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August 19, 2024

 Rusty’s log: Stardate: -299633.37

Perth Ontario : temp 14 C humidity 89%

Basic Kneads:  temp 28 C humidity 58%

A cold and rainy day is August, no better day to invest in the future. But first, a big Basic Kneads welcome to Michael, our very first employee! Michael comes to us from Ghana, where bread is baked fresh using white flour with very little crunch to its crust. It is called Tea Bread and Yoshi and I look forward to learning to bake it for him and his family. Michael is learning the ropes of the bakery and picking up the rhythm of our days quite quickly. He is providing much needed help in our long evening mixing process and seems to have an endless supply of energy and enthusiasm. We are very glad to have him on the team. 

Another team member has joined us today (that’s the investment I referred to). Today, Michael, Yoshi and I , along with help from a our new friend Brett and his truck and trailer, hit the road and headed to Westport to meet up with Hans and Anna who formerly owned and operated their own bakery there before retiring. There we purchased their largest mixer, it took the five of us to get it loaded as the rain began to let up. Returning to Perth we were in awe of Brett’s trailer manipulation as he backed the gate right up to our front door, one easy push and that bad boy was rolling it’s way into its new home! It will still be at least another week to get hooked up and safetied as we wait for parts to complete the electrical installation. 

We are very excited to be able to produce more dough faster and start bringing larger batches of bread to the town daily. 

We plan on asking our followers on social media for help naming our new machine so head over to our instagram @basickneadsperth to chime in if you have a good suggestion. 

Rye tests continue and tomorrow we return with crispy chili focaccia and cheddar jalapeño loafs. 

Stay fresh bread lovers. 

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