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Just hit 100 loaves of sourdough, and my oven is lying to me
I logged my 100th bake last Tuesday and the recipe worked perfect, but the oven temp was off by 25 degrees the whole time. That means I've been overproofing for months without knowing it. Anyone else ever cross a milestone and realize their equipment was messing with them the whole time?
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oscar_jenkins3125d ago
My buddy Dave in Portland found out his oven ran 30 degrees hot after two years of baking. He kept wondering why his crusts were always too dark and his crumb was tight. He bought a $12 oven thermometer and stuck it in there, and sure enough, the dial said 350 but it was really pushing 380. He ran it through a full calibration and now his bread looks the way it should. Two years of blaming himself for bad bakes when it was the stove the whole time.
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