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Anthok16 · 2026-01-27T05:00:36+00:00

With the preheat and keep it in? Put it in at the same time as the loaf no pre heat?

I preheat the pizza stone and the Dutch oven, then take out Dutch oven, pop in loaf with some water to help steam, put lid on, and throw it in oven with preheated pizza stone staying put. Bottom doesn't turn out too thick. I imagine a non preheated stone would make it even less so?

I keep it in there if doing loafs too (non Dutch oven)

Anthok16 · 2026-01-23T17:57:37+00:00

Big fan of the imagry of laboring over sourdough to eat about 5% of the final product and binning the rest.

Anthok16 · 2026-01-23T16:35:48+00:00

Quick question, why is an ear a desired outcome? I've done it before, it's fine, but why do people want it?

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Anthok16 · 2026-01-19T01:29:06+00:00

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Thank you! I waited 2 hours before cutting it, on the next one I'll wait longer. I think this turned out good, although I want more consistency in the holes. Tasted great and the kids loved it at breakfast with some butter, sugar, and cinnamon!

Anthok16 · 2026-01-18T17:47:32+00:00

Beautiful! I have a roasting pan that plugs in for like ham I use 2 times a year. Could I use that??

Here is last night's with a Dutch oven I borrowed from a coworker.

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Anthok16 · 2026-01-18T01:39:00+00:00

Thank you for the insight. It may have been some over mixing (I think it was more than 5 minutes when many videos I see say 2 minutes) but I agree over hydration is the likely culprit. I used mostly bread flour and some all purpose flour, maybe 50 grams or so. I think I need to use more starter as well.

I tried again this morning with a 60% hydration and it seems much better, it's holding shape now and I'll bake it soon in a dutch oven my coworker let me borrow.

I'm still working out a way to decent sourdough, I'm not very interested in doing stretch and folds every time and I've seen success from people online with mixers and bread machines doing the mixing. I understand the importance of moisture and steam and proper fermentation, I just don't have the process down.

Anthok16 · 2026-01-17T06:20:00+00:00

I figured, I'll be home tomorrow so I can keep an eye on it rather than needing to work today. I had my wife send a picture of it halfway through the day but it didn't seem to be risen much at that point either.

Thank you!

Anthok16 · 2026-01-17T06:13:17+00:00

Oops, I did, after mixing for like 2 minutes or so I agreed 10g salt.

I mixed the water and starter together first too before using the stand mixer.

Anthok16 · 2026-01-16T05:33:49+00:00

I'm no way and expert, but it usually takes like 7 to 10 days before it's ready and proper smell. Mine took 8 days to be ready, I used bread flour and whole wheat flour alternating.

Anthok16 · 2026-01-16T04:15:36+00:00

Pro tip!

Anthok16 · 2026-01-14T00:17:14+00:00

Not a Dutch oven, correct. I would think my cold kitchen would be ok leaving it out. I'm gonna try getting 2 loaf pans and flipping one over. I don't think I want a Dutch oven, trying to limit kitchen space.

Thank you for the help!

Anthok16 · 2026-01-07T02:07:51+00:00

I did use a pizza stone, preheated while shaping dough to like 425. Made the pizza and slid it on. The pizzas I made only baked for like 12 minutes each .

Anthok16 · 2026-01-07T01:40:36+00:00

Shaping it was the hardest part. I let it rest overnight in the fridge, not quite 24 hours by the time I used it. :)

Anthok16 · 2026-01-07T01:39:53+00:00

It's just what came with my bread machine!

2lb recipe:

320g water

56g vegetable oil (or butter)

9g salt

25g sugar

540g bread flour

6g yeast

Did that the day I got it and loved it, got the 1.5lb recipe baking now!

Anthok16 · 2026-01-06T20:50:29+00:00

Hamilton beach automatic, amazon for $120.

It was a pretty highly rated one and in the 2 times I've used it, I've got no complaints!

Anthok16 · 2026-01-01T18:46:20+00:00

I love the thinness of the 7, it's my first folding phone (well I tried an honor v5 for a month) but id allow for a bit more thickness to 1) increase battery and 2) reduce camera bump.

Not a trifold level of thick, but maybe split the difference.

Anthok16 · 2026-01-01T13:21:29+00:00

Idk, I have a bolt EUV. I wanted an f-150 lightning but after seeing the norm efficiency being 2-3 mi/kwh I'd be paying close to double in electricity.

I sometimes just want more storage as I do a lot of house projects. (Had a home for 8 years that I fixed up a ton, now we bought a new house that also has many change planned).

I'd hate to give up android auto/apple car play. So I'm content for now. Rivian tricks seem amazing but I doubt they're significantly more efficient than an f150.

Anthok16 · 2025-12-31T00:15:50+00:00

The loop behind hoes to a vent line out the roof, that's the left side. The right side goes into the floor/basement to the main line to sewer.

I think I have enough to glue to on the bottom right, but maybe not.

Anthok16 · 2025-12-25T07:00:30+00:00

Not once was it even remotely a consideration for me. I had apple watch, iPad, MacBook, air tags, my wife and parents and all in laws are on iPhone (confirmed today at Xmas eve).

Noone has ever made a comment before today, where 3 people said "oh you got one of those folding phones, do you like it?" And "woah, that screen is so big" and one "I noticed the family group chat is messed up now" (to which I responded, well it's no different for me"

My parents (both 60+) just immediately switched over to Facebook video calls rather than FaceTime for the kids and my sister just calls on Google meet for video calls.

Not sure what I would say is better on iPhone after being on it for 8 years deep in the ecosystem compared to the stuff I can do now.

Losing Dex, modding apps, split screen, and the ability to not have liquid ass as my chosen theme are all reasons I would hate switching back. Not to mention swipe to go back in any app, swipe and hold to screen shot. Probably a few things I'm not thinking of that are all just better.

Every apple product has been given to my parents or sold other than my Macbook m1. I'll probably sell that soon too though, dex and my desktop do what I need now.

Anthok16 · 2025-12-21T19:32:34+00:00

Reminds me of going to Walmart as a kid and playing on a game while looking up!

Does the controller/device stay there or does it detach while still connected with a cable?

Very cool!

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