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Improve dutch oven instructions (#163)
This improves the dutch oven instructions by adding a flow chart with detailed steps.
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\section{Dutch ovens}
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{dutch-oven-example}
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\caption{An example of a dutch oven. Some are also made out
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of enameled cast iron, others are made out of clay and some feature a glass lid.
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They all work similarly by entrapping some of the steam created
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during the baking process. The steamy environment allows the bread
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to rise further and thus have more oven spring and feature a fluffier
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crumb.}%
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\end{figure}
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\begin{center}
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\input{figures/fig-dutch-oven-process.tex}
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\caption{A visualization of the baking process using a dutch oven (DO). The dough
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is steamed for the first half of the bake and then baked without cover for
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the second half of the bake. The desired darkness and thickness of the crust depends
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on your personal preference. Some bakers prefer
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a lighter crust and others a darker.}%
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\label{fig:dutch-oven-process}
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\end{center}
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\end{figure}
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Dutch ovens are an ideal way to bake with a lot of
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steam. They are not fully sealed. Regardless though,
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as water evaporates from your dough, it will create a steamy
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environment allowing your dough to rise. It really
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environment allowing your dough to rise. It
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makes baking in a home oven very easy.
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When using a Dutch oven, make sure to preheat it properly,
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@@ -199,13 +221,32 @@ of cast iron you have to season it from time to time. This takes
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time.
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The biggest disadvantage, though, is
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capacity. You can only bake a single bread at a time.
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In many cases it makes sense to bake multiple
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capacity. You can only bake a single piece of bread at a time,
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as the size of the Dutch oven is limited.
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In many cases, it makes sense to bake multiple
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loaves in one go. It makes the whole process more
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efficient as you have to knead less per loaf. The time it
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takes to make one loaf is significantly reduced. Furthermore,
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you don't require as much energy. You don't have
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to preheat your oven twice for each individual loaf.
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to preheat your oven twice for each loaf.
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An additional disadvantage of Dutch ovens is the
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need to move very hot and heavy cast iron. \footnote{
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Some of them can weigh up to 10 kg. Moving them is quite
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a tedious exercise. Especially if the cast iron is
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heated you have to be very concise with your movements.
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Despite doing my best I have a few scars on my
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hands and arms from operating the Dutch ovens.
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} You will need to be very careful and ideally use
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heat-resilient gloves when touching your Dutch oven.
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Furthermore, some of the Dutch ovens come at a hefty
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price tag. Especially for new bakers buying a Dutch oven on
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top of other tools can be quite a hefty investment. For
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this reason, I advocate the inverted tray method visualized
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in the next section. In case you do not own an oven consider trying
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the simple flatbread recipe which is baked in a pan. Please
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refer to section \ref{section:flat-bread-recipe} for more details.
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\section{Inverted tray method}
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