Wheat flour is the backbone of most baked goods, making up over half of a bread recipe and about a quarter of a cake. That’s why keeping an eye on your flour quality (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/flour-quality/) is crucial for optimal product development. The key is picking a flour that works well with your application and process in order to get the texture, flavor, and consistency you’re aiming for, each and every single time.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Dimitrios Argyriou, Managing Director at Grainair. Grainar (https://grainar.com) offers innovative solutions that help bakers improve the quality of their products. With a solid scientific background and more than 80 years of experience, they constantly explore the latest developments in biotechnology, cereal science, and industrial analytics.
Talk About Flour Power
Some topics covered include:
The intricacies of flour milling
Getting the most out of R&D
Balancing experience and objective data
Baking as a multifactorial process
The importance of sharing knowledge
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Wheat flour is the backbone of most baked goods, making up over half of a bread recipe and about a quarter of a cake. That’s why keeping an eye on your flour quality (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/flour-quality/) is crucial for optimal product development. The key is picking a flour that works well with your application and process in order to get the texture, flavor, and consistency you’re aiming for, each and every single time.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Dimitrios Argyriou, Managing Director at Grainair. Grainar (https://grainar.com) offers innovative solutions that help bakers improve the quality of their products. With a solid scientific background and more than 80 years of experience, they constantly explore the latest developments in biotechnology, cereal science, and industrial analytics.
Talk About Flour Power
Some topics covered include:
The intricacies of flour milling
Getting the most out of R&D
Balancing experience and objective data
Baking as a multifactorial process
The importance of sharing knowledge
EP103: Exploring Flour and Fermentation with a Bread Sommelier
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2 months ago
EP103: Exploring Flour and Fermentation with a Bread Sommelier
Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products.
Baking Up A Passion For Bread
Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish
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BAKED in Science
Wheat flour is the backbone of most baked goods, making up over half of a bread recipe and about a quarter of a cake. That’s why keeping an eye on your flour quality (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/flour-quality/) is crucial for optimal product development. The key is picking a flour that works well with your application and process in order to get the texture, flavor, and consistency you’re aiming for, each and every single time.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Dimitrios Argyriou, Managing Director at Grainair. Grainar (https://grainar.com) offers innovative solutions that help bakers improve the quality of their products. With a solid scientific background and more than 80 years of experience, they constantly explore the latest developments in biotechnology, cereal science, and industrial analytics.
Talk About Flour Power
Some topics covered include:
The intricacies of flour milling
Getting the most out of R&D
Balancing experience and objective data
Baking as a multifactorial process
The importance of sharing knowledge