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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 11/09/2026

Wenn er das statt ner halben Flasche Wein trinkt, kann das schon stimmen.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 02/08/2026

I have discovered you can ride a bike and drink good coffee without the inconvenience of going to work. ;-)

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026

Tasty, but different from the sourdough variety. Strangely, it is exactly as the recipe author suggested: the poolish baguettes demand honey, where the sourdough ones cry for cheese or ham. Both are of course happy to be served with the other’s choice, but there seems to be a clear preference.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026

Außen Brötchen, innen Baguette.

Bread roll cut open, showing the open, irregular crumb

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026

Wie sieht’s da mit den Carbs, Zucker und Kalorien aus per Pack? Und der Proteinmenge?

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026

I had meant to bake a loaf with the remaining 500g of dough, but we’re going to have pizza tonight instead.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026

For reasons of portion size, today’s baguette challenge (sixth attempt) has been changed to “baguette rolls” using the poolish method. At 100 grams a pop, these have turned out really well, and at 195 kcal apiece, eating two won’t break the (calories) bank.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026

I forgot to post this - baguette challenge the fifth: sourdough method, T65 flour. Very open crust, very tasty, very chewy. The best lot so far - I think getting the T65 flour was a good call.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 26/07/2026

Aren’t biceps fungi that swing both ways?

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 26/07/2026

Biceps. Rarely: bicepses.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 26/07/2026

Ich sage nur: wer keine Pasta alla Norma mag, klaut kleinen Kindern das Haribo aus der Hand!

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Sebastian Borger @sebastianborger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The named users on X calling government ministers traitors and encouraging their killing should be arrested, spend a few nights in custody and then sent to be dealt with under the Prevent programme which isn’t exclusive to Islamists after all.

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Sebastian Borger @sebastianborger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

2. The #UK government should close all its X accounts with immediate effect and announce its ban as an enemy of the country by the end of August.

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Sebastian Borger @sebastianborger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Given the quotes that @sundersays.bsky.social and @britishfuture.bsky.social have collected, the Home Secretary should declare EM persona non grata straight away.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 25/07/2026

Baguette challenge, the fourth. Still type 550 flour, different recipe with overnight poolish and prolonged proving before shaping. Still a motley crew shape-wise, but getting better. Next time, same recipe but with the ney arrived T65 flour.

Mini baguette cut open, showing a very open crumb

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 23/07/2026

n=1 … *yawn* must do better.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 23/07/2026

Oh, and the 8mm baking steel had arrived just in time. I’m now waiting for delivery of the T65 flour, to see if it’s really that much better than the usual German “Typ 550” for making baguettes. (If something’s worth doing, it’s worth geeking out on it…)

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 23/07/2026

Baguette challenge, part the third. Same recipe as 2), but dough divided into 8, not 4. Still, each mini baguette is almost as big as the previous lot. Much better rise, crumb more open and irregular - exactly what I aimed for. Slightly different method (autolyse, overnight proving in fridge).

7 mini baguettes cooling on a wire rack, recipe book in the background

Two mini baguettes, one cut open showing an open crumb

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 21/07/2026

Danke. Übrigens, das hier ist auch nicht schlecht - eine meiner üblichen Ohrendrogen im Auto für viele Jahre: listen.planetrock.com

listen.planetrock.com

Planet Rock

Where Rock Lives

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 20/07/2026

This is how it started. Ankarsrum recipe. Verdict: a bit too tight, also Typ 1050 flour a bit too dark.

Four small baguettes cooling on a wire rack, the recipe book with the quite similar looking photo open in front.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 20/07/2026

New challenge: bake decent baguettes. Second attempt: Richard Bertinet’s basic recipe from his book “dough”. Verdict: Not quite risen enough, despite a decent kitchen temperature. Either the yeast dosage is too small, or the timing is off, or the yeast isn’t lively enough. Try again.

Four small home-baked baguettes cooling on an oven tray.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 20/07/2026

Health is certainly a tough job that needs balls, and she’s got at least one.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 20/07/2026

Hab mir aber mal die App aufs Handy geladen und lasse mich nachher “sanft” in den Schlaf rocken 🎸 🎧 🤘

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 20/07/2026

Wohnte ich also noch in meiner Geburtsstadt, dann ginge es. 😁 Streaming fängt immer erst ein paar Minuten von zuhause an, weil das mobile Internet hier so grottenschlecht ist. Und da meine meisten Fahrten nur kurz sind, höre ich lieber “richtiges” Radio.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 20/07/2026

Immer. Und ich hab die Deutsche Radiolandschaft noch nicht so richtig verstanden, nach 26 Jahren in 🇬🇧. Gibt’s den Gong auch auf DAB?

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 16/07/2026

Das nennt man “Meinung”, und da ist meine so frei wie Deine.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/07/2026

That’s the second of “my” teams out. Enough of overpaid prancing primadonnas - when’s the proper footie on? Ah yes, in about a year’s time. www.fifa.com/en/tournamen...

fifa.com

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/07/2026

Beide nicht gut finden geht natürlich klar. Parallelen sehen auch. Aber quasi Gleichstellen scheint mir überzogen. Tut mir schon leid, wenn ich von “Vergangenheitsverharmlosung” oder “Gegenwartsübertreibung” das falsche Ticket gezogen habe.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/07/2026

Nö. Ich reagiere auf den Spruch. Werde ja nicht bezahlt, Deinen persönlichen Hintergrund auszukundschaften. Schön, wenn’s out-of-character war.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/07/2026

Sieht so aus als seist genau Du Teil der Zielgruppe des Posts.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/07/2026

If it wasn’t for Haribo, Hula-Hoops and Negroni, I’d given up watching a while ago.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 14/07/2026

Same here, so I’m drinking a Negroni while watching. 🇮🇹

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 10/07/2026

Willkommen im Verein. 👍🏼 Bei uns ist’s Schweppes bitter lemon zero ½ und ½ mit Sodastream Sprudel.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 10/07/2026

Ich fand das in Deutschland aber immer noch viel normaler mal eben vorbeizukommen als in England. Da klingelt keiner mal eben so auf Verdacht ob Du zuhause bist.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 07/07/2026

Ja, wenn man Eis ins Glas kippt, wird der Whisky sauer. #fact

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 07/07/2026

“It’s scales all the way down.”

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 05/07/2026

Wenn’s dann zuviel wackelt (so wie bei unserer - gleiche Farbe sogar!) vor allem bei mehr oder schwererem Teig, ist die Ankarsrum ein lohnendes Upgrade.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 02/07/2026

Celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary - nice breakfast, 90 minutes group ride with friends on Zwift, skipped lunch, 45k outdoor ride with ice cream, bottle of pop, later spaghetti carbonara and more pop. Normal, yes? ❤️

Flower arrangement with sunflowers and gladioli - my wife’s present for me.

Celebratory couple in cycling gear with glasses of the same cava we had after our wedding ceremony.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/07/2026

Bezirksliga, glaube ich.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/07/2026

Wenn Du Dein Geld in Aktien investiert, und die Kurse fallen, musst Du dann weniger Unterhalt zahlen?

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 29/06/2026

You posted a photo of your house by mistake.

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 27/06/2026

Ich poste mal ein Foto beim nächsten Mal. Wirst schon sehen. 😆

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 27/06/2026

Vielleicht sollte ich den Tonic erstmal festfrieren… Morgen probiere ich’s nochmal. Schmecken tut’s ja immer, auch wenn es wie Gülle mit Zitronenscheibe aussieht.

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