Thank you for listening to the ramblings of this ramshackle man. I feel better already. Sale is ON 👉🏻 www.bakewithjack.co.uk/sale get yourself some cheap bits and bobs. 🙌🏻
Jack, you helped ground me in transformation during the time of virus. Making sourdough and ciabatta bread for self and ailing parents helped me feel more than our then isolated selves. Best wishes in your transformations
Oh my goodness. We JUST found you on TH-cam and now you are gone. You are awesome. And the beautiful comments below were so heartfelt they made me cry. Please keep baking and being YOU.
Agreed. Just found him. I've searched for kneading dough before and he has never come uo stupid algorithm! You are awesome. Gonna go watch some of your videos you've posted :)
Jack, you are appreciated and LOVED by hundreds of thousands of strangers all around the world! You are the gift to all of us! You give us your kind humanity, your humor, your compassion, your wonderfully pleasing generosity of spirit and personality, and all your skill teaching us how to make bread! I am so grateful! I enjoy all your content and look forward to whatever you want to put on this channel, whenever you have time for it. ❤
Because of you, I've a little microbakery in NYC. It helps me pay my bills and make ends meet. It's my side hustle but without your help I'd never have made great products to sell. Cheers! Thank you.
Ending something is not the same as quitting; it’s not the same as failing. What you’ve accomplished and the joy you’ve brought so many home bakers are not diminished by this ending! Thank you. Best of luck ❤
You taught me more about baking than I'd ever known in my 65 years. You made it fun, relatable, and relaxing. You instilled courage to fail, if necessary, in order to learn. I kept coming back, and you became my favorite baker. I will continue to watch the shorts while wishing you all you deserve and more. Sounds like adventure is straight ahead. Best wishes, Jack!
Hi Jack, I never leave comments but this I think is important. I'm a 71 year young, retired RN, from California. At the start of the pandemic I saw massive hoarding, flour, yeast, topped the list. I NEVER BAKED BREAD, I knew a little about "fermented" yeast. I turned to TH-cam and found your channel. You were and are a delight. I make beautiful sourdough bread because of your channel and charm. If you're allowed to replay those earlier shows new viewers would find them helpful. Best wishes from a forever fan. ❤
Hello from Australia ! The old episodes are still here on TH-cam. If you click on "Bake with Jack" under the video, you go straight to Jack's Home Page. There you will find all his older videos. Just click on "videos" and they will all be there.
My buddy is also a retired electrician hairbreadth from 70. I sent him here to Jack’s channel to learn about sourdough. Thanks to you, Jack and your channel he now bakes amazing bread. Ditto for my sister in law. She’s an amazing baker/cook but terrified of sourdough but thanks to you she now bakes beautiful loaves and has no more fear! Thanks Jack!
jack, I hope you read this. your videos helped save my life by giving me a passion when I needed it more than anything else. in my darkest moments this past two months, I've gone on a journey with you in baking bread and finding joy in the little things in life. thank you for your videos, and thank you for the inspiration and no nonsense discussions and helping me understand baking. good for you for re igniting your passion and doing what's right for you.
Same bread has helped save me getting me through a divorce and the mental crisis that followed. And Jack was a huge part of me being able to actually stick to it.
Hi Jack, I'm a 73 year old guy and thanks to you I bake almost every day of the week, your tuition has been brilliant, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️
Jack, I am old enough to be your grandmother. Probably. Anyway, I’m so proud of you for being able to change direction and keep going. I pray your life will continue to provide you with joy, hope and good friends. You deserve all of those things. Please accept a grandmotherly hug from my kitchen in Texas. May God bless you always.
Me too! Please consider coming to California and the joys of mountain-altitude baking only 60 miles from the beaches of San Diego. Some people don’t want to do the same thing their whole lives, and this is a good time for that.
We decided to ditch shop-bought bread. We now bake a loaf every other day, and it was you, Jack, and your videos and book that made it easy for us. Thank you!
Jack, I always wanted to make sourdough bread and then a friend of mine gave me a starter. I found you online during the pandemic. I love your attitude, the freedom you gave me to try it and the courage to make it happen. I couldn’t quite follow your pattern of water and it was very runny for the longest time. My bread was flat and hard but I still loved it. I kept making it that way until I went out on my own and just made bread like I used to make yeast bread. I realize the texture is what counts. I now make bread once a week, and not worry about throwing away anything that I’m not going to use. Baking every day is ridiculous. We can’t eat that much bread anyway. I have become inventive and put different things in my bread that everyone loves. It’s rising well I just have a great time. Believe me Jack. You are responsible. Thank you so much for bringing sourdough into my life. It’s part of the fulfilling part that I enjoy so much. I am American and I have a hard time understanding your accent but I wish you luck in whatever you want to do. The best of everything for you Jack. You deserve it!
Jack, I literally just discovered your channel today as I'm navigating learning how to bake sourdough. Please don't Go!! I'm not a fan of shorts and absolutely love watching things explained slowly. But I totally understand if you need a break. Just know that you're awesome and you come across so friendly and engaging. Wish you nothing but joy and happiness :)
Hi Jack, Just a little something to keep in the back of your mind... Thanks to YOU I regularly turn out beautiful, airy, 100% home milled wheat sourdough sandwich bread every week. My family and friends are truly in awe of my bread and I could not have done it without your efforts to share your knowledge with all of us strangers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Please know that you are appreciated more than you could know! Take care and all the best from California 🧡
Jack! Do what you must! I’ve been freeloading along since near the beginning of the TH-cam channel. You brought back to life my interest in baking and cured the problem I ran into with sourdough. I suggested you write a book. You wrote it. I bought it. I can’t rationalize involvement in the club…very old guy, limited income….but wish you and its members the best. There’s a wealth of material in your video back catalog, assuming you leave them up. And the cheeky chap producing everything via his phone in his home kitchen remains the golden era of the series. Hate to see you join the exodus of more and more long-time TH-cam types who feel they’ve worn it out (or it’s worn them out), but it is a logical development. Evolve or die. Better that you evolve. That is you, personally, Jack. You’re a gem. Thank you.
I love your channel..Your personality and the way you teach is so charming. I love all of your cute sayings. The one thing that impressed me most and that I have shared the most is your "Scraping Method", SO BRILLIANT!! I share that with baking friends every chance I get. I hated "discarding"starter. Now I only have a "dirty" pot. For that I'll forever be in your debt. I will continue watching your videos and SHORTS to continuing to learn the art of Sourdough. I'm told by all recipients, even those that are already baking sourdough, mine it the best bread they've ever eaten. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge into the art of Sourdough. Best of luck to you Chap!! Bless you Jack
Me too! WTF. I can’t even make bread in a bread machine, I am serious. This channel pops up and I think ok try again. Plus I don’t do TikTok and I don’t like shorts, I am old and grumpy.
Your shorts are the best! You should be signed for a TV series. Your personality is unique and you are quite good to look at! Wishing you the grand success you deserve.
Bake with Jack is one of the TH-cam channels I switch on religiously. Your philosophy of baking , your approach to bakers who have not yet acquired the confidence they need to understand how forgiving bread making really is; your approach to folk who are unsure whether their approaches to baking bread is right or wrong, makes your videos so good. And here's the thing: psychologists discovered decades ago that when one gets paid for doing what you enjoy, most if not all the pleasure and enjoyment from that activity goes out the door. Sounds to me that ending the limited liability company may give you back the joy you got from your craft.
Let me say that there is a lot of channels and books and other media out there on every subject under the sun. What I always liked about this channel, is you, the human part of it. Your wit and the way you do and say things. I hope you come to a place where you feel your worth online and I sure hope you feel it in your life outside of the online stuff.
Life is short, Jack…and if you’re doing something you aren’t passionate about, life can seem loooooooooong. You’ve helped me so much. I’m grateful and wish you only the best!
You are a professional baker, showing home bakers the right way. Other channels are home bakers showing home bakers how to bake. There is a difference in method and quality. I used to work in a bakehouse, so your style resonates with me and enables me to make nice bread and things too.
I've been making sourdough bread for nearly 25 years. a few years ago I stumbled on your videos, Jack Sturgess, and you have changed everything! My sourdough bread has been much more beautiful, delicious and easier to make. Your book is wonderful and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Best wishes in all future endeavors and I will watch to see what happens with you.
Jack! Hang in there, dude. Not only have you taught me THE PRINCIPLES of bread-baking, but I think you just taught me an important life lesson: It's OK to keep trying to do the right thing - even if you aren't sure you know what you're doing. The important thing is to TRY. (And write it down, of course.) I LOVE that! I'm going through the same thing with my business (which is why I'm watching BWJ in the middle of my business day in California!). I think you just re-adjusted my head. Thank you! You have helped me tremendously over the years. Your joy has been contagious (and hilarious) and I hope you can find more and keep spreading it in a way that makes you happy. Kimberly, Silicon Valley, CA.
I confess, I have done essentially nothing to further your business, but your videos got me through the terrifying growing pains of learning to bake bread. I tell anyone who will listen that they have to subscribe to your channel, and I eagerly watch pretty much anything you put out - long or short. So thanks for all the help. My family eats fresh bread largely because of your encouragement. I hope this whole process is as painless as possible for you, and that you keep helping other people as much as you've helped me. Cheers from Canada.
Jack, your influence on the world is much more than you can know. Your TH-cam channel may feel like a drop in the ocean but the ripple effect grows and grows. I have learned to bake and I told two friends about your cannel and they told friends etc, etc.Many thanks from Niagara, Canada
Hey Jack, it's so great to see you following your heart! I wanted you to know that you've touch my life in a significant way. I first found your videos 5 years ago (pre-covid!), and your advice helped me to create the best sourdough bread I never thought I could ever make. Since then, I've picked up a bunch of stuff from your shop and you've sent me some lovely personalized messages over the years. I've kept it all and use your gear for every bake! You've been a real inspiration to me and my bread making. My skills have developed over the years, and I'm now able to crack out amazing sourdough for my family and friends. Thank you for everything you've done and continue to do, I hope you find the path that brings you the most happiness and joy. Cheers to you, Jack!! -Matt
After countless attempts at learning to bake bread, I couldn’t get how to knead the dough with my limited muscle development. But I finally did learn to bake bread because fortunately I stumbled upon your channel. Your real time process was what did it for me and I got addicted to kneading a beautiful soft dough. Baking bread has become a passion and my family are delighted. I honestly don’t think I could have done it without you, all the other channels I watched didn’t help. So a big Thank You Jack from here in Canada and I wish you all the very best in the days ahead.
You are getting wiser. That is always a good thing. I went through the same thing when first opening a medical office. It quickly became clear that I did not own it. It owned me and was an unwelcomed distraction from the patients that I loved. After two years, that was it, closed, and life was good again. Being free to focus on my craft again was wonderful. I just ordered 2 books and scissors from your store. Thank You !
Jack - The body of work you have on TH-cam is a treasure! I know that the short videos you will be making are going to be equally wonderful. Today at work, my colleagues and I were discussing bread making and all we have learned from you. Two years ago not a single one of us was baking bread - and now we are because of you! Keep growing. Keep adapting. Keep changing. I am looking forward to the exciting things you will be showing us in the future.
Jack, I can’t thank you enough. Because of you, I can reliably bake a beautiful and delicious boule, and at times go through 50 lb flour in a month or two, resulting in many happy friends and neighbors. You simplified so much and got rid of countless pieces of unnecessary and bad advice. Wish you all the best in your new ventures.
Actually mate, you could run a channel on anything you chose. You have that little bit of magic in your style, character and relatability that others would kill to have. It's a real talent and you've got better and better over the years. Whatever you do, use that. Your a people person and an exceptional communicator. Use that. You'll fly.
Jack! Thank you for all the time you poored into this channel and all of the people who needed your wonderful skills. I had been baking bread for many years and could never get it right. Your channel helped me understand, and to grow in my abilities as a mother of children who need the bread and home baker. I have been richly blessed by your channel. Just want to give you the biggest thank you! I am so glad for you and this next step.
Mate, just done a bit to help out with clearing the warehouse of goods for you :). Every point you made here makes complete sense and your honesty, integrity and willingness to help others is a shining example for the rest of us. Loving the shorts, really pleased whenever they pop up! If you do get back to full vids here on YT, I'll no doubt devour them with the same enthusiasm as the other 200+ Whatever path you choose, we'll be here, hugs at the ready! See you on 21/5/24...can't wait :)
Jack, your humour, realness, good nature and easy to follow tutorials have made me a happier person. I love my new sourdough hobby because of you. With all the negative associated with Social Media, you are a huge positive. Thank you!!!
Thank the good Lord, Jack, that you took the time to explain what is going on. The shorts were bothering me because--like you said--I felt like something was off and feared the channel was winding down for good. I never made any ugly comments about the shorts but I was feeling anxious about them. Thank you so much for your honesty and graciousness. The last 4 years have been a nightmare. In spite of it all, your smile helped many of us get through. Love and Light.
Jack, you are a fantastic teacher. You have freed me from slavishly clinging to recipes to understanding the PROCESS of bread baking. Now I feel joy in the journey to that loaf of bread, not just worrying that my loaves will not be "the best bread ever," but truly appreciateing the thrill of watching that blob of flour, water, and yeast , ect. turn into an actual LOAF OF BREAD! Thank you! May God give you peace!
Dear Jack, You saved me on my sourdough journey during covid. I was going nuts. I tried and tried in vain until I found you! I still use your recipe and I have given my sourdough starter to so many people now. Your dough scraper is also amazing. Thank you!
Jack- In short (lol) you are the best thing to happen to me since sliced bread. 😂 Seriously, found you during covid and now I bake bread weekly. I think the “shorts’’ are perfect. No matter how long your videos are I love that you touch base with us. You have always been so honest and forthcoming in all the years I’m following you. Wishing you nothing but the best in whatever your future brings. I’ll be in London visiting my daughter early June. Do you have any events planned? Anyway, you are the BEST! I thank you for all you have taught me ❤❤
Totally get it. I'm glad our paths crossed when they did, I was in a bad place and the one thing I had my heart set on was baking sourdough and was constantly failing. Tried your method and now successfully make two loaves a week. As humans we are constantly coming into contact with each other, sometimes fleeting, and we'll never know the impact that has had 🥰
All the best with the adjustments in ‘Bake with Jack’. I have loved your longer form videos as they have actually helped me bake bread - something I have come to really love thanks to your channel. ♥️
Just wanted to say thank you - i've used and referenced your videos many times in my efforts to be a better baker. Thank you for the CONTENT :). You are a great teacher and i've always loved your way of breaking down instructions and showing the flexibility in baking recipes...as you know there are lots of stuffy instructions out there that indicate bread can only be baked by following the exact instructions. All the best to you.
You helped me so much with getting over my frustration of constant failure in bread making. Because if your videos, my confidence in bread making has increased and I actually make really good bread to share with others. Thank you!!
Thank you Jack. You have been there with me during my sour dough bread journey. I wish you and your family all the best. Thank you so much for becoming part of my journey.
Please know, as a newbie to the sourdough game a year ago, it took me that full year to try, test, fail, and finally find, the baker, the method, the joy in making a sourdough loaf that is my GO TO process...and I found it in you and your "Sourdough Loaf for Beginners" tutorial. You gave me such a gift in sharing your process and I am forever grateful. I bought your cookbook and I love watching your videos. I hope the future brings you happiness as well.
Jack! I started baking sourdough last summer and YOU were ALWAYS the one I went back to again and again for help on a particular step. I must say that my bread is now beautiful and delicious and I owe that to you. Thank you, thank you for all your help, your humor, your kindheartedness and your great teaching. We all feel like we know you personally, even though it's just been through the computer screen. Congrats on following your soul and making this change. A new chapter awaits and I wish you all the best now and always. God bless you, dear Jack!
That's so wonderful you've figured out how to have more time for the things you love doing! It's so fun to see when you post shorts and how great that you might have time to make some longer videos, too! Wish I was in England to come to one of your classes! All the things you're planning sound so wonderful and life-giving. Thank you so much for including us on your journey!
I just came across one of your short vids yesterday while recovering from covid and binged on them. Today, this is the first full length video I've seen and was looking forward to more. I've been baking my entire adult life and you are an inspiration.
You have been the biggest help in my bread baking journey. I binged each and every video and you gave the convidence to keep on trying. And I am so glad I did, still baking two beautiful loafs every week. Thanks to you, my friend!
Thank you Jack. You be you. Keep posting the shorts please! Good luck for the future. You made me appreciate bread and I bake all my own now to your principles. I like re-watching your videos for education and entertainment!
Jack, from Northern Ireland, you kept me going during covid, learning to bake sourdough. Your infectious, joyous bread making is an inspiration. Please do what you need to do but please know, you’ve made a difference! Jan
I love you, Jack! (said as a mom) Healthful food is extremely important and quality bread is now in our home. The journey hasn't been painful, even with loaves that weren't easy or didn't turn out "right." Thank you so very much! Ending the Ltd/Corp part of your life will simplify so much. You will breathe better and have more fun! Enjoy it all!
Oh Jack, please don't go 😢 you are such an inspiring person. I bought your book and have made so many wonderful breads for my family and friends. Just yesterday, I gave a sourdough loaf to one of my neighbours ( I do this every weekend, by the way, cos they love it so much 😊) and they shared it with their extended family, and the wonderful comments I got back about how wonderful it tastes and they all wanted me to open up a bakery 😮 and that is all down to you and your amazing teaching. I watched so many you tube channels to learn how to make sourdough and disaster after disaster until YOU. So all I can say is 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' ❤ YOU ARE AMAZING ❤
Hi Jack, I live over the pond from you. Watching your videos has absolutely transformed my baking. Not only are you talented but extremely delightful to watch. Don't ever let anyone question your decision... Take care of you and your family. All of us out here are extremely grateful for you and want the best for you. God bless you, Tina
Hi Jack. I am a baker of 38 years and counting and have found your channel this last week or so. I have just brought your book and am working my way through your videos. Baking is always a learning curve, you never ever make it I have found. Every week I still learn new ways. You have taught me so much in such a small time. I have actually found you've inspired me to keep on improving - the last few years I've been baking on autopilot (dead as you call it haha) Hope your keeping well mate and thank you.
Jack, you are a legend, no really! Sounds like this is one door closing and another opening, I only stumbled on your channel recently and only made the baguettes so far but it was all down to your inspiration, banter and all round greatness so thanks for that and good luck with all your future endeavours!!
I've learned so much watching your videos. I hope the past content will still be available, cause I can seriously rewatch them again and again. Appreciate all you've achieved, and look forward to where your passion leads you.
We love you Jack. Your smile , your teaching skill. Imparting your baking skills. You have taught this old man so much. Take a deep breath, time out with the family, rest and rejuvenate. Hopefully you will come back some time and carry on teaching and sharing on what you know best. Good luck for the future. 👍👍
Hey Jack, found your channel a few months ago and have incorporated so many tips from your videos into my weekly bread routine. You've been a great source of information and inspiration. Thank you for all the hard work you've done, Jack, I'm sure you'll re-find that spark soon! I must also say, i enjoy the shorts! its how i came across your content in the first place!
Hey, I only recently found your channel through shorts. You gave me the confidence to make sourdough bread. My bread wasn’t perfect I could do with some practice with shaping and other techniques. However you made me confident enough to try and I had a weird joy of creating a slightly dodgy looking but tasty loaf. I will continue to follow whatever your journey evolves into, thank you so much and I hope you start enjoying doing what you do again. Thanks again.
Hi Jack, as below comments, the content and channel has been superb for me, at 61 years old I can now make basic bread to share with the family along with garlic bread and hot cross buns, only joined recently and refer to you as my tutor, fantastic, love it, thank you. Rob.
No worries, Jack -- as long as you continue to do what feeds your soul, I know the world will benefit as well. You are such an instinctive a delightful teacher, and you've made a huge difference to me in Lexington, Kentucky, as well as my family, neighbors, and friends who benefit from getting the extra loaf each time I bake. I am ever so grateful for your guidance on my bread-baking journey.
If it weren't for you I'd be buying rubbish bread, and living in countryside Taiwan it isn't easy, so a big thank you, I now make great bread and my neighbors love it too
Hi Jack, I’ve just come across this video having originally found you just before Covid. I have not ever commented on a TH-cam video before but just wanted to let you know how much I’ve enjoyed your content along with so many others, short or long however and whenever it comes! Wish you all the very best and sending huge support for whatever is next for you from Perth, Australia. You made me fall in love with bread making, I find it so therapeutic and for that I will be ever grateful! So happy to see all the messages of support, you’re some guy!! ❤❤❤
Hi neighbor! I'm in the city but close to the orchards, farms and ranches of southern Idaho. We can introduce Jack and family to the wide open spaces and diversity of Idaho where the critters outnumber the people! 👍💜
Just did my little part of helping to empty the warehouse! And there wasn't much left so I'm glad I got what I did. I'm glad you are taking charge of what makes you and your family happy. Figuring it out and moving forward is key. You have been a huge help to a lot of people who were lost and confused during Covid, and some of us still are. It's true that the world has changed. But I think it's changed for the better. People realized what matters and what doesn't, and you my friend, matter. Much Love ❤
I was devastated seeing the 'closing down' - I've only just found "Bake with Jack" - my sister recommended you! I have found your style informative, entertaining and practical! And most of all thanks to you I have been making successful loaves of sourdough bread - and my family and I are really enjoying eating it! I was really relieved you are keeping doing your TH-cams YOUR way - and getting your mojo back - and you are still going to be doing the shorts! :) Thanks for all your efforts - I am, as are other New Zealanders who subscribe to your TH-cam .....grateful! :) Look forward to new beginnings!
Jake, i''m having a sad day now, hearing all this. You my very hansom English man are a great teach, but you are also very entertaining, so darn funny someone should snapping you up and putting on TV or for the movies. you will never please every body but man you have pleased so so many. I am very grateful for what you have taught me and all so for putting a big smile on my face. I am a Dutch lady living in Australia and my son lives in London for about 7 years. I send you all the happiness and luck in the world. Thank you your parents should be very proud of you. xxx
Jack, I found your TH-cam channel during COVID when I started baking sourdough like everyone else. Your sourdough episode was eye opening and gave me a better understanding on what to do or look for than any other ones I found. I’m still using your ratio to this day. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you’ll be able to rediscover your passion and connect that with your love for people with like minds. Lots of love from Australia.
Hi Jack, I am 60 and tried sourdough during Covid! You absolutely inspired me bringing ease and great understanding of how to make the best sourdough! I absolutely loved your videos, watched them every day and you were honestly so inspiring to me. I hope that you can bounce back to that young energetic lad that we all met, I know you love baking and doing these videos too. Hope you’re well - have faith! Janine
New chapter. And your joy matters more to us than content. Well done. Thanks for all you have taught, and for your bowl scrapers which are my favorite! 💕
Whew! When I read the title, I was like . . . Say what?? Love your channel, love the shorts, love your sense of humor. Thank you. I tried several methods of sourdough making and have stuck with yours. Fun Jack is still around and you will reconnect. Big Hugs!!
Thanks to you I make all my own sourdough and have given lots of starters away with your videos to watch. You are so enthusiastic about baking and sincere in your love for your art and sharing. Do take time out to sort out your business and get back that wonderful energetic and optimistic you. We will wait and watch your shorts. Thank you so much for what you have already given. Many thanks Rowena
Thank you for keeping us all busy and a little less crazy during Covid. My family loves my different breads and handling dough is a joy after learning from you. Best wishes!!!!!
When I was released from service due to injuries, I basically lost the core of who I thought I was. You and your channel ended up being a small but important part of accepting myself as a stay at home dad. Thanks for that
Jack you are a seriously gifted teacher. You have taught us much more than how to make a loaf of bread. You have taught us to love the process and celebrate the result. You have also taught us through example how to have humility, openness, honesty, and the courage to change course when it’s necessary. I watch Your videos with my 10 year old grandson at bed time when not much else soothes him. He loves you and was concerned for you when he could feel that you weren’t happy. I’ll head to the online shop and get him the Bake with Jack dough scraper he has been asking for, he loves the sound of it on the wooden board. 😊. (Perth, Australia)
You’ve taught me so much, Jack. I actually only recently found you, but sometimes I have my own Bake With Jack marathon. My grandmother taught me to cook, but one thing she did not make was bread. I followed recipes over the years, but they didn’t teach me why I had to do what I was doing. The first time I found you, I was troubleshooting my bread issues. I followed my previous recipe with your directions and was so impressed by the difference in my loaves that I switched to your recipe and subbed.
You are a natural born teacher. Delightful personality. I am someone who loves to know the why it works and you certainly hit the mark. Wish you continued success.
Thanks Jack for all your inspiration! I learned a lot from your channel, and gonna miss your ROLL IT! Choosing for yourself is always better then burning up. You’re making the right call. Your enthusiasm will continue as a Bake with Jack flavor in millions of breads world wide!
I found you after you had closed down the channel but absolutely LOVE the intelligent and fun videos you have produced. thank you for all the work you put into making these. Hope that all is well for you now. You are a talented person!!
Not sure I have understood..will your channel still up? I love your old videos, you can tell you liked what you were doing and I understand the pressure. Thanks for all your work. It was helpful for many of us. Good luck with your future endeavours!
Would love to see your program return... you are easy to listen to and follow. Thank you for supporting those of us that are challenged making bread. There is hope. Wishing you the best!
Jack, I always loved your video’s! You have inspired me in baking bread and I often think of you when folding a dough. I love your passion for baking bread and hope to see much of that in future. Follow your passion please and be aware how many peoples you must have made smiling when they taste there own baked bread by your recipe. Keep that in mind! As a 70 year old guy I know that is the only thing that is worthy living for; make one person happy for just one moment. You sure have made me happy watching you! Thank you🙏
Having just found your channel three weeks ago and binge watching my reaction to your news was noooooo. It is a bit far from Australia to pop in to one of your bread making in house sessions but how lucky are those who can. Best of luck with the future. You are right to do what you need to keep your passion alive.
Hello Jack. Just to add to all the other positive comments. Your lessons and techniques are so good and so reliable I now bake all our bread and our friends who call round love it too! I recommended you to loads of people too.
I'm sure you are glad and relieved to have got this off your chest Jack. I've watched your videos from the start, and they still remain a large resource still available for any of us to use. Selfishly I was relieved to hear that you still have your teaching mojo, and may you continue on from here with all the aplomb you are able to muster. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you for listening to the ramblings of this ramshackle man. I feel better already. Sale is ON 👉🏻 www.bakewithjack.co.uk/sale get yourself some cheap bits and bobs. 🙌🏻
Thank you Jack! You have brightened my day for a few years now. You done good! May God bless you.
Jack, you helped ground me in transformation during the time of virus. Making sourdough and ciabatta bread for self and ailing parents helped me feel more than our then isolated selves. Best wishes in your transformations
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Happy with all your content, here to stay! Looking forward to the sale.
Best of luck in your transition, don’t listen to the complainers, you do what you need to do!
Oh my goodness. We JUST found you on TH-cam and now you are gone. You are awesome. And the beautiful comments below were so heartfelt they made me cry. Please keep baking and being YOU.
Agreed. Just found him. I've searched for kneading dough before and he has never come uo stupid algorithm!
You are awesome. Gonna go watch some of your videos you've posted :)
Jack, you are appreciated and LOVED by hundreds of thousands of strangers all around the world! You are the gift to all of us! You give us your kind humanity, your humor, your compassion, your wonderfully pleasing generosity of spirit and personality, and all your skill teaching us how to make bread! I am so grateful! I enjoy all your content and look forward to whatever you want to put on this channel, whenever you have time for it. ❤
So true ♥
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Because of you, I've a little microbakery in NYC. It helps me pay my bills and make ends meet. It's my side hustle but without your help I'd never have made great products to sell. Cheers! Thank you.
Ending something is not the same as quitting; it’s not the same as failing. What you’ve accomplished and the joy you’ve brought so many home bakers are not diminished by this ending!
Thank you. Best of luck ❤
You taught me more about baking than I'd ever known in my 65 years. You made it fun, relatable, and relaxing. You instilled courage to fail, if necessary, in order to learn. I kept coming back, and you became my favorite baker.
I will continue to watch the shorts while wishing you all you deserve and more.
Sounds like adventure is straight ahead. Best wishes, Jack!
Hi Jack, I never leave comments but this I think is important. I'm a 71 year young, retired RN, from California. At the start of the pandemic I saw massive hoarding, flour, yeast, topped the list. I NEVER BAKED BREAD, I knew a little about "fermented" yeast. I turned to TH-cam and found your channel. You were and are a delight. I make beautiful sourdough bread because of your channel and charm. If you're allowed to replay those earlier shows new viewers would find them helpful. Best wishes from a forever fan. ❤
Hello from Australia ! The old episodes are still here on TH-cam. If you click on "Bake with Jack" under the video, you go straight to Jack's Home Page. There you will find all his older videos. Just click on "videos" and they will all be there.
Jack helped me in 2018 startin my baking career. Since then i never entered a bakery again. (Only for a coffee on the way). Greeting from germany.
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Hi Jack, I am a 64 year old electrician from SOUTH AFRICA and never backed in my life. Your videos taught me how to work with dough and bake.Thank You
My buddy is also a retired electrician hairbreadth from 70. I sent him here to Jack’s channel to learn about sourdough. Thanks to you, Jack and your channel he now bakes amazing bread. Ditto for my sister in law. She’s an amazing baker/cook but terrified of sourdough but thanks to you she now bakes beautiful loaves and has no more fear! Thanks Jack!
Jack also taught me how to bake a perfect loaf of white bread, each and every time.
jack, I hope you read this.
your videos helped save my life by giving me a passion when I needed it more than anything else. in my darkest moments this past two months, I've gone on a journey with you in baking bread and finding joy in the little things in life.
thank you for your videos, and thank you for the inspiration and no nonsense discussions and helping me understand baking.
good for you for re igniting your passion and doing what's right for you.
Same bread has helped save me getting me through a divorce and the mental crisis that followed. And Jack was a huge part of me being able to actually stick to it.
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Came for COVID sourdough. Stayed for the man. Love from Australia.
Ditto ❤
😂 me too
Yes it will be 4 years of sourdough in a couple of weeks for me. Jan. 1st 2021. Thank you Jack.
Hi Jack, I'm a 73 year old guy and thanks to you I bake almost every day of the week, your tuition has been brilliant, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️
Jack, I am old enough to be your grandmother. Probably. Anyway, I’m so proud of you for being able to change direction and keep going. I pray your life will continue to provide you with joy, hope and good friends. You deserve all of those things. Please accept a grandmotherly hug from my kitchen in Texas. May God bless you always.
Exactly my sentiments, but maybe I would like to consider myself old enough to be his mother!
So sweet
@@noelle8364 me too
Me too! Please consider coming to California and the joys of mountain-altitude baking only 60 miles from the beaches of San Diego. Some people don’t want to do the same thing their whole lives, and this is a good time for that.
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We decided to ditch shop-bought bread. We now bake a loaf every other day, and it was you, Jack, and your videos and book that made it easy for us. Thank you!
Jack, I always wanted to make sourdough bread and then a friend of mine gave me a starter. I found you online during the pandemic. I love your attitude, the freedom you gave me to try it and the courage to make it happen. I couldn’t quite follow your pattern of water and it was very runny for the longest time. My bread was flat and hard but I still loved it. I kept making it that way until I went out on my own and just made bread like I used to make yeast bread. I realize the texture is what counts. I now make bread once a week, and not worry about throwing away anything that I’m not going to use. Baking every day is ridiculous. We can’t eat that much bread anyway. I have become inventive and put different things in my bread that everyone loves. It’s rising well I just have a great time. Believe me Jack. You are responsible. Thank you so much for bringing sourdough into my life. It’s part of the fulfilling part that I enjoy so much.
I am American and I have a hard time understanding your accent but I wish you luck in whatever you want to do. The best of everything for you Jack. You deserve it!
Jack, I literally just discovered your channel today as I'm navigating learning how to bake sourdough. Please don't Go!! I'm not a fan of shorts and absolutely love watching things explained slowly. But I totally understand if you need a break. Just know that you're awesome and you come across so friendly and engaging. Wish you nothing but joy and happiness :)
Hi Jack,
Just a little something to keep in the back of your mind... Thanks to YOU I regularly turn out beautiful, airy, 100% home milled wheat sourdough sandwich bread every week. My family and friends are truly in awe of my bread and I could not have done it without your efforts to share your knowledge with all of us strangers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Please know that you are appreciated more than you could know!
Take care and all the best from California 🧡
Jack! Do what you must! I’ve been freeloading along since near the beginning of the TH-cam channel. You brought back to life my interest in baking and cured the problem I ran into with sourdough. I suggested you write a book. You wrote it. I bought it. I can’t rationalize involvement in the club…very old guy, limited income….but wish you and its members the best. There’s a wealth of material in your video back catalog, assuming you leave them up. And the cheeky chap producing everything via his phone in his home kitchen remains the golden era of the series. Hate to see you join the exodus of more and more long-time TH-cam types who feel they’ve worn it out (or it’s worn them out), but it is a logical development. Evolve or die. Better that you evolve. That is you, personally, Jack. You’re a gem. Thank you.
I love your channel..Your personality and the way you teach is so charming. I love all of your cute sayings.
The one thing that impressed me most and that I have shared the most is your "Scraping Method", SO BRILLIANT!! I share that with baking friends every chance I get. I hated "discarding"starter. Now I only have a "dirty" pot. For that I'll forever be in your debt. I will continue watching your videos and SHORTS to continuing to learn the art of Sourdough.
I'm told by all recipients, even those that are already baking sourdough, mine it the best bread they've ever eaten. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge into the art of Sourdough. Best of luck to you Chap!!
Bless you Jack
Only just found you and now you're going! Hope you'll still be providing inspiration for us beginners
Me too! WTF. I can’t even make bread in a bread machine, I am serious. This channel pops up and I think ok try again. Plus I don’t do TikTok and I don’t like shorts, I am old and grumpy.
Your shorts are the best! You should be signed for a TV series. Your personality is unique and you are quite good to look at! Wishing you the grand success you deserve.
Don't you mean damn gorgeous to look at? He could have been a model!
Bake with Jack is one of the TH-cam channels I switch on religiously. Your philosophy of baking , your approach to bakers who have not yet acquired the confidence they need to understand how forgiving bread making really is; your approach to folk who are unsure whether their approaches to baking bread is right or wrong, makes your videos so good. And here's the thing: psychologists discovered decades ago that when one gets paid for doing what you enjoy, most if not all the pleasure and enjoyment from that activity goes out the door. Sounds to me that ending the limited liability company may give you back the joy you got from your craft.
Yes. HAVING to do something takes all the joy out of something you love to do.
Let me say that there is a lot of channels and books and other media out there on every subject under the sun. What I always liked about this channel, is you, the human part of it. Your wit and the way you do and say things.
I hope you come to a place where you feel your worth online and I sure hope you feel it in your life outside of the online stuff.
Life is short, Jack…and if you’re doing something you aren’t passionate about, life can seem loooooooooong. You’ve helped me so much. I’m grateful and wish you only the best!
what a gem comment!
Best wishes Jack. Hope you feel cheerful and inspired again, and not so stressed.
You are a professional baker, showing home bakers the right way. Other channels are home bakers showing home bakers how to bake. There is a difference in method and quality. I used to work in a bakehouse, so your style resonates with me and enables me to make nice bread and things too.
I've been making sourdough bread for nearly 25 years. a few years ago I stumbled on your videos, Jack Sturgess, and you have changed everything! My sourdough bread has been much more beautiful, delicious and easier to make. Your book is wonderful and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Best wishes in all future endeavors and I will watch to see what happens with you.
Jack! Hang in there, dude. Not only have you taught me THE PRINCIPLES of bread-baking, but I think you just taught me an important life lesson: It's OK to keep trying to do the right thing - even if you aren't sure you know what you're doing. The important thing is to TRY. (And write it down, of course.) I LOVE that! I'm going through the same thing with my business (which is why I'm watching BWJ in the middle of my business day in California!). I think you just re-adjusted my head. Thank you! You have helped me tremendously over the years. Your joy has been contagious (and hilarious) and I hope you can find more and keep spreading it in a way that makes you happy. Kimberly, Silicon Valley, CA.
I confess, I have done essentially nothing to further your business, but your videos got me through the terrifying growing pains of learning to bake bread. I tell anyone who will listen that they have to subscribe to your channel, and I eagerly watch pretty much anything you put out - long or short.
So thanks for all the help. My family eats fresh bread largely because of your encouragement.
I hope this whole process is as painless as possible for you, and that you keep helping other people as much as you've helped me.
Cheers from Canada.
Jack, your influence on the world is much more than you can know. Your TH-cam channel may feel like a drop in the ocean but the ripple effect grows and grows. I have learned to bake and I told two friends about your cannel and they told friends etc, etc.Many thanks from Niagara, Canada
Because of you I bake bread weekly and teach all my friends to bake too! Thank you!
Hey Jack, it's so great to see you following your heart! I wanted you to know that you've touch my life in a significant way. I first found your videos 5 years ago (pre-covid!), and your advice helped me to create the best sourdough bread I never thought I could ever make. Since then, I've picked up a bunch of stuff from your shop and you've sent me some lovely personalized messages over the years. I've kept it all and use your gear for every bake! You've been a real inspiration to me and my bread making. My skills have developed over the years, and I'm now able to crack out amazing sourdough for my family and friends. Thank you for everything you've done and continue to do, I hope you find the path that brings you the most happiness and joy. Cheers to you, Jack!! -Matt
Jack, I’m listening, and because of you I bake bread to this day, yes Covid did change all of us didn’t it❤
I have truly enjoyed your videos
After countless attempts at learning to bake bread, I couldn’t get how to knead the dough with my limited muscle development. But I finally did learn to bake bread because fortunately I stumbled upon your channel. Your real time process was what did it for me and I got addicted to kneading a beautiful soft dough. Baking bread has become a passion and my family are delighted. I honestly don’t think I could have done it without you, all the other channels I watched didn’t help. So a big Thank You Jack from here in Canada and I wish you all the very best in the days ahead.
You are getting wiser. That is always a good thing. I went through the same thing when first opening a medical office. It quickly became clear that I did not own it. It owned me and was an unwelcomed distraction from the patients that I loved. After two years, that was it, closed, and life was good again. Being free to focus on my craft again was wonderful. I just ordered 2 books and scissors from your store. Thank You !
Jack - The body of work you have on TH-cam is a treasure! I know that the short videos you will be making are going to be equally wonderful. Today at work, my colleagues and I were discussing bread making and all we have learned from you. Two years ago not a single one of us was baking bread - and now we are because of you! Keep growing. Keep adapting. Keep changing. I am looking forward to the exciting things you will be showing us in the future.
Jack, I can’t thank you enough. Because of you, I can reliably bake a beautiful and delicious boule, and at times go through 50 lb flour in a month or two, resulting in many happy friends and neighbors. You simplified so much and got rid of countless pieces of unnecessary and bad advice. Wish you all the best in your new ventures.
I'm glad you're not giving up - I've learned so much from your channel, but you must put yourself and family first. Good luck and thank you.
Actually mate, you could run a channel on anything you chose. You have that little bit of magic in your style, character and relatability that others would kill to have. It's a real talent and you've got better and better over the years. Whatever you do, use that. Your a people person and an exceptional communicator. Use that. You'll fly.
Jack! Thank you for all the time you poored into this channel and all of the people who needed your wonderful skills. I had been baking bread for many years and could never get it right. Your channel helped me understand, and to grow in my abilities as a mother of children who need the bread and home baker. I have been richly blessed by your channel. Just want to give you the biggest thank you! I am so glad for you and this next step.
Mate, just done a bit to help out with clearing the warehouse of goods for you :). Every point you made here makes complete sense and your honesty, integrity and willingness to help others is a shining example for the rest of us. Loving the shorts, really pleased whenever they pop up! If you do get back to full vids here on YT, I'll no doubt devour them with the same enthusiasm as the other 200+
Whatever path you choose, we'll be here, hugs at the ready! See you on 21/5/24...can't wait :)
Jack, your humour, realness, good nature and easy to follow tutorials have made me a happier person. I love my new sourdough hobby because of you. With all the negative associated with Social Media, you are a huge positive. Thank you!!!
Thank the good Lord, Jack, that you took the time to explain what is going on. The shorts were bothering me because--like you said--I felt like something was off and feared the channel was winding down for good. I never made any ugly comments about the shorts but I was feeling anxious about them.
Thank you so much for your honesty and graciousness. The last 4 years have been a nightmare. In spite of it all, your smile helped many of us get through. Love and Light.
Jack, you are a fantastic teacher. You have freed me from slavishly clinging to recipes to understanding the PROCESS of bread baking. Now I feel joy in the journey to that loaf of bread, not just worrying that my loaves will not be "the best bread ever," but truly appreciateing the thrill of watching that blob of flour, water, and yeast , ect. turn into an actual LOAF OF BREAD! Thank you! May God give you peace!
Dear Jack,
You saved me on my sourdough journey during covid. I was going nuts. I tried and tried in vain until I found you! I still use your recipe and I have given my sourdough starter to so many people now. Your dough scraper is also amazing.
Thank you!
I am baker in the US who has loved your videos and have learned to be a better bread baker. Thank you 🙂
Jack- In short (lol) you are the best thing to happen to me since sliced bread. 😂 Seriously, found you during covid and now I bake bread weekly. I think the “shorts’’ are perfect. No matter how long your videos are I love that you touch base with us. You have always been so honest and forthcoming in all the years I’m following you. Wishing you nothing but the best in whatever your future brings. I’ll be in London visiting my daughter early June. Do you have any events planned? Anyway, you are the BEST! I thank you for all you have taught me ❤❤
Totally get it. I'm glad our paths crossed when they did, I was in a bad place and the one thing I had my heart set on was baking sourdough and was constantly failing. Tried your method and now successfully make two loaves a week. As humans we are constantly coming into contact with each other, sometimes fleeting, and we'll never know the impact that has had 🥰
All the best with the adjustments in ‘Bake with Jack’. I have loved your longer form videos as they have actually helped me bake bread - something I have come to really love thanks to your channel. ♥️
Just wanted to say thank you - i've used and referenced your videos many times in my efforts to be a better baker. Thank you for the CONTENT :). You are a great teacher and i've always loved your way of breaking down instructions and showing the flexibility in baking recipes...as you know there are lots of stuffy instructions out there that indicate bread can only be baked by following the exact instructions. All the best to you.
You helped me so much with getting over my frustration of constant failure in bread making. Because if your videos, my confidence in bread making has increased and I actually make really good bread to share with others. Thank you!!
Thank you Jack. You have been there with me during my sour dough bread journey. I wish you and your family all the best. Thank you so much for becoming part of my journey.
Please know, as a newbie to the sourdough game a year ago, it took me that full year to try, test, fail, and finally find, the baker, the method, the joy in making a sourdough loaf that is my GO TO process...and I found it in you and your "Sourdough Loaf for Beginners" tutorial. You gave me such a gift in sharing your process and I am forever grateful. I bought your cookbook and I love watching your videos. I hope the future brings you happiness as well.
Jack! I started baking sourdough last summer and YOU were ALWAYS the one I went back to again and again for help on a particular step. I must say that my bread is now beautiful and delicious and I owe that to you. Thank you, thank you for all your help, your humor, your kindheartedness and your great teaching. We all feel like we know you personally, even though it's just been through the computer screen. Congrats on following your soul and making this change. A new chapter awaits and I wish you all the best now and always. God bless you, dear Jack!
That's so wonderful you've figured out how to have more time for the things you love doing! It's so fun to see when you post shorts and how great that you might have time to make some longer videos, too! Wish I was in England to come to one of your classes! All the things you're planning sound so wonderful and life-giving. Thank you so much for including us on your journey!
I just came across one of your short vids yesterday while recovering from covid and binged on them. Today, this is the first full length video I've seen and was looking forward to more. I've been baking my entire adult life and you are an inspiration.
You have been the biggest help in my bread baking journey. I binged each and every video and you gave the convidence to keep on trying. And I am so glad I did, still baking two beautiful loafs every week. Thanks to you, my friend!
Thank you Jack. You be you. Keep posting the shorts please! Good luck for the future. You made me appreciate bread and I bake all my own now to your principles. I like re-watching your videos for education and entertainment!
Jack, from Northern Ireland, you kept me going during covid, learning to bake sourdough. Your infectious, joyous bread making is an inspiration. Please do what you need to do but please know, you’ve made a difference! Jan
I love you, Jack! (said as a mom) Healthful food is extremely important and quality bread is now in our home. The journey hasn't been painful, even with loaves that weren't easy or didn't turn out "right." Thank you so very much! Ending the Ltd/Corp part of your life will simplify so much. You will breathe better and have more fun! Enjoy it all!
Oh Jack, please don't go 😢 you are such an inspiring person. I bought your book and have made so many wonderful breads for my family and friends. Just yesterday, I gave a sourdough loaf to one of my neighbours ( I do this every weekend, by the way, cos they love it so much 😊) and they shared it with their extended family, and the wonderful comments I got back about how wonderful it tastes and they all wanted me to open up a bakery 😮 and that is all down to you and your amazing teaching. I watched so many you tube channels to learn how to make sourdough and disaster after disaster until YOU. So all I can say is 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.'
❤ YOU ARE AMAZING ❤
Hi Jack, I live over the pond from you. Watching your videos has absolutely transformed my baking. Not only are you talented but extremely delightful to watch. Don't ever let anyone question your decision... Take care of you and your family. All of us out here are extremely grateful for you and want the best for you. God bless you, Tina
You brought the FUN back into baking bread for this old lady! Bless you & the best off luck to you in your future endeavors!! ❤❤
Hi Jack! I do my everyday bread at home in Brazil thanks to you. The way you teach is so nice. Good luck with your new projects!
Hi Jack. I am a baker of 38 years and counting and have found your channel this last week or so.
I have just brought your book and am working my way through your videos.
Baking is always a learning curve, you never ever make it I have found.
Every week I still learn new ways. You have taught me so much in such a small time.
I have actually found you've inspired me to keep on improving - the last few years I've been baking on autopilot (dead as you call it haha)
Hope your keeping well mate and thank you.
You are lovely. Please do what makes you happy.❤
Jack, you are a legend, no really! Sounds like this is one door closing and another opening, I only stumbled on your channel recently and only made the baguettes so far but it was all down to your inspiration, banter and all round greatness so thanks for that and good luck with all your future endeavours!!
I've learned so much watching your videos. I hope the past content will still be available, cause I can seriously rewatch them again and again. Appreciate all you've achieved, and look forward to where your passion leads you.
We love you Jack. Your smile , your teaching skill. Imparting your baking skills. You have taught this old man so much. Take a deep breath, time out with the family, rest and rejuvenate. Hopefully you will come back some time and carry on teaching and sharing on what you know best. Good luck for the future. 👍👍
Hey Jack, found your channel a few months ago and have incorporated so many tips from your videos into my weekly bread routine. You've been a great source of information and inspiration. Thank you for all the hard work you've done, Jack, I'm sure you'll re-find that spark soon! I must also say, i enjoy the shorts! its how i came across your content in the first place!
Hey, I only recently found your channel through shorts. You gave me the confidence to make sourdough bread. My bread wasn’t perfect I could do with some practice with shaping and other techniques. However you made me confident enough to try and I had a weird joy of creating a slightly dodgy looking but tasty loaf. I will continue to follow whatever your journey evolves into, thank you so much and I hope you start enjoying doing what you do again. Thanks again.
Thanks Jack - do what's right for you and your family.
I've been making my own bread for about a year now all thanks to you Jack! Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours 👍
Hi Jack, as below comments, the content and channel has been superb for me, at 61 years old I can now make basic bread to share with the family along with garlic bread and hot cross buns, only joined recently and refer to you as my tutor, fantastic, love it, thank you. Rob.
You are just what I needed when I thought throwing starter away was stupid. I never watch “shorts” . You are a character. Thank you!
I miss my bake with Jack… be and influencer or content creator, it suits you. Also its the way a lot of us can see you and not able to travel
No worries, Jack -- as long as you continue to do what feeds your soul, I know the world will benefit as well. You are such an instinctive a delightful teacher, and you've made a huge difference to me in Lexington, Kentucky, as well as my family, neighbors, and friends who benefit from getting the extra loaf each time I bake. I am ever so grateful for your guidance on my bread-baking journey.
If it weren't for you I'd be buying rubbish bread, and living in countryside Taiwan it isn't easy, so a big thank you, I now make great bread and my neighbors love it too
Hi Jack, I’ve just come across this video having originally found you just before Covid.
I have not ever commented on a TH-cam video before but just wanted to let you know how much I’ve enjoyed your content along with so many others, short or long however and whenever it comes!
Wish you all the very best and sending huge support for whatever is next for you from Perth, Australia. You made me fall in love with bread making, I find it so therapeutic and for that I will be ever grateful!
So happy to see all the messages of support, you’re some guy!! ❤❤❤
Thank you Rachael ☺️🙏🏻
Come visit me and jarod in Idaho. Off grid in the woods! Play in the garden, grow herbs make sourdough and explore the river and creeks.
Hi neighbor! I'm in the city but close to the orchards, farms and ranches of southern Idaho. We can introduce Jack and family to the wide open spaces and diversity of Idaho where the critters outnumber the people! 👍💜
@@trishthehomesteader9873 yes Trish amazing!! I hope he knows I am serious!
Just did my little part of helping to empty the warehouse! And there wasn't much left so I'm glad I got what I did. I'm glad you are taking charge of what makes you and your family happy. Figuring it out and moving forward is key. You have been a huge help to a lot of people who were lost and confused during Covid, and some of us still are. It's true that the world has changed. But I think it's changed for the better. People realized what matters and what doesn't, and you my friend, matter. Much Love ❤
Don't pay attention to comments! (Except this one)
I was devastated seeing the 'closing down' - I've only just found "Bake with Jack" - my sister recommended you! I have found your style informative, entertaining and practical! And most of all thanks to you I have been making successful loaves of sourdough bread - and my family and I are really enjoying eating it!
I was really relieved you are keeping doing your TH-cams YOUR way - and getting your mojo back - and you are still going to be doing the shorts! :)
Thanks for all your efforts - I am, as are other New Zealanders who subscribe to your TH-cam .....grateful! :) Look forward to new beginnings!
Jake, i''m having a sad day now, hearing all this. You my very hansom English man are a great teach, but you are also very entertaining, so darn funny someone should snapping you up and putting on TV or for the movies. you will never please every body but man you have pleased so so many. I am very grateful for what you have taught me and all so for putting a big smile on my face. I am a Dutch lady living in Australia and my son lives in London for about 7 years. I send you all the happiness and luck in the world. Thank you your parents should be very proud of you. xxx
Jack, I found your TH-cam channel during COVID when I started baking sourdough like everyone else. Your sourdough episode was eye opening and gave me a better understanding on what to do or look for than any other ones I found. I’m still using your ratio to this day. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you’ll be able to rediscover your passion and connect that with your love for people with like minds. Lots of love from Australia.
Hi Jack, I am 60 and tried sourdough during Covid! You absolutely inspired me bringing ease and great understanding of how to make the best sourdough! I absolutely loved your videos, watched them every day and you were honestly so inspiring to me. I hope that you can bounce back to that young energetic lad that we all met, I know you love baking and doing these videos too. Hope you’re well - have faith! Janine
New chapter. And your joy matters more to us than content. Well done. Thanks for all you have taught, and for your bowl scrapers which are my favorite! 💕
Whew! When I read the title, I was like . . . Say what?? Love your channel, love the shorts, love your sense of humor. Thank you. I tried several methods of sourdough making and have stuck with yours. Fun Jack is still around and you will reconnect. Big Hugs!!
Thanks to you I make all my own sourdough and have given lots of starters away with your videos to watch. You are so enthusiastic about baking and sincere in your love for your art and sharing. Do take time out to sort out your business and get back that wonderful energetic and optimistic you. We will wait and watch your shorts. Thank you so much for what you have already given.
Many thanks
Rowena
Thank you for keeping us all busy and a little less crazy during Covid. My family loves my different breads and handling dough is a joy after learning from you. Best wishes!!!!!
When I was released from service due to injuries, I basically lost the core of who I thought I was. You and your channel ended up being a small but important part of accepting myself as a stay at home dad. Thanks for that
Jack you are a seriously gifted teacher. You have taught us much more than how to make a loaf of bread. You have taught us to love the process and celebrate the result. You have also taught us through example how to have humility, openness, honesty, and the courage to change course when it’s necessary. I watch Your videos with my 10 year old grandson at bed time when not much else soothes him. He loves you and was concerned for you when he could feel that you weren’t happy. I’ll head to the online shop and get him the Bake with Jack dough scraper he has been asking for, he loves the sound of it on the wooden board. 😊. (Perth, Australia)
You’ve taught me so much, Jack. I actually only recently found you, but sometimes I have my own Bake With Jack marathon. My grandmother taught me to cook, but one thing she did not make was bread. I followed recipes over the years, but they didn’t teach me why I had to do what I was doing. The first time I found you, I was troubleshooting my bread issues. I followed my previous recipe with your directions and was so impressed by the difference in my loaves that I switched to your recipe and subbed.
You are a natural born teacher. Delightful personality. I am someone who loves to know the why it works and you certainly hit the mark. Wish you continued success.
Thanks Jack for all your inspiration! I learned a lot from your channel, and gonna miss your ROLL IT! Choosing for yourself is always better then burning up. You’re making the right call. Your enthusiasm will continue as a Bake with Jack flavor in millions of breads world wide!
I found you after you had closed down the channel but absolutely LOVE the intelligent and fun videos you have produced. thank you for all the work you put into making these. Hope that all is well for you now. You are a talented person!!
Thank you so much :-)
Jack, u taught me how to be a bread baker and I am so grateful! I never buy store bread any longer! Love you Jack
Not sure I have understood..will your channel still up? I love your old videos, you can tell you liked what you were doing and I understand the pressure. Thanks for all your work. It was helpful for many of us. Good luck with your future endeavours!
Would love to see your program return... you are easy to listen to and follow. Thank you for supporting those of us that are challenged making bread. There is hope. Wishing you the best!
Jack, I always loved your video’s! You have inspired me in baking bread and I often think of you when folding a dough. I love your passion for baking bread and hope to see much of that in future. Follow your passion please and be aware how many peoples you must have made smiling when they taste there own baked bread by your recipe. Keep that in mind! As a 70 year old guy I know that is the only thing that is worthy living for; make one person happy for just one moment. You sure have made me happy watching you! Thank you🙏
Having just found your channel three weeks ago and binge watching my reaction to your news was noooooo. It is a bit far from Australia to pop in to one of your bread making in house sessions but how lucky are those who can. Best of luck with the future. You are right to do what you need to keep your passion alive.
Jack I’ve just started baking sourdough bread and love watching you and get inspired. I am joining the club the get support from others❤
Hello Jack. Just to add to all the other positive comments. Your lessons and techniques are so good and so reliable I now bake all our bread and our friends who call round love it too! I recommended you to loads of people too.
I'm sure you are glad and relieved to have got this off your chest Jack. I've watched your videos from the start, and they still remain a large resource still available for any of us to use. Selfishly I was relieved to hear that you still have your teaching mojo, and may you continue on from here with all the aplomb you are able to muster. Wishing you all the best.