You have to do what is best for you and your family Jack, we all understand. It’s hard when you have a young family, you can’t be everywhere! We all love you whatever you do. Much love to you and yours from Sydney, Australia xx 🇦🇺❤️
You know what Jack, I know your wife is very supportive of your endeavors. I would love for you to maybe just introduce your wife, just for second. We would all like to meet her!!!!!!!
So happy to see you again! How incredible those stories are ! Isn’t it amazing what one man can do when he sets out to help others make great bread at home. You have touched so many lives. Your smile and gentle manner have blessed our hearts. Thank you! And thank your wife and kids for sharing you with ALL of us! God bless you abundantly!
Do what you need to do for you and your family. I assure you, everyone here will gladly wait for your content and want to see you happy/unstressed. Thank you so much for helping me with my bread, you've given me the knowledge to make my family very happy.
Jack, since I've been playing catch-up, watching your videos, I hadn't noticed your absence of late. But I do want to add my voice of thanks to you for your wonderful guidance, tips, information, etc. I also appreciate your manner and style of presentation, which I find to be very enjoyable and refreshing. So, thanks again for what you've done so far, and I eagerly look forward to whatever path you take in future. Be well and be encouraged.
Jack--you are amazing, and we all appreciate everything you do. You are providing a great resource for bakers--whether new, first-time bakers or experienced, life-long bakers. We look forward to every video you post, and we understand how much work it all is. You need to understand how much we all appreciate, respect, and love you and your work. If you can only do one video a month, that's just fine. Having a young family and being a good dad is the MOST important thing you can do, and although we love weekly videos, we understand that FAMILY comes first. We're bakers--by nature we are "providers" and "nurturers", and we have out priorities straight and you do to--we respect and applaud that! I think featuring the bread-making adventures of your viewers to boost your content is a FANTASTIC idea, and I really look forward to seeing what other bakers from all over the world is a brilliant idea. I lok forward to sharing this adventure with your wonderful viewers, from countries all around the planet! Keep up the good work--we love you and appreciate your efforts. But first things first--take care of your wife and your beautiful children FIRST--your viewers understand, and love you even more for knowing you are not just an amazing baker, but a fantastic father and husband!
Jack, a new subscriber here. I am a new sourdough baker ( have made yeast breads), and was getting so discouraged, until I followed your excellent video (#101). I am 70 years young and I must say that today I have made my 4th loaf in 4 days and every time I cannot believe how puffy and fluffy the dough is as I do my final stretch and folds! It is just delightful to FINALLY feel what I am working towards with sourdough. Thank you for your easy to follow directions and am looking forward to seeing so many more of your videos. They are game changers. Can’t get any rye now, but bread flour is working nicely for the dough and AP for the starter. Thank you!
I will be happy Jack to see your happy joyful face whenever you can manage. XX during the last weeks you have i am sure lifted the mood of so many of us fans. With much love to you and your family. Wishing you continued success.
It's so thrilling to hear what an inspiration you have been to others Jack during this time of lockdown, I've always appreciated your lessons on RU-vid for the content in them, and now you are reaping the rewards of the many hours you have put into making quality videos as you read of how your lessons have changed the lives of many people. You are an inspiration young man!!
Great stuff Jack. Loved hearing the stories. Feel you should maybe find a way to include people's triumphs and breakthroughs in videos going forward, as it adds to the inspiration of the content and provides a relatable element. My own wee story is that my wife became ill with Covid at the very beginning of March and I had to drop everything and focus on caring for her and my 8 year old son and 3 year old daughter. As a bit of an experiment one day we made a sourdough starter (kids love anything sticky and slimy!) I told them it would come to life and be our new pet so they would need to take care of it, secretly though I had massive doubts about it working. Long story short, we're now in July and have learned from scratch via your videos how to make sourdough, as well as other breads, and that starter has been shipped out to folk all over the UK as a result of my posts on social media. It has a wonderful sweet balsamic vinegar aroma and makes an incredible boule/sandwich loaf/pizza base/etc.. What an adventure it has been. The kids now make an sourdough mix on a Friday evening and bake sourdough cinnamon buns on a Saturday morning which are honestly incredible. Looking forward to your future content 👍
Your comeback can’t be more powerful than that. You can never go wrong in choosing quality over quantity. You have soul in all that you do and that’s the important thing. Every. Single. Thursday. -- should be on a tea towel though. (I hear you in my head when I say that).
What a heart-warming video! I'm so glad to hear you are back. I'm one of those people who took up sourdough baking during lockdown, and though it was quite a struggle getting flour in the beginning, eventually I worked that out. I'm baking regularly now and just loving the whole process as well as the results. Sourdough baking is oddly one of the most empowering things I've ever done. Thank goodness for the Internet, RU-vid, and people like you who are sharing your knowledge. Your videos are among the ones I learned the most from. Sometimes I still go back and rewatch them. It's like practicing a skill virtually. So whatever you have the time and energy to produce I'm sure I'll enjoy.
Great to see back. You've been a wonderful inspiration to me. During lockdown friends and family have asked how I learnt to make bread. I always say 'Bake with Jack'. It's the best!
Brilliant! So glad that you and your family are well and you are back in the saddle. Great to hear about the huge benefit your videos have had on people in so many ways all around the world. You deserve all the success your work has brought you. Ideas for future videos - baguettes (possibly sourdough/ hybrid) and sourdough pizzas. Keep safe. Many thanks, Peter
You're back! And somehow looking even younger than you usually do. Life is unfair lol. I know, bread must be the fountain of youth! That's it!!! 🤔😉 Glad you're back, hope to see you again soon.
Thanks for the update Jack. I was also getting teary-eyed!! You have been on quite a journey as I'm sure many of us have in these trying times. Because of your videos I also decided to retry making sourdough bread. I don't know what it but I have become obsessed with the process and feel such joy when I bake. One day in May...during the lockdown here in BC, Canada my neighbour came over to give me a dozen fresh eggs. I had just taken a loaf of sourdough out of the oven so I gave it to him. Now we make this exchange on a weekly basis! Thanks again Jack...wishing you and your family all the very best!!! P.S. My daughter has also taken to making bread using the starter I gave her as have three of her friends!!!
I really missed you man, so glad to see you are ok and determined to bless us with your wisdom once again :). I appreciate what you woke in me, and that is the passion for sourdough bread. Much love brother.
Thank you Jack! You are a ray of sunshine during dark times, I love your videos. My husband is now baking all of our bread and it is delicious. It doesn’t matter if you can’t put out a video every Thursday so don’t put that pressure on yourself, we will be patient and being subscribed means we will know when a new one comes out - and we can brush up on our techniques by watching some of the old ones in the meantime.
Oh my gosh, my heart is full up after seeing and listening to you. All the stories you shared are amazing and inspirational. Your integrity and compassion will serve you well and you understand what is important in life: people and love and caring and giving. We are all eager to have you back under any condition and whenever you can manage without burning out and feeling guilty is good enough for me. I was born in the UK and moved to Canada as a child but my roots and relatives still are in the UK. Things are opening up there but lets not forget there is still a pandemic going on so please continue to be vigilant. Look forward to your next visit! Be safe. Linda Quebec, Canada
I absolutely adore you! You're probably way younger than me... 😳 anyway, I found you last month and after 4 failed attempts following other people's videos, your video got me success!! Your directions are so clear and detailed, and yet are able to keep things simple. Love you so much and glad you're back! As long as we can see you a couple times a month, that's enough!!
It's you doing what you love and showing us, with empathy and understanding, how we can do it too. I discovered you a year and a half or so ago, got one of your "parcels" to help me along, and I got a new hobby and some awesome sourdough bread. You did that for me. I watched other people's video's, but yours were the ones that made it simple enough and enjoyable enough to want to continue enjoying the hobby. So, Thanks, Jack!
Great to see you Jack! Do what you need to do and pleased you are taking the stress away, it's really important that you do what YOU need to do. We'll still all be here, waiting for you. Thanks for everything. That was a very emotional video!
Lovely to see you on again Jack! Your sourdough 101 video really helped me more than any other in my new sourdough journey. I share often to other new SD bakers. Wishing you all the best from Oregon.
Jack, great to see your smiling face and warm presence! I’ve been busy here in Texas working on the sourdough loaf baking you got me started on. Here’s a couple of things I learned and some random thoughts. First, I realized that while there is a “recipe” for sourdough bread, at its heart, it really has a level of art along with the science. Pursuing a better loaf has been not only an exercise in patience and perseverance, but it has helped me to understand the creative process. I can’t really express how important that is to a 62 year old woman who is getting ready to jump ship off of a very confining, defining and restraining 34 year career. You’ve helped me fan the little tiny ember of creativity inside. I very grateful. Here’s the random thought: don’t let your high expectations of yourself run you over...you are in charge here. When they start hounding you, tell them to quiet down and take a seat.
Your work is obviously appreciated! You've been hugely helpful in my sourdough journey, helping me to expand (unlearn!) on the basic breadmaking skills taught by my grandmother. Bake with Jack and the Kids! Remove any time commitment moving forward. We'll adapt, there's a SUBSCRIBE button for a reason -- it'll let us know when there's something new from you. Smiles from Oz.
Hey Jack!!! Welcome back! Bread season was great with the guidance of your videos, thank you. But it's nice to see you again, and to see that you are well. Life goes on. Keep growing!!
You deserve it lad. I made my first two Sourdough breads the other day which followed your recipe and procedures. Come the morning I pulled them out of the fridge, the two loaves that looked sad and flatter than expected. When they came out of the oven, they looked like shop window quality artisan loaves, and tasted amazing. Stay honest, down to earth and real and you will continue to deservedly do well.. Greetings from Bristol, Uk
I'm so happy to see you and will be here when you're able to return, whenever that can be. Stay well Jack and thanks for helping me bake sourdough I am so proud of xxx
Loved your message! Completely agree on giving yourself grace and releasing some of the pressure on yourself. Congrats on reaching the milestone of hiring someone! That is amazing! It was also inspiring to hear from others that have been impacted by your channel. Keep on doing amazing things!
Great to see you again. And I’m really impressed with your honesty and your decisions to move forward in a way that suits you and your life. You have given us so much and I sincerely appreciate it. Thank you to you, your wife and family for sharing you with us.
Wow, it's great to see you, and those wonderful stories brought a tear 😊, you're so humble a quality not many gave, thank you for thinking of all of us, I can't wait to watch you again soon, take care. 😊
Jack, as I started watching you with the lock down in Brazil, I’m catching up, so you are in my house a lot. We all have families and understand, we will watch whenever you decide to put up a video. ❤️
Welcome back JACK! I am literally watching this while baking 2 loaves of sourdough bread using your recipe, I t am more than excited for the result. Wish all the best and whatever you choose for this channel, I will be your loyal subscriber and follow you in your next journey :D
Hello Jack, it’s good to see you. Two powerful words are “what if?” Go with whatever works for you, we will all be fine. I found you during covid ‘19 and now I’m baking sourdough on Saturday. I used to spend Saturday mornings with my sister, niece, and daughter at a restaurant for brunch. Now I have had to change my routine as we all have. Baking bread filled this void and on Sunday I share a loaf of bread by delivering to my daughter’s porch. Thank you for being you and sharing your talents with us 🥰
Very much appreciated your words to your audience! Quoting from a Hebrew folk song, you truly make "the whole world feel like a narrow, connected bridge."
Thank you Jack i have missed your thursdays but i agree with what you were saying re new start at the end of the day you and your family must work together and whats best so what ever you do i will be with you 100% stay safe regards sue
Hi Jack, I love, love your videos. I discovered you over the lockdown too. Now, I find it hard to watch other bread making videos that are not yours. You do you and stay safe, we are with you for whenever you are ready. With love ❤️ from Nigeria
Jack, thank you so much. You have brought such happiness and success to my baking experience. I really appreciated your weekly videos that you have done for FREE, for more than 3 years. Maybe it is time for you to move on to another realm, new experiences, etc. Whatever route you take, we are eternally grateful, and will be cheering you on from the other side of the globe, in Tokyo, with love!
The PENCIL IS BACK so all will be right in the world. . Yeah we did it but we wouldn't have 'did it' without you Jack. Of all the baking books and videos and tutorials it's you, your quirky sense of humour and your sincerity that has been the source of change that is making our lives better all around with what you have taught us mate. That you did it out of your own generosity makes it even more important to us. No matter the outcome of your "What if ..." questions be assured we are going to support you. Keep in mind what you have done so far has brought you legions of followers ... we're looking forward to where you lead us to next.
Great to see you back! Your recipes and in particular sourdough got me baking more and better than I ever had before. Brought my family and me loads of enjoyment. Thanks!
We still love ya Jack! I've been busy perfecting the skills I have learned from you at 63 years. Don't kill yourself trying to be unrealistic, I for one would prefer real quality every couple of weeks rather than you try to scramble something together just treat timeline. 👍👍
So wonderful to see you again! Thanks for the update and reassuring us of your well-being. I can never thank you enough for all I’ve learned from watching so many of your videos. Baking sourdough during the pandemic has kept me sane, no doubt, and your clever wit has pushed me forward to improve my skills. You are greatly appreciated and I look forward to seeing you whenever it suits you! Take care, Jack.
Thank you so much for sharing! This is a great video. I remember how many years ago I baked bread in my kitchen and sold it to supplement my income. The stories of people doing it now so touched my heart. Just praying for the welfare of your family and to see where you should go from here.
Thank you for being an inspiration if it wasn't you even at 59 I would not be making bread but I am now and I love it and that's down to you thanks Jack Peter ex-RAF now at DHL about to retire to Spain to continue baking!
Hi Jack As always thanks for your videos, you already know how much they've improved my bread and knowledge, but hearing how they've changed lives is truly moving. You should be very proud! Look after yourself and your family and we'll see you again when you can manage it.
Hello Jack! So very good to see your beautiful face again! The only constant is change and it is not always a comfortable situation. But as always, you are handling it with the grace and honesty that you wear so well. You have given me so much through your videos and so clearly improved my life, I will always look forward to your videos. Much love and many epic PB&Js!
I just ordered a dough scraper! Glad you found some professionals to help you out with packaging. I'm sure that wasn't an exciting way to spend your days. Looking forward to seeing more of your content. I only recently discovered you and have been enjoying going through your older content.
This was lovely to watch and it's so nice to see you again. I'm one of the people who discovered you during lock down here in Canada and ordered a dough scraper. I'll be happy to watch whatever videos you make, whenever you're able to make them. You and your family come first.
Welcome back, Jack, and ditto what everyone else already said. I’ve been sending links to your channel to my friends all over the US who’ve been asking me about bread during the shut-down. Please know that we appreciate you, and keep up the good work. We’re all better bakers today than we were yesterday.
Glad to see you're back, Jack. Missed you. I know this is probably not in fashion but I'd like to know how to make bread denser without all the holes. Bread with holes let's all the butter and jam leak through onto the plate when you toast it.
You're on the right track Jack, you can't help others if you don't look after yourself...do what you want to do when you want to do it and lastly......family comes first...cheers mate
You are such an extraordinary role model! Thank you for addressing the need for self care, and for your honesty in sharing your challenges and fears. Your bread tips are awesome, but YOU are even more so! ♥️
Missed you Jack! Glad to hear you and family are well. I will take your Bake with Jack video any way which works for you. Love them. Wonderful to hear you have inspired so many. You do it the best! Stay safe and look forward to the new revamped Bake with Jack.
Thank you for coming back, Jack! Glad you're ok and I look forward to the new videos, whenever you can get around to making them. In the meantime I still have lots of the old ones to get through. Take care and see you soon.
Hey welcome back! LOL I was on Zoom today with my grandson and there was a little Lull in the conversation so I decided to try to explain hydration. He's 12 and a half as smart as a whip so he got it right away. He actually went to camp 4 three or four years in a row where they had a little bread making station. So we would go to pick him up and bring him back with us until his mom could pick him up and he would have this little baggie of dough, which believe it or not actually baked up pretty nicely. He and his mom have totally been into sourdough since the lockdown. So it's all good! Looking forward to the next videos. Stay safe
Courage and candor defined. I really appreciate your openness, positivity and personal grit. I was subscribed to your channel way before the pandemic, and I'll stay subscribed long after. Well done, Jack! Keep moving forward.
I loved that when I got your dough scraper, I could tell you actually packed it. Totally understand that it was too much for you though. Glad you’re back. Looking forward to more content.
So glad to hear you are well Jack! Missed you and your passion for bread, but very glad to hear you are ok and that you will be sharing your wisdom with us when you can!
Jack ~ Be Nervous not ... : ) You have a very large & busy Life !! Take the time that you Need - for you & your family. changes etc ~ When we see u again, We see u again - NO PRESSURE -We'll all be waiting for You !!! : ) Totally SWEET Part 1 & Part 2 of this Video !! AMAZING STORIES (tfs)Thank-you : )
Hey Jack. Good to see you. I get it, I really do. I started giving free English lessons to children in my village here in Hungary and after a couple of weeks I found the expectation really stressful. It occupied my mind especially in the days immediately before the lessons. The lockdown ended that but I might start again....So, do whatever you want, whenever you want. You will find you are more creative and that you will enjoy it rather than dread it. Must dash, sourdough in the oven 😁🤗
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I also started sourdough during the pandemic and found your channel. I love the simplicity and down to earth teaching! Thank you and your wife again!! Amy Jo
Hi Jack, Good to have you back! Just thanks for the learning path you offered. It’s nice for you, that you meant so much to a lot of people. Our homemaking bread story is similar. I used to make bread in a baking machine. Kids were always asking for ‘weekend-bread’ as we bought ‘soft sandwich bread’ from the grocery on Saturday. Now I’m baking weekly bread based on your recipes and my own imagination. Even a weekly sourdough batch in different variations, based on video 101 and later tips. During the lockdown all my kids and their girlfriends learned to bake their own bread. And last week I overheard a phone conversation of my wife: she bragged to her mom on the quality of my sourdough bread. I felt so fulfilled. Thx! As for the future of your channel Currently, I’m trying to make pizza-dough (it always sticks to the table ) and some French/Italian specialties (croissants, pistolettess, baguette, ciabatta etc.) Shining your light on these types of bread would be much appreciated. Kind regards, Danny from Belgium
Son, don’t fret....keep balance in your life and your family first! Whatever you do....we will LOVE it! I bought someone else’s classes on Udemy, FAILED!!! I’ve got your recipe proving in the fridge now and it looks good. Will wait till bake but I think maybe you’ve given me back my sourdough mojo!!! I want you to produce and sell your wood “slider” peels. I can only find skinny baguette ones online. Love your stuff young man...thanks! Could you do something on varying flours in a mix? Like, some bread flour, some whole wheat, some rye.....or a seven grain sourdough...or mill your own? Maybe favorite tools?
I found your videos during our lockdown in Malaysia and a complete beginner in making bread. Recently ordered your bread scrapers thru my UK friend. All I need to do now is to patiently wait for her to return to Malaysia. I have learned so much about the basic of bread making from you. I am selling some of my bakes to friends but not ready to sell in a bigger scale yet (only 23L oven). Thank you for all your tips shared and fast delivery of those scrapers. Can't wait to use them.
You speak from the heart. I truly enjoyed your “come back video”. Looking forward to watching more of what you can share with your subscribers. No pressure.
Hey Jack without too much detail I want to tell you that what you do has given me so much and making bread has helped me were professionals couldn’t. What you do helps people on even more deeper levels than you may realise God bless you, I’m going to your shop now!
Well done Jack. I now do not buy any bread and alternate between sourdough and wholemeal bread, my 3 year old loves it and loves to help me. i must admit i have a bread machine that does the kneading! Pure laziness. I also do not have a sealed oven so cook my sourdough in a crock pot or dutch oven if your american! Any advice on cooking in an oven with no full seal would be most appreciated, as when i cooked it out of the pot it just didn't rise enough.Thanks again from Kent
Don't worry we needed time to catch up on your old videos haha. You deserve all the new love and attention, our home baking has improved tenfold. Congrats and look forward to the future.
Welcome back Jack. Your videos are so easy to use and have really helped me with my bread making skills. I would love to sign for a class, even online. Next could you do a brioche recipe from start to finish or how flavour your simple white loaf.
Loved your video and the way you put your message across. Your own life comes first of course and whatever you decide to do in video output I am sure will be fine with the vast majority of subscribers. I am one who now bakes my own bread, thanks to you, and will continue to do so after this pandemic ends. Thanks again for all your output and take care. Respect.
