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Well there is - but maybe not what you think. Rye is a very low gluten grain - as such it is much easier to make a pan loaf, and make it really hearty with lots of grains and seeds. But with that being said, we make just about all our rye breads with natural leavening (or sourdough starter). Because the acidity that comes with the starter is great for working with the rye - it wants an acidic environment. It is really hard to get a artisan style rye loaf to have any sort of open crumb if the rye content is over 50% of the flour, it just falls under it's own weight from the lack of gluten structure. And the rest is about marketing and perception. In 'merica, rye bread means mostly white bread with a touch of rye and a shite load of caraway. In old world, rye is used in so many ways that it is staggering the variety and flavors that you can get. Hope that helps a little. ---------------------- On other bread fronts... Sonja and I are still making progress on our bakery. Sonja completed her second test bake in a local commercial kitchen (with steam deck oven). She is working on all the paperwork and licenses to be able to sell locally. We have acquired - https://www.tafonibakehouse.com/ - nothing published yet. Other progress at -- https://www.instagram.com/tafonibakehouse All sorts of small steps - but should be selling soon. First delivery of flour as a business: Cheers Mikey

Art Blakey - Moanin'

When Art Blakley – Moanin' finished my Roon recommended: Miles Davis – Birth of The Cool Date recorded 21 Jan 1949 -9 Mar 1950. (Ref. Roon)

it's a good thing...I hear Tanagra is represented by the law offices of Darmok & Jalad...

Just ordered: KEF LSX: KEF R5:

transcribed the solos into French? But available to listen..

I will still love you even though you are a carb criminal.

I tried the Aeon Flow Closed and sent it back after listening for a few days since the cup depth wasn't enough for my ears, then I got the Ether Flow Closed 1.1 instead which had enough depth. The Ether was my work pair until I got properly fitting jh13s. The Ether has more bass capability, the Aeon hardly seemed to output any bass at all regardless of EQ. The Ether also has more natural sounding treble and mids compared to the Aeon which seemed to have some kind of "thock" like feeling on notes that I haven't heard anywhere else. Compared to neutral I'd say the Ether is a bit on the bright side and the Aeon is brighter still.

Congrats on the commerce Mikey! Voltron's right! I need a bib just to look at the pictures.

Thanks, it does! I didn’t realize that about most American rye bread being mostly white and mucho caraway—I must really love caraway, because I can taste the difference and I like it. Wegmans has premade bread, an in-house bakery, and locally baked bread—their sourdough has three varieties, the miche (?) is fantastic! That’s what made me ask. Also, yes, porn/salivating.

Starting reading the First Law Trilogy:

Chrissie Hynde's new jazz record. Recommended!

Dat 'gram. Bread pr0n.

Good to hear about your progress even though the pics have me salivating wildly.