PSA: I just hit 500 loaves of sourdough in my home oven

I started a starter from scratch in my Chicago apartment during a cold snap three years ago and kept a little notebook to track each bake. Yesterday I made a simple country loaf and realized the tally hit 500, which felt huge for just a home baker. Has anyone else hit a personal baking number that made you pause?

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drew9659d ago

What do you do with all that bread? I hit a big number last year and my freezer was a solid brick of sourdough. Started giving loaves to my mail carrier and the guys at the auto shop just to clear space.

terry_lewis219d ago

The notebook is the real story. That's 500 data points on humidity, flour brands, even your own mood. I bet if you graphed your oven spring scores or crust color notes, you'd see the story of three Chicago winters in your kitchen. It's a logbook of tiny failures and wins most people just forget.

valw363d ago

Wow, 500 is wild! I love what terry_lewis21 said about the notebook being a logbook of tiny wins. That's the real trophy right there.