Baking and engineering

Baking and engineering

At first glance engineering and baking could not be more different. Engineering is generally considered to be a (17) ________ that is slow-paced, serious and worthy, whereas baking is creative, practical and often (18) ________. But baking owes more to engineering than some (19) ________ might like to admit. Modern bakeries adopt new machinery in order to (20) ________ themselves from their various (21) ________. One baker recently showed off a sensor that can be used to produce loaves that are consistent. As wheat is (22) ________ having to compete with other crops for space, and energy-intensive ovens become less acceptable, engineers are working to develop (23) ________ for these systems. Breadmaking, for example, has been transformed thanks to the use of (24) ________ equipment and efficient designs, greatly improving the consistency of products.