About Proof Perfected
Here’s what Proof Perfected is all about
Hey, how’s it going? I’m Nicola, the founder of Proof Perfected, and if you ever wanted to know
- “How can I get an ear when I score my bread?”
- “How can I score pretty patterns?”
- “How do I get started with Sonic Scoring?”
Or if you’re looking for the easiest sourdough recipes…
…you’re in the right place!
Here’s how Proof Perfected can help you bake beautiful and delicious sourdough bread.
I believe sourdough bread baking shouldn’t be complicated:
- My recipes are written with the beginner sourdough baker in mind.
- Step-by-step videos show you how to make and score a great sourdough bread.
- If you’re struggling with scoring, Sonic Scoring makes it easier. You can stop trying to “confidently slash through the dough” only to have the blade stick and talk to me about building your own DIY version of a Sonic Lame instead. Or order one.
About me
What’s the one food that makes you all emotional, remembering family dinners growing up? For me, that’s bread. I’m German, and bread is a big part of our culture.
When we moved to Hong Kong, we started to miss those “Abendbrot” dinners, and even more so after our first daughter was born. We wanted her to grow up with this part of her culture, making these same memories.
So, I decided to learn how to bake sourdough bread. My loaves went from bricks to edible to good, slowly, but I was still struggling to make clean cuts when I scored the dough. That’s when my ingenious inventor of a husband suggested that a super fast vibrating blade might make scoring much easier. That’s how Sonic Scoring and the Sonic Lame were born.
Since then, hundreds of sourdough bakers have built their own Sonic Lame or have bought one, and their feedback is so enthusiastic that I feel I need an explicit disclaimer that I did NOT make it up:
Here’s what other home bakers said about the Sonic Lame:
It’s amazing and I love it! It’s like scoring loaves with a light saber!
Mark, Texas
It’s amazing. I get perfect scoring even on soft unrefridgerated dough!
Josie, Hong Kong
Honestly… this product is a game changer!!! AMAZING.
Hilary, England
The lame is awesome. I got bread ears!
Andrea, California
The Sonic Lame is great. I use it at every bake and I just love it. It’s an ingenious tool and my sourdough bread has never looked so good until the Sonic Lame.
Barbara, Florida
I always have issues scoring dough (especially wet dough) because I’m never confident enough to quickly swipe the blade across the dough. The Sonic Lame made it very easy to slowly go across the dough making sure I have a nice deep cut.
Daniel, New Jersey
It scores higher hydration doughs easily and gives me less panic over the blade sticking.
Joe, Texas
I could take my time when scoring. I can angle the blade to my liking and was able to cut deeper than my usual lame.
Norf, Singapore
Today, our cozy Proof Perfected community is all about easy scoring and everyday sourdough .
We’re about beautiful, delicious, and healthy homemade sourdough bread that you share at the family dinner table, while it’s still warm from the oven, laughing, arguing, joking.
If that sounds like you, join the tribe!
Happy baking,
Nicola
