"Kenneth" wrote:
>"Vox" wrote:
> >Or, you can simply press a finger into the risen loaf. If it is fully
> >risen, it will not spring back.
>
> Howdy,
>
> That presents the issue as a dichotomy: Either it is ready, or it is
> not.
>
> I was trying to suggest that rising is a continuum...

Please don't take this personally: keep it simple, stupid.

For the purposes of the original poster, there are only two actions to take.
If the impression remains, it is fully risen and ready for baking. If
anything else happens, let it rise (slowly) some more.