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Feb 16

Mark

Hi mark, thanks for commenting!

Hi mark, thanks for commenting! When we talk about hydration percentages, we speak in terms of mass (grams) not volume. It's more convenient to measure (for some people at least) in cups. In this case, we set the flour mass to be 100% (lets say we have 500 grams of flour), and then we measure the dough hydration relative to the flour mass (e.g. 250 grams of water = 50% hydration, 500 grams of water = 100% hydration). We often aim for a hydration of 70-80% for no-knead doughs.

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Feb 5, 2021

No-Knead Bread: A Complicated Method for Very Easy Bread

A how-to based on my bread experiences I’ve been trying to make nice bread for a very long time, and I’ve made many bad loaves. This has led me to countless youtube videos and articles, and I wanted to compile what I’ve learned over the past few hundred loaves. High hydration doughs → Airy, holey bread One of the best use-cases for no-knead bread…

Bread

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Bread

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Aug 24, 2020

Why you should want to use sauerkraut to heat your room

A definitive guide by N. Ong and J. Ong What is Sauerkraut? Months into the pandemic that is COVID-19, we, as the human race, have come to see different sides of every part of life, adapting to new normals and adjusting to rapidly shifting conditions. …

Sauerkraut

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Sauerkraut

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Jul 28, 2020

Stress, Fatigue, and my Jet Engine Internship

Or, what fracture mechanics can tell us about our minds. Disclaimer: This piece is a reflection of my experience at my summer internship with Pratt and Whitney Canada (which was a very good experience). …

Internships

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Stress, Fatigue, and my Jet Engine Internship

Internships

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Published in The Startup

·Jun 28, 2020

Instant Pot and Python: Birds of a Feather

Pressure cookers are scary. They are wildly volatile creatures with a mind of their own, and we bow down in deference to their mysterious ways, hoping for leniency, praying for safety. “Please sir, take this beloved pot roast of mine, and when I rap once again at the ticking of…

Instant Pot

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Instant Pot

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