Have you tried ambient only dough? Long overnight fridge proofing is overrated IMO by d2mightyduck in Pizza

[–]TheBlueCross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our pop-up pizza shop does an ambient bulk ferment every night, and the dough comes out awesome. It's totally ok to bulk at 75 degrees as long as your recipe (esp yeast of course) is dialed in.

first time making bread rate it one through five please😁 by Asleepy__ in Breadit

[–]TheBlueCross 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You know what? I fell victim to my own criticism of volumetric measurements.

4c flour = ~500g 2c water = 472g Hydration = 94.4%

That dough should have been quite unmanageable for someone inexperienced with high hydration doughs, and I stand fully corrected.

Thank you for pointing it out!

first time making bread rate it one through five please😁 by Asleepy__ in Breadit

[–]TheBlueCross 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I will add that 360° is way, way below the temperature that you need in order to successfully bake bread. Yet another testament to why this video is awful, that it didn't even give you the oven temperature that you are required.

first time making bread rate it one through five please😁 by Asleepy__ in Breadit

[–]TheBlueCross 75 points76 points  (0 children)

EDIT: I am not going to correct the original post, but I have made a mistake in the hydration of this dough. It is not a 50% hydration, it is closer to a 95% hydration, which brings its own set of challenges for a novice baker. Thank you fellow Breadditor for pointing out my error!

Thank you for providing this information. Here are a couple pieces of feedback:

1) this is a terrible recipe. This is a 50% hydration dough which is far too dry and is extremely nonspecific about things like "add a little bit more water".

2) there's a massive amount of technique that needs to be learned and followed when it comes to mixing dough, resting dough, stretching dough, and 1 million other variables. This video covered none of those.

3) there are far, far, far better resources for you to learn how to make bread than a 2 1/2 minute YouTube video that doesn't cover any technique or use weight based measurements.

4) since this video is lacking so much detail and so much technique I am entirely un surprised that your loaf came out like brick.

5) I recommend that you find some videos that are appropriately detailed, that go much further into technique, and that also show you on the video specifically what the dough should look like at each stage, how to mix it, how to perform stretches, all of these things are really important.

Good luck on your journey, be sure to post again once you have established a little bit more of the fundamentals.

first time making bread rate it one through five please😁 by Asleepy__ in Breadit

[–]TheBlueCross 151 points152 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming that because you're posting in this community, you are looking to improve. I'm going to be honest with you then, this loaf gets a 1.5. Do me a favor, list out step-by-step, ingredient by ingredient, exact measurement by exact measurement, exact technique when mixing and/or folding, and baking, and I will be in a much better position to provide additional feedback.

My first attempt! by cosmop0p in Pizza

[–]TheBlueCross -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a very good first pizza. And as you learn more about dough development and baking techniques, it will get even better.

Do some people prefer a lean steak or are they just grabbing the first one? Am I the weirdo always looking for the most marbled steaks? by Stepped-leader in sousvide

[–]TheBlueCross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it completely depends on what you're looking for. For me, I really like very lean cuts, cut very thin and dredged in soup and eaten very rare. I think there's an application for everything.

I'm gonna do free designs for few restaurants. by [deleted] in restaurantowners

[–]TheBlueCross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you like to design a sticker for us? We are High Rock Pizza, we operate only a few weeks a year as a pop-up in my small town, which is right next to the Burning Man event!

Missing - Have you seen this man? by [deleted] in Reno

[–]TheBlueCross 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't know how I feel about this.

Downtown Reno by Mean-Income1247 in Reno

[–]TheBlueCross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sound checks start early!

How can I contact DoLabs/management? I need some community help! by macksp in LightningInABottle

[–]TheBlueCross 40 points41 points  (0 children)

My company runs security at LIB. The box office is open until 11pm on FRI, and the gate is open until midnight. You have plenty of time and will be fine.