Re: Proofing on a heating pad

On 2022-05-24 3:50 a.m., Peter Flynn wrote:
> On 07/03/2022 19:41, bob prohaska wrote:
>> Lately I've been doing the final rise for sourdough bread
>> on a Sunbeam therapeutic heating pad. By my measurements,
>> it's too hot, but the results so far have been excellent.
>> I'm wondering if others have tried it, and to what effect.
> 
> Sorry for the lateness, my feed stopped updating.
> 
> We usually prove on a shelf of a desk which happens to be beside a 
> radiator (about 30cm above it). During the time of year when the heating 
> is on, this works very well for almost anything that needs rising time, 
> sourdough, focaccia, pizza... In summer I would probably leave the bowl 
> on the end of the kitchen table in the sun, if it's shining; if not, I'd 
> have to think of something else.
> 
> Peter
I have a broom cupboard that I have converted to store all my 
bread-baking equipment. The heating ducts to the upper floor are in the 
wall,
so during cooler weather, and it can go below -30C, that cupboard is
quite warm. If I'm in a hurry/feeling impatient, I clip a 40W light to a 
shelf and that soon ups the temperature even more.