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Mr. Mixer

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fermenting miche fold questions

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Big-holed sieves for oats in the UK

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Umar

Calling any UK bakers

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Andrue

Customer wants lighter-colour sandwich loaf

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Starting with Panettone season

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Terrible rise - wholewheat bread w/ rye starter

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That's a subjective...

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Moe C

Pan colour makes a big

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metropical

yes, in the post ferment

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tpassin

If you meant lamination folds

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on Denver Pletzel

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Temperature plays a key

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so perhaps maybe some letter

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tpassin

This is so far removed from

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fredsbread

Absolutely agree if he

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on A few recipes or many recipes?

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Whether you prefer a few

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Just to be clear, by 2% I

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Customer wants lighter-colour sandwich loaf

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