Since I usually make panned loaves of sourdough sandwich bread for my wife
and 2-year-old, buying a fancy lame would be like buying a Maserati to drop
my kid off at daycare.

Not that driving a Maserati doesn't have its appeal, mind you ....

That said, the loaves usually come out looking pretty nice with a center
slash or a few diagonal hashes along its length. Good enough for a
2-year-old anyway.

--
Jeff Miller

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From:
] On Behalf Of Dick
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Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 12:06 PM
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Subject: Lame (the cutting kind)

There are very few, if any, amateur bakers who succeed to
master the fancy footwork that goes with a masterful lame coup.

For any that might, use of of a cheap substitute would be like
conducting a symphony with a fly swatter.

--
Dicky
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Hello Jeff & all;

"Jeff Miller" > wrote in message
news:mailman.4.1155574953.25523.rec.food.sourdough @mail.otherwhen.com...
> Since I usually make panned loaves of sourdough sandwich bread for
> my wife
> and 2-year-old, buying a fancy lame would be like buying a
> Maserati to drop
> my kid off at daycare.
>
> Not that driving a Maserati doesn't have its appeal, mind you ....
>
> That said, the loaves usually come out looking pretty nice with a
> center
> slash or a few diagonal hashes along its length. Good enough for a
> 2-year-old anyway.
Spot-on, Jeff!

While I rarely coup (mostly I forget), when I do, I simply reach in
the oven with my trusty bread-knife, wetted, and do the deed sans
need for yet another oh-so-necessary baking 'gadget'.

Werks pher me...(:-o)!


Dusty
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