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Talked to an old baker at a wedding last weekend and it messed with my head
He was like 70 and he said he never uses a scale, just his hands and a scoop. I was standing there with my pocket scale and bench scraper feeling like a total rookie. He told me he learned from his dad in a tiny shop in Chicago and they baked by feel and smell. Made me wonder if I'm overthinking everything with my fancy tools.
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tyler17622d ago
Nah man, consistency matters and eyeballing doesn't cut it when you're trying to perfect a recipe.
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miles27722d ago
Oh man, I totally feel you on this. I used to eyeball my bread dough and it came out different every time until I finally broke down and bought a kitchen scale, now my loaves are actually consistent (game changer).
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