The Science of the Art of Baking The art of baking is honed by the science of baking. Only by constructing and performing solid experiments do you learn which ingredient does what and how different process components interact. It is through this experience and over time that you learn and refine the art of baking and developing new products. To set up an experiment, you must first identify the goal or what you want to learn or achieve from the experiment. To solve a production problem look at the process details, check for new ingredient lots that may correspond to the start of the problem, document everything you do and the results generated, and obtain hard data. To create a new product, you must first establish a target—what do you want to make? Set the target and stick to it; determine a good starting point and begin—don't waste too much time figuring out what the best starting point is, just begin and go from there. Test and record your results and observations and optimize the formula as best you can in the time you are given. Last, repeat the final formula to confirm your work. |