Let's Talk About BreadScore™ and How To Use It

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One of the tools that's available to all of you is the BreadScore™ visual analysis. Since I baked two loaves today I thought I'd share them with you and remind you how you can request your own.

I was pretty pleased with both these loaves when I pulled them from the oven this morning and thought the apple cinnamon one in particular looked great.

But when I cut into them I realized the inclusions were a bit of a mess. The olive loaf ended up as a 66 score, and the apple one at 78. Both loaves understandably scored lower on interior issues than exterior appearance.

Nonetheless they both were delicious with the olive rosemary one definitely getting the most love here at home!

The tips provided in the analysis will be helpful in my next attempt, and I found the science insights helpful for understanding the why behind what happened. The detailed breakdown in the subscores also help me understand the specific areas that I can improve on.

There are two ways to request your own BreadScore™. If you want to do it publicly, you can do that right in the community by creating a post and tagging it with the New BreadScore™ Request category. Just include a picture of your crust and crumb, a name for what you baked, and a brief description of the formula used and whatever other helpful details about the bake you'd like to add.

If you prefer to request a private BreadScore™ you can send the same information to me in a DM.

Within a couple hours (usually) I'll provide you with your BreadScore™ analysis using whichever method (public or private) you chose.

While public requests are valuable because they allow all the talented bakers here to provide you with help and support (and learn from your experience!), I recognize that not everyone is always comfortable with that. So choose whatever method is most helpful for you!

What do you think about the BreadScore™ tool?

I've used it and find it helpful

I've used it but prefer getting direct feedback from other bakers

I haven't used it but would like to in the future

Not my thing

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