I wanted to avoid using the oven due to the heat, so I made a fire. It might be a little while til I try this again.
Mods, let me know if I need to post a recipe. This might not qualify as "sourdough" for the purposes of rule 5, and there's not much here to attempt to replicate anyway.
by cfrary
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You’re supposed to make the fire outside of the cooking vessel.
If you zoom in on the image it looks like a really advanced charcoal drawing
It’s impressive in its own way! Is it a loaf of ash, all through?
You’ve outdone yourself. Wow.
Very difficult to control heat with a flame. We use the coals from a dying fire to bake all sorts of things in a proper rimmed top Dutch oven
How long did you cook it on the fire for it to turn, umm, so well done?
Is that the one from Pompeii?
Yeah, but how was the crumb?
Looks a little overbaked for my taste.
Wow, that’s epic. You should place it on a shelf somewhere
How many sets of stretch & folds?
That’s exactly the, um, charcoal-colored crust I aim for!
I’m genuinely interested in seeing the inside. Chainsaw notwithstanding, a hand saw should do it.
Excellent job on removing the old seasoning! Now just rub it down with some fresh oil, reheat to about 400 degrees (Fahrenheit this time not Celsius) and you’ll be as good as new!
You’ve encased it in carbonite? It should be quite well protected..
Thank you for sharing this. Sharing failures – or at least things that didn’t turn out as expected – is so rare these days. This brings to mind 2 quotes:
1. Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from bad decisions – Mark Twain
2. If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning – Catherine Aird
And I do mean it in all seriousness. Thanks for posting this. Too often, social media is full of only perfection and it increases anxiety to the point that some folks are afraid to even try.
Try 6 charcoal briquettes around bottom edge of pot and 6 on top.
That amount of fuel made for good monkey bread on campus.
was it on Alderaan?
It would probably taste best toasted.
😉
bless 🙌 love this and the inside pic takes it to legendary status
Wow, using a fire to make a sourdough. I’m pretty impressed w the dedication.
I normally like a little bit more color on mine, but to each their own 🔥🤣
How much squid ink did you use for that? 😂
Sourdough elephant’s foot
This is that Marie Callender sourdough recipe right?
I really want to try this, but haven’t the stomach for the experiments or the inevitable failure. Perhaps an IR probe to get the right temp? Did you leave this by/on the fire, or bring the oven to temp and then bury/insulate?
Thank you for the laugh I needed it
Cooking with fire is a steep learning curve. I found that beers make it worse, in case you’re wondering…
Congrats on your biochar!