Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
Coming Soon - Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Introducing the official new podcast from King Arthur Baking Company, dropping April 28th! Join King Arthur’s Jessica Battilana and David Tamarkin as they explore every corner of the baking world. Each episode dives deep into a different baked good — its history and lore, tips and tricks, trends and takes — and they'll always leave time to answer baking questions from listeners. Along the way they chat with the best bakers in America to get their expert advice.
Chapter 1: Who are the hosts of Things Bakers Know?
I'm Jessica Badalana, staff editor at King Arthur Baking Company.
And I'm David Tamarkin, King Arthur's editorial director.
Chapter 2: What will each episode of Things Bakers Know cover?
And this is Things Bakers Know, a new podcast from King Arthur where we explore every corner of the baking world.
Chapter 3: What are the history and lore behind birthday cakes?
Every episode of Things Bakers Know dives deep into a different baked good. It's history and lore...
In 15th century Germany, if you had any extra money at all, you might have actually purchased a birthday cake. Trends, takes, and opinions.
Chapter 4: What are the current trends in home baking?
The American palate just wants crispier and crispier things, and I think that really speaks to where we are right now with home baking, with making pizza at home in American kitchens. A lot of opinions and plenty of tips and tricks.
Chapter 5: How do you determine if a cake is done?
Maybe you've done the toothpick test, which I sometimes think is not as reliable as you want it to be. But what I look for with doneness is like a cake that's sort of pulling away from the sides of the pan.
Chapter 6: What makes pizza crust great?
Pizza is as much if not more so about the dough because it's just bread. And what distinguishes great pizza is the crust and how it's baked, the mouthfeel of it. How oily is it? How crispy is it? How soft is it?
Chapter 7: How can listeners get their baking questions answered?
Plus, we'll always leave time to answer your home baking questions.
Where do I begin? I mean, I have so many thoughts about this. I think we can check off the easy answers first. So first of all, yes, the type of chocolate, the form of chocolate you use does matter. Along the way, we break bread with the best bakers, historians, and restauranteurs in America. And we always get their expert advice.
Meet our guest baker, Zoe Francois.
Our own Amber Eisler, King Arthur's Director of Baking Education.
Dan Richer from Raza Pizzeria in New Jersey.
Food anthropologist, podcaster, historian, and writer Deborah Friedman.
Cheryl Day, who ran the legendary Back in the Day Bakery for years in Savannah, Georgia. And Bronwyn Wyatt, the baker behind Bayou St. Cakes in New Orleans. So join us at King Arthur as we celebrate the wide world of baking on Things Bakers Know.
Available April 28th wherever you listen. Subscribe now so you won't miss an episode.
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