Tinkering with Dough Part 3: Preferments (Biga and Poolish)

In Part 3 of the "Tinkering with Dough" session, Chef Leo Spizzirri answers questions from pizza professionals. He discusses: What are preferments, how do they affect your dough and how are they different? What is a biga? (0:05) What is a poolish? (6:33) Also check out: Part 1: Picking the right flour for your dough, impact of fats and salt, and documenting your efforts:    • Tinkering with Dough - Part  1: Fermentati...   Part 2: Water quality and pH, and pH of your dough    • Tinkering with Dough Part 2:  Water Qualit...   Part 4 - Emergency Dough    • Tinkering with Dough Part 4:  Emergency Dough   Want to learn more? Check out Chef Leo's website and social media. https://leospizzirri.com Leo's new YouTube channel: The Pizza Garage with Leo Spizzirri   / askchefleo     / askchefleo