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Bulk fermentation

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, bulk fermentation means: The fermentation stage when mixed bread dough rests as one mass before division.

In Turkish: toplu fermantasyon, ilk mayalanma

How it is used

Use to distinguish the first mass fermentation from the rise of shaped pieces.

Example sentences

  1. Bulk fermentation took place before the dough was divided.

    The dough ferments as a single batch at this stage.

  2. We checked the dough's expansion during bulk fermentation.

    Expansion is an observation within a particular production stage.

Common collocations

  • during bulk fermentation
  • bulk fermentation stage
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • prepShort for preparation: the work of getting food ready before cooking or service, such as washing, peeling, cutting, portioning and making sauces. Also used as a verb.

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