Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products.
Baking Up A Passion For Bread
Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish
This podcast is brought to you by:
Brabender
This episode is brought to you by Brabender, A Brand of Anton Paar. Since 1923, Brabender has been a leading manufacturer of instruments for testing material quality and physical characteristics in all fields of research and development and production in the baking industry worldwide. Brabender is now operating as Anton Paar. To learn more, visit www.anton-paar.com
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Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products.
Baking Up A Passion For Bread
Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish
This podcast is brought to you by:
Brabender
This episode is brought to you by Brabender, A Brand of Anton Paar. Since 1923, Brabender has been a leading manufacturer of instruments for testing material quality and physical characteristics in all fields of research and development and production in the baking industry worldwide. Brabender is now operating as Anton Paar. To learn more, visit www.anton-paar.com
EP90: Innovation in Quality Assurance and Quality Control Processes
BAKED in Science
43 minutes 30 seconds
1 year ago
EP90: Innovation in Quality Assurance and Quality Control Processes
Quality control for ingredients and raw materials (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/quality-control-for-baking-ingredients/) is an important part of the production process for bakeries of all sizes. From flour quality to moisture, protein, and ash, there are a myriad of factors that can affect the quality of bakery products.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Arnaud Dubat, Director of Business Development at CHOPIN Technologies, a KPM Analytics brand. KPM Analytics supplies instruments that measure critical quality parameters of incoming ingredients, analyze products during the baking process and ensure final product quality. Their comprehensive range of analyzers is used by food producers throughout their production to improve efficiency, ensure quality, and protect their brand.
Looking at Quality Control in a New Way
During their conversation on quality assurance (https://bakerpedia.com/food-safety/quality-assurance/), some topics covered include:
Variables that can impact flour type
Discovering what does and doesn’t work for bakeries
The importance of measuring
Using new tools to collect more accurate data
Improving efficiency for both bakers and millers
Adjusting specifications to suit the ideal final product properties
Troubleshooting quality issues
This podcast is brought to you by:
KPM Analytics
KPM Analytics is working alongside industrial bakers for quality assurance and process control at every stage of their production to improve efficiency, ensure quality, and protect their brand. Their comprehensive range of analyzers provides critical quality measurements of incoming ingredients, analysis of products during the baking process, and inspection of final product quality for consistency. To learn more, go to www.kpmanalytics.com.
BAKED in Science
Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products.
Baking Up A Passion For Bread
Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish
This podcast is brought to you by:
Brabender
This episode is brought to you by Brabender, A Brand of Anton Paar. Since 1923, Brabender has been a leading manufacturer of instruments for testing material quality and physical characteristics in all fields of research and development and production in the baking industry worldwide. Brabender is now operating as Anton Paar. To learn more, visit www.anton-paar.com