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The cake shop owner who taught me to ditch my timer
Last month in Portland, this older baker watched me pull a sponge out at 28 minutes and shook her head. She said, 'your oven is lying to you, the cake knows first.' She made me touch the top, feel the spring, wait an extra 6 minutes. Has anyone else stopped relying on exact times and just used their hands?
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jackson.sarah1mo ago
Did a coworker ever swear by something that turned out to completely change how she baked? My friend Karen used to set her timer religiously for every single batch of cookies. One day her oven died mid-bake, so she had to finish them in a neighbor's old gas oven that ran way hot. She just watched the edges and poked the centers until they felt right, totally guessing the time. Now she never sets a timer at all, even for bread. She says her hands know way more than any beep ever did, and honestly her stuff tastes better than anything I make with my trusty phone app.
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