When we first thought of investing in a bread oven, I had a vision of a community oven, where people bring their own dough and bake it in a 'real bread oven'. As our oven is in use for our own baking, this has remained 'a bit of a dream' so, on Bread Buddies Day, this 'bit of a dream' will come true as this is what we will be doing!

As a home sourdough baker I always wondered how my bread would bake in a commercial oven. It was amazing to see the difference. On Bread Buddies Day we…

Sourdough is best brought to us in the banneton (chilled from the fridge) and yeasted dough should be in a solid metal tin or tray. Yeasted dough is a little more delicate to transport, so you might like to bring it a little earlier, semi-proved, to finish off here…