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Brian Smith Lincolnton | Clyde Almost Died Twice. Here’s What Kept Him Going.
Brian Smith of Lincolnton, North Carolina has maintained a sourdough starter for more than five years. He named the starter Clyde, after his grandfather Houser, who went by Clyde as a nickname his entire adult life. The name felt right. His grandfather was steady, reliable, and required consistent attention to keep in good shape —…
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Brian Smith Lincolnton | The $30 Cooker. The $400 Dutch Oven. One of Them Makes Better Bread.
Brian Smith of Lincolnton, North Carolina bakes sourdough in a cast-iron combo cooker that cost him thirty dollars. He has also borrowed a four-hundred-dollar enameled Dutch oven from his sister-in-law. He knows exactly which one makes better bread. The answer might surprise people who are waiting to buy the expensive version before they start. The…
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Brian Smith Lincolnton | He Keeps a Notebook for Every Loaf. Here’s What It Says.
Brian Smith of Lincolnton, North Carolina has logged more than 200 sourdough batches in a spiral notebook. Not a spreadsheet. Not an app. A spiral notebook — the kind you can buy at any dollar store — that sits on the kitchen counter next to his cast-iron combo cooker every weekend he bakes. The notebook…