December 30, 2008 - 10:57am
Max Poilane video: slashing and splashing
I ran across this video the other day, and was especially intrigued with the slashing of the boules: maybe two seconds for four cuts. Very fast. I also liked the pot of water in the floor of the oven to provide humidity. This is Max Poilane, brother Lionel. Music from Vivaldi, sound effects from the bakery.
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Hi, Leucadian.
Thanks for posting this link. It didn't work directly - U-Tube gave an error message. I found the video by searching on "max poilane." I can't see an error in the URL. This is what I copied:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4RiJs1a92U
The speed of slashing is not surprising, but the depth of the slashes is greater than I usually do. The dough looks fairly slack, too.
David
...Love that video, marvelous. Thanks.
Thanks for posting this. It is fascinating to see the whole process, as a true professional does it. OK, not the whole process, but the final mix, shaping, proof, slashing, and baking.
He makes it all look so easy,
Dave
What a lovely video. Great sights and sounds. Wish I could run it in slo-mo though: can barely keep up with the slashing.
I especially enjoyed seeing that thermometer go in before the water was added since I really follow Hamelman's philosophy about dough temperature.
Thanks so much for the fun of watching it!
I would officially like to volunteer to travel to Paris on behalf of all TFL members to study under Max Poilane. I will send updates while I'm there, and when I get back, I will be happy to share everything I've learned with all of you. As soon as we all pool together enough money (you knew there had to be a catch, didn't you), I'm off. Au revoir!
WOW thank you for posting that link. It was wonderful to watch and listen. There is a second video of an interview with the now deceased Poiliane. It is so great to see how much he loved his bread and to see the energy. c
thanks so much for sharing this! that pretty much blew my mind right there.