Bread-Bakers v102.n002.19

Therese Klodnicki asked about Proofing baskets, bannetons, brotforms, dough 
rising baskets, man you could get dizzy with so many names.  Anyway Terry, 
can I call you that?  These baskets are purely for aesthetics.  You let 
your dough rise in the basket and then flip it onto a baking sheet.  The 
baskets are made with wooden dowels so the dough conforms to that peculiar 
shape.  Thus you end up with a very particular and unique looking loaf.  I 
suppose I should mention that you need to flour the living daylights out of 
the things so as to make sure the dough will pop out.  Anywho, you end up 
with a very rustic/artesian looking loaf.  Looks very European.  You see 
these loaves on the cover of many bread cookbooks because, well cause there 
just plain pretty.  So, there it is.  Hope this helped clear the proverbial 
fog for you.