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I finally hit 100 perfect croissants in a row and honestly, I think it's a bad goal
Everyone in my local group talks about hitting a perfect streak like it's the only thing that matters. For me, it was 100 croissants over three weeks, no lamination tears, no underproofing, perfect honeycomb. But hitting that number made me realize I'd stopped trying anything new. I was so focused on not messing up the streak that I wouldn't adjust the butter block for hotter days or try a different flour blend. My baking got safe, and kind of boring. The 100th one tasted exactly like the first. I think we get too hung up on these perfect runs and forget that the messy batches are where you actually learn something. Has anyone else felt stuck after hitting a big personal record?
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oliviaj285mo ago
Wait, so what are you gonna try to mess up first?
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oliviaj285mo ago
Feel this so hard. My own perfect streak was like six croissants and I got so scared of messing up I stopped baking for a week. You're totally right that the pressure to keep a number going just kills the fun. All my weirdest, best ideas came from a batch where I messed up the salt or the butter was too warm. Now I aim for like, one interesting failure a week on purpose just to keep learning.
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