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by crdrost 1362 days ago
He/she is saying something slightly different, not “I like that I can do this by feel without percentages” but rather “I like how, by a quick glance at this percentage, I know something about how that will feel in the bowl.”

60% hydration: firmer, like Play-Doh without the crumbling

70% hydration: softer and maybe a little sticky

80% hydration: super sticky, still kneadable

Really high hydration requires a lot more care, both to stop it from getting everywhere and to get it kneaded enough that it actually rises (if that is even desired)

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Exactly that.

it's a single, scale-invariant number that conveys important information. And can be used to weigh accurately.