Is it permitted to bake bread in multiple units when only one loaf is needed, if the bread bakes better when the oven is full?

HolidaysYom TovCooking & Food Preparation

Synopsis

Baking a full oven of bread when only one loaf is needed may be permitted if the bread genuinely bakes better when the oven is full, though some authorities restrict this to cases where this was the stated intention.

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