On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 4:49:12 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> I feel so out of the loop. I am on my second set of Pyrex mixing bowls.
> This one was probably purchased back in the mid 1980's. Set of four, glass
> bowls, primary colors. I had the same set prior but the colors were
> different. I made the mistake of putting those in the dishwasher.
> Apparently the dishwasher in my first apartment was particularly rough or
> something. Not only did it break my glasses but it chipped the paint off of
> the bowls. They were still usable but looked like crud. So I got this set
> but at some point, the 4 quart (the largest) bowl broke. And I hadn't
> really needed it until now.
>
> I have been making bread dough in the metal bowl that came with my
> Revereware but I have come to realize that it just isn't big enough. This
> batch of dough was particularly bad in that it seemed to rise much more than
> the previous ones. I did read on the website where I got the recipe that
> because of the way this dough is, it can slop over the sides of the bowl or
> pan. And it did slop over the bowl. Grrr... I lost some of the dough.
>
> I do have other mixing bowls. I have a huge one that is probably 20 quarts.
> That's really too big for this use and really it sits in the corner holding
> odd things like frilly toothpicks and my food scale. I also have a set of
> "pudding basins" but they are very heavy (stoneware) and I think not the
> right design for a mixer or bread dough. Rather than being rounded inside
> like the Pyrex, they have a flat bottom and they are taller and more
> upright. If that makes sense.
>
> No problem, I thought. I'll just order another set of Pyrex! They've been
> making those since my mom was a kid. I saw my grandma's set and my mom had
> a set of colored ones but also some blue and white ones. At one point the
> colors weren't primary and there was a pink bowl. I was eager to see what
> colors they offer now! But... Horrors! They are no longer being made and
> they want a pretty penny for a vintage set.
>
> What seems to be available now is plastic, melamine, bamboo, metal, clear
> glass and stoneware. *sigh* I settled on a set of metal ones. Although I
> do occasionally use the microwave for things I'm going to mix, like melting
> butter, I guess I can still do that in the three remaining although slightly
> decrepit looking bowls.
>
> So I am sad. I will keep my eye out as I go shopping. This set of bowls
> didn't cost very much and a chef said that they were so thin that he wasn't
> sure they would hold up to a mixer. I do use my mixer but with the dough
> hooks so I don't think that would be a problem. But I am sad because I was
> looking forward to a nice bright set of new bowls!

Julie, somewhere along the line I bought a large plastic container made specifically for bread dough rising, it has a lid, and I love it, you might like it.