A newbies survey of the Forno Bravo treasures hiding in the archives

[oasiscdm]

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Time to bump

[UtahBeehiver]

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Bumper time

[SableSprings]

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October bump ... time to start thinking Turkey, Ham, & Prime Rib friend/family dinners!

[GianniFocaccia]

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Keep in mind that the planning stage of your build is more important than you think. Take your time.

Wise words for sure. Planning takes time. Tearing down and rebuilding takes more.

[JohnR]

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Lee,

There is probably a better place to ask you this question... for some reason I couldn't find your build thread (only your album).

How hot does the granite under your vent get? I am debating on doing something similar, but not sure about surface temps.

Thanks,

John

[Lburou]

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John, If memory serves, the granite gets up to 200-230 F, no spalling yet. We can fry bacon in a cast iron pan the day after pizza with pan half on oven floor and half on the granite. I didn't make a build thread, just the albums. HTH

[owensrj1]

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Lee, Another Great build was K79 or on you tube the wicked outdoors

[SableSprings]

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Just an FYI on turkey oven fitting (through the entry). Got a 21.7 pound (9.8 KG) turkey on Saturday sale at Costco after Thanksgiving. Turkey on the rack, in a roaster pan is only about 9.25" (23.5 cm) high ... just an FYI, so you don't have to take a ruler into the grocery store

...and also the December bump for this thread

[cobblerdave]

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G'day
Monthly bump..... Check out the links at the front of this thread
Regards dave

[oasiscdm]

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[Lburou]

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Lee, Another Great build was K79 or on you tube the wicked outdoors

Thanks....It is an excellent build for sure. You can see his youtube video here. K79's build thread is here.

I didn't put that oven on the list because of the extra mass in the first three courses of the dome. The list does not come close to listing all the best builds, just some of the best that took pains to stick to the plans and did a good job of showing how they did it. The one exception to sticking to the plans is the recent evolution of heat brakes. Thanks for your participation here in this thread! :-)

[SableSprings]

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March bump for this awesome thread...thanks again for setting this up Lee!

As a thought to other traveling bread bakers...I started making up bread kits for when I'm on road trips. A la Jim Lahey's method, I pack my 5 quart dutch oven, a cooling rack, and various helpful baker tools (bowl scraper, folding scale, etc.) in the car along with several zip lock bags, each bag packed with a single bread loaf's ingredients minus the water.

When I'm at my destination (or whenever I have access to an oven), I add water to the bread kit, mix & overnight it as per no-knead methods, throw the fully fermented dough into the preheated pot & voila - great bread away from home! I also started packing a quarter sheet, EVOO, and focaccia kits which go over quite well away from home when you're looking for that kind of special treat as meal side or hearty appetizer.

Although I miss my WFO while on the road, these options help get me through it...

[Lburou]

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...I started making up bread kits for when I'm on road trips. A la Jim Lahey's method, I pack my 5 quart dutch oven, a cooling rack, and various helpful baker tools (bowl scraper, folding scale, etc.) in the car along with several zip lock bags, each bag packed with a single bread loaf's ingredients minus the water.

When I'm at my destination (or whenever I have access to an oven), I add water to the bread kit, mix & overnight it as per no-knead methods, throw the fully fermented dough into the preheated pot & voila - great bread away from home! I also started packing a quarter sheet, EVOO, and focaccia kits which go over quite well away from home when you're looking for that kind of special treat as meal side or hearty appetizer.

Although I miss my WFO while on the road, these options help get me through it...

We too have discovered no knead bread. Still experimenting. The basic recipe is hard to beat! Unfortunately, enjoying this bread comes with a swelling of the waistline. ;-)

Here is the recipe. Enjoyed making it with my grandson over the holidays. I use parchment paper to cradle the dough as I place it into the preheated dutch oven and pour a bit of water in to keep humidity up during baking.

[NCMan]

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Thanks for the recipe and tips, Lee. Much appreciated.

[SableSprings]

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Lee --Thanks for putting in the link to the New York Times article of Lahey's bread. I thought it also might be fun/useful to post some variations on the original formula for Lahey's no-knead "Pot Bread". My spreadsheet/pdf version gives you weights in both ounces and grams as well as adds in a 1.5% bump to make up for dough lost in the process. You'll note the baker's percentages are included for the breads as well. The first pdf file is for a slight variation on the original, the second uses a sourdough and rye component, and the third uses both a poolish and levain during the overnight fermentation. I've had good luck with all three versions but the original is certainly the easiest and the third is the best ( IMHO )