Loaf

A loaf is a shape, usually rounded or oblong, mass of food. It may refer to a whole article of bread, or meatloaf. Technically, any unit of bread is called a "loaf", no matter what its shape, and the loaf can therefore vary in the ratio of length to width, and in its roundness. However, it is common to bake bread in a rectangular bread pan, also called a loaf pan, because different kinds of bread dough have different levels of viscosity, meaning that some doughs will tend to collapse and spread out more than others during the cooking process. Doughs with a thicker viscosity can be hand-molded into the desired loaf shape, and cooked without using any kind of walled pan. However, using a bread pan with sides higher than the height of the uncooked dough maintains the shape of doughs with a thinner viscosity, and allows multiple loaves to be cooked with different dough recipes while maintaining approximately the same shape.

The same principle applies to non-bread products such as meatloaf that are cooked so as to retain their shape during the cooking process. In determining the size of the loaf, the cook or baker must take into consideration the need for cooking heat to penetrate the loaf evenly during the cooking process, so that no parts are overcooked or undercooked. Many kinds of mass-produced bread products are distinctly squared, with well-defined corners on the bottom of the loaf. This is in part because it is easier to consistently cook identical loaves of bread in a rectangular form than in a more curved form, and in part because rectangular loaves can be packed for shipping more efficiently.

Loaf (company)

Loaf is a British company, which operates as a high street retailer. Charlie Marshall founded the retail brand, which was formerly known as The Sleep Room. Their showrooms are mainly focused around the London area.

It is currently one of the fastest growing retail companies in the United Kingdom. In 2013, it listed on the Sunday Times Fast Track 100, and has also received investment from the Monsoon & Accessorize founder, Peter Simon.

History

Charlie Marshall founded The Sleep Room in 2008, after previously owning and selling another business. Marshall generated the startup capital for The Sleep Room from the sale of his previous company, Primal Soup and personal finance he had accrued from real estate development. The amount invested initially was £350,000. During the early days, Marshall focused on bed sales, providing 12 different styles of bed, with a single mattress type. It was stated that Marshall visited over 187 mattress and bed factories before deciding on the mattress he would sell through The Sleep Room.

Loaf (album)

Loaf is the first live album release by the jam band moe. Recorded live at The Wetlands Preserve in New York City, New York on November 24 and 25 1995. 2,000 copies were released. It is out of print.

Track listing

Personnel

moe.

Production:

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