Equipping a new bakery with the right pieces of baking equipment might sound easy if you have the money. However, regardless of whether you're opening a new business, expanding your existing one, or just replacing some pieces of equipment that are no longer functioning well, there are quite some considerations to bear in mind to make the right purchase. Besides knowing what you want to produce, you should also know how much of it you want to make as these details will have a great impact on the specific pieces of equipment you should buy. In today's blog post, I'll talk more about holding and proofing the dough, explain how these processes go and what machines you'll need for them. Let's get down to business.
Holding/Proofing
When proofing bread dough, you want it to rise before baking. And since dough typically rises best in humid and warm environments, your best bet is to invest in a quality bread proofing machine. This is a specialized piece of equipment which achieves the perfect temperature and humidity levels in order to get consistent and repeatable results. The number of variations and styles of proofing cabinets on the market is enormous and today there really are some awesome high-tech models that are packed with tons of features. Therefore, make sure to do your homework before buying in order to choose a model that will fit your needs and budget. You can either go with cabinets that are specifically designed for proofing or ones that also boast a hot holding function. These pieces of baking equipment provide you the versatility of two different pieces of equipment in a single footprint. In other words, you can proof dough and keep the end product (or other foods) hot and ready to sell or serve in the same cabinet!
Retarder/Proofer
If you want to slow down the rising of the dough, one way to do that is to refrigerate it. However, some types of dough turn out best when they are left to rest at higher temperatures than the ones of commercial refrigerators. If this is your case, the ideal thing to do is to buy a bread proofing machine. The most versatile machines of this kind are typically combination units that once you want them to - they will switch over to proofing the dough. The bread proofing machine is a great labor saver as you can put your dough in it overnight and just program the machine to start proofing it at a specific time. That way, you will have the dough proofed and ready for baking exactly when you need it. Today, there are even some specialized models that combine the capabilities of both the bread proofing machine and a convection oven in a single unit.
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