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  1. Kerry Beal
    This little Kaiser fits. 9 inches in diameter
  2. Kerry Beal
    Those don't look like they belong here in the backroom thread! Looking back to the Toronto event - I think we were aiming for about $150 each with another $50 for the Saturday dinner - I haven't crunched the numbers yet - I think our costs to rent at the college are higher this year - and I sure know the price of food has gone up in the past while - so we are likely looking at around $175 each and perhaps $65 for the dinner on Saturday. Master's classes I believe were around $130 each and limited to 10 participants. I'll be collecting ahead this time so that the cancellations don't come out of my pocket. If you can't come then your 'ticket' can be sold, given etc to someone else but I won't be in a position to refund. Keep an eye on the thread and I'll let you know estimated costs more clearly when I've had a chance to crunch the numbers.
  3. Kerry Beal
    Excellent news! Harvest Right now offers an oil free scroll pump. They were testing a couple when I went through the facility in Utah - I had told them about mine and they decided they needed to find a way to add one to their options that wasn't outrageously expensive - looks like they have succeeded. It's around $1500 - which is very reasonable compared to the industrial ones out there. I think I paid close to that for the used one I purchased from e-bay.
  4. Kerry Beal
    Pumpernickel. A bit hard to cut but thin is possible.
  5. Kerry Beal

    Meltaways

    Kerry Beal replied to a topic in Pastry & Baking

    Got a Value Village? I've found lots of the Ikea heart ice cube molds there over the years. A little dear here on Amazon.ca
  6. Kerry Beal
    Oh god - a perfect ladle - the holy grail. I have one, quite old, I'm sure pewter ladle - just the right size, shape and angle. I have never found another quite like it.
  7. Kerry Beal
    Indeed - and thank you so much for introducing me to them!
  8. Kerry Beal
    Nice texture - perhaps a little crunchy around the edges. I think it is nicer for sure than the regular variation.
  9. Kerry Beal
    Had to pry the top off the pumpernickel pullman (and it was not easy) when I could see it bulging in the fridge. Removed a percentage of it to a small loaf pan. This is the modernist Volkornbrot after a 24 hour rest in plastic and foil. Cuts nice and thin.
  10. Kerry Beal
    If they don't have to meet your previous criteria (i.e. put over steaming water) - these bowls are my new favorites. They come in a variety of sizes.
  11. Kerry Beal
    Pumpernickel under construction. It will spend the day in the fridge and before bed tonight I'll give it the 15 minute bake then leave it in the turned off oven overnight
  12. Kerry Beal
    The second loaf seems to have benefitted from the extra proofing in the fridge.
  13. Kerry Beal

    Meltaways

    Kerry Beal replied to a topic in Pastry & Baking

    Poor guy's a long way from Ikea!
  14. Kerry Beal
    You definitely have to try it - far more than the sum of its parts!
  15. Kerry Beal
    Picked up a couple of these Baker and Salt enameled pans in Homesense the other day - perfect in the CSO. Lasagne.
  16. Kerry Beal
    Juliette always comes first
  17. Kerry Beal
    Modernist Voldemort. Baked in the CSO - who knew that a pullman pan would fit! Required an extra 35 minutes to reach 100º C. But a much more satisfactory looking crust than the last loaf - suspect it will soften a bit with wrapping and I might not have to steam it. Chopped in half - both halves wrapped in plastic and foil. One half dropped at sitters.
  18. Kerry Beal
    Had some pizza dough in the fridge for quite some time now - figured it would serve as preferment. Added a little extra flour - didn't want it to be as slack as the last Pain Rustique. I have another loaf in the fridge - not sure when I'll get around to baking it.
  19. Kerry Beal
    I generally have to taste things before I can figure out which characteristics I want to play up - caramel notes, smokey tones, etc.
  20. Kerry Beal
    I know I'll bring on the usual shit storm that occurs every time I bring this up on eG - but I frequently put stainless bowls in the microwave. But never two at a time (you only do that once)!
  21. Kerry Beal

    Meltaways

    Kerry Beal replied to a topic in Pastry & Baking

    It should.
  22. Kerry Beal
    I don't think I've ever had it stick to my old dutch oven I always used to bake bread - I suspect it may relate to too much dough. But next loaf will start out on parchment just to be sure.
  23. Kerry Beal
    The Voldemort (I know that's not the name but that's what it has morphed to) still has a very crunchy outside which makes it quite unpleasant to chew. So I took the half loaf I still have (the other half has gone to the rug rat's sitter) and placed it in the Cuisinart Steam Oven and steamed it at 100º F for 30 minutes. Went a long way towards fixing the hard bits. Probably would benefit from a longer steam and perhaps warmer. Next loaf will be the modernist Voldemort - it's shaped as a boule but I want to bake it in the same pullman pan so I can compare apples to apples. I'm eyeing the pumpernickel as a near future loaf.
  24. Kerry Beal
    Bottomless bread makes excellent french toast - couple of cycles through the chamber vac to permiate the bread.
  25. Kerry Beal
    Try this link for part 2.
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