Gaff's Bread Baker

Posted by Gaff May 28, 2010

Gaff's Bread Baker

As requested by Kari Hopkins and Anon, here is a photo of my clay bread baker. The ID is 10”, height is 7”, and it is only bisque fired. I based the design on Romertopf bakers and Indian tagines I have seen. Notice the wide lip on the bottom of the lid, this contains a gallery that fits over the base for a tight fit. I used water soluble Permatex valve grinding compound after the bisque firing to make this fit almost air tight. Enjoy!

Comments

Kari Weaver said…

Thanks Gaff...Do you sell these? I've used a bread stone and had pretty mixed results. The bread tastes pretty good but looks terrible.

I was going to try to make it down to Joara, but a friend stopped by and threw off my whole schedule for the day. I hope it was a good show for you.

May 28, 2010 at 9:15 AM

Sister Creek Potter said…

Love your bread baker! I'm currently working on the tagine version! But I'm now inspired to try my hand at a bread baker, too! Thanks, Gay

May 28, 2010 at 11:16 AM

Gaff said…

Kari- Joara was a good show for us especially if you consider it being the FIRST Annual show. I can make you one if you keep on me about it, I'm pretty slammed for the next 2 months. The trick is to heat this puppy to 500 degrees then plop the bread in and close it and reduce temp to 450 if needed. I have actually baked bread at 500 for 30 minutes and all was well...gives a great "oven spring".

May 28, 2010 at 11:35 AM

sandi finney said…

In my neck of the woods these are called baking cloches and can be used for keeping dinners warm - also the bottom pan can be warmed and run between sheets just before bed

May 28, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Anonymous said…

Thanks Gaff for the info and the image! Very cool idea!

May 28, 2010 at 7:36 PM