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remmers
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What's Next, Sex Machines? (The Bread Machine Item, continued)
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Sep 7 22:18 UTC 1992 |
This item is to continue the religious wars about bread machines,
begun in the Volume 1 of this conference.
A bread machine now adorns our kitchen counter. It is making a loaf
of whole wheat bread even as I type. I slaved for seconds and seconds
measuring the ingredients and putting them into the bread pan. This
is my first "from scratch" bread ever.
Eat your heart out, mythago.
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keats
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response 1 of 357:
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Sep 7 23:13 UTC 1992 |
infidel.
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chelsea
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response 2 of 357:
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Sep 7 23:47 UTC 1992 |
Well, after four machine loaves I'm a believer. Three, the Johnny Appleseed
Bread, the English Muffin Bread, and the second attempt at wheat bread
are all wonderful. Far better than anything purchased at a grocery store.
The very first loaf, a wheat bread, was made using a recipe from the manual,
and it was good but a bit dense for my taste. Since then I've read on
Prodigy's Food and Wine club that many people have found the manual
recipes to be okay at best. Another couple of books were suggested, of
which I picked up one, and the last three loaves (from _Bread Machine
Magic_) were amazingly good.
I'm a believer now. This is not just another useless kitchen gadget.
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mistik
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response 3 of 357:
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Sep 8 00:44 UTC 1992 |
Which brand and model did you say it was?
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remmers
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response 4 of 357:
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Sep 8 01:12 UTC 1992 |
Panasonic "Bread Bakery" Automatic Bread Maker, model SD-BT65P.
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mythago
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response 5 of 357:
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Sep 8 02:59 UTC 1992 |
Thanks, remmers. I love you too.
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remmers
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response 6 of 357:
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Sep 8 10:58 UTC 1992 |
Um, well, my first loaf turned out *great* despite not quite following
the directions. Best whole wheat bread I've ever tasted.
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danr
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response 7 of 357:
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Sep 8 11:21 UTC 1992 |
re the header: Wishful thinking, John. :)
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remmers
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response 8 of 357:
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Sep 9 01:29 UTC 1992 |
The complete reference on the recipe book Mary mentioned in #2 is:
_Bread Machine Magic_, by Linda Rehberg & Lois Conway (St. Martin's
Press, 1992). Everything we've made from it has turned out great.
Even as I type, the machine is brewing "Anne and Bill's Apple
Oatmeal Bread with Raisins" (p. 96). I've set the timer so that
the loaf will be ready for breakfast tomorrow morning.
Yum.
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ballard
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response 9 of 357:
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Sep 9 03:03 UTC 1992 |
Like my sister and brother-in-law (remmers) I, too, am the proud new owner of
a Panasonic Bread Maker. (point of fact is that I am the reason they own
theirs!). In fact, I taught Mary and John all they know about using it!
English Muffin bread is "brewing" in mine as I type and is timed to come out
about 7:00 a.m. The only bad part about it is that we have a difficult time not
eating the entire loaf at one sitting. Great invention. Save a slice of the
Annie's & Bill's Oatmeal Raisin, John, for us to try.
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aa8ij
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response 10 of 357:
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Sep 9 14:31 UTC 1992 |
arrrrgh... it's spreading...the bread machine madness!!!!ARRRGH.
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kentn
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response 11 of 357:
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Sep 9 16:43 UTC 1992 |
My wife and I browsed our way through Hudson's the other day and we were
both struck by the incredibly humongous cost of these bread machines.
For us, at least, the old-fashioned, labor-intensive method of bread making
seems to be best for our budget. Obviously, Hudson's is not a discount
store; what sort of a price range is there for bread machines? And do
you see a correlation between price and quality (/ease of use/consistency
of baking/etc.)?
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remmers
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Sep 9 18:43 UTC 1992 |
ABC Warehouse is selling the same Panasonic model we have for $80 less
that Hudson's.
Re #9: Hey Pat, you didn't teach *me* diddley. I've just been following
the recipes in the book. The apple oatmeal bread I baked last night
is delicious, by the way. You better get over to the house quick if
you want some. (Though actually, you could make it yourself -- it's
*that* easy... ;-)
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popcorn
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response 13 of 357:
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Sep 10 02:30 UTC 1992 |
Best sells a bread machine for $99. I paid $149 for mine there.
DAK sells the same thing for $129 plus $14 postage and handling; they
include a really neat recipe book with it. DAK is in chapter 11 now,
though, so be careful.
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ballard
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Sep 10 02:42 UTC 1992 |
On Prodigy on the Food & Wine bulletin board there are some great discussions
on types of machines, their problems and advantages. Not to mention there are
some great recipes posted there. I just baked one for "catskill mountain
french" that is superb.
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mcnally
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response 15 of 357:
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Sep 10 03:39 UTC 1992 |
Is there any particular model that's clearly recommended over the others?
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aa8ij
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response 16 of 357:
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Sep 10 03:40 UTC 1992 |
so that's why I haven't seen a DAK catalog in ages.
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mythago
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response 17 of 357:
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Sep 10 12:15 UTC 1992 |
re :11 (applause)
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chelsea
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response 18 of 357:
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Sep 10 21:34 UTC 1992 |
The bread machine groupies on Prodigy seem to like something
called the Zoji as well as the Panasonic and Hitachi machines.
Each are supposed to make great bread while offering slightly
different features. The Hitachi is at Best right now for
something like $169. The Panasonic deluxe model, at ABC Warehouse,
is $269.
There are a number of bread machine books on the market that
offer extensive information on the different machines. The
authors of _Bread Machine Magic_ tested all recipes on the same
six or seven brands of bread machines and include notes on how
to alter the basic recipe to get the best loaf with your specific
machine.
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ballard
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response 19 of 357:
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Sep 11 00:26 UTC 1992 |
My son and his fiance came in today from Minneapolis and promptly
proceeded to polish off the rest of the Catskill Mountain French
loaf AND the remaining 4 slices (large) of the English Muffin
bread!! So, now I can start baking all over again and try some
new recipies. The expensive part of all this is not the cost
of the machine or the cost of all the ingredients, but rather the
cost of the new wardrobes we'll need as we grow out of the old
one.....
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ballard
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response 20 of 357:
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Sep 11 00:35 UTC 1992 |
"CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FRENCH BREAD"
7 oz. water
"almost" 3 cups bread flour
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1-2 TBsp sesame seeds
1 TBsp butter/margarine
2 tsp active dry yeast (Red Star is best)
Makes a 1 lb loaf. Bake on "french" or "crisp" mode if available,
otherwise "standard" mode. I used the "crisp" mode on my Panasonic
and used "diet margarine" and "natural" (not toasted) sesame seeds.
Turned out great! The credit for this recipe goes to Donna Celeiro
of Catskill Mtns, NYS.
Hope you like it.
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arabella
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response 21 of 357:
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Sep 30 16:07 UTC 1992 |
Hmm, I'll have to get "Bread Machine Magic" to add to my bread
machine cookbook collection.
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chelsea
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response 22 of 357:
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Sep 30 17:56 UTC 1992 |
Well, we've been having a good time with the bread machine. Whole
wheat sunflower breads, French breads, apricot bread, Anadama bread...
I don't think we'll be buying much from the bakery or grocery store
from here on out. And I don't think we're really eating more bread than
before it's just that what we have is worlds better and fresher.
This is not another kitchen gadget. I'd give up my Cuisinart before
the bread machine would go.
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remmers
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response 23 of 357:
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Oct 1 10:21 UTC 1992 |
That's right. Wasn't Anadama that character Gilda Radner used to play
on Saturday Night Live?
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shannara
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response 24 of 357:
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Oct 1 10:52 UTC 1992 |
I thought that Anadama was on Battlestar Galactica!
I don't remember Gilda Radner on Battlestar Galactica, and
I know there wasn't a starship name the Saturday Night Live.
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