Scoring bread

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What is the best way to score a loaf such as a baguette?  What tool?  And before or after its final shaped rise?

My cuts always come out sloppy and seem to stick to the dough.

I use double sided safety razors for this purpose. They are inexpensive and available at any decent drug store. They slice through the bread with ease.

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Yup, what David said. Bookmark it. :)

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Putting the dough in the fridge to chill makes a HUGE difference. Night and day. Also chilled retards are a useful tool in other regards as well. But yeah, chilled dough made all the dif for me.