Present suggestions

December 4, 2015 - 10:37am

Bakers wife

Present suggestions

Hi all! Probably a bit off topic but I need some help! My husband is a passionate artisan baker and I am looking to get him a lovely present but I'm lost as I think he has everything he needs! Can anyone suggest a good piece of equipment or a book that would benefit him? Thanks in advance ;)

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Floydm

Dec 4 2015 - 12:00pm

Gift ideas

I am far more impressed with my Brød & Taylor folding proofer than I expected to be. That is the gift idea I'd call out this year.

I work from home often, so I tend to multitask while baking and keep a cool house. This time of the year I often find my doughs, particularly my sourdoughs, are pretty sluggish and underdeveloped when I start thinking about baking. What I do now is let the dough develop on its own in the morning, then pull out the proofer early afternoon and give it a warmer environment to do the end of the bulk fermentation and the final rise in. I'm coming out with much nicer loaves, better developed and better timed, than I was previously.

I've also used it to make yogurt, which is fun and tasty too.

There are a few older gift guides floating around on the site too, which might give you another idea.

bread1965

Dec 4 2015 - 2:07pm

Courses?

Depending on where you live and how much you'd like to spend, you could look around for local artisan bread making workshops. While I haven't been on one (yet), the San Francisco Baking Institute workshops look amazing! A few people on this site have been and have posted information about them - just search. Here's a link: http://www.sfbi.com/artisan-breads-i-artisan-baking-fundamentals.html But likely in your own area you might be able to find something along this line.. Enjoy!