually good for all terrains!

>>4396372
>>4396365
>>4396364
>>4396355

Jimmies Rustled: 4

Very nice.

Seriously guys.. I don't know why you defend the flour corpratocracy. It's like you sheep want to be fed lies.

"It's always been called AP, and it's always gon' be called AP. Let me keep my hate! The south will rise again!!!"

>>4396355

>that guy who doesn't know what autism is but heard it on the internet and now says it all the time

>>4396387

Let's just call it what it is: Obama flour.

>>4396393
did anyone else when they were little think that white bread was for whites, whole wheat for blacks, and 60% was for mixed race families?

>>4396387
Not rustled at all, I actually find it hilarious that you don't understand basic common sense.

Get this! All purpose cleaner isn't really all purpose either.

>>4396399
>not using all purpose cleaner to wash your car
you're what's wrong with capitalism

>>4396395

No, but when I was little I used to get mad when I saw a black kid eating a PB&J because I considered that my peoples' food

>>4396400
I certainly wouldn't use it to clean my vegetables and fruits, my carpet, clothes, hair, my pets, dishes, fish tank, and I certainly wouldn't use it to clean contacts.

>>4396399
>says not rustled
>still doesn't get it
>continues to make same argument

lel.

>>4396335
There's only one video uploaded right now. You can find it here: http://youtu.be/MJGqSC2RpD8.. I keep meaning to make new stuff, but can't seem to find the time.

>>4396336
Thanks, man.

>>4396348
I bet it still tasted good, though. That's the beauty of an edible hobby: even when you fuck it up it still tastes alright most of the time.

Howdy guys! Do you have any recommended bread websites to learn bread making, or bread recipes in general?