I tried a higher heat to get a faster bake today. The boule on the right is smoked Cheddar and it’s seasoned thoroughly with Dan O’s Cheesoning.

I preheated my oven to 500, and baked covered for 25 minutes and 15 minutes uncovered. Internal temp was 210.

I cold baked the vessel. I don’t like preheating my Le Creuset. It does just fine going into the heat when it’s cold. It gets to temp plenty quickly.