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Deviated from my usual Tartine method for the first time in years, using this method for bulk fermentation:

https://youtu.be/AbGo7p-mgFk

If you watch it, mute the sound. There’s no talking, just irritating music that doesn’t stop.

It’s a slightly fiddly process but I’d definitely do it again. The crumb is a bit softer and lacier than my usual loaves.

Beautiful set

I guess it’s all gone to cans this year, plus they’ve moved to a bigger facility so are making bigger batches across the board.

I remember seeing someone on Twitter getting upset about a pub in Bristol selling out before he could finish work and just wondering why anyone in their right mind would do such a thing on a public website

I get that, but the hype they put out, or try to, for that beer is weird and not like any of their other beers. I’m a huge fan of that brewery but presales and one per customer limits can do one. It’s a beer

What’s the deal with the hype around that beer? They make out it’s like a Glastonbury ticket with presale password access. If it’s so good why don’t they make it all the time? My best guess is that they bring it out every January to try to temp the dry January crew back to the booze

Caputo do 5kg bags but I'm not sure if the types of flour they make would be useful to you, it's mostly pasta/pizza stuff. Have a look for wholefood shops near you that sell by weight. That's where I get a lot of my flour from, using XL zip lock bags which usually fit a few kg of flour in as long as they supported in a bigger bag on your way home.

One more for the genre

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Also, beef skirt/bavette is essential. Stewing steak needs too much time and finer cuts dry out. The added bonus is the chef’s reward of a little steak while the pasties cook if you remember to order too much

I’d suggest chopping the veg, it gives a much nicer consistency to the finished dish so it’s worth the effort if you’re only doing a few. Aim for chunks about the size of a 50p but about 3-4 times as thick as a 50p.

Shortcrust pastry is worth the effort too. Here’s a shot of the recipe I’ve used for 20 years, never let me down. My gran taught me how to make them using puff pastry but I always preferred them with shortcrust so had to find a decent recipe once I’d left home. Excuse the state of the page!

I always do as many as my freezer will fit as extras as they freeze really well and you can cook them from frozen. Just cover them with foil for the first 20 minutes of cooking.

Mother always told me she did it on her side on the mainland. Filthy old cow

Top crimping heresy caused your pasties to split. Side crimp to make it a proper Cornish one and solve your splitting woes

I can’t find that one in stock in the UK. Reluctant to order from Europe now because the thick cunts and arseholes that voted for brexit have got their wish of delays and extra charges on goods. Caveat to that statement is that every single one of them are thick cunts and arseholes, without exception

What pannier rack are you using there? Trying to order the seat now but a lot of racks I’m finding don’t look as sturdy as that one, or they’re not disc compatible

My blender died so my mum gave me her old magimix which she hasn’t used in ages. It’s got a dough blade in the box. Has anyone ever used it to make a decent sourdough loaf or am I better off sticking to my usual method of hand mixing?

Sharp AF

Started the day with this 11% number this morning and have had the overwhelming urge to do fuck all ever since

Yeah, I rent some space down there. Lovely spot

I’m with family in Ravenshead near Nottingham. Snuck my bike on the rack before we left home. Never ridden around here, and was planning on just jumping on the bike and seeing where I ended up but if anyone has a route that they could share for around this neck of the woods I’d be very grateful.

A few from my Ricoh FF-70 on Portra 400. For a £25 camera it punches above its weight

Thanks, that's one of the seats I've been looking at

Anyone had a kid’s seat on a Wolverine? Recommendations?

I’ve got a 9 month old I’m looking forward to getting on there but have a tiny reservation about the rear drop outs and the reports of them failing ok V2 frames

The first time I heard the Ramones I thought they were a novelty/joke band and I have not deviated from that opinion in the subsequent 25 years

Thanks guys. How about #fatigued - have we had that before? I’ve never needed a break more so it’s the flavour of the month for me

What a nice thing to do!