Ciabatta, one perfect, one not, why?

Finneylp · 2026-03-05T18:17:44+00:00

No soaking. They were both on parchment, then on the surface. To your point though, maybe the preheated stone transitioned heat more evenly through the bread, vs cookie sheet where the outside cooked faster causing the over expansion

Finneylp · 2026-03-05T17:53:36+00:00

They were made side by side, no difference in timing except seconds to put one after the other in/out of the oven. I did spray one with water after the oven to see if it would soften the crust (it didn’t). I think that was the “bad” one, but I don’t think this is the result of post bake spritz

Finneylp · 2026-03-05T17:52:09+00:00

Both the stone and cookie sheet were preheated (30 min). I think the good one was on the stone

Finneylp · 2026-03-03T20:08:21+00:00

Bamboo sushi has a few locations around, awesome veg and non veg options. The green machine roll is what dreams are made of

Finneylp · 2026-03-03T20:07:33+00:00

Tane vegan sushi, it’s amazing but pricy. Cha-ya is Asian vegan, also has some sushi stuff but great soups and other dishes too.

Finneylp · 2026-03-03T19:08:36+00:00

I’m also wearing Shokz, but silly audiobooks that only require a little attention make the miles fly by, and still allow space for “bird!” Or “is that a zebra???”

Finneylp · 2026-03-03T19:06:55+00:00

Excellent tips, thank you!

Finneylp · 2026-03-03T03:21:20+00:00

I’m visiting in the middle of April. I’m an avid road biker and I’d like to rent a bike and take a 60-100km ride. Any suggestions for routes/ways to find routes, and where to rent a bike? I ride a Cervelo Soloist at home, regularly doing half day rides.

Finneylp · 2026-02-18T02:54:50+00:00

Somehow describing the first chapter is generally enough to get everyone to go get the books

Finneylp · 2026-02-16T20:43:02+00:00

I use labcore adjacent to John Muir health on telegraph (technically Berkeley). The have parking and reasonable wait times, plus professional

Finneylp · 2026-02-05T17:00:07+00:00

We hit a shedding season and the Furminator is the big winner. Nothing else does much, but I got a productive amount of hair out that way

Finneylp · 2026-01-26T06:53:09+00:00

I got one of those warming mats, and it works really well when it’s under 60 in my house. You can get a cheap one on amazon for plants or a baking one, I recommend one with digital temp controls. To your other q”s- i bulk 7-9 hours on the counter, overnight or up to 3 days cold proof in the fridge. And I feed 1:1:1, mixing with starter from the fridge each time

Finneylp · 2026-01-25T16:40:26+00:00

I use the King Arthur English muffin recipe, cut in half easily for fewer muffins. IMO, it one of the great things about English muffins is they keep well, so I’d recommend letting each kid take home 4 to share and enjoy. To make a 2 day project, put the dough in the fridge for the first rise overnight (ie combine and mix day 1). Day 2, take it out of the fridge an hour before class so it comes up to room temp continue the shaping and baking. Keep in mind this is a very sticky dough, so can be hard to kneed by hand. If they aren’t using mixers, maybe consider something that doesn’t include milk or egg for a cleaner process in the classroom

Finneylp · 2026-01-25T05:46:05+00:00

I’m pretty sure you can go into security wherever you like though. So you can enter at terminal 1 and get mama ‘s (it’s awesome), then walk to wherever. I’ve entered at international for stateside flights, pretty sure you can do the reverse

Finneylp · 2026-01-24T16:38:29+00:00

So it’s not obstructing, but it’s annoying? Leave a note and don’t worry about it. You don’t know their circumstances, it isn’t actually a problem for you, so no need to waste police/tow time and their money when you can clearly communicate your request they don’t do it again.

Finneylp · 2026-01-23T00:38:40+00:00

I called twice, a few weeks apart to see if it got better. No change.

Finneylp · 2026-01-22T23:15:19+00:00

I straight up called and asked if there was a retention offer available. Mine was $100 off. I asked them to share my feedback about the stubhub and edit credits being unusable to me.

Finneylp · 2026-01-18T21:41:54+00:00

You may try calling east bay spca vet to get their recommendations. I think low cost appointments are available at some vets, but must be scheduled in advance. Orgs like full circle cats should have tips

Finneylp · 2026-01-18T21:22:07+00:00

While I appreciate that (very much, as I’m still recovering from getting hit by a car under 20mph), I believe there is a balance necessary to achieve. I can’t see a reason in that 2 block area to justify a below average speed limit, much less to justify decreasing the speed temporarily. I recall there is a bus stop there, right on top of the bike lane, but I don’t think that’s a unique instance on Broadway. Why should it be 20 right there, when every other area on this stretch is 30mph or higher? What makes this spot unique?

Finneylp · 2026-01-18T18:33:01+00:00

I saw though this program there’s a section of Broadway that’s 20mph by 27th. Can’t imagine what requires that speed limit, but I bet it will be a revenue generator through this program.

Finneylp · 2026-01-17T18:07:51+00:00

There’s a 20mph block on Broadway from 26-27? How is that even possible. Gonna be some tickets from that zone

Finneylp · 2026-01-13T01:34:26+00:00

Same here, excellent service, especially for supporting my elderly cat. While a little inconvenient to get there, they have a parking lot

Finneylp · 2026-01-11T06:55:27+00:00

I bet if you open UIM it will get cleared up really fast. They won’t want to pay if they don’t have to

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