I really liked this article. My parent's friend is a sourdough bread baker. His starter is over 150 years old and he takes baking and experimentation very, very seriously. I've seen him throw away whole rounds of bread because it wasn't perfect, but honestly it was usually delicious anyway.

I find baking fascinating and it's something I'd like to experiment with more. The only thing is, as a single guy, it's easy to create more food than is possible to eat, quite easily. Not so bad if it's a good product, but if it's not . . . well, let's just say that I've been there before and am not eager for it to happen again!