Are you looking for ways to improve your quality control, bakers? No matter the finished product, all bakery products come in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, compositions, textures, tenderness, colors, and tastes. That’s why it’s crucial to use the correct type of bakery equipment to measure each product. At the Baking Expo in [...]
Making dough may seem simple enough, but there are a lot of complex things happening at once. And the dough and flour have a lot to say. So it's important to really know what's going on if you want consistent quality and control in your product. Especially if you’re developing a new one. Analysis [...]
You have probably heard us mention water absorption more than once. That’s because it’s such an important piece in dough production, no matter what you’re baking. Water absorption influences parameters in baking and bread such as: Loaf volume Fracture stress of bread crumb Bread yield Machinability Proofing Final products attributes Shelf life How does water absorption work? [...]
Mixolab What is a Mixolab? The mixolab is dough testing equipment used to assess the baking quality and performance of hydrated cereal flours. It's used to characterize the rheological behavior and pasting properties of flour/water doughs and starch/water mixtures when subjected to the simultaneous action of mixing and heat transfer (changes in [...]
Dough rheology is affected by water absorption as seen in this Farinograph. Rheology What is Rheology? Rheology is the study of how liquid, solid or semi-solid materials deform or flow, when a force or stress is applied to them. The study of rheology involves stress and strain measurement. Strain is [...]
