What Life Was Like For A Baker During The Victorian Era | Victorian Bakers | Absolute History

[@sarahwatson3192]

That little girl in the green raincoat literally stole all my attention and you can see her face change the second her mom or dad spotted her in front of the camera.

[@sarahwatson3192]

10:32 for anyone wondering what I’m talking about.

[@v.marcoq.1393]

She's so charismatic.

[@lunaballuna]

I thought it was so cute lol I love how they decided to leave her in 😀

[@Kasyom]

When she popped in and waved 'hi😃', I smiled and waved 'hi😄' back too.

[@WalkingRoscoe]

Very cool.

[@mj.p.3423]

I love the bakers, they all had great personalities and good chemistry. I would like to see a video with them again.

[@josefinbjork1086]

There is a christmas version of this too if you havent seen it you should its really good

[@rlmtrelomatt7390]

@@josefinbjork1086 Hello. Which is the title of the christmas show? :)

[@josefinbjork1086]

@@rlmtrelomatt7390 Victorian bakers christmas . If you just type that is should come up. Have u seen the farm ones there is a tudor christmas one of those its really good

[@rlmtrelomatt7390]

@@josefinbjork1086 Thank you for the rapid response, and yes the farm and others ones are very good. Ruth Goodman and Cº. 👍👍

[@josefinbjork1086]

@@rlmtrelomatt7390 i wish they would show the farm ones in schools all you learn is about wars and Kings and queens

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

I loved how Harpreet admitted that the Victorian bakers had her beat in certain aspects of confectionery.

[@Lobos222]

If I was a baker. I would have read those books. Not because I would learn the basics, but because one might pick up something "classic" that one could bring back as a product or find out something indirectly one could try. Those type of books contain allot of indirect inspiration because they are made in a totally different manner than the same text books today, for obvious and good reason, but inspiration is separate from learning the actual trade.

[@tarstarkusz]

Harpeet need to go back home!!!! OUT OF BRITAIN!

[@remijager2]

The gent who runs the industrial bakery is such a wonderful man. Really loved watching everyone see their profession through the ages, of course, but he was my absolute favorite. Just kind of a nice joy to get to try and learn something in his 50s that should be a model for us all.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

I do think he had a better sense of the timescale of it all than maybe the younger bakers. You really see it set in for everybody in this episode, but I think he's sort of realized it sooner.

[@Levacque]

He's funny, too. That joke about the whole meal bread was extremely British: toilet humour hidden behind layers of nice words!

[@Iandaprix]

For all the comments complaining of Harpreet being bossy... I think she's being pretty reasonable given that they are trying to replicate a high-end and very specific product. Three people who don't have experience making pastries could very easily mess up a batch without somebody over their shoulder. And in 1900, with all that competition they mentioned, I'd say the boss had a right to be demanding if they wanted quality. Nobody ever seems to complain when they see celebrity chefs being demanding.

[@dyadica7151]

Not just that, but a ruined batch would be a very costly mistake.

[@snood4743]

Kind of silly for people to complain about her being bossy considering she was the confectionery expert and they were untrained in that area of baking. She was literally the boss in that situation!

[@clumsypixels2669]

Also, she isn't being bossy, she is managing.

[@SammyTheHuman]

yeah. the bossing was nice, i think it made for a more enjoyable show, having them pretend like they actually had to run a proper business. i really didnt like all the feminist comments tho. especially cus she expected getting help from the men whenever it got too hard or disgusting.

[@cruisepaige]

No one called the older guy bossy when they were doing bread. #patriatchy

[@rapipanmanoch6470]

All those colors and accessories for cakes and confectionery. Suddenly the Mad Hatter’s tea party actually looks less nutter than I thought. It’s just late Victorian.

[@juliajs1752]

The excitement and enthusiasm whenever they get their hands on new tools is just heartwarming. These people really love their craft!

[@florasoft5016]

Being German, I really envy the British for these amazing documentaries. This series was one of the best I've ever seen. The passion and enthusiasm these guys have for their profession and product is heartwarming. (And to think I've just gone low carb...)

[@davidfence6939]

Hopefully you've stayed low carb because I bet it's for health reasons. As a fat American, I am doing low carb. We eat too many carbs in the West. It's awesome to see these bakers, but I do wish baked goods were more of a treat and luxury than the every day additions to our diet. Make them with much higher quality ingredients and charge the increased cost. Lower the cost on lower carb vegetables and meats/seafood to increase our health and quality of life. Have the breads at an afternoon tea on a weekend. Have the pastry to celebrate a wedding or a meeting. Not every day as a substitute for a healthier meal. While the access to better food for all is great, this also led to pushing cheap food. Bread is cheap to manufacture. And yes, that includes "health breads".

[@-----REDACTED-----]

It may only some solace but at least Germany still has a somewhat thriving bread culture 😊

[@MrManniG]

Also german here: You maybe want to try the "Der Letzte seines Standes" documentarys if you haven't seen them. Also very good is the "Alltagskulturen im Rheinland" channel, allthough those documentarys are from about the 80's and 90's

[@markfryer9880]

@@davidfence6939 David, here in Melbourne, Australia we really notice just how sickly sweet a lot of US made foods are. I'm thinking of things like your Oreo biscuits, Krispy Kreme and the like. We have a more British style to our breads, cakes and pastries, but now we also have a lot of influences from Europe and Asia. Anyway, I think that you will find that compared to the rest of the world that your foods are very mass produced, high in sugar or HFCS, and high in added salt and other preservatives and food colourings. Apparently the queues lining up for food are long and the serving sizes are ridiculously large. Like the only place we can get jumbo serves of soft drinks is at the cinema to match the popcorn sizes. That HFCS is also something to watch out for as it seems to pop up in way to many of your foods and drinks, all because it is cheaper than using sugar made from sugar cane or sugar beets. Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@DaGleese]

You've gone low carb in Germany? IMPOSSIBLE!

[@bparrish517]

Excellent casting, AH-all personable, capable, good chemistry. A bonus for them is that what they probably thought a bit of a lark ended up bringing greater public respect to their industry and their personal businesses. Well done!

[@be6715]

I love how they work together so well, and have such great comments. Oh, and how the men have grown their facial hair to match the times. Best comment: "Do you really want a factory bloke from Balmsley...." LOL.

[@angelkaterose]

BREAD - 100% Pure & healthy - guaranteed 99% sweat & toenail-free - Many shapes - Impress the neighbours!

[@sabrinarosario6499]

Toenail free 😂😂😂

[@angelwhispers2060]

That could be a Victorian advert with very little effort 😀😃😄

[@amyrivers4093]

I have OCD when it comes to hygiene and germs being anywhere near where I eat or a part of the food product itself. I have to say that I have many health issues including having an overactive immune system that kills the good bacteria along with the bad.

[@angelkaterose]

@@amyrivers4093 I'm sorry to hear about your health issues. I'm also very sensitive to a lot of things so I can't imagine living in the Victorian era.

[@amyrivers4093]

@@angelkaterose thank you for your kind words. I have had all but one metre of my intestine removed due to blockages caused by Crohns disease ulceration. It severely limits what I can eat and I have many other health issues and complications to cope with too. I also have high functioning aspergers and one of my traits is the texture of some food but also I don't like foods mixed up for example a stirfry. Eleven years ago I was given two years to live. This is because I was no longer able to eat and drink enough to maintain my weight so I was fed (TPN) through IVs like Central lines. Each line should last about 10 years and I had five lines in the space of six months due to them clotting or getting infected. New veins grew back tiny and all over the place and they bleed easy so I was having internal and external bleeds. I have quite a few in my one metre of intestine and they caused many bleeds leading to me quickly loose consciousness and my parents would find me in a pool of blood (I have an ileostomy and so I knew how many litres of blood I was loosing) and my body totally shutting down. I've had to be resuscitated too many times to count. So the TPN option was no longer viable so that is why they gave me two years at the most. I wasn't going to settle for that and so I learnt ways to add extra calories in food and liquid form. It's hard and a day to day battle but I'm still here fighting and I enjoy the good days and get through the bad. I hope that your food sensitivities still allow you to enjoy food without any pain. Xx

[@carvenstud]

I usually dont watch any food related programs but somehow this one showed up on my feed and I gave it a try. I loved every minute of it. The cast members were great, likeable, there was not fake 'reality' drama, and you can just tell how passionate they are about their craft. Very, very enjoyable to watch.

[@LilyLovecraft]

What the history channel could have been, but instead they gave us nazi aliens.

[@reemiereems7567]

Exactly

[@nadyayap2714]

And a Viking king that got killed by his psycho brother instead of being crowned.

[@cyzcyt]

And endless scripted reality TV shows

[@Mindy56743]

That is the truth! I used to love watching the history channel and now they are crazy. Remember when MTV was music? Now it is crap also.

[@a.d.6637]

😂

[@hiddenshadow2105]

I commend Duncan on actually doing his facial hair in accordance to the fashion of time, moustache and all.

[@Shelbkip]

I am loving this series. honestly, this whole channel has consumed my life over the last half a year since I found it. And I have never been happier. thank you for sharing all of this wonderful content! please continue to do so!!!!

[@amyrivers4093]

Shelby I'm glad that I'm not the only one. I just subscribed to this channel about 10 days ago and I can't stop watching it. It's one thing to read and study history but to see it happening makes it more realistic and possible to imagine. Due to health issues I have a lot of time being bedridden and channels like this one literally help me to cope because I use mindfulness as a way to control pain through total distraction which doesn't always happen with other channels I watch. Like you I hope that there are many more videos to come. I can imagine in many years from now different generations may be watching videos about what life is like in 21st century. We often forget that our lives with be a part of future history because it seems like nothing much until covid hit that could match the interest from future generations.

[@margaretbedwell58]

@@amyrivers4093 Wouldn't it have been wonderful to learn about history (and geography and science) by watching these Absolute History videos. I have thoroughly enjoyed all the eras and so far I really love the Edwardian era. Going from totally manual labor into the age of industrialization. Seeing it is so much more profound.

[@amyrivers4093]

@@margaretbedwell58 hi, I think some of us were born in the wrong Era. My love of history came from when I was fourteen (I'm now 43) my English teacher (Mrs Clausen) skipped past Shakespeare and set us 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and 'Hiroshima' to read and learn about. I had a lot of really amazing teachers that in some way understood what was important to teach and what wasn't going to be of much use to us in the future. I've watched a lot of videos from Holocaust survivors speaking about what they experienced and I felt a need to watch these videos before there was no one left to tell them as my way to pay my respect to each person. The recreation of life in England has been just as eye opening and educational as people speaking about the Holocaust. I want to be respectful of the struggles, the good times and all that entails. I stay in hope that we will not make the same mistakes however with racism at its worse we are failing. I find it really hard to understand any sort of negativity and hatred of others. It's nice to hear from someone kind like yourself. I hope that you and your family are safe and well especially with Delta Covid changing the way we live. Xx

[@margaretbedwell58]

@@amyrivers4093 thank you for your reply. I applaud you for continuing to learn about history and all, not only to enable you to understand so hopefully we won't repeat, but also to honor those before us who met these struggles head on. I am old enough to be your grandma and I delight in your views.

[@brittanyvaughn3691]

Same!!! I listen to it on my commute everyday and I love it lol.

[@kate2create738]

It's amazing to witness 1 reign with different time periods that reflect the different views living in such an Era. Really liked the team in this series, no one gave each other a hard time, just bakers who loved to learn the craft of their field through history's eyes.

[@cathpalug1221]

Weird for you to say that now

[@DavidBriggsAdventures]

That was the book I had to study when taking a role in my Family's Bakery business. I stared sheeting cookies at the age of 8. By 15, I was decorating cakes and making gum paste flowers for wedding cakes. The "old way" may take a little while longer, but it's the mark of a master to truly work from scratch. I had to learn by the old way of apprenticeship. When I went out into the working world, I became the indispensable Chef. I can roast a prime rib, and ice a wedding cake in the time it takes to roast. This sort of multifaceted Chef trained in the Guarde system through apprenticeship and specialization is unheard of today. I'm from the last generation fortunate enough to come up under that system of training. I hope we can revive that in some way as we evolve to meet the culinary demands of future generations.

[@margaretbedwell58]

So true. Many trades have been lost. College is not for every one. And personally, I wish the trades would make a comeback beginning in middle school. Most don't even teach home ec anymore, let alone electrical or wood craft.

[@sianwarwick633]

Well done 👏 you !

[@ratsock]

After the hellish nightmare of the episode about baking in industrial London this episode just gave me a big smile all throughout. Cant imagine how the bakers themselves were feeling

[@patmonte8426]

I was about to say this too!

[@StonedtotheBones13]

Especially at the end, with their families. Like they're not just selling things to strangers, they're having a well earned tea with ppl they love.

[@sianwarwick633]

I'm just about to look at it. The thumbnail isn't promising 😕

[@Merylstreep1949]

Absolute History is like Crack for History buffs, please more more more and BRING BACK RUTH GOODMAN AND ANNIE TOO FOR 2021!!!!!

[@vincentperratore4395]

I love those two girls!

[@cyruspernes6348]

Also peter ginn

[@angelwhispers2060]

All of these programs were originally produced by the BBC and then absolute history bought the licensing off older shows you realize that right? The BBC's Twitter's very responsive

[@KoriEmerson]

Only if Ruth cuts her DAMN nails.

[@sarahrickman6609]

Love that Ruth. She's genuine.

[@sorenlorenson8327]

The older guy with glasses is just so lovely and a peace maker

[@sianwarwick633]

Experience eh ? 😊

[@hwhy2]

The historical context and changes of the era is of course so fascinating throughout the series but I actually wish I saw even more of the bakers analyzing the texts and techniques; it feels so short!

[@romxxii]

I think they could've stretched this out to 13 episodes.

[@firelunamoon]

Love how Harpreet is such a natural boss lady lol

[@Dmitrisnikioff]

And she finally gets to flex her skills too

[@rockandrollude]

What I love about her is the realization about how the Victorians had many complicated confectionaries that her 21st century mind was doubtful of and was shocked how easy they designs came out successfully. They had many weird things back then, but there are some ingenious things the Victorians did that should be brought back to our era.

[@snazzypazzy]

She is killing it! Love it

[@danielkim7841]

"All you boys did was waive your willies around for 8 days instead of working!!"

[@cyb11114]

I love how eager she is to get back to her own work and learn new things or incorporate them into her own goods it’s amazing

[@stephaniesaal247]

Would really really love to see more episodes of this out of the victorian era - 1940's bakeries during WW2, and maybe even a deep dive into modern bakeries? Love the show!

[@tora2150]

''Bread would never be so important in our diet from now on'. *audible german gasp*

[@sarahwatson3192]

*faints in French Canadian.*

[@DansuB4nsu03]

*stares silently in Russian while chewing a piece of rye bread*

[@--enyo--]

I mean, they’re talking about Britain...

[@amyrivers4093]

I would prefer it the other way around and only eat bread by choice.

[@dallasapollo]

“The three of you waved your willies around for EIGHT DAYS!” Lol tell it girl!

[@stevencooper4422]

16:58 4000 willie wavers were German!

[@Hero101010]

She waved her willie back when the dough mixing was all manual lmao

[@danielkim7841]

It is a fascinating concept this show. They make u live the reality of Victorian England and make you use the techniques, technology, and products of the day. It is a pretty fascinating show

[@sarahm9331]

The attention to detail in the costume design in this series is wonderful, they go so far as shaping the men's beards into that periods style.

[@aksez2u]

I wish it was easier to find the videos that go together in a series. The titles are a bit inconsistent, there is no numbering, links or playlists that I can find. Otherwise, great videos, very enjoyable and informative!

[@bearo8]

I have recently learned that my great grandmother was from a family of bakers. This series was really interesting in learning more about their work. This would have been roughly between 1850 and 1900 in rural Silesia. So I think the first part of this series applies most.

[@Canuck13]

This episode is by far my favourite! Pleasing and informative. I love this series. I always thought I would have loved to have been a pastry chef. I loved this and haven’t changed my mind. My in-laws were raised in British India and I had never eaten tongue till I met them. Delicious. They had enjoyed being part of the upper classes there, while I come from working class Anglo-Saxon Canadian background.

[@daandevos122]

I've really been liking this series so far, really interesting how the technology, lifestyle and wishes of the people changed and shapes the work of the baker (though the villages where the first episode was set likely will not have followed a similar course). Edit: I also love the cast of 4 bakers which were found, with the family bakery, passed down from generation to generation, to the industrial baker, which likely supplies supermarkets etc, a perspective which will be rarely seen, and someone who started baking out of love for the craft, and the artisanal side of it. The pattiseresse (idk the correct word) felt slightly out of it during the first episodes, but she really found her stride in this one.

[@DreamQueenScream]

I love this team, please bring them back for more baking history, I cannot stop watching this series. I absolutely love all these bakers and historians, top notch work ❤️

[@Merylstreep1949]

Annie is absolutely adorable and I'm sad this series is over 😢

[@131dyana]

Even a modern baker has to start baking at 2:00 A.M. Just open at 8 or 9:00 A. M. Baking is not for those that want an easy job. We take bread for granted now. so sad. We must remember how hard it is to bake for the public. Thank you for this video.

[@readMEinkbooks]

In the 1980s, we had musket loaves available in Zimbabwe. (Don't know if they are still available). We called them tea loaves, I think. And toasted slices of these are perfect for a poached egg on toast.

[@nomdeguerre247]

That sounds delicious!

[@genb6413]

You can still get them where I am. We get them from our local french/vietnamese bakery. We call them tank loaf tho.

[@ayoutubewatcher2849]

I found their reaction to tongue hilarious. As a child of east European parents, we didn't eat it all the time, but sliced tongue was pretty normal. It has a pretty unique texture for meat. I find it quite tasty. Use as much of the animal as you can!

[@utej.k.bemsel4777]

Tongue is absolutely fine.

[@amylee3531]

Yup! Right now in my freezer I have livers, ox tails,chicken feet, chicken hearts and pigs feet. It's not WHERE it comes from on the animals folks. I'm in southern Ontario.

[@sticccboi3886]

Lol the little girl waving at the camera made my day

[@sarahwatson3192]

She stole all my attention.

[@RJ-dd6zl]

@@sarahwatson3192 timestamp????

[@RJ-dd6zl]

@@sarahwatson3192 nvm I saw it

[@victoriahill7857]

Boy, I just gained 5 pounds of weight on me. Just watching this show! What a tasty history lesson. Thank you very much 😊.

[@DH007-w2d]

Hello from France et merci beaucoup. Although we live in different countries, I can clearly see my ancestors in this series. Good stuff, here.

[@amyrivers4093]

I live in New Zealand and we have a franchise called Bakers Delight and they, in my opinion have the best bread that I can get locally and a good variety as well. I will never go back to supermarket bread. I went to Paris for a week while I was staying at my sister's house in England and your bread is incredible. The flavor that you get into your bread is incredible. I'd get a French stick (that is the name we use) using my limited French and I'd nibble on it all day. I'd love to visit again but sadly it won't be for various reasons. Xx

[@Mindy56743]

Definitely would like to see more of what happens when you step into the Edwardian era with the bakeries. Baking is my passion and I have worked for several years to learn about sourdough and to learn now that the first yeast was from beer seems like a wonderful next step.

[@enforcerlucario932]

45:29 well so this is why we can see some bakery sell subs for lunch and bread and sweets due to this innovation. I do love this part of history

[@kfl611]

I think this was very well presented, with a lot of background info. They should have paid them a wage from the period and asked them to then go out and make purchases to get more of a real feel as to how much all their hard work could purchase. Like the 1900 house series.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

Seeing how victorian recipes and crafts were so colourful and artistic, makes me wish colour photograph was invented a century earlier.

[@cyzcyt]

What "John the bread factory boss" said is so true. Evolve or go out of business

[@lilmissriss93]

What I find amazing is that to this day, we still have bakeries😃 I regularly go to our local bakery for AMAZING fresh bread (unsliced & in a paper bag). While the supermarket sliced breads have their place in the setting of social ‘convenience’, there’s nothing like a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery🤤

[@AMiniki]

Feels weird to see Alex without Ruth and Peter… and clean wearing modern clothes… but he is great!

[@sarahrickman6609]

Yea I thought the same. You get used to something and it's weird when your people aren't together anymore. Its like they just got so naturally together.

[@moriarty8197]

Seeing the bakers Industry coming full circle once again is such a tremendous tragedy. Now the artisan bakers are getting pushed out of business by large international companies, that once again try to control the product from start to finish and try to cheap out on the product, not with chalk but with dough additives that would make any Victorian Baker blush.

[@utej.k.bemsel4777]

As an german confectioner i had to learn how to make: pastry, marzipan, ice, pralines, jams, icings, cakes, pate, fillings, creams, waffles, tarts, pies, cookies, bisquits, petite fours, pizza, noodles, strudel, candies, candied fruit, Baumkuchen, wedding cakes, .... And all from scratch. We also learned how to present our products in shop windows. Now they use all kinds of convenience products. And you don't have the time to do it with love anymore. It's all about "time is money!" I'm glad to not work in the food industry anymore! Now i work as an othopedic shoemaker.

[@captnsteaks3114]

Oh I'm also a german confectioner. I learned in a "traditional" shop where we don't use any convenient products and make pretty much everything from scratch (I mean no "just ad water and it's done" type of products. We did use ready made fondant or marzipan). My boss was choleric though. Like pretty much every boss in the food industry. I had to quit after seven years because one: you don't earn enough money to sustain yourself even though you have to work 6 days a week with workdays that range between 8-10 hours. And two: I had severe back and neck problems that required therapy at 24!! So I quit and almost 2 years later and all my health problems are gone and I noticed I'm less agitated and don't have such a short fuse anymore.

[@xXDeathMelodyXx]

This series is healing for the soul😭please, more of this content!!

[@emilybetsch9785]

I love when the bakers pause and are almost stuns by their brain turn excitement of new product ideas. It shows their passion.

[@InTeCredo]

@42:40 Those people must have highly tuned skill to slice the bread thinly and uniformly! I couldn't even do that...

[@mollysministuff]

Yeah, I've made homemade bread a handful of times and the thinnest I could slice it is probably more than 1/2 inch

[@webx135]

Yeah I'd immediately make a DIY jig I would use to guide the blade.

[@melvincubyx3818]

I have so much respect for the bakers in this era. It’s totally different from the movies which portrays an image of a simple, happy, and peaceful countryside. There is so much to tell. Coming from a country that was once a former colony of a European country, I thought that all the people from Europe used to be rich, but not until this era when people still experienced poverty and buying a cheap bread nowadays would cost a big amount of a day’s salary in Victorian era.

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

I recall my baker delivering bread by horse and cart to our house. My favourite was what is referred to in the clip as musket-loaf. We Australians called it Pipe-Bread.

[@jamesbishop5119]

Guess whose back, back again? Bakers back! I have no life...

[@someonewithsomename]

Who let the bread out? Who? Who? Who who?

[@blazeelvirafirehoof7844]

naker's back, bake again. cake again, bread again, rolls again, sweets again, nanana bake bake bake, nanana bake bake bake. ;^)

[@BB-hx1nk]

Well...you could bake ;0)

[@rah-bee811]

This documentary series has been so incredibly informative!

[@4mySweetheart369]

I've enjoyed this series so much. Well done and keep them coming.

[@MasterBaker2020]

Love this series!

[@arlene9993]

I have that set of books in my library. So jam-packed with information. I am simply a home baker but they’ve taught me so much. Just wonderful to see them in use here. ❤

[@thitipornwongpakawat1579]

11.18 ........ IT WAS ME!!!!!!!!

[@girlnextdoorgrooming]

Described as a typical Victorian.

[@Pandorash8]

This has been a wonderful series! Thank you xx

[@mahzikamikazi9719]

@10:32secs When the little girl jumps in the camera shot and waves LOL so cute!!!

[@Blurb777]

I'm terribly allergic to flour products - so what do you think I do for a living? I bake! And I LOVE it! And, being a history buff, I love this newly found channel. Thank you for a job well done!!!!

[@symbionese2348]

Sorta like having a recovering alcoholic for a bar-tender, eh? I rejoice that you can make a living as a baker. It is a demanding craft.

[@Blurb777]

@@symbionese2348 Hahaha! Truth!!! And, yes, it is a demanding craft but oh, so satisfying.🙂

[@theresesprinkle2103]

I love watching programs like this. I found it very interesting.

[@evilgnomekitty5021]

That little kid in the green coat at 10:33 changed the entire mood of the statement he was trying to get across

[@joanbaker3710]

Many years ago i remember a horseshoe roll with poppy seeds, dont see them anymore either. I did spot an advertisement for Burgoynes Australian wines! @17.31. One of Australias biggest wine importers.

[@kille7543]

That 6 sided mold is perfect for sandwich bread you get 6 triangles of each slice and only have to cut the crust of one side of each sandwich.

[@margaretbedwell58]

Good thinking. That part of cutting the crust off only one side never occurred to me. All I saw were the triangles.

[@lexis.hobbies]

Was watching this nonchalantly just now until I spotted a clip of my friend at 11:18 ... did more than a double take and messaged her right away. What are the odds ?!! She's famous now ... lol

[@lexis.hobbies]

@@staramoth Yes. Do you know her too ? ?!!

[@lexis.hobbies]

@@staramoth hahaha ... OK ... that would be too much of Stranger Things if you do.

[@B3ll3r0ph0nt3s]

What a wonderful and inspiring series. Thank you very much!

[@angelsele]

Love the series, please more

[@Ebbagull]

I love the evolution of the artisan guy! It really seems he's grown so much and learned to appreciate things in a different way! 😁

[@ariellebrowne]

Hostly throughout this series they have all been gems especially Harpreet and the older John

[@Lily_of_valley]

Helppp!! I can't stop watching all the documentary.

[@lashawndabug5245]

The little girl in the green coat waving to the camera was so cute

[@suzannejones5992]

Really good programme, thank you.

[@SliceydiceyCookingNicey]

these documentaries on the lives have been so incredibly interesting !!! I am awful at baking bread, but i did pour myself a glass of wine and watch them start to finish. So much taken for granted, so much tradition, so much wonder !!!!!! Absolutely wonderful !!!!

[@EmilyJelassi]

More baking history videos please!!

[@joshschneider9766]

Ah man look at those gorgeous ovens!! I would literally let them pay me in food in exchange for working there! And that mixer! Like time stood still.

[@369Sigma]

This series has been an absolute treat! I'm always amazed you guys release this content for free

[@allankennolf]

I saw this when it first came out, didn't even realize it was Alex hosting... 😁😁

[@debbralehrman5957]

I know I think I was half way thru the first show. Seeing the Green Valley then Time Team. And others in between he pops up all over.

[@sianwarwick633]

Quite a revelation eith all those colourful icings fondants and all that lovely butter and eggs. A beautiful crumb on the white sandwich loves. Sumptuous bread loaves

[@dianasilver3832]

To the middle of the video i could smell the bread and it smells wonderful. Like heaven

[@Levacque]

26:40 you could sell that horseshoe today with the "slice of good luck" slogan and people would line up for them each morning. And then it's kinda hilarious that when he's discussing the possibility of dangerous food dyes, it shows Harpreet using green of all colours! Scheele's Green was a particularly popular shade containing lead, copper sulfate, AND arsenic. It was one of the most popular textile and food dyes for a couple decades before it was fully realized what was happening.

[@prettywiltsforthee4763]

27:55 Huh, it's the "La Donna è Mobile" melody 29:10 And this is the "Nutcracker"!

[@l.michelle3497]

Those loaves look and sound Absolutely delicious . Do you have recipes I could use to try and create at home ? Love the chaps no chin beard. Very handsome 👍👍

[@adrianned4230]

I love seeing the way baking and culture changes in this series though it's clear some mindsets still need to be let go of. Duncan is talking over Harpreet since day 1 so what I see is he doesn't respect her. It has nothing to do with her being bossy.

[@Strothy2]

pls do the same for other trades!!!!

[@generalians]

Harpreet was totally right. She is a fireball, but she is right. Good on her for showing her stuff and makin them breadboyz work their arses off.

[@elizabethbush5293]

Its almost 8 o'clock at night and now i want to try my hand at bread again 🤣

[@SuperMarkizas]

Wonder if any of these bakers used the tidbits they learned in their businesses afterwards.

[@famhuideng4132]

I do hope that they can bring in The Sweet Makers series . Confectionary making in the Tudor period.

[@BebbaDubbs]

The literal Industrial Baker guy realizes he's doing, in the 21st century, what they did during the Industrial Revolution at 13:35 is just too much!

[@Bims-t5b]

The sofistication of the baking at this time is astonishing compared to previously in the time period

[@StonedtotheBones13]

Quite lovely to see them all sort of come into their own, while still learning from the past. I really love that each one of them learned something that could apply today and that might help their businesses. Also really loved that Harpreet was sort of the foreman here (tho they each had their specialties, and listened to the others' expertise). Sort of a shot back at the unfairness of it all back then, and a reminder that some things change for the better (girl power! 😉). Also John on the thumbnail could be the Stroehmann bread guy if he had a glorious mustache (was also quite interesting to see the clothes and hair change through the ages).

[@tinmy3094]

I love the child at 10:32 waving at the camera

[@mariesahota1478]

What an addictive series

[@turtlemike5279]

24:37 He's got a point. I hate trend chasing but as Someone who works under a boss like this I can see Profits means more then how good it taste.

[@elbowsbuns1896]

Can't believe these videos are free

[@patriciametz3364]

This is the stuff that makes history exciting!

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thank you for another great series.

[@mandakinibaruah5622]

Highly skilled and industrious people. Great creativity.😊

[@melflo4651]

More of this type of videos, please 🙏