fill your spray bottle with water and set it on
your counter. We'll be using this to create steam inside
This will help our loaves rise and form thick, crunchy crusts.
our Dutch ovens.
choose your weapon. In order to score your loaves —meaning slice open the tops before baking— you’ll be wanting something very sharp , and preferably Last,
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very thin as well. The industry standard is to use
lame
razor blades
and a
(pronounced “laahm”), a double-sided blade
designed specif ically for the purpose of scoring bread. Alternatively, a
box cutter
with a fresh blade or a
sharp paring knife will do the job. In a pinch, a serrated knife will work, but won’t offer as clean a line as a thin, straight blade will.
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