Posted by freeisbest on July 15, 2010, 6:55 pm
I've owned two different bread machines, both from yard sales,
both in excellent condition when I got them (one was a surplus wedding
present and taken out of the box). I passed one along to a friend
next door and still occasionally use the other. They both work,
sorta, if you make only white bread, or if you don't mind taking the
w.w. dough out of the machine after the first rise and baking the loaf
in the oven.
Good bread is ridiculously expensive here in central NC.$5 and $6
a loaf and I'm not going to pay that. Does anyone know if there's a
reasonably-priced machine that makes *good* 12-grain or whole wheat
bread from start to finish?
I really hope someone has information or suggestions for a small-
town gardener who would like tomato sandwiches make with our own our
tomatoes and homemade bread.
If I can't find a decent breadmaker, my nice crop of plum
tomatoes will have to be to vac-frozen soon. Thanks in advance, I
hope.
Posted by Lou on July 15, 2010, 8:36 pm
> I've owned two different bread machines, both from yard sales,
> both in excellent condition when I got them (one was a surplus wedding
> present and taken out of the box). I passed one along to a friend
> next door and still occasionally use the other. They both work,
> sorta, if you make only white bread, or if you don't mind taking the
> w.w. dough out of the machine after the first rise and baking the loaf
> in the oven.
> Good bread is ridiculously expensive here in central NC.$5 and $6
> a loaf and I'm not going to pay that. Does anyone know if there's a
> reasonably-priced machine that makes *good* 12-grain or whole wheat
> bread from start to finish?
> I really hope someone has information or suggestions for a small-
> town gardener who would like tomato sandwiches make with our own our
> tomatoes and homemade bread.
> If I can't find a decent breadmaker, my nice crop of plum
> tomatoes will have to be to vac-frozen soon. Thanks in advance, I
> hope.
Having never used, let alone owned, a bread machine, I can't directly
respond to your question. But making bread using a food processor, or even
by hand, isn't that difficult, though I'll grant it isn't automatic.
Posted by Rod Speed on July 16, 2010, 3:07 pm
Lou wrote:
>> I've owned two different bread machines, both from yard sales,
>> both in excellent condition when I got them (one was a surplus
>> wedding present and taken out of the box). I passed one along to a
>> friend next door and still occasionally use the other. They both
>> work, sorta, if you make only white bread, or if you don't mind
>> taking the w.w. dough out of the machine after the first rise and
>> baking the loaf in the oven.
>> Good bread is ridiculously expensive here in central NC.$5 and
>> $6 a loaf and I'm not going to pay that. Does anyone know if
>> there's a reasonably-priced machine that makes *good* 12-grain or
>> whole wheat bread from start to finish?
>> I really hope someone has information or suggestions for a
>> small- town gardener who would like tomato sandwiches make with our
>> own our tomatoes and homemade bread.
>> If I can't find a decent breadmaker, my nice crop of plum
>> tomatoes will have to be to vac-frozen soon. Thanks in advance, I
>> hope.
> Having never used, let alone owned, a bread machine, I can't directly
> respond to your question. But making bread using a food processor,
> or even by hand, isn't that difficult, though I'll grant it isn't automatic.
MUCH easier in a proper bread machine and you dont even need to clean anything
either.
Posted by The Real Bev on July 15, 2010, 11:04 pm
On 07/15/2010 03:55 PM, freeisbest wrote:
> I've owned two different bread machines, both from yard sales,
> both in excellent condition when I got them (one was a surplus wedding
> present and taken out of the box). I passed one along to a friend
> next door and still occasionally use the other. They both work,
> sorta, if you make only white bread, or if you don't mind taking the
> w.w. dough out of the machine after the first rise and baking the loaf
> in the oven.
> Good bread is ridiculously expensive here in central NC.$5 and $6
> a loaf and I'm not going to pay that. Does anyone know if there's a
> reasonably-priced machine that makes *good* 12-grain or whole wheat
> bread from start to finish?
> I really hope someone has information or suggestions for a small-
> town gardener who would like tomato sandwiches make with our own our
> tomatoes and homemade bread.
> If I can't find a decent breadmaker, my nice crop of plum
> tomatoes will have to be to vac-frozen soon. Thanks in advance, I
> hope.
We've used several with excellent results -- so good, in fact, that we gobble
the whole loaf (whole wheat, mostly, but we used other exotic flours too)
before it has a chance to cool. I think they'll all turn out good bread, you
just have to adjust your recipe. The one that comes with the breadmaker is a
good place to start, but various things affect it and you just have to
experiment until you're happy. And if you get a different breadmaker you'll
have to start the process over again.
I like the R2D2-shaped ones that DAK sold under its own name, but it's
identical to others with a different brand.
You make bread out of tomatoes?
--
Cheers, Bev
Posted by Bret_Halford on July 16, 2010, 11:40 am
How exactly do you define "good"?
What characteristics in the resulting bread are you looking for?
In what ways are the current loafs falling short?
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> both in excellent condition when I got them (one was a surplus wedding
> present and taken out of the box). I passed one along to a friend
> next door and still occasionally use the other. They both work,
> sorta, if you make only white bread, or if you don't mind taking the
> w.w. dough out of the machine after the first rise and baking the loaf
> in the oven.
> Good bread is ridiculously expensive here in central NC.$5 and $6
> a loaf and I'm not going to pay that. Does anyone know if there's a
> reasonably-priced machine that makes *good* 12-grain or whole wheat
> bread from start to finish?
> I really hope someone has information or suggestions for a small-
> town gardener who would like tomato sandwiches make with our own our
> tomatoes and homemade bread.
> If I can't find a decent breadmaker, my nice crop of plum
> tomatoes will have to be to vac-frozen soon. Thanks in advance, I
> hope.