"Kenneth" > wrote in message ...
> [ ... ]
> Now, I am quite a bit more careful to note the temperature
> of my ingredients, their weights, and the times of various
> stages in the process.

Kenneth, now that you are writing down everything in exactitude,
do you find that your results are better? Do you, perchance, have
any before-and-after photos?

Ol' "Boron", you know, just wings it -- not even a recipe! Her
photos imply that she is making presentable bread, in spite of her
apparent contempt for exactitude. For instance, see
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25648800@N04/

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Dicky