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Have a feeling i will become one of those people who turns up with loaves of bread as a gift for people
I do this occasionally, surely it can only be a good thing? Glad to hear you enjoyed the course. I'd recommend getting into the swing of things with one method/recipe before trying to experiment too much. Means you always have a fall back "safe" loaf when you just need bread and are having no luck with the heritage grain, high hydration, week long prove sourdough you've seen on youtube.
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Good tips
For extra nerdiness I can wholeheartedly recommend a grain mill:
We have the Havos Easy which is great so far. It takes a few minutes to get about 500 grams of milled flour. Apart from the geek points, the nutritional value of the bread is much higher with freshly milled flour, and the taste is very different too (better and more complex if you ask me). We use it for making pancakes and waffles too
kboy
It was fantastic. Feel like it has opened up a new area of nerdy niche knowledge for me. Have a feeling i will become one of those people who turns up with loaves of bread as a gift for people. Shipton Mill which Duncan uses for flour is local to me which is convenient.