I've been baking in a Dutch oven, but my wife convinced me to get the bread oven with a wider base so that we could make loaves that didn't look so squat. Great success and felt compelled to share! Hooray for BlackFriday sales!
Really makes a difference, and I also increased my loaf size by 20%.
Recipe was straightforward:
• 600g flour
• 120g of starter
• 420g of water
• 10g of salt
• 25g olive oil
Still warm and crackling so no crumb photos yet.
Speaking of which, never had crackle with the Dutch oven but this consistently bakes crisp crust and plenty of crackle each time.
by Up6cXTR8
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Thank you for sharing your success! I bought one as a gift for someone, and not having one myself I have been a little wary. Maybe after the holidays I will pick one up for myself!
Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever been so influenced to buy something before 😅 Do you have any shots of previous loaves in your Dutch oven for comparison?
Which one did you get?
Great color choice
Looks awesome!!
Ugh jealous! I was hoping they’d go on sale for Black Friday (they didn’t) so I bought the round signature chef oven instead. Doesn’t seem like they ever go on sale and they’re so $$$$$ 😩
I also have the LC bread oven. I can see the banneton rings, did you also let it rise in the covered bread oven? Cold oven or preheated? What was your process after bulk?
The height you got on that loaf is impressive.
Mine are a smaller dough size, but I still get crackling crust in my $8 thrifted roaster 😀
Damn this might be my sign to pull the trigger