10/10/2026
‼️PSA‼️ we will NOT be setting up at the farmers market today.. 😢
Woke up yesterday morning ready to tackle our first official bake day over in the new house. Thankfully we were able to bring the same oven I’ve been using, so I wouldn’t have to worry about figuring out a new one just yet…
But we still ran into a major issue! The oven wouldn’t heat past 350* 😵💫 if you’re a sourdough baker, you know that’s an ISSUE — and here I was with 30 loaves worth of dough and no way to bake them!!
Later in the day, my husband and dad were able to diagnose the issue and we miraculously had the needed replacement part, praise God!
I got to baking and was excited because the oven was working better than it ever had before; but noticed heavy soot all over the oven+pans and even some residual on a lot of the loaves… kept baking until I finally decided to do some research (at 1am😵💫). It was incomplete combustion residual everywhere, and not only that, I had been sitting in a room being exposed to carbon monoxide. I had noticed the smell and opened the windows, but I should have gotten the hint a little sooner…
SO, I don’t feel right trying to sell these loaves. Although some of them may be fine, it’s not worth taking any chances of selling something foul tasting or potentially toxic. I’ll be staying home, resting and thanking God that it’s just some ruined bread and nothing worse ♥️
I hope you all have a wonderful day and get out and enjoy the Pumpkin Fest down at the market!
