Weekend Loaf

Photos and sketches from the bench

From the bench

I keep the pictures here so the journal pages stay light. Most of them are pencil-and-phone sketches rather than proper photographs: the kitchen light is terrible after six and I would rather bake than set up a tripod. Each one links back to the entry it belongs to.

Sketch of a loaf on a baking steel with a steam tray below — September 2026 — steel and steam tray, no Dutch oven. Read the entry

Sketch of a 70% rye loaf with surface cracks — August 2026 — 70% rye, baked at the first cracks. Read the entry

Sketch of a starter jar with a rubber band marking the rise — August 2026 — heatwave starter, 60 g instead of 100. Read the entry

Sketch of an open crumb in a sliced loaf — July 2026 — crumb of the weekday loaf after a 22-hour retard. Read the entry

Sketch of a country loaf — July 2026 — the weekday loaf, scored. Read the entry

Sketch of a revived starter full of bubbles — May 2026 — the starter, three days after the long trip. Read the entry