On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:25:38 GMT, "graham" > wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On 26 Jan 2004 14:34:55 GMT, ojunk (Ed Bechtel)
>> wrote:
>>> I have just about given up with ice cubes and pans of water. I have
>> finally admitted that I get the best crust in my own oven by taking a
>> spray bottle & spraying both dough and oven immediately when I put the
>> bread in and at 3-4 minute intervals for the first 10 minutes. YMMV. I
>> get a shiny, blistery crust this way, which I was not getting
>> consistently with pans of water or ice.
>
>I use a pan of boiling water as well as the odd spritzing. I've always
>thought that using ice-cubes doesn't make sense. Why use something so cold?
>Graham


Jumping back from the steam generated when tossing in an ice cube is
often the only exercise a bread baker gets.

Boron