Oh %*#&@ what happenned to my oven
Are we allowed to swear here ? Today I immediately thought of this vid (see 1:10) as it took 30 minutes to bake these loaves.
https://youtu.be/_2A-Wj4cG0A
Per yesterdays post I am experimenting with trying to get nicely browned ears and for whatever reason waiting a bit longer to build up heat seems to have had the reverse effect. So no wonderfully presentable ears but pretty decent loaves otherwise. Scoring looked spot on before shutting the door. 6 minute check showed decent spring but not many ears and a lot of stretches instead of blooms. This is such a mutlivariable undertaking as I think thst the waiting caused the stones to cool a bit too much. My stones are only 1/2 inch thick and I remove them entirely since docking full size baguettes sideways is near impossible.
Btw these loaves are all between 55 and 57cm and weigh between 255 and 275 g. Looks like we got about 4-5 decent scores out of 20. Flavor is as usual - very creamy with acceptable crumb. Crust is a bit pale but again 'merrrrde'!
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stones out entirely. If you are taking the stones out of the oven, I don't think that is a smart move. You could easily burn yourself and you give the stones a chance to cool down as well. Make your baguettes shorter and figure out a way to get them in the oven without taking the stones out.
Also bake your baguettes longer and turn them half way through.
Oh et utiliser des mots comme dans votre titre m'a surprise un peu. Je ne m'attendais pas à des jurons.