"rosie" > wrote in message
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> 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.

Can you use a mixer in it? I was looking at other bread recipes and found
one where the woman used a large, flat container with lid for the rising.
She even mixed the dough in it. The container is a rectangular Rubbermaid
one. She used a wire dough pusher to mix it.

This last loaf was a bit of a flop. Perhaps because I used a new bag of
flour and it was a different brand. The dough rose too fast and too much.
I guess I didn't check it soon enough. The end result was that it sunk in
the middle. The bread tastes fine and the texture seems fine but it's a
smaller loaf.

I thought if I used a different bowl it would work better. In the past, I
always used my biggest mixing bowl and covered it with a towel. This recipe
says to put the bowl in a plastic bag. I have written to the author of the
recipe about this but so far no response. I have some 2 gallon, bread type
bags and they work but if the bread rises too much, it sticks to the bag.
And the bags aren't big enough to use with the pan once you transfer the
dough to it. I also tried a bowl cover but wound up throwing it out. It
got dough all around the elastic. I actually wound up losing a lot of the
dough when it rose and fell over the sides.

I will look for such a container.