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Dabrownman, I'm scalding!

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BXMurphy

Dabrownman, I'm scalding!

Hi, dabrownman!

I'm doing a scald tonight! I don't have a dough to put it in, my 70/20/10 AP/WW/Rye 100% starter is four-five hours past peak having been feeding it twice a day for the past three days or so (which is fine...). But I don't care! I'm so excited that your toaster oven idea set at 150°F with the door ajar is doing wonderful things! It's starting to smell AWESOME! Yahooooo! :)

Of course, it's taking awhile to dial in just how far ajar the door should be and at what setting my toaster oven should be but I wanted to report in.

The oven is hopping around mostly below 150°F. Because I'm being overly cautious, the highest the internal temperature of the scald has gotten is 113°F after an hour. I've been stirring every 15 minutes. I have gluten galore and it's more of a stretch and fold stir. At the one hour mark, I needed 6g top off water but I went 8-9 because I know rye and whole wheat need more water. The temperature dropped but so what? I'm pushing ahead and dying to see what happens!

Can I put it in the refrigerator when I'm done or should I mix up a preferment and put in there for use later on?

Murph

 

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dabrownman

the fridge doesn't do much since there wee beasties aren't in the mix.  Sometimes I out it in the sutolyse, sometimes I make the 3rd feeding for the starter build using it.  sometimes it just get mixed in with the dough flour.

You really want to get the temperature up to 14 F if you can.  Ever 18 F increase in temperature up to that point makes the amylase work twice as effectively.  You want to end up with a mass of gelatinized flour that is really sugar in disguise!

You will see the difference that a baked scald can make in your bread no matter how you use it.

Happy scalding

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BXMurphy

Got it! Just like anything else you put in a loaf... nuts, seeds, barley malt....

Can I rush it to get the internal temperature up? I'm going to try upping the oven to 160°F to push the heat into the mass but I figure the outside of the mass will go past 150 in the process. Oh, who cares? I'm stirring every 15 minutes... nothing's going to go wrong. :)

It's pretty neat, though. I can hardly wait to bake with it!

Thanks for showing me that neat trick! 

Murph

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BXMurphy

Getting time for bed. Tomorrow, I'll warm the water, flour, bowl, and toaster oven up to 145°F each separately to give me a running start in order to finish it in one night.

Today, I dialed in my equipment and tried sneaking up on 140°F with everything at room temperature. Live and learn...

Murph