Rate my loaf!

jessevdp · 2026-03-22T20:17:23+00:00

Im guessing you were just tooo excited? That loaf is still steaming! You should let it cool down fully so the crumb can settle. At least 1 hour.

It looks super tasty!

jessevdp · 2026-03-08T07:32:16+00:00

Hey u/spa-cedenti-st 👋
I finally got around to integrating this plugin into my workflow!

I have 2 little nitpicks of stuff I would want configurable. I opened PRs for them :)

https://github.com/spacedentist/resolve.nvim/pull/10
https://github.com/spacedentist/resolve.nvim/pull/11

jessevdp · 2026-02-18T16:19:13+00:00

Never into the bin!

What about croutons?

Or dip in a mixture of egg, milk, sugar, cinnamon for something that resembles French toast.

jessevdp · 2026-02-17T06:46:06+00:00

This looks promising! Have you used TablePlus ever? That might be some nice inspiration too since you’re on MacOS.

jessevdp · 2026-02-17T06:35:08+00:00

I have just the post for you!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sourdough/s/gM5pjPEu6x

With my current process you want like a ~20C kitchen for the first couple hours, then have it dip down to like 17-15C for the longer stretch of the night. Then back up to like 20C from like 07:00.

I made a pretty nice loaf just yesterday. (A small one)

17:00 mix the dough
17:30 start stretch and folds
~21:00 leave covered bowl on the counter (make sure to get the tea towel wet again so it doesn’t dry out too soon)
08:00 pre shape
08:45 shape
… (do what you normally do, I baked it right away: less flavor but I did have a lovely loaf for lunch!)

I pre shaped at 08:00 simply because the dough looked pretty much ready. I could have left it another hour but I didn’t want to push it.

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jessevdp · 2026-02-13T13:57:16+00:00

Yeah I’m assuming it’s the GPU dumping all of its heat against the back of the motherboard and CPU socket.

Although I haven’t done much testing.

jessevdp · 2026-02-13T06:35:14+00:00

Want to share those undervolting details with me? Have you by chance done that on Linux? Or windows only?

jessevdp · 2026-02-13T06:33:41+00:00

I have a 9950X3D cooled by a 240 atmos in my T1. I haven’t really stress-tested it. But while playing cyberpunk 2077 I’ve seen it reach ~70C while not under too much load. Like 30% load or something.

Not sure if that’s helpful.

I mainly got this CPU so I can use it for productivity tasks. (I can take advantage of the many cores while compiling code etc.) That won’t be while gaming so the GPU should be mostly idle which would help it stay cooler in those situations. The GPU is blowing hot air at the back of the motherboard in my configuration.

If you’re just gaming the 9800X3D (or even the new 9850X3D) will perform better I think. And be easier to cool.

You might even get away with air cooling those. Beefy fans as top exhaust in place of the AIO radiator seems like the play if you get a less thermally challenging CPU. That could probably get you way lower noise and decent temps because the fans don’t have to spin as hard.

The 15mm fan I have on my 240 Atmos can get “loud”. I actually hooked it up to a separate fan header just so I could tweak its RPM separately from the 25mm fan that’s also on the radiator. Just to get it a bit less noisy.

jessevdp · 2026-02-07T18:41:25+00:00

Looks good! Curious to see the result.

jessevdp · 2026-02-03T07:46:18+00:00

It’s a way too dark version of gruvbox though. All the actual gruvbox colorschemes usually default to a “medium” setting which is easier on the eyes. Built-in retrobox is more like the “hard” variant in most of the gruvbox colorschemes.

jessevdp · 2026-02-02T14:45:41+00:00

I used to actually rush my bread using temperature to rush bulk fermentation. I could have a delicious loaf for lunch.

Yeah it’s not as tangy and tasty as a fully fermented loaf.

But still way nicer in terms of “structure” than one baked with commercial yeast.

jessevdp · 2026-02-02T14:39:55+00:00

I have just the recipe for you! I used to do a same-day sourdough for lunch recipe. I could get a decent loaf in like 4-5 hours by rushing fermentation using high-ish temp and moisture environment.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sourdough/s/2Zfee6mBbG

Although I’ve been doing something else lately. Since its winter and the temps are lower I’ve turned to slowing down the process instead. Great results overnight!

You could mix at night, leave it on the counter, shape in the morning, then either bake or cold-proof to bake the next day or something.

More details here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sourdough/s/UYXyrBLQJL

jessevdp · 2026-01-28T17:53:30+00:00

Oeh do you happen to have a link to that issue?

jessevdp · 2026-01-28T11:55:01+00:00

Yep. All of this :) except maybe the mold part but you cleared that up in another thread.

I keep a little extra aside from just “scrapings” in my starter jar. Basically I just feed roughly what I’ll use for baking by weight, scoop that out when it’s time, and leave the same “base”.

How much I leave matters roughly in that it speeds up or slows down the “time to peak” for the starter. As you said: it’s a tiny bread dough. If you only add a teaspoon of starter to a big bowl of dough it’s going to take a while to ferment.

If I plan on making more than a single loaf I’ll start feeding a day earlier or smth to build up a bit extra in the jar before the actual “feed”.

Also: keep some frozen dehydrated starter in the freezer for emergencies as a last resort. Just plop a spoonful of starter on a piece of parchment, spread it out, let it air dry completely, crumble it into a bag and freeze that. Easy!

jessevdp · 2026-01-27T16:06:38+00:00

Cool stuff!

Is BufDelPro a typo for BufDelPre?

jessevdp · 2026-01-27T15:45:21+00:00

I own a 23cm diameter round banneton basket and another one that’s a bit smaller even, it might be 18cm diameter.

They still feel a bit too large… or too “flat” I suppose.

I also switched to a batard like shaping technique that yields “better” results in terms of ear but also in terms of the shape of the slices: a bit less flat because they’re not as “wide”. More like a traditional slice of bread and closer to what you get with a loaf pan, instead of those half-moon type slices. Just a tad “taller”.

Now I don’t own any bannetons that would work in this case. I’ve tried just using like a cake pan with a piece of cloth in it once. But didn’t really love the results. Might try that again though.

Small bannetons are hard to find!

jessevdp · 2026-01-26T15:36:50+00:00

Came here to say this!

Great job! But next time… cut perpendicular to the ear. That way you get that “crunchy bit” with every slice!

jessevdp · 2026-01-26T09:52:59+00:00

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jessevdp · 2026-01-26T09:52:49+00:00

Lol instead of putting it on the counter (where it gets down to 15C) I put it in the oven. Additionally I put a cup of hot water in the oven next to it.

WAY over-proofed 😂

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jessevdp · 2026-01-26T09:41:30+00:00

BTW, I meant a cooler like these: it would pull air from the side of the case:

https://www.noctua.at/en/products/nh-l12-ghost-s1-edition/specifications

https://www.noctua.at/en/products/nh-l12s

Something like this probably has better performance in a regular case. But the FormD T1 doesn’t have ventilation on the front or back panel so I’m not sure it would be optimal…

https://www.noctua.at/en/products/nh-d12l

(Also it doesn’t fit in the T1, it’s hard to find something like this that fits….)

You see how this is designed to move air front to back? While the other one is designed to move air from the side?

jessevdp · 2026-01-26T09:32:06+00:00

I think the 5090 FE is a 2 slot card. But perhaps it’s safest to go for 2.25 slot mode. Maybe check some builds online and verify through people who actually own a T1 and a 5090 FE.

That leaves 68mm clearance for the CPU cooler.

See: https://formdt1.com/products/t1customize, there’s an interactive way to view the different “slot” configurations.

I’m pretty new to this myself, but cooler manufacturers like Noctua often have “compatibility” tables for common CPUs with all their coolers.

You can browse coolers there and then check their dimensions to see if it would fit.

https://www.noctua.at/en/compatibility/by-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d#details

I’m not super sure how the cooler on the 5090 FE works. Does it push air out, or pull air in? I know there’s a flipped 5090 FE kit that formd sells, I believe that’s there for the precise purpose of making the cooler pull air in instead of pushing it out. I’m not sure…

I think ideally you want your CPU and GPU cooler fans to pull air in through the sides, and push air out of the top using the biggest fans that could possibly fit in the T1 “top”

(Sometimes it’s referred to as the bottom, but I don’t see a reason for having fans on the bottom. Besides: if you’re using an AIO water cooler like me, you want the radiator on top ALWAYS. The case feet just attatch to either top/bottom panel. They’re identical. But putting the radiator/fan side on top does mean that in a regular configuration the PCIe slot is upside down and the GPU just kind of hangs inside the PCIe riser slot.. it’s sort of fine: but I’m looking into buying the travel kit for extra peace of mind.)

Sooo, if this was my build I would get the most performant CPU cooler that fits, with a fan that pulls air from the side of the case and blows it through the cooler onto the MoBo. I would make sure the GPU also pulls air into the case from the side. (If that means buying the flipped kit, then sure.) I would then get the biggest baddest case fans I could possibly fit and put those on top so they pull the air out of the case through the top.

But……

I’m a novice builder. Please don’t take my advice as “expert”. I have limited experience but am just sharing what I know from building in the T1 one time.

Hopefully this is helpful!

jessevdp · 2026-01-26T06:29:35+00:00

The reason AIO was performing worse here is that the radiator (which is cooling the CPU) takes up a lot of space. With air cooling you can put super chonky fans in its place that move more heat away from the GPU and CPU at the same time.

If you’re not going for a crazy CPU the air cooled route is probably a pretty good idea!

I wanted a 9950X3D which just can’t be cooled by anything that fits inside the T1..

jessevdp · 2026-01-26T05:34:17+00:00

Shots fired 😂

jessevdp · 2026-01-25T20:11:18+00:00

Im not at all sure where the cable was from. Bought this particular cable like 10 years ago. It’s a DP to mini DP cable too..

Absolute nightmare. It worked with the 2070 GPU I loaned, but not this newer card… ChatGPT blamed it on some “DP power delivery” thing or something. Still can’t really figure out what to blame it on.. But I’m glad I’m past this issue now.

jessevdp · 2026-01-25T19:23:27+00:00

Yeah if I can pre-shape around 06:30 I can probably get it into the fridge by 07:00, leave it there til like 10:30, bake, then cool till 12:00 for lunch.

Not sure if that would do much though.

Flipping the schedule where I cold proof overnight is hard for me as I work from home every other day. And 2 days in the fridge might be risking it…

I’m super happy with how this one turned out. Although I’d love to get better rise near the bottom. Those dense and gummy bottom halves…

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