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Jeremy Wrote:

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> In defence of fox, I think there's nothing

> unreasonable about his post. Making bread can be

> time consuming, especially sourdough. If more

> people tried at home, they'd realise why small

> producers cannot sell bread at supermarket prices.


oh I wasn't getting at fox for baking his own bread, I just had a sinking feeling the comment was akin to those other threads where a new business opens, lets say a pizza place and people pile in with the predictable "gourmet pizza guv? how much?!!! I could do better at home, its just cheese and bread etc etc". That's all.


So apologies foxy, I didn't realise your post was in response to someone else asking about baking their own bread. Absolutely agree that if people see how time-consuming it is to bake a decent sourdough then they may well appreciate the work that has gone into it.

DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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Cedges Wrote:

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> I'd kind of expect bread that's only made from 3

> basic, very cheap ingredients to be cheaper, not

> more expensive ney? Even taking into account it

> sitting around fermenting/proving for a couple of

> days..very little more actual manpower involved.


I am going to step in here in defence of The Brick House..


Making Bread, especially Crafted Sourdough Breads is very labour intensive..


Preparing Sourdough Starters (5 days ??), Preparing and Kneading Dough, monitoring Slow fermentation.. Baking.


Also using only the best quality flours will add to the cost.


I bake bread one loaf at a time so it becomes expensive for Electricity used just for the one loaf.


Do not know how many loaves The Brick House bakes but it will not be on the same scale as commercially bread.

Commercially made bread may use steam injectors in the process.


Plus all the other business costs..


DulwichFox

katanita

katanita

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Tried to learn how to make bread last year, was staggered to find out how complex and time consuming it is. I genuinely can't understand how independent bakeries that don't use the supermarket style industrial processes make any sort of money charging even as much as they do. Given how much time it took me to make a rather sad focaccia, if I ever nailed it I'd want at least a tenner per loaf.


I wouldn't pay a tenner per loaf, mind, which is why I haven't gone into the bakery business, aside from being rubbish at the actual manufacturing. I just can't fathom the economics.

worldwiser

worldwiser

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I think ?4 is fine for a whole loaf of this quality and I'm more than prepared to pay it. My issue was with ?6 for a sandwich which I (and clearly others) think is too much. If that's negativity, I'll cope but I'd like to think it was useful feedback from hopefully an otherwise valued customer.
Cedges

Cedges

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I have made sourdough bread before btw...


5 days of making the starter - yes but thats 5 minutes a day for 5 days, not 5 whole day's work.


I fail to believe that Brick House hand-knead their bread from start to finish. Shaping before the final prove yes - but a good baker can shape what...2 loaves a minute at the minimum.


Even taking into account good quality flour, pring water and cornish sea salt - ?4 a loaf is heck of a profit margin.


Factoring in rent and business rates in East Dulwich however may very well eat into that profit margin and require higher prices to maintain a realistic profit, but the cost of making the bread itself - no way jose.

Baggs

Baggs

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Cedges Wrote:

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> I have made sourdough bread before btw...

>

> 5 days of making the starter - yes but thats 5

> minutes a day for 5 days, not 5 whole day's work.

>

>

> I fail to believe that Brick House hand-knead

> their bread from start to finish. Shaping before

> the final prove yes - but a good baker can shape

> what...2 loaves a minute at the minimum.

>

> Even taking into account good quality flour, pring

> water and cornish sea salt - ?4 a loaf is heck of

> a profit margin.

>

> Factoring in rent and business rates in East

> Dulwich however may very well eat into that profit

> margin and require higher prices to maintain a

> realistic profit, but the cost of making the bread

> itself - no way jose.


The cost of ingredients - not the cost of making the bread Cedges.


These loaves are retarded over night in climate controlled conditions (costs money) they are shaped by hand (costs money) and baked in an electric deck oven (costs money). I presume they are also unloaded by hand (costs money). Some loaves also contain fruit, nuts and seeds - these increase ingredient cost significantly and I wouldn't be surprised if price of plain loaves has to be inflated to cover this.

Seabag

Seabag

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jomou Wrote:

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> Do they have wifi there? Is it a good place to go

> alone with a laptop and get some work done over a

> sandwich and coffee?


Yes good for about 30 mins i'd say


I was there this morning and really liked it, all light and airy, with good service


But to do 'work' in might be a struggle as it's very parent/child friendly

Sue

Sue

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worldwiser Wrote:

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My

> issue was with ?6 for a sandwich which I (and

> clearly others) think is too much.



My sister had a sandwich there yesterday.


She said it was absolutely fantastic - huge slices of delicious bread, proper ham sliced off the bone, proper mustard etc..


She said it was well worth ?6. It was so big she couldn't get it in her mouth :)

ortuke

ortuke

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Had a look today.. Did not seem that bright to

> me... considering it is a beautiful sunny day..

>

> Its still just a warehouse with a few wooden

> tables.. Seating for 15 people ???

>

> Space for 30 - 40 buggies.. only 3-4 in when I

> look in.

> Another Mummy Baby Creche caf? ?

>

> DulwichFox



I think you're safe DF - it screams stay away kids. No highchairs, no changing facilities, no babychino, no kid friendly menu...space yes but nothing else for the little ones so at last a baby free zone in ED!

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