The perfect baguette should smell sweet with a yeasty taste, and slightly toasty The perfect baguette should be a deep golden brown The crumb of the perfect baguette should have a cream color rather than white. The perfect baguette should not bend when you hold it up! The crust of the perfect baguette should be really crispy. The perfect baguette should never be soggy or lifeless. The perfect baguette is nutty, buttery, sweet, savory, and not sour. The perfect baguette brings your senses alive!