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Specs:
Height | 10 Inches |
Length | 7.5 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | September 2013 |
Weight | 1.87172460438 Pounds |
Width | 1 Inches |
Hi Guys, thanks for all of your suggestions, they've been a real help in deciding what to go for!
For those who are interested, here's what I went for:
Baking Cloche
Dough Scraper
2 x Round Banneton
Baker's Linen Cloth
My Weigh KD8000 Kitchen Scale
Professional Lame/Grignette/Blade
Book: Brilliant Bread - James Morton
Once again thank you all :)
Hi! I also recently started baking as a new hobby. I’m very much still a novice and still find it quite intimidating, but I’ve found quite a few decent vids and books that have helped me to get started...
Bake with Jack - really excellent channel filled with 4 min videos talking about terminology, equipment and technique:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVR5DSxWPpAVI8TzaaXRqQ
Richard Bertinet’s Waitrose video. A bit basic but I find Bertinet’s mannerisms inspiring and the instructions are very useful. Different kneading technique too:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVR5DSxWPpAVI8TzaaXRqQ
BBC Good Food basic bread recipe. There is probably a better basic recipe, such as the King Arthur one, but this is the first one I used. I halved the salt on this and it’s given me really nice bread every time:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2060/easy-white-bread
Brilliant Bread by James Morton. Only just digging into this book but it really is great. Lots of recipes and kneading advice etc. I’d recommend it to anyone:
https://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-Bread-James-Morton/dp/0091955602
Flour Water Salt Yeast. I’ve not really delved into this much yet as I’m still getting used to the basics, but everyone on here seems to love it and it seems very well written (note:you’ll need a Dutch oven for this):
https://www.amazon.com/Flour-Water-Salt-Yeast-Fundamentals/dp/160774273X
If you’re going no-knead/Dutch oven, I’d say it’s worth giving this a watch too, but I’d check the comments as well as a lot of people seem to be tweaking the recipe. A seemingly infamous video/recipe from NY Times:
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11376-no-knead-bread
Dough by Richard Bertinet. Another ace book filled with simple easy to follow recipes. Also comes with a short DVD, although I don’t know what’s on it as I’m yet to watch:
https://www.amazon.com/Dough-Simple-Contemporary-Richard-Bertinet/dp/1909487538
River Cottage basic white bread. Not the best instructions but I still found it a useful watch when very first starting out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTVWuw_SBSo
Not sure if these are 100% the best places to start but they’ve definitely helped me. I tend to google pretty much everything, which will lead you to a lot of useful sites too.
I hope these help, even if only a little. Im sure others will make some good suggestions here.
Happy baking!
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A classic show that is definately my favourite is: a bit of fry and Laurie. Rediculously witty and clever comedy. Here's a good sketch
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I love baking bread and to be honest some of the /r/breadit suggestions are spot on, even for British bakers.
The one I love the most is Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast by Ken Forkish. The measurements are all in metric, as most bread recipes are even stateside. I was initially a bit skeptical about no-knead but I'm a complete convert now.
If you want a specifically British book, and one that starts off with more basic recipes, try Brilliant Bread by James Morton. He was on GBBO a few years ago.