The Fresh Loaf

A Community of Amateur Bakers and Artisan Bread Enthusiasts.

Hello from the Fraser Valley, Canada!

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KingLaurence

Hello from the Fraser Valley, Canada!

Hey, everyone! I already posted once, about a total 'oops' moment, so I'm sure you can all tell I'm going to be a good time.

I'm very inexperienced in regards to bread, although I've been cooking in general for years. After a long time of avoiding it, I decided to try and bake more, especially as my partner loves fresh breads. It's slow going as I don't normally have days off at work, but I figure belonging to a forum will give me more inspiration and accountability, as well as a community of people who have probably all had their own 'oops' moments that I can relate to. :)

It's nice to meet you all!

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Floydm

From Vancouver, Welcome!

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Lazy Loafer

I'm in Victoria now, but grew up in Mission. Where you at?

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KingLaurence

I'm in Chilliwack! Originally from Prince George, though.

Victoria is such a gorgeous place! You lucky duck. :)

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Lazy Loafer

... but you get to pop over to Anita's and buy all kinds of wonderful flour & such any time you want! :)

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KingLaurence

That's true! I guess we're both lucky!

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Danni3ll3

However, I am not on the west coast. I am smack dab in the middle of the country at the head of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay. Welcome to The Fresh Loaf. You will find amazing people here!

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KingLaurence

Everyone is so nice already! :)

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dabrownman

You don't need a day to off to bake if you teach your dough to bake itself:-)  Well...... maybe some day nanobots will do it all for us and take all the fun out of baking bread!

Happy baking 

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KingLaurence

I like to think that if we reached that point, we would still be the eccentric old-fashioned types who get our hands floury.

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Ru007

I don't get days off from work either, so my bread baking is a weekend thing. You'll soon get into a rhythm that works for you :) 

There's loads of tips about how to fit bread baking into your schedule, best one for me is "the fridge is your friend"!

Hope to see more you bakes soon :)

 

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KingLaurence

That's very true! I guess one of the pros of breadmaking is that most of the steps can be delayed until convenient, haha.

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bread1965

bake happy and bake often.. :)

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KingLaurence

That's the plan! :)

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Arjon

:)

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Margog

Hello from Halifax, on the other side of this large country...

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KingLaurence

Hello! I've never been to Halifax, but I've heard the autumns are gorgeous on Nova Scotia!

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Margog

Indeed, it's my favorite time of year.

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flux

Oddly, I've never bought anything from Anita's even though it's about a 15 minute drive away, but I think that's about to change, because all the local grocery stores have stopped selling bread flour in the 10 kg size. Just as I have started baking again ... it's bizarre.