What are you best tips on how to score a sourdough loaf ? I cannot get a good ear on my loafs. Sometimes I feel the score is not deep enough. What tool is best? Thanks!

Hello Friends! I hope that you are doing well! Who is planning to join our zoom call at 8PM central tonight? I look forward to answering your questions & hearing all about the things you have been baking! See you soon! Sandra

I am a beginner sourdough baker and self taught off the internet so not sure what is necessary in my sourdough baking steps. After I mix my dough and let it rest, I have always done 2 or 3 stretch and folds. I noticed in your sourdough videos @Sandra Brenes you go right into shaping after dough has risen 4 or so hours. Is stretch & folds necessary? Thanks!

Baby it is cold out! Everything is different when the temperature and humidity drops. My baking "sweet spot" happens in October /Early November, then I find myself needing to make some adjustments to my process due to the dry, cold air. Here are some things that I do a bit differently in the colder months: 1. A colder kitchen means longer rise time. I allow another hour or two to let my starter and dough rise. Give yourself time to adjust to changes. 2. Add steam when you bake, in my method I let my dough/bread tell me if it needs steam. If there is already a lot of moisture in the air/dough, I usually don't add steam, but December comes along, and I add some steam while baking to help my dough expand as it should. I think we all could benefit from a good steam! 3. Create a more ideal warmer environment. I usually make my dough/feed my starter around the time that I make dinner. Most days, that is the warmest my kitchen will be. So that helps kick start my dough in the colder environment. Plus, my dough/starter usually have doubled by the time I head to bed. What are some things you have noticed to be different in your process since it has gotten colder? What adjustments did you make?