The normal way to check if a loaf of bread is done is to whack the base of the loaf and listen for a hollow sound.
The cooler way to check is to balance the loaf vertically on the palm of your hand and give the side a whack. The loaf should vibrate like a tuning fork. This is because the gluten would have stretched and set at its maximum. If the bread is underdone, there will be no tension inside for the trick to work.
Feel it, baby, feel it.
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| Balance the loaf in the centre of your palm. |
"I'm picking up good vibrations,
She's giving me excitations,
Good, good, good, good vibrations..."
