I am a virtual newbie to bread baking, and with the help of one cookbook have been experimenting. Decent results but I want to learn much more. This article has been a real boost to my understanding of the impact of steam on the success of my end product. I will review it again in depth when I am ready tomorrow to bake my next loaves. Question - can you recommend one/two how-to books for beginning bread bakers? Want to learn to follow best practices from the beginning. Thanks.

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