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Bread makers
- Thread starter DaveH
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NO, NO, NO ! It's not a big deal to make bread by hand , I've been doing it for about 45 years ! The bread makers have many limitations and it's not a good way to learn about bread making. If you make it by hand you have to watch it but the total time ~ 3 hours is mostly waiting for it to rise .You then can make any type of bread . The ultimate is to know your ingredients so you can make any bread without recipies !
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The best bread makers are the Zojirushi brand, made in Japan.
Let me tell you, however, that bread making is not very time consuming. 10 minutes to mix dough and you don't have to watch it. Then there is a fermentation that you don't have to watch. A make up which takes a couple of minutes, a proof which you don't have to watch and a bake that you don't have to watch. You need to be in the vicinity to handle each of these tasks but they aren't time consuming at all. I make bread by hand all the time. I even keep a sourdough sponge working all the time.
The advantage of the bread machine is that you can start it, leave the house and it will turn itself off when finished. The disadvantage is that the bread isn't as good and there are some types of bread you can't make in a machine.
You gain some flavor over store bought bread because you make yours without preservatives but, basically, I'd just buy bread at the bakery rather than fool with the machine.
Let me tell you, however, that bread making is not very time consuming. 10 minutes to mix dough and you don't have to watch it. Then there is a fermentation that you don't have to watch. A make up which takes a couple of minutes, a proof which you don't have to watch and a bake that you don't have to watch. You need to be in the vicinity to handle each of these tasks but they aren't time consuming at all. I make bread by hand all the time. I even keep a sourdough sponge working all the time.
The advantage of the bread machine is that you can start it, leave the house and it will turn itself off when finished. The disadvantage is that the bread isn't as good and there are some types of bread you can't make in a machine.
You gain some flavor over store bought bread because you make yours without preservatives but, basically, I'd just buy bread at the bakery rather than fool with the machine.
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Mine is a Westbend. It's been making my bread for about eight years now -- at least a loaf a week -- and it just keeps going and going. I've replaced the pan several times as the no-stick wears out, but the machine just keeps going. It's amazing. Anything you put into it turns into bread. I dump in a bit of left over pasta sauce and the next morning it's tomato bread. About the only thing that really didn't work was leftover shrimp dip; that was not good bread. It's got a timer, so I set it up before going to bed and wake up to fresh bread.