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Why You Must Score Bread Dough: The Razor Blade Secret for Perfect Rise | The Healthy Kitchen
Discover the functional physics behind bread scoring and learn why that single razor blade cut is the secret to a perfect rise. This episode of The Healthy Kitchen demystifies the intimidating step of scoring dough, explaining how controlled weak points guide oven spring for tall, open crumb structures instead of flat, dense bricks. Host Ann Madigan breaks down the common fear of ruining surface tension, revealing that scoring isn't about Instagram aesthetics but about directing gas expansion during baking.
Learn the precise mechanics of the cut: hold your blade at a forty-five-degree angle…
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