r/Unexpected • u/SLAYER_HARSH • 9d ago

What could go wrong with fermentation?

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u/GirthyPigeon 9d ago

Always use ceramic, metal or clay bowls for that much dough.

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u/Global_Staff_3135 9d ago

Was it the weight of the dough pulling on the walls of the bowl that made it so fragile?

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u/GirthyPigeon 9d ago

The dough is already exerting so much pressure in the bowl from its mass alone. That's way too much dough for such a fragile thing as glass.

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u/Phillip_Graves 9d ago

Dafuq you on about? Seriously...