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#ScoreBig: April Bread Scoring Challenge
Transform your bread from basic to breathtaking in our month-long celebration of scoring technique. Join bakers of all levels as we learn to make our mark and tell our stories through the art of the perfect score.
🎉 Join the Challenge! Post your scored bread with the #ScoreBig for a chance to win a Wire Monkey lame and other exciting prizes.
Why We Score Bread
Functional Purpose
Scoring isn't just decorative—it creates controlled weak points that give your dough room to expand during baking, preventing random cracks and ensuring even rise.
Creative Expression
Each score is your signature, a chance to tell a story, showcase your style, and transform a simple loaf into an edible work of art that's uniquely yours.
Skill Development
Mastering scoring takes practice. This challenge offers the perfect opportunity to build confidence, try new patterns, and grow alongside a supportive community.
Scoring Gallery
How to Join the Challenge
Create Your Masterpiece
Prepare your favorite dough recipe and score it in your own personal style, from basic slashes to intricate designs.
Share Your Creation
Post photos of your scored bread using #ScoreBig to Be eligible to WIN.
Double Your Chances to WIN!
Use #ScoreBig in your post including an image of your Wire Monkey lame and we will double your entry in our weekly drawings!
Benefits of Joining
Learn New Techniques
Discover scoring methods from fellow bakers at all skill levels and expand your bread-making repertoire.
Receive Feedback
Get constructive advice and encouragement from our community of passionate bread enthusiasts.
A Lame a Week
A new winner is chosen each week Use the hashtag #ScoreBig for a chance to win a premium bread lame from Wire Monkey the industry leader in precision scoring these lanes will give you the confidence to score like a pro
Find Inspiration
See how others approach scoring and adapt their ideas into your own unique creations.
Scoring Education
Understand why we score, how dough tension affects results, and which tools provide better control.
Explore guides for basic, intermediate, and advanced patterns with tips on flour dusting and blade angles.
Access our printable practice sheets and recipe collection specifically designed for scoring success.
From simple slashes to intricate designs, our resources will help you develop the confidence and skill to make your mark on every loaf.
Featured Recipes for Practice
Each recipe includes specific tips on proofing times, dough hydration, and handling to ensure optimal scoring results.
Member Spotlight: Bella Casa
Botanical Mastery
Bella's signature wheat stalk and botanical patterns bring natural elements to life through careful depth control.
Geometric Precision
Her technical excellence shines in these perfectly symmetrical patterns that maintain shape through baking.
Narrative Scoring
"Every loaf tells a story" is Bella's motto, demonstrated in her scene-based designs that turn bread into edible art.
Our Sponsor: Wire Monkey
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Weekly Winners
Each week, one of our bakers will win a professionally crafted, custom Baking Great Bread at Home lame from Wire Monkey's Precision Collection.
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Grand Prize
Win The goose lame, Wire Monkeys Flagship Model. This lame provides precision, control, and unmatched craftsmanship. The goose makes scoring feel effortless.
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Baker-Crafted Tools
Wire Monkey lames are designed by professional bakers for optimal control, balance, and precision in every score.
Wire Monkey supports this challenge because they believe in empowering home bakers with professional-quality tools that make scoring feel like a natural extension of your creativity.
A Personal Testimonial
As most of you know, I’ve been baking bread for a lot of years and have experimented with just about every scoring tool imaginable. I’ve used naked razor blades, blades on coffee stirrers, chopsticks, and all kinds of fancy lames. But everything changed when I was introduced to Tyler, the owner of Wire Monkey. He sent me a couple of his lames and shared the story behind them. He Was watching his wife score bread and realized how dangerous it was, so he set out to create something safer, more comfortable, and more effective. And he nailed it.
I own the Baking Great at Home lame, the Poco, and one of my favorites The Goose. It feels like an extension of my creativity, the weight is perfect, and the design fits so comfortably in my hand. Honestly, I’ll never use another brand.
If you’ve been on the fence about trying a Wire Monkey lame, here’s your push. Their craftsmanship is unmatched, and they’re genuinely good people. Don’t wait—upgrade your scoring game like I did!
Henry
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