Max Poilaine at Work

[GianniFocaccia]

Thanks, Drake. Videos like these make me cognizant of just how much bread-baking knowledge I am short of and the need to catch up.

John

[splatgirl]

That is VERY cool. That cast iron pot business is the business. And someone should figure out how to rig a door like that for us!
I want to know if/how the baking loaves are rotated, as it seems like those at the back would end up being in for quite a bit longer. Or do you think they're all done and unloaded at once?

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Originally Posted by splatgirl

I want to know if/how the baking loaves are rotated, as it seems like those at the back would end up being in for quite a bit longer. Or do you think they're all done and unloaded at once?

My thoughts exactly! I have a hard enough time moving just a few loaves around. And I hate to think of how many times I'd accidentally dump one in that pot of water

Very cool video .....

[roobqn]

Originally Posted by dmun

I'm a little curious about that oven. Does the firebox sit directly below the oven, where the waterpan was inserted? Does it vent both around and through the baking chamber, depending on what's in the hole?

I can't remember where I read it, but he has room with 3-4 ovens made to his specifications lining the outside walls with work area in the center of the room. All of the ovens are heated from one central location.

I should go try to find that article so I am not spreading rumors.

[echopark]

The entire poilane bakery story is remarkable. when the company decided to expand, rather than build a bigger oven, they built 24 copies of the original paris oven -- apparently they are in a circle, and each is tended by a single baker.

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