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ShawnMarie
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
ShawnMarie
Dauphin
PA
USA
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 Posted - Jul 10 2004 : 4:54:07 PM
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I can't start the retired husbands topic... my isn't retired and still needs to keep busy someplace other than my kitchen, unless he wants to do dishes.
As for the kitchen, my Mom's cast iron frying pan, cast iron Dutch oven, my Grandma's patty pans (for small pies) and my favorite paring knife are things I couldn't live without. Also my glass milk bottles... they keep the milk so much colder. And my Kitch Aid mixer... love that dough hook!
I just finally broke down and got a food processor, a Kitchen Aid on clearance at Kohls for $84 down from $249. It was a steal at that price since it was the last one. I just couldn't spend a lot on it since most gadgets just sit in my house, but $84 was within my budget.
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
497 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2004 : 12:49:26 PM
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I'm wondering if any of the Farmgirls use a bread machine? I've been thinking of getting one since my hands give me a lot of trouble when it comes to kneading dough for bread. Do you think it's worth it? I'd probably start making my own bread again, at least once a week but I'm not sure if I'd like the results.
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2004 : 10:45:50 PM
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I don't have the counterspace to devote to a machine that does only one thing. I use my kitchen-aid with bread hook. It works great for kneading. Good luck whatever you decide!
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sugar1
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Diane
Fostoria
MI
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2004 : 10:11:37 AM
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I second the notion of "kinship". I inherited many of my great aunt's kitchen supplies two years ago after she moved into a nursing home. Many of her belongings were donated, but for some reason I couldn't bear to let her kitchen stuff go. Most of her things are from when she got married in the forties. Every time I use her measuring spoons I think of her, measuring out food rations during the war, wondering when her husband would return home. (He did.)
I also use the dough hook on my kitchenaid mixer, and I have a bread machine. The dough hook seems to make much better bread, the bread machine isn't bad, though. I mostly use the bread machine for kneading and rising, then I bake it in the oven. |
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
497 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2004 : 10:55:38 AM
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Thanks for your input on breadmaking. I guess I'm leaning towards using a bread hook; actually my hand mixer has one, I haven't used it yet because I didn't think it would be powerful enough. Guess I'll have to just try it out. I have to agree on the counter space issue, also using a machine for only one purpose. Still thinking on it....
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2004 : 09:59:36 AM
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I have never had a bread machine...although my sister swears by hers. I have used my dough hook on my faithful old kitchen aid for bread dough though and it does work great.
Jenny in Utah
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HiDez Gal
True Blue Farmgirl
122 Posts
Roberta
Joshua Tree,
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2004 : 09:10:01 AM
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My kitchen is rather like cooking in a VW bus, very little counter space but the bread machine occupies a place of honor on the counter top!
I think having one or not having one depends on how much you use it and the reasons for using. I admittedly love gadgets but this is one i thought about long and hard before buying. In my case i have a husband who hates store bread and while he was working he liked to take his lunch every day, usually a sandwich. At the time i bought the bread machine they were very expensive but i quickly calculated, the expense vs. my time (little), the wear and tear on my hands (i had an autoimmune disease and as a result my hands are very arthritic so i find some types of exercise helpful and others to produce just pain and fatigue...kneading dough means i will do little else with my hands that day :-{
My big Kitchen Aid Mixer has a dough hook and i have used it at times but i still prefer the bread machine. Perhaps some of it depends on the brand of bread machine. Mine is well over 10 years old and still performs beautifully, we have had to replace the belt numerous times since it really gets a regular workout. The one we have is a Zojirushi and if it ever croaks i will buy another of this brand. Their newer models even have a setting for sour dough which is one thing i don't make in the bread machine (it over kneads it). For sour dough i use the food processor.
So there you have it just one more point of view :-) Years ago when i used to make bread by hand i very much enjoyed the rhythm of kneading the dough and the feel of it as it changed shape and texture. I loved breathing in that yeasty, flour scent particularly if the flour is freshly milled mmmmm. Wonder why Maryjane doesn't sell flour from her mill ala King Arthur?
From my favorite coffee cup:
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Nov 25 2005 : 09:04:30 AM
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