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These frivolous bakers would love to become serious bakers. The shortage of baking ingredients caused by the shutdown just means that people really like to bake

These frivolous bakers would love to become serious bakers. The shortage of baking ingredients caused by the shutdown just means that people really like to bake if they have the time and energy.

pengaru 5y ago
> The shortage of baking ingredients caused by the shutdown just means that people really like to bake if they have the time and energy. Or that they comfort eat more baked foods when cooped up and depressed while the world grinds to a halt for a year.
- tolbish 5y ago
  Flour and yeast flew off the shelves at the very beginning of the pandemic before depression could set in.
  - pengaru 5y ago
    At the beginning of the pandemic there was rampant panic buying, it strikes me as misguided to read anything more than that into what was observed.
calciphus 5y ago
I have to say that while I enjoyed baking breads before covid, it definitely went into high gear during lockdown. Multi-day breads were easy to time. I could schedule meetings around complex timing or steps if I had to. Eating more meals at home meant more lunch and breakfast with delicious fresh bread. The whole world (or at least a lot of mine) having a shared baking experience meant I could converse with many friends about a hobby I enjoyed but no one else I knew was into. Suddenly I could give helpful tips when people posted their frustrations or questions online. Like an earlier comment, I already had ingredients in bulk, so it also meant I could share with people who needed some.