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0:44 WHY we score bread
1:00 Timelapse ear forming in oven
1:15 What NOT to use
1:35 Is a lame necessary?
1:51 Flour the bread before scoring?
2:28 Lowgluten flour
2:51 First tip: cold proofing
3:45 Compare warm + cold dough for scoring
4:20 Are you overproofing?
4:26 How to score for a great ear
4:54 Leaf pattern
5:07 Watch scoring in slomo
5:55 Double diagonal slash for rustic batard
6:07 Center cut with leaves
6:39 Finished loaves
7:32 Final IMPORTANT tip