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Milling Toward Ruchmehl

Milling Toward Ruchmehl

On closing the gap between a Komo mill, Grand Teton Ancient grains, and the flour my sister used to bring from Basel. Or the connecting points between great bread, home milled flour, Swiss baking techniques, and the glorious grains that come out of eastern Idado. ...

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Filippo Drago #repost

Filippo Drago #repost

Years ago, I  heard about a Sicilian miller Filippo Drago using ancient grains to produce world class flour that yields first class breads. Later I had the chance to meet the man in New York, thanks to the Bronx-based Italian food importer Gustiamo who introduced me...

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Baguettes

Baguettes

Baguette crumb Years ago, one of my baking teachers warned us that baguettes are among the easiest of breads to bake but among the hardest to prepare. Recently, I made a batch using long retarded dough with mixed milled grains (e.g. buckwheat, sesame, and lentils). My...

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Mock Mill

While I have a Komo mill at home, at work I was using an old mill attachment for my mixer. A few weeks ago, I decided to splurge and ordered a Mock Mill 100 from Breadtopia, the company's American distributor. On arrival, the hopper broke and calibration issues...

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Filippo Drago

Years ago, I  heard about a Sicilian miller using ancient grains to produce world class flour that yields first class breads. Later I had the chance to meet the man in New York, thanks to the Bronx-based Italian food importer Gustiamo who introduced me to Fillipo...

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