April 15, 2017 - 6:50am
New to the Forum and to Bread Baking
Hello everyone!
I am a 21 year old cooking enthusiast, I have been cooking since I was really young. I have never gotten into baking bread however, but want to start now. I tried a basic Italian loaf the other day and ran into a couple little issues, but it did turn out pretty good, so that is a start! I won't go into detail and ask a bunch of questions here, since this is the introduction section, so I am making a thread over in the General section.
I look forward to absorbing all the advice and wisdom from the experts on here! I hope that my beginner questions are not too annoying for the pros. I will be sure to use the search box before posting anything!
-Nathan
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If you love to cook, you'll probably love baking bread though, as you've found, it can be frustrating. :) It can also open up a whole new world of recipes, ingredients and techniques, so be prepared to have fun (and get obsessed like the rest of us).
Everyone has questions and 'issues' as we try new recipes or ingredients, or get a new oven or other toy, or the weather changes, so don't hesitate to ask and share!
You've come to the right place. Nice to have you on board.
Don't worry about questions and asking too many. I ask loads! That's how we learn.
It's great that you've already discovered that even results with "issues" are still very tasty --- and still better than buying it at the store since you got the fun and experience of doing it yourself.
As the others have mentioned, don't hesitate to ask questions --- even ones that have seemingly been asked many times before. I've noticed that a new thread with an old question quite often will get a response from new or different folks, and there is often a new twist or approach or solution that wasn't in the old threads.
Also - don't be afraid to treat the science of bread with the same spirit of fun and experimentation that you approach other cooking with. Once you've got a handle on the basics that are important to you, then there are all sorts of different avenues that you can explore and experiment with. Just remember to always have fun with it (since it's just not worthwhile if it isn't fun).
Cheers, and happy baking!
Hi, welcome here. I am also new here and hope we all have a good time here. I would like to share one of my recipes here.