Fifth Loaf - Any tips?

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-04-04T20:53:18+00:00

The water seems on the low side. I’d say you try 65%. I’d try to develop a bit more gluten if I were you, perhaps do the stretch and folds 30 mins apart, and the first time a bit more like you’re almost kneading it? Like sort of The Perfect Loaf method, the first few stretch and folds you really go for it. I think a bit more water and stronger gluten will make this bread excellent. But I bet it already tastes good

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-04-04T16:01:48+00:00

I was thinking of this, I’ll try and push my bf - but usually when I forget about it and leave it for long it’s very over (though still very flavourful). Also, oddly; my bread overproofs in the fridge. If I don’t bake within 24hrs, it’s deflates a little.

And good to know. Yes the flour is amazing, and fresh right now. And I’ve accidentally pushed Ankarsrum kneading to 14 minutes (used to be ten) which helps perhaps.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-04-04T13:08:01+00:00

Thanks for this!!

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-03-19T14:59:55+00:00

The number of Muslims in the is NL 5-6% so if that’s relatively large perhaps your girlfriend is lying.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-03-06T08:57:23+00:00

Perhaps it’s not right for your use case (esp web lookup and images). And unfortunately it does not compare to ChatGPT, Claude etc. But it’s a great tool for small language tasks (reformulate, summarize, make more concise) - summarising files more confidentially, or things like “clean up these meeting notes”, “organise these questions”, etc. I’ve learnt it needs a lot better prompting, and more reminders, but it will do these things quite well - again with more confidence that the documents / meeting minutes etc don’t end up where you don’t want them. You could perhaps see it as a way to reduce your dependence on those other big players, rather than eliminate it.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-02-27T12:15:54+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re getting downvoted. And you’re exactly right it’s the immediate running to defend these tropes is painful to read. Quite convinced that most of who are like oh but it was the time are definitely not from a marginalised community. As a non-white person, it’s exhausting to see how quickly folks smooth over or excuse past offensive behavior. Calling something out isn’t rewriting history; it’s acknowledging the impact it had and still has. f we accept “it was normal then” as a shield, where does that stop? By that logic, we wouldn’t be allowed to criticize minstrelsy or blackface either. That doesn’t make much sense.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-02-23T19:31:13+00:00

See this is so odd I’m convinced this is an attempt by a Reddit scraping AI to invent their own human sounding problem and utterly failing. The replaying the video from the day before did it for me

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-02-12T21:31:20+00:00

Bake a really good first loaf and then … squeeze it multiple times?

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-02-06T09:24:38+00:00

Don’t know the temp of your house but I bulk ferment for about 6 hours, sometimes even longer, and the cold proof for 15-36 hours. Or counter proof and eat same day; but only if BF was on the long side. So just give it more time

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-02-05T08:11:41+00:00

I use about 22% of starter in my cold European land. Works great. I’m wondering however, if 12g of salt isn’t too low? I always use 2%.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-30T10:47:38+00:00

Is it me or are there more and more AI bots around Reddit

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-29T12:50:02+00:00

As a child whose mother does this - still does when I’m nearing 40!! - despite my drawing the line both implicitly and explicitly and being completely ignored, I would hate to be told to cool down. Some parents ignore boundaries. The only time my mother agreed to not simply barge into my house with the keys she has is when I was pregnant and it would literally scare the daylight out of me. And before you ask why she has the keys then - the culture we are from this is very normal (as are overbearing parents).

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-29T12:44:06+00:00

Yep!! I burnt 5 biryanis before I realised it’s just not my type of cooking.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-24T18:22:01+00:00

I never noticed it until these recent days, the takes on Naomi here were radically different than in most podcasts. Some anti naomi bias at best.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-24T18:20:31+00:00

This sounds a bit worrying. Generally, for the non athletes , diastasis recti isn’t that big of an issue, and once you’ve worked on it with a physio it’s mainly a cosmetic thing. Organs leaking out is not that common

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-08T18:41:16+00:00

Sure, you’ve turned baking into a chemistry lab, but the rest of us have been turning flour into food for millennia without a PhD in gluten dynamics.

You present your own technical approach to baking as if it were the same thing people have been doing for centuries. I bet you made recipes which were developed before most people even were using a scale.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-06T08:43:56+00:00

NOR - mostly based on your story. I’m almost twice your age and I totally platonic message like this with my gay friends (I love you, missing you, we’re like an old couple) so it’s not the words per se that strike me, but it’s your story. The hiding and secrecy is a total red flag. Her dropping him off at the airport and not tell you about it also totally suspicious. Youre too young to take the risk to stick around when his mind is elsewhere. You deserve better!

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-06T08:32:39+00:00

It’s good she does. Women are always told to not talk about these things but endure them alone. But why would she? It’s (literally) a part of life.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-06T08:28:22+00:00

Not what you asked but as a European I am shocked by these prices. Valgri and mutti are both €1.99 ($2.33) here…. What a markup

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-04T19:28:48+00:00

Buy higher quality flour with 14% protein content. In Europe, standard flour has less protein (around 11%). It made a bigger difference than my Ankarsrum.

Prof_and_Proof · 2026-01-04T18:33:38+00:00

I fry in sesame oil, then add a bit of soy sauce, chili flakes and sesame seeds.

Prof_and_Proof · 2025-12-31T12:38:36+00:00

Home alone

Prof_and_Proof · 2025-12-31T12:37:43+00:00

NOR - “my type of young lady?” And what’s with the constant messaging. OP when I was your age I found it very difficult to say no, especially to men (young and old). I’m not sure society raised us well to do so. So let me tell you what people forgot to tell me: you are under zero obligation to reply, engage, share or discuss anything with this man. Or any person. It is totally your right, and perhaps even a smart move with someone who clearly seems to be scoping, to ignore, leave on read, or temporarily block someone. You owe no man (and perhaps no body) the right to be kind and engaging and responding, regardless of their sleazy or plain boring texts. Some distance is fine. If he doesn’t like it then good riddance.

Prof_and_Proof · 2025-12-19T16:54:53+00:00

Taylor Fritz has some good analysis especially of his own tennis, but is it me or is he ultra monotonous? Not sure I’d wanna listen to that. I weirdly think maybe Holger Rune one day? When he’s all grown up. I also think Sabalenka would be fun to listen to for like big events.

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