[Sca-cooks] bread machines
Caointiarn
caointiarn1 at bresnan.net
Tue Feb 12 16:55:37 PST 2008
Does it really matter why Cecelie would like a bread machine?
She asked the list for help and advice and I at least took the question
seriously and answered offlist.
YES I own a bread machine and use one for a variety of reasons.
Mostly it's a matter of time and convenience, <snip> Perhaps I should drop
the lists and return to making bread by hand;
would that be a better use of my time?
Johnnae
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I’ve been very carefully staying out of the Bread Machine thread. In
part it was my own insecurity … “will they think me less the baker if I use
a bread machine?”. Yep, I use one. There is nothing quite like coming home
to the smell of fresh bread and hot stew as one arrives home from a day of
work.
Cheers
Malkin
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I had posed the question because I was wondering if she was at a place in
time I once was.
I had never baked bread / used yeast. And I was scared to try. why? coz
I heard how hard it was, how time consuming, how rigid measurements had to
be {I am not a good measurer "looks about right" is a typical
"measurement" for me.}. So I was contemplating a bread machine. Then,
before a decision was really made, at a camping event the head cook for the
group asked me to prepare the dough for a flatbread --I said yes, and she
left. THEN I read the instructions about using YEAST! Yikes -- I had
never done this before! so read, and re-read, put on my big girl apron and
followed the instructions. The bread rose, and cooked up well. I went home
and practiced some more -- some failures, more successes, and now I'm
comfortable with baking bread. Do I still throw out a batch? you betcha!
but I learn from my mistakes and carry on.
That's why I asked -- and I thought it would stimulate some discussion
about bread baking, which it also did.
I am not opposed to using appliances for time constraints or physical
restraints, nor do I think less of anyone who enjoys their bread machine.
I just wanted to know Cecelie's thoughts about what she expected from a
bread machine.
Caointiarn
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