Category: Bread

If you’ve ever followed a bread recipe and thought: “Why does this dough feel like Play-Doh?” or “Why is this dough trying […]

If you’ve been baking bread for a while, you’ve probably heard bakers throw around words like poolish, biga, and sponge as if […]

About a year ago I created a small JavaScript application that could convert almost any bread recipe into a poolish recipe. At […]

I’ve been dabbling in bread baking for quite some time—close to 20 years, in fact. Back then, I picked up a copy […]

I’ve been baking bread on a regular basis for about three years now, ever since I retired. In that time, I’ve tried […]

Ah, preferments. Not a bunch of hobbits in a bread shire, but the secret sauce of many an artisan loaf. Let’s dive […]

What do horses, greenhouses, and volcanic bread have in common? Apparently, lunch. On a recent trip to the land of glaciers, geysers, […]

Because sometimes your hands need a little backup. I recently got a letter from a viewer (well – an email actually!) asking […]

🥖💻 Now Live: The Poolish Converter App – Because Your Bread Deserves a 2-Day Career Plan Greetings, fellow flour flingers and digital […]

By Ross Contino | Bytes, Bread, and Barbecue So you’ve mastered mixing, you’re shaping like a champ, and your sourdough starter only […]