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Sauce Béarnaise: Origins and a Reliable Method
Where béarnaise really comes from, why it carries the name of Béarn, and a bain-marie method with quantities, shortcuts and classic variations.
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Baking a Baguette in a Home Oven
A practical walk through baking a baguette in a home oven: hydration, the overnight rest, shaping, scoring, steam and cooling, compared across several tested recipes.
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