A type of covered baking dish, with a flat/shallow bottom covered by a high, domed lid. Often round but also available in rectangular or oval shapes.

A batard is an elongated loaf of bread, but not cooked in a loaf pan. Not as long or skinny as a baguette.

A boule is a round loaf of bread, often used for bread bowls, and Instagram bread scoring videos.

In baking, a curled up ‘ridge’ of crust that results from a certain type of dough scoring. Considered very desirable in Instagram sourdough photography.

A lame is a blade for scoring the crust of bread immediately before baking. Usually a holder for a razor blade. Pronounced lahm.

Scoring is cutting the crust of bread before baking. Deep scoring helps control the expansion of the dough and can create the ear, while shallow scoring is decorative.