Sourdough Knowledge Assessment
Assess your understanding and experience with sourdough bread making.
Full Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email Address
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How would you rate your overall experience with sourdough bread making?
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Beginner
1
2
3
4
Expert
5
1 is Beginner, 5 is Expert
Which of the following best describes your relationship with sourdough?
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Curious beginner
Home baker
Professional baker
Occasional experimenter
Other
How often do you bake sourdough bread?
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Please Select
Never
A few times a year
Once a month
A few times a month
Weekly or more
Please rate your confidence in the following sourdough skills:
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Rows
Not Confident
Somewhat Confident
Very Confident
Maintaining a sourdough starter
1
2
3
Mixing and kneading dough
4
5
6
Bulk fermentation
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8
9
Shaping loaves
10
11
12
Scoring and baking
13
14
15
Which of the following ingredients are essential for a basic sourdough bread? (Select all that apply)
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Flour
Water
Salt
Commercial yeast
Sourdough starter
Sugar
What is the ideal temperature range (in °C) for fermenting sourdough dough?
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10–15°C
16–21°C
22–27°C
28–35°C
I’m not sure
Please rate how challenging you find the following aspects of sourdough baking:
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Rows
Not Challenging
Somewhat Challenging
Very Challenging
Feeding the starter regularly
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17
18
Achieving open crumb
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20
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Controlling dough hydration
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23
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Timing the bulk fermentation
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26
27
Preventing dense loaves
28
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30
Select the most common reason for a dense sourdough loaf:
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Underproofing
Overmixing
Too much salt
Baking at too low a temperature
I don’t know
Briefly share your favorite tip or lesson learned from baking sourdough (optional)
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