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Wooden Dough Boxes

February 3, 2018 - 10:28am -- Tstockton
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Just stumbled across an antique "dough box", which were large wooden boxes used for hand mixing and then proofing dough and they often had legs/were freestanding. I'm curious if anyone has ever used a wood box for the bulk portion of their sourdough proving process; my initial thoughts are that the wood could be really helpful in regulating a consistent temperature, as opposed to metal or plastic. Cons are obviously that it's a large unit, so it would only be useful for large batches (which works fine for my large batches for market), and it takes up space. 

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Homemade Proofing Box

January 8, 2018 - 4:05pm -- Sour_Baker
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I've been meaning to buy a proofing box, but I figured it was too little for how much it cost. I needed a proofing box that would be able to have a normal size sheet pan fit in it so I would have enough room for proofing breads and, when needed, I can make my yogurt as well.

 

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Kneading table - what type of wood surface?

October 23, 2017 - 11:39pm -- AndyPanda
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I have a big, old, heavy, wooden table that I'm not using.  I was thinking it would be perfect for kneading bread EXCEPT it has decorative grooves cut into the top.  I have no idea what they were thinking - those grooves collect gunk and are really difficult to clean.  I've never tried to knead bread on it - I mean those grooves get full of gunk just using the table as an ordinary table (which is why it isn't being used).

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Römertopf Question

December 26, 2016 - 3:02pm -- thefollytrolley
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Hey All,

Longtime visitor, first time poster. Hope I haven't missed the answer to my question elsewhere on the site.

Just received a Römertopf 111, I think it's called a Klassiker. Baked a killer loaf of sourdough and I'm energised for the next round. 

My dream is to do my final rise in the Römertopf after final shaping, then into the cold oven, baking. Does anyone have a method like this they can recommend, preferably with maximum loaf size?

Many thanks for any help!

 

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Best oven for bagels?

October 14, 2016 - 3:16pm -- glendough
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Hi! Any recommendations for ovens for commercial bagels? They seem to do ok in my home convection oven at about 400 degrees. Do you think I'll be fine without a deck oven then?

If you have any other recommendation re: bagel equipment, like a kettle, please let me know!

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My Mill Rite (Retsel)

September 3, 2016 - 2:43pm -- ArieArie
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I was given a used Mill Rite, and I'm not sure how old it is or what model it is. 

I wanted to buy some parts for it, but I can not find this model.  

The product on the Retsel website is 1/4HP and 40 RPM, and the one I have is a 1/2 HP and 90 RPM. 
From the pictures online they look the same..  

Any Retsel expert around who could help me shed light on this?

 

 


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Dough Hooks (Universal?)

March 4, 2016 - 2:07pm -- Paparazzi
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Hi. I have an older Kitchen Aid Pro Mixer, model # KZ2560XWW (it's not a tilt/lift head) It seems I can't find a dough hook for this model particularly so I'm wondering if there are any universals that will work?

**Update**

Never mind on this one too. Apparently I was using the wrong model number and found the proper # and hook. (Idk how to delete forum posts yet or I would)

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