Favorite YouTube Tutorials?

March 27, 2016 - 1:24pm

JJBakerJJ

Favorite YouTube Tutorials?

Can anyone recommend some good YouTube turorials? I'm looking for general instruction so I can better understand basic techniques, although tutorials for great recipes are also welcome. Thanks!

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Trevor J Wilson

Mar 27 2016 - 2:14pm

I may be a bit biased

But I'll go ahead a recommend my own tutorials. Just keep in mind that I'm a better baker than I am a videographer.

How to Mix Wet Dough -- A tutorial on my preferred way of mixing high hydration dough by hand. For those looking for an alternative to Slap and Fold and straight Stretch and Fold.

How to Get Open Crumb from Stiff Dough -- I'm of the opinion that when striving towards a more open crumb, increasing hydration should be a last resort. This video shows how to get a (relatively) open crumb from a 65% hydration sourdough.

European Peasant Bread -- Yeah, it's a recipe. But it also demonstrates technique and shows that you can get a fairly light open crumb even when using a fair portion of mixed whole grains.

How to Make Champlain Sourdough -- Another recipe, I know. But also another demonstration of my favorite techniques. The bread is named for Lake Champlain in Vermont -- I live on an island in the middle of the lake -- and this bread best represents my preferred style of bread and method.

Artisan Bread from Home -- Not really a tutorial, per se. This was my entry into the Create TV Cooking Challenge. The competition had a two minute time limit, so I tried to condense my whole process into the allotted time. It was a challenge. If you watch this video and actually like it, please do me a favor and hit the "like" button -- it can only help my chances in the competition.

Also, with the exception of the competition video, all tutorials link back to blog posts (in the video description) that contain additional detail and pictures of the methods in use.

Well, now I feel a little dirty for jumping in with such blatant self-promotion. I think I need a beer.

Cheers!

Trevor

Colin_Sutton

Mar 27 2016 - 3:06pm

Great videos

Hey Trevor, those videos were really good and I learned a few new techniques I haven't seen demonstrated elsewhere. Many thanks for sharing them on TFL :-) Happy baking, Colin.

Trevor J Wilson

Mar 27 2016 - 4:46pm

Thanks Colin!

I'm glad you found them helpful.

Cheers!

Trevor

Lazy Loafer

Mar 27 2016 - 3:06pm

Tutorial videos

I guess it depends what kind of 'basics' you want! Personally I like the FWSY tutorials by Ken Forkish here. They're good videos for learning how to work with fairly wet dough, which can be a bit of a challenge.

Edo Bread

Mar 27 2016 - 8:03pm

Six I like

I really like this set of videos form King Arthur . Real masters that know their craft and use it daily. Not homespun ideas and techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=masipMhrV5c&list=PLE2D447C3F9AAD68F

mariana

Mar 27 2016 - 11:58pm

basic techniques

I like Julia Child's videos with the great bakers from all over the world. They cover the most important techniques

Julia goes to Paris, with Raymond Calvel, learns how to shape elongated breads (baquettes, batards, etc)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iH3hjDUhWw

Basic technique of mixing dough by hand, a tin loaf (soft sandwich bread) - raisin bread, pullman bread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXDc2G1hnhs

Traditional bread from beginnig to end, with Danielle Forrestier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGLDBZys8pw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKkG80YHutc

Julia child learns quick stiff sourdough creation with Joe Ortiz