Just joined the sub to ask,does my ciabatta look right? I wasn’t sure how it turned out. I made two loaves yesterday,cut into the first one(3rd pic)straight out of the oven (couldn’t resist 😅) and thought it was a total fail. I saved the second one for today though (4th pic), and now I’m not so sure. What do you think?
Another point is, I baked these on a pizza stone yet they were still pale underneath (I didn’t take a pic of it unfortunately) is this normal?
by LadyKal9
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That crumb looks pretty solid for a first attempt! Ciabatta is supposed to have those bigger irregular holes so you’re definitely on the right track
For the pale bottom – yeah that’s super common with pizza stones, especially if it wasn’t preheated long enough. Next time try cranking the oven a bit higher or letting that stone heat for like an hour before baking. Some people also put the stone on a lower rack to get more bottom heat
Cutting into hot bread is basically a rite of passage lol, we’ve all been there
Nice work for a first attempt! That crumb actually looks pretty decent, especially in the second loaf. The pale bottom thing is super common with pizza stones – try cranking the oven temp higher or putting the stone lower in the oven next time. Also don’t cut into bread right out of the oven lol, it needs like an hour to finish cooking internally even after you pull it out
Nice work for a first attempt! The crumb in that second loaf looks way better than you think – you got some decent holes going there
The pale bottom thing is pretty common with pizza stones, especially if it wasn’t preheated long enough. Next time try cranking the oven a bit higher or letting that stone heat up for like an hour before you throw the bread on
Also props for having the willpower to wait on the second loaf lmao, cutting into hot bread is basically a rite of passage around here
Nice work for a first attempt! That crumb looks pretty solid actually, especially in the second loaf. Cutting into hot bread is like the cardinal sin around here but we’ve all been there lol
For the pale bottom – try cranking your oven higher and maybe get that stone really blazing hot before you put the dough on. Some people also use a cast iron pan instead of a pizza stone for better heat transfer
Looks pretty solid for a first attempt! The crumb structure in that second loaf is actually not bad at all – you can see some decent holes forming which is what you want with ciabatta
As for the pale bottom, that’s super common with pizza stones. Try preheating it longer (like 45-60 mins) or crank the oven temp up a bit more. Some people also put their stone on a lower rack to get more bottom heat
Don’t stress too much about the one you cut early – we’ve all been there lol. The second one definitely shows you’re on the right track
Look good
Whats with all the copy-paste comments 😭😭😭
I love ciabatta bread 😮💨
i turn mine over for a couple of minutes and the bottom gets a nice color