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| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 30 2008 : 12:11:50 PM
Well, I bought one on Ebay for 6.99 (plus shipping, and we will not even go there).....I tried it out today, and boy howdy, the house smells good. I used whole wheat flour, and it was really fun! We will see what it tastes like tonight. My daughter mills her own flour and never buys store bread, so I hope I can get into the habit of baking ours all the time too.
What kind of bread bakers do you all have?
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| joyfulmama |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 4:09:06 PM
Ronna, if you happen upon an old Kitchen aide or Cuisenart please let me know. The mixer I have can't handle kneeding dough. I would sure like to get back into bread baking.. and I have sad news to report- one of the kiddos tossed the sourdough starter. :-( Guess who cleans out the fridge now??? :-)
Blessings, Debra
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| Ronna |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 3:41:23 PM
I think problems with the kneading blade is about the most common complaint. Even if you bake in the machine, taking the dough out, removing the blade and then putting the dough back in is advisable. Then you just have the hole from the blade pin, not the big gouge the blade makes in the bottom of the loaf. Practice makes perfect. Or perfect enough :) Have fun with your new toy. If you spot any of the Bread Machine Magic books, often in thrift shops and probably on eBay or such, they are good info and great recipes. I got to know one of the authors when she was on a bread list and they did a lot of practice runs to get them right. Some of the older machine books had really goofy recipes that were not good. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 12:19:02 PM
My kneading blade does come out easily when there is no bread in the canister. Today I baked another loaf, and the kneading blade came along with the bread, completely embedded in the loaf! I dug it out. I am going to get the hang of this. I did not use Pam, and may use that next time to try and get the blade from causing such a hassle. I knew my loaf was not stuck today, because I could spin it around in the pan!!!! But it would not come out, and when it did, the blade was inside the bread. Isn't that crazy? But it will get better each loaf, as I teach myself tricks on how to keep things from happening. I am actually having a lot of fun with it so far.
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| Ronna |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 11:22:41 AM
I thought the kneading blade came out of all the pans for washing, but maybe I'm wrong. Only used the Zo; the second went to a lady with disabling Rhumatiod Arthritis and third to Carol Sue's husband Dan, who has some of my sourdough starter and likes to bake bread. The machine can knead when his Arthritis is acting up also.
KitchenAids, Cuisinarts, etc all were made to last in the "old days". I bought a new Cuisinart and promptly took it back. I'll continue to buy them in thrift shops and on eBay for back up and use them until they die of old age :)
I picked up a non electric Back to Basics grain mill, still in the box not long ago that's going to go live elsewhere at a new home. If I want to grind any, have my also vintage heavy chrome VitaMix I got for $24.50 at Salvation Army.
Have fun baking ladies. I learned about baking bread from my future MIL when I was 8 and started hanging around her house one summer. Had no clue I'd be marrying her middle son just 8 years later. She made very good bread but her other kitchen skills were not so great. She didn't like to cook and it was apparent. She cooked for a ranch crew at one time and they probably ate out of need instead of enjoyment :)
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 04:46:52 AM
The one I got is a Funai. I have never heard of that brand. As a beginner, I never thought I could open the top and remove the dough to get that blade out early! Thought somehow, it would mess up the rising process. Next time I will try that.
The checkout lady at the grocery store said her hubby makes all their bread, too. She noticed me buying whole wheat flour and yeast, and so we had a whole conversation about baking bread. I guess it is something men like to do too!
As I learn, I may leet the macine knead the dough and then bake it in the oven....I am learning a lot from all of you.
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| marmieto12 |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 04:40:10 AM
My DH bought me a "Zo" when I wanted to start baking bread. I could not master a decent loaf! One of our male friends had one and loved his but did say it took him some time to adjust to getting a nice loaf..and his were perfect. After many attempts with friends coaching, I returned the maker to the store.
I was given a full refund and purchased a Bosch mixer as my kitchen aide would not keep up. Now I make 4 large loaves (or 6 small family size)and they come out great!
I later purchased a Nutrimill wheat (or other grains)grinder and we have w/w bread. So good with butter dripping over the edges....
DH bought a Breadman Plus at a yard sale for 1.00 and a friend gifted us their used Regal Kitchen Pro...DH makes the bread in the summer in the machines so the house does not heat up. We have a shelf in the garage for this. He is excited to make bread. This is the same guy I married 8 years ago and did not own a pan!
Ronna great idea taking out the kneading blade...except on these cheapies I do not see an easy way to do that.
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| Ronna |
Posted - May 30 2008 : 6:29:47 PM
Jeannie,
Machine baked bread is very convenient, but oven baked much better. Letting the machine do the mixing and rising is very handy. I've had three machines, the $$$ Zo went goofy and would kill the yeast in the preheat that couldn't be bypassed and I gave the other two away to good homes. Got them at giveaway prices I couldn't resist. I have a 50+ yr old KitchenAid mixer and nearly 30 yr old big Cuisinart that do a good job of kneading when I want to make bread. Have fun with your new toy. If you take out the kneading blade before the bake cycle, it will make a nicer shaped loaf that's easier to get out of the baking pan. Might even need a spritz of Pam on the pan too, if the non stick coating has worn off. You can take the dough out, spritz the pan, and put it back in to bake, minus the blade. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 30 2008 : 4:14:59 PM
I am enjoying the info. My first loaf came out tasty, but it was very hard to get out of the baking tube. I thought I was going to have to throw it like a football to get the loaf out!!! But when it finally came, it was light and fluffy. I can't wait to try it again! I like your idea Nashbabe!
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| nashbabe |
Posted - May 30 2008 : 3:04:43 PM
I use the dough only setting sometimes and then put it into different loaves and let rise one more time before baking. Looks like I did it all by hand. As if... ;-)
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| Canadian farmgirl |
Posted - May 30 2008 : 1:55:18 PM
Mine is a Black & Decker that I won a few years ago with one entry in a contest from Fleishmann's Yeast, so it only cost me one stamp!!
It makes a more traditional-shaped loaf, and can even do things like make jam, which I've never tried. I mostly use the dough setting on it, but I think I might bake a loaf this weekend, now that you're talking about it!
Lori
P.S. I hear ya about the shipping on eBay!
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