[TheForge] blacksmith bread OT

[Dan Crowther]

Quote from Joe Fisher (blacksmith & baker)

"The steel would serve one of the two purposes of a stone: retaining 
heat.  It would smooth out the heat cycles of the oven and help 
transfer heat directly to the dough for a nice 'oven 
spring'.  Another purpose of the stone is to pull moisture from the 
dough for a crisp crust (allegedly)."


Daniel Crowther &
Sarah Ritchie-Crowther
Oak & Acorn
Valley Falls, NY
http://www.oakandacorn.com