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Cooking

1 essay and 1 letter on this subject.

Essays

  • Bread Without a Timer

    A year of baking one loaf a week taught me that dough is not a recipe but a conversation, and that the clock on the oven is the least informative thing in the kitchen.

    Nell Hartigan 3 min read CookingSlow work

From the weekly letter

  • No.6

    Flour, again

    Feeding a starter that does not care about your schedule, a loaf with a lopsided crust, and the finger test.