Posts by Tom Hambly

I've put together a roundup of my favorite posts on this website that help you to make the best pizza at home. These are the posts that have the most valuable bits of information, and of course, my...

So you've made a sourdough starter and now want to get making bread. Once you've fed the starter, given time it will eventually start bubbling up with gas. But not all starter will have the same...

Managing dough around your busy schedule is an important part of being a happy baker. Sometimes you might want to leave dough rise all day, and sometimes over night is better so it can be baked in...

Turning out your sourdough to see it collapse on the worktop is extremely frustrating especially when you spent all those hours preparing it. Collapsed loaves never regain their height, but still do...

Bread blowing out the side is a common problem for artisan loaves and sourdough. We often see irregular shapes where the dough has risen unevenly and not risen upwards as intended. An often...

Plain flour is a store cupboard staple in the UK which most people have to make cakes and biscuits. Bread making is on the rise and you might be wondering if you can reach for the plain flour when...