It all started with a search for good dark rye bread.  When none of the local bakeries came through, I turned on the oven.  A hundred loaves and seven cookbooks later and I can make something that's tasty, but I've never been able to get that thick crust ... until this book. 

This is one of those books where you find a good thing and stick with it.  Most are a variation of the basic bread recipe.   After the first loaf I got excited so I've been cranking out a loaf a day since  I got it.  I've made about half the recipes and have yet to be disappointed.  The most satisfying part is how simple it is ... flour yeast salt and water mixed the night before.  Then it bakes the next day while I'm cooking dinner.