The moist air allows for oven spring and it’s the last time your bread rises after all that proofing. Without moisture, the bread will immediately develop a dry skin that impedes the oven spring.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Baking homemade bread can be extremely satisfying, but the long time commitment is a big turn off for some folks. It takes hours to make a loaf of ...

and proofing. It’s far more than a countertop bread oven. It allows you to enjoy freshly baked bread even if you’re no good at baking. And it’ll give you consistent results every time ...

For something so simple, bread sure is easy to ruin. I’ve made easily a hundred loaves at home in my life, and every time the bread turns out different. I could follow the same recipe, measure ...

John: The most challenging part of baking bread is giving yourself grace. There will be a lot of ugly loaves. Over-proofed, under-proofed, too dense, too flat…the list goes on. I have been a ...