If only you had a small, enclosed space made from a heavy duty material to capture the bread’s natural moisture and evenly distribute the heat. Oh. Right. The Dutch oven is like a baking stone ...

The Dutch oven, a cooking pot that originated ... who co-authored a cookbook called "Modernist Bread at Home," told us, "A pot or bowl fitted over a baking stone provides a workable solution ...

Unicook Large Pizza Stone 20 Inch, Rectangular Baking Stone 20" x 13.5", Heavy Duty Cordierite Bread Stone for Oven Grill, Thermal Shock Resistant, Ideal for Baking Different Sizes of Pizzas or Bread ...

Scoring bread—slashing your loaf with a blade ... you’ll eventually need to move beyond a Dutch oven. A baking stone or steel is a much more flexible solution, since its much larger area ...

And the smells: Any fresh, baking bread smells good ... a hearth loaf is baked directly on the floor of the oven, or on a stone. Pan loaves tend to have less crispy crusts than hearth loaves ...