barbie gee wrote:
>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!
>>
>
>I'm sorry you're sad.
>That's quite a predicament you're in.

Yeah, should be everyones worst dilemma...
not having a bowl to **** in! LOL