Batch 552

For some reason the last few batches of bread have been very slow, that is to say slow first rises and slow second rises, although the resultant bread has been very good.

Yesterday, batch 552 was particularly slow, with the second rise running to four and a half hours - with the average probably being more like two and a half.

Left slightly too long on this occasion, which meant that bubbles form in the top crust, with the interesting result snapped above, with the bottom loaf interacting with the grid above in an unprecedented way. I expect that the loaves inside will be unaffected and as good as ever. Plus BH likes to graze on the bubbles.

At reference 1, I reported on the consequences of not getting the coding of the data on one's Excel workbook right at the outset. Extracting the second rise time in order to compute its distribution would be even worse, with the relevant numbers being rather lost inside a large text field and getting them out would be a serious challenge - with the bonus of an hours and minutes exercise replacing the pounds and ounces one at reference 1. Will I rise to the bait?

Reference 1: https://psmv4.blogspot.com/2020/02/more-pivot-table.html.