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10/08/2026

The number on your display isn't the whole story.

It measures the air around your stones, not the stones themselves. So when you load a cold batch and watch that reading dip, your oven hasn't lost ground. Your stones are still holding energy, still transferring heat, still doing the quiet work of baking your bread.

Understanding that difference changes how you read your oven. It's the difference between pulling your next load too soon and giving your bottom deck the extra few minutes it needs to catch up.

This one is for the bakers who want to understand their equipment as well as they understand their dough. Swipe through to learn how heat actually moves through your oven and what that means for your next bake.

Read the full guide on recovery time, batch sizing, and settings here:
https://www.simplybread.com/blog/baker-tips/simply-bread-oven-temperature-drop

10/06/2026

Fall brings a lot of opportunities to our bakeries. Customers are excited for seasonal flavors and products they only get for a short time each year, which makes it tempting to put every pumpkin, apple, maple, cinnamon and Thanksgiving inspired idea we have onto the menu. The problem is that all of those ideas can quickly turn into more ingredients to buy, more doughs to manage and a much more complicated bake day.

There are ways to create the variety customers are looking for while being intentional about what that variety actually costs you to produce. In our latest blog, shares a look at how seasonal flavors can be built more economically, how one base dough can create multiple products and price points, and how rotating flavors throughout the season can give customers something new to come back for without putting everything on the menu at once.

If you're working on your fall menu and wondering how to turn all of those seasonal ideas into something that actually works for your bakery, read it now:
https://www.simplybread.com/blog/baker-tips/how-to-sell-with-fall-bakery-menu-ideas

10/05/2026

The holiday rush is coming, and it doesn't have to run you over. 🍞

Join us for a FREE live webinar with Jon Przybyl, owner of Proof Bakery, as he shares how he gets his bakery ready for the busiest weeks of the year without overcomplicating production or giving up quality.

Date: Tuesday, Oct 13
Time 12-1 PM PDT
Live online, with a Q&A

Here's what you'll walk away with:

🔸 How to plan your season around your real production capacity
🔸 How to simplify your holiday menu with shared doughs, ingredients, and processes
🔸 How preorders make demand predictable and cut waste
🔸 How to build your production schedule backward from pickup day
🔸 How to protect your quality, your workflow, and your own energy when it gets crazy

Whether you're baking out of your home kitchen or running a storefront, come with your questions. Fewer surprises, less stress, better bread.

Register here to save your space: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/preparing-for-the-holiday-crush/registration

10/03/2026

“I don’t want to stay on this hamster wheel.”

At 52, Chris Foster was working a corporate job and baking sourdough on the side. What started at her dining room table was growing into something much bigger than she’d anticipated. The orders kept coming, and eventually, she reached a point where she simply couldn’t keep up with demand. She decided to take a chance on what she’d been building and financed her first Simply Bread Oven. Her first $4,000 bake sold out in just two hours. Then came a second oven, and eventually a third.

Today, Foster Sourdough Co. operates out of a 5,000-square-foot kitchen, three times the size of their first bakery space and Chris is running her bakery full time! What started at her dining room table has grown into a thriving business, and we couldn’t be happier to have been part of her journey.
Watching bakers like Chris turn their passion into something they get to do every day is exactly why we do what we do. ❤️

10/02/2026

Join us for a FREE webinar with Proof Bread🇺🇸🇵🇱🇱🇧

Preparing for the Holiday Crush
Tuesday, Oct 13, 12-1 PM PDT

Jon Przybyl Jonathan Przybyl , owner of Proof Bread🇺🇸🇵🇱🇱🇧 , shares how small bakeries can prepare for higher holiday volume without overcomplicating production or sacrificing quality.

What you will learn:
Planning the season around your real production capacity
Simplifying the holiday menu with shared doughs, ingredients, and processes
Using preorders to make demand more predictable and reduce waste
Building a production schedule backward from pickup day
Protecting quality, workflow, and your energy during the busiest weeks

Register here: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/preparing-for-the-holiday-crush/registration

09/24/2026

Meet Macey. Stay-at-home mom, sourdough microbakery owner who sells $1,300 worth of bread in a week.

She turned her passion for baking bread into a real business.

Now her customers order straight from her Simply Bread storefront, pay up front, and get their own pickup reminders automatically. She announces a bake day, the orders just come in. 🙌

Less time on her phone. More time with them. 🤍 Macey Merlak

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09/22/2026

Learn from Laila O’Boyle, Owner of The Early Rise Baker, as she shares how to make a country loaf from beginning to end.

Webinar: Country Loaves with Laila Laila *unlock your baker’s intuition*

When: September 24th
Time: 4-5pm PST
Live online. Recorded and emailed after!

What you will learn:

Laila’s bake process in action
Managing workflow
Know what to watch for throughout your bake
The exact ratios behind a country loaf formula
Building a bake process that works for you

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09/19/2026

Is there anything better than fresh cut bread?

09/17/2026

Starting a micro-bakery is an exciting journey, but turning your passion into a profitable business requires more than just delicious baked goods. Marketing plays a crucial role in making your bakery stand out and attracting loyal customers.

Check out this guide, where we explore key strategies to help you effectively market your micro-bakery and grow your brand.

09/16/2026

So you just got a oven? 🍞 Here’s exactly how I bake 12 country loaves in mine.

A few things I wish someone told me on day one:
🔥 Never turn off your coils between batches (the only time I turn mine off is when I’m done for the day or for focaccia, and that’s another post!).
💨 Steam 5, 20 minutes, then release and let them get as dark as you like.
🍞 It’ll take a few bakes to dial in your set points and get to know the oven. That is normal and it’ll help you learn. Make sure your oven is full!
🎁 Give some loaves away. Yes it’s a financial hit, but it’s not worth it to learn as you go and sell subpar bread to save a few bucks.

Got questions on your own setup? I’m hosting a country loaf bake-along with Simply Bread on September 24th with a live Q&A included, so bring everything you’re stuck on and stay tuned for more details.

Webinar: Country Loaves with Laila
When: September 24th
Time: 4-5pm PST
Live online

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Also, the link in my bio has a discount on the oven + accessories, If you’re still deciding or looking to stock up. No pressure, just wanted you to have it.

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5151 California Avenue
Irvine, CA

Telephone

+14159493482

Website

https://linktr.ee/simplybreadco

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