The kitchen journal

Useful things,
kept close.

Read a method, work through a small calculation, or make a more deliberate equipment choice. Notes to come back to, with a place for the details.

9 entries shown

Flour, water and starter beside a proofing basket.

Baking & bakeware

Baker’s percentage, without the mystery.

Why flour is always 100%, how to turn the percentages into grams and what hydration numbers leave out.

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An overhead arrangement of bakeware, measuring tools and a cup.

Baking & bakeware

Will the bake fit this pan?

A sensible way to compare pan bases, with the limits that matter before changing a recipe.

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A flour bowl and bench scraper beside a cup on the walnut table.

Baking & bakeware

Two different changes. One careful notebook.

How to frame gluten-free, vegan and combined baking projects without promising a universal substitution.

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Two trays of focaccia in the same rustic kitchen setting.

Prep tools

Make more. Keep the method clear.

Scale ingredient weights accurately, then reconsider the bowl, pan and order of work.

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A roasted chicken and vegetables in a skillet beside a bowl of potatoes.

Cookware

Choose a first pan around a real meal.

A buying worksheet for size, handles, surface and care, before comparing a wall of cookware.

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A skillet, knife, whisk and mortar arranged on the kitchen table.

Countertop cooking

Build a useful kitchen, one gap at a time.

A task-first equipment budget that leaves room for the small things you need to use and care for a purchase.

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Nested mixing bowls and wooden measuring spoons on the table.

Everyday cooking

Read a recipe before you reach for the bowl.

A five-minute preparation habit for spotting waiting time, divided ingredients and equipment changes.

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Different round and rectangular baking pans arranged together.

Cookware

Choose a focaccia pan that fits your bake

Compare a focaccia pan by recipe size, inside base, wall depth, material and care. Work through a pan-area example before buying another tray.

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A balance scale with flour beside a metal scoop.

Prep tools

Read the scale before weighing the small ingredients

Display increments, accuracy and capacity answer different questions. Match a kitchen scale to the smallest ingredient amount before scaling a bake.

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Useful things,
kept close.

Baker’s percentage, without the mystery.

Will the bake fit this pan?

Two different changes. One careful notebook.

Make more. Keep the method clear.

Choose a first pan around a real meal.

Build a useful kitchen, one gap at a time.

Read a recipe before you reach for the bowl.

Choose a focaccia pan that fits your bake

Read the scale before weighing the small ingredients

Seven shelves in the library.

Cookware

Prep tools

Countertop cooking

Cooking techniques

Baking & bakeware

Everyday cooking

Storage & preparation

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Journal entries

Baker’s percentage, without the mystery.

Will the bake fit this pan?

Two different changes. One careful notebook.

Make more. Keep the method clear.

Choose a first pan around a real meal.

Build a useful kitchen, one gap at a time.

Read a recipe before you reach for the bowl.

Choose a focaccia pan that fits your bake

Read the scale before weighing the small ingredients

Seven shelves in the library.

Cookware

Prep tools

Countertop cooking

Cooking techniques

Baking & bakeware

Everyday cooking

Storage & preparation