Recently my mom, Marti, got me a fantastic birthday present. A baking cloche.
This new tool has upped my baking game considerably.
I was using cast iron pots for a while, but had varying results. When baking with a tool like this, you typically do a long bake with the lid on, then take it off at the end for additional color. The iron skillets retained too much of the water vapors and the parchment would actually stick to the bread. Sometimes the bread was done more on the top that it was on the bottom resulting in uneven coloring.
The cloche that I have now eliminates all these issues.
Best birthday present ever 🙂
