Bread Tip 151: Why is my SOURDOUGH Bursting Underneath?

When your sourdough bursts open underneath instead of where you cut it, you might be lead to believe that the fault lies in your cut. Like your grignette wasn't sharp enough or you didn't cut it deep enough BUT... Although the actual cause of this problem is about FAR MORE that the cut alone, in some backwards way, the principle is actually FAR SIMPLER.