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Hey guys,

Canadian artisan baker here. I'm thinking about moving to Germany or possible England in the next couple of years. Any chance some of you guys are in the industry in that part of the world?

>> No.4146472

we have enough great bakers here in Germany, and believe me, it's not the best kind of job.
Better go to England.

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4146504

Here's one i baked earlier

>> No.4146506

One of the reasons I am considering Germany is because all the bread I came across there (Munich, Hamburg.) was fantastic. Why would you say England is a better call?

I do expect to be abused and yelled at by old men, just like my Canadian apprenticeship.

>> No.4146526

>>4146504

>>>/b/

>> No.4146551

For bread, continental europe is better, but even the UK is still better for bread than America, where good bakeries are relatively rare because most baking is taken over by cheap shit grocery stores produce.

>> No.4146565

>>4146551
>good bakeries are relatively rare because most baking is taken over by cheap shit grocery stores

as much as I don't want to admit that this is true, it seems to be that way.
The little town I live in has 4 grocery stores with bakeries, and we had one legitimate bakery downtown that closed down a couple days ago ;_;

>> No.4146594

>>4146565

OP here. I know that's the trend, and it's unfortunate. Although I'm in Canada, on West Coast where things are a little different. There are a dozen successful small scratch bakeries here. I work for a wholesale operation now that makes clean label scratch bread, long fermentation time, proper crust, etc. We supply a lot of hotels, restaurants, and grocery stores, and sales are up every year. I think if people are exposed to good bread, they're willing to pay a little extra for it... around here, anyhow.

>> No.4146622

>>4146594
Around anywhere, people love bread. It's just that good bread is hard to come by and has been for a long time, so nobody knows the difference, and bread is one of those mundane things that most people don't bother to think about too hard.

>> No.4146630

>>4146594
I'm in Edmonton and I can't really find bakeries

>> No.4146634

>>4146594
I'm on the west coast in the US, working in a restaurant, trying to make my way into a bakery, but with the time of year nobody seems to be hiring. and in this town, people really don't seem to care about quality, they just want something decent and cheap, and if they want something nice, they go the next town over, or take a trip to Seattle.
It's a bit of a bummer.

>> No.4146645

>>4146630

OP here, I'm in Victoria. I lived in Calgary for awhile and it was the same thing.

>> No.4146649

>>4146645
Most of them seems to be in downtown. I just go to save-on-foods when I don't want really gross shit that other grocery stores have

>> No.4146655

>>4146649

Yeah, small bakeries need foot traffic to survive, so they're usually found in the urban center.