How to get an ear on your loaf

March 06, 2022

How to get an ear on your loaf – scoring tutorial

Written by Shipton Mill

Here is a snippet from the Shipton test bakery, having a chat with Chris on his tips to get an ear when slashing your loaf. You can also see here some examples of how the blade angle can affect the ear on your loaf when slashing.

How you score your loaf and its appearance is entirely up to you, but if you’ve been trying to create an ear we hope these tips will help. You can experiment with making it as mild or as extreme as you like, as Chris says, it’s your signature!

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