A couple days ago a very well-known bakery in my area posted this on their IG (I cropped the photo to take out identifying info.)
I know, I know, should I be worried? Bummed because they make some awesome loaves.
by TammyTermite
13 Comments
MunkyMan1
It is what you think it is.
AdPlastic8398
have they done anything crazy like a charcoal loaf or maybe something like black sesame or poppy seed paste? those things can stain a banneton but wont really affect bread (except allergen xcontamination). maybeeeee buckwheat flour or another dark flour ysed as basket flour could make it look like that. otherwise, though, yeah that looks like mold…
Muted-Organization-8
Yeah it really looks like it… The above mention of charcoal or any sort of flour is like a last breath of hope but it really doesn’t look like so.
The top left banneton looks so molded that it’s even getting to the outside of it. The right one looks like a new one.
you can let the patina of flour form, but if you fail to scrape the excess and keep it dry, mold will prevail inevitably.
Pouringrainbows
Yeah that should probably be reported to their local health department…
ronnysmom
Unless they do cocoa or chocolate loaves, this is what you think it is. You might want to call them directly and tell them what you saw and ask them to go and check it out. They probably never let the basket dry out to end up like that.
Tyg-Terrahypt
I wouldn’t ask the bakery, I’d be contacting the health inspector 😭
birdperson42069
You could forward the picture to your local Health Department, they will take a Look into it and make sure that you know what you think it is
alcMD
Alright, hold on though. I made the mistake of putting a buckwheat loaf in a banneton once and it leaves a residue that is ugly as sin. I can’t say that this isn’t mold. But it also looks like buckwheat. But also, nobody bakes with buckwheat. But I struggle to believe a professional bakery would post this if it was mold. But… maybe??
cannavacciuolo420
I shoot videos/photos for restaurants. You’d be surprised at how many restaurants i stopped eating at because of that/similar stuff. A lot of restaurants just don’t give a fuck
The latest is a pizzeria, she was portioning the dough from the large dough mass, ehile cutting the dough stretched and hit the floor, this floor had flour, shoe prints, it was dirty. She just threw it back with the big dough mass and kept using it
Another guy, burger place, made a lot of sandwiches, i saw him smoke, go to to the toilet, greeting multiple people with handshakes, using his dirty ass phone, and i never saw him washing his hands once.
At a sushi place a guy kept coughing on the rolls, raw salmon kept between layers of tissue paper
i could go on and on. And this is in Italy, we have strict rules, that should be followed
LGGP75
If you are thinking what I’m thinking, then yes
PronouncedEye-gore
Of course it is. This push back i keep seeing against cleaning those things is…unsettling.
saugoof
As an aside, even without the mould, I’m surprised they used this photo on their IG. The bread doesn’t look good at all. This looks like my failed attempts.
Rough_Jury_2346
You would be amazed at how many well-respected bakeries have this issue and do nothing about it
13 Comments
It is what you think it is.
have they done anything crazy like a charcoal loaf or maybe something like black sesame or poppy seed paste? those things can stain a banneton but wont really affect bread (except allergen xcontamination). maybeeeee buckwheat flour or another dark flour ysed as basket flour could make it look like that. otherwise, though, yeah that looks like mold…
Yeah it really looks like it… The above mention of charcoal or any sort of flour is like a last breath of hope but it really doesn’t look like so.
The top left banneton looks so molded that it’s even getting to the outside of it. The right one looks like a new one.
you can let the patina of flour form, but if you fail to scrape the excess and keep it dry, mold will prevail inevitably.
Yeah that should probably be reported to their local health department…
Unless they do cocoa or chocolate loaves, this is what you think it is. You might want to call them directly and tell them what you saw and ask them to go and check it out. They probably never let the basket dry out to end up like that.
I wouldn’t ask the bakery, I’d be contacting the health inspector 😭
You could forward the picture to your local Health Department, they will take a Look into it and make sure that you know what you think it is
Alright, hold on though. I made the mistake of putting a buckwheat loaf in a banneton once and it leaves a residue that is ugly as sin. I can’t say that this isn’t mold. But it also looks like buckwheat. But also, nobody bakes with buckwheat. But I struggle to believe a professional bakery would post this if it was mold. But… maybe??
I shoot videos/photos for restaurants. You’d be surprised at how many restaurants i stopped eating at because of that/similar stuff. A lot of restaurants just don’t give a fuck
The latest is a pizzeria, she was portioning the dough from the large dough mass, ehile cutting the dough stretched and hit the floor, this floor had flour, shoe prints, it was dirty. She just threw it back with the big dough mass and kept using it
Another guy, burger place, made a lot of sandwiches, i saw him smoke, go to to the toilet, greeting multiple people with handshakes, using his dirty ass phone, and i never saw him washing his hands once.
At a sushi place a guy kept coughing on the rolls, raw salmon kept between layers of tissue paper
i could go on and on. And this is in Italy, we have strict rules, that should be followed
If you are thinking what I’m thinking, then yes
Of course it is. This push back i keep seeing against cleaning those things is…unsettling.
As an aside, even without the mould, I’m surprised they used this photo on their IG. The bread doesn’t look good at all. This looks like my failed attempts.
You would be amazed at how many well-respected bakeries have this issue and do nothing about it