Farmer's Market Vlog II: updated process, equipment, growing my small business

[@pde442]

Awesome video

[@w.chmurach]

I just received my Rofco B40 oven and tomorrow I’ll be baking my first bread in it. I don’t know this oven yet and I definitely need to learn how to use it so I don’t want to bake a large batch of 9 loaves right away. I want to bake only two loaves. My question is: will the baking result be the same if I only put two loaves in such a large oven? I don’t want to bake 9 loaves in case they don’t turn out well.

[@Lidiabayne]

@@w.chmurach to be honest I haven’t tried fewer than 6 loaves at a time. When I do fewer bagels than normal I notice a difference, but those are much smaller and so cook more quickly. My advice is to go for it with at least 6 loaves, just watch them closely. The only way to know how it’ll work with more loaves is to test with more loaves. My process is this: I preheat to 220 (takes about 1.5 hours), add the scored loaves, add steam, let it go for 10 minutes with the vents closed, add steam again, let it go another 10 minutes, then rotate the loaves, turn down to 200, and open the vents for 15 minutes. Careful spraying water on the top rack because you don’t want to spray the lightbulb. I hope this helps! Good luck and congrats on your new oven!

[@w.chmurach]

@@Lidiabayne thank you so much :)

[@moneywiththemillers8373]

I’m just starting my cottage bakery journey, your oven is my dream! Where did you get your bannetons from? Finding it hard to find a cost effective supplier, thank you!

[@Lidiabayne]

Hi! Congrats on your cottage bakery!! It's taken me years to get to the point of investing in an oven. Slow growth is the best growth! I got my bannetons from amazon but I find I need to use the linen covers with them because the bannetons themselves are splintery and not great quality unfortunately. :/

[@kawagonzo6951]

u can tell right away whats most of b40 owners talk about!...upper rack cooks more than the other 2!...this doesnt happen in the b20 is weird!....actually i have seen a danish dude that owns 3 b20

[@Lidiabayne]

Interesting that the B20 isn't as uneven! I'm not sure why that would be. The more I use this oven, the more I get used to its little quirks.

[@Jessica-uk5tz]

I know it’s been a while, but do you remember about how many items you were able to take to market?

[@Lidiabayne]

I have it all written down, so yes! To the first few months of markets, I took 54 classic sourdough loaves, 11 full size focaccias, 24 mini size focaccias, and 24 packs of 3 bagels each (everything seasoned and plain). Around mid-August the market starts to wind down, so I took less then. :)

[@Misana]

You let your animals in the same space you have your food in?

[@Lidiabayne]

They hang out nearby, but I keep them out of the area where I'm working and definitely away from the food. :)