Sourdough EAR: Curved Blade VS. Straight Blade

Does a curved razor blade really work better than a straight blade for getting an EAR on your sourdough bread? Let's test it out!
In this video I used the UFO lame as my straight razor blade and the ARC lame as my curved razor blade. Both lames are made by Wire Monkey Shop in the USA.
Wire Monkey Shop is offering a 10% discount on all of its lames to Grant Bakes viewers. So, if you want one of these lames, use my affiliate links below for a nice discount!
UFO Lame - www.grantbakes.com/UFO
ARC Lame - www.grantbakes.com/ARC
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[@GrantBakes]

Use these links to get a 10% discount on Wire Monkey Shop lames. UFO Lame - www.grantbakes.com/UFO ARC Lame - www.grantbakes.com/ARC

[@the_bread_code]

Great video! Thanks for looking at this!

[@GrantBakes]

Definitely! I was very curious about this one.

[@atekambal8560]

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[@nozawalm]

I've been baking bread at home (amateur) and using a knife to score my breads. Now I'm considering buying blades and just learnt that you can score with curved blades. (Then I found your video, thank you!). Is there any situation where the curved blade will make a better job?

[@bobbyhill9444]

Grant I can't get my starter to double in size unless I use whole wheat or rye flour. If I use white unbleached bread or all-purpose flour the starter only partially rises. Any advice?

[@simplybeautifulsourdough8920]

I am not surprised by the results of this at all! I've seen no difference regardless of the type of lame that I use. The most important things for getting a good ear, in my opinion, are not being over fermented and surface tension.

[@GrantBakes]

Not over fermenting is key! I've had that problem too.

[@mariamauricio2668]

Mr. Yoder! It's me from 5 grade, Juan Carlos! So nice to see how you've been

[@GrantBakes]

Juan Carlos, espero que te vaya bien! Gracias por el comentario.

[@mariamauricio2668]

@@GrantBakes I am doing pretty good, Thanks!