The overnight country blond is spectacular. The pages are thick and glossy and easy to read. It explains why you do the things you do, allowing for creativity and experimentation.

There’s a nice selection of sourdough recipes which is where i usually do my baking. This bread contains both wheat germ and wheat bran - creating a distinct aroma reminiscent of wheat fields during harvest. Perfect loaves of airy bread with a crisp c...  Read More

Same-day dough is my go-to for days when we spontaneously decide on pizza. I see the rationalization behind mixing by hand during certain stages.

I highly recommend forkish’s youtube how to videos as a nice companion. His approach is a little different than the info i got on-line. Watching the authors videos on youtube is incredibly helpful.

Professional baker /author is approachable and shares some hard won knowledge freely. Personal story explains the artisans mindset.

Half of the book is an ego-driven memoir of the author. The author writes way too much abouthis struggle to set up his bakery and then about his disdain for the patrons who don't understand his business. But pages and chapters describing the plight of...  Read More

Author uses obfuscation like levain and autolyse instead of common terms like sourdough and moisten. Recipes are very technical.

Amazon is sending out more and more of these clumsily bound, overweight, *-looking, hard-covers. It's impossible for a novice to know these things. Will likely return it.

Many of the procedures are unnecessarily fussy. The author writes things like have 2 dutch ovens ready for baking. This is immensely wasteful and might work in a professional baker's shop. Running a bakery is not easy.