British cuisine is like... - eviltoast
    • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I use a 3% lye bath for 20 seconds. Also baked using a convection oven. I’ve done it using a baking soda boil and/or a standard oven and it just gets light brown. Lye plus convection is the key to get that dark brown.