Your first loaf of bread is “on the house”, to thank you for considering to purchase bread from me. Future loaves are $4, no matter what type or treatment. I don’t do this to make money, just to help cover costs of the ingredients. In reality, I’m not sure if I even break even, but then again I do it for fun and don’t really worry about the cost.
This is a hobby. Due to the time required, I only bake on the weekends (I DO have a real job!), typically on Sundays so they are fresh for Monday. If I happen to be out of town, have company or something comes up, I may not bake on a given weekend. But if I have orders, I will always let you know in advance if there will be a delay. I appreciate getting orders by Saturday morning so I can get to the markets if I need to purchase anything beforehand.
I use no preservatives and try to avoid artificial ingredients as much as possible. I also try to use as much unprocessed ingredients as possible, but some are required, such as white bread flour when used, which has the outer wheat kernel mechanically removed. When I can, I support local farmers and merchants by purchasing their products.
Bread is a living thing and sometimes, depending on weather, phase of the moon, political climate (?!?) or any other unseen variable, results can vary a bit. The loaves are made by hand one at a time – they are not machine produced, so you can expect some funny dips, lumps or odd things that let you know each is a “one of a kind” taste treat. I always reserve the right if I think it is too deformed or not consistent with what I consider to be quality bread, to reduce the price, give it away for free or in some extreme cases, not even let you have it (this has only happened once or twice!). And PLEASE – if there is something you don’t like about it, tell me! You won’t hurt my feelings (much) and I need to know so I can improve or eliminate something that is causing the issue.
Bread is packaged in food-grade plastic bags suitable for the freezer, closed with a wire twist tie or plastic clip. They are labeled with name and bake date.
I can provide the loaves whole or can slice them. The slicer is adjustable, tell me how thick you want and I’ll cut it that way. NOTE: Thinly sliced bread tends to crumble and fall apart so I don’t like to cut too thin, but I can definitely make them thinner than you get from the store or can go up to about 9/16” thick per slice. I typically slice an average thickness similar to what you get with store bought bread unless you specify otherwise. I use the terms thin, average or thick slices rather than specific thicknesses, so don’t worry about having to get out your tape measure!
Sorry, I’m not set up to ship out my breads. It would take a lot more time and effort than I can currently spare to get the bread sent out in a timely manner – and it wouldn’t be fresh by the time you got it….what’s the fun in that? But if you are going to be passing through and just can’t resist, let me know and maybe we can work out a way for you to pick up an order while you are in town. It never hurts to ask!
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