"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
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>
> It started last Wednesday when I spotted a KitchenAid mixer in the
> Thrift Shop for $45. I mulled over whether or not to buy it, but all I
> could think of asking was "what would I do with it?" On the rare
> occassion I feel an urge to make bread, I'll fire up the bread
> machine, or do it by hand. I don't do much baking. I do have an
> Cuisinart.
>
> So I GOOGLED the ng for previous posts concerning KA and sure enuf,
> there is a lot of praise for the machine. Seem it's main use seems to
> be making dough for baking, making mashed potatoes and with the proper
> accessories, other stuff (sausage, pasta, grinding).
>
> Don't get me wrong - I enjoy making bread; we just don't eat much -
> bagel from the local bakery, no sandwiches. If I made bread for
> supper, my wife would gobble it up, then accuse me of loving
> 'rubenesque" wives.
>
> Which brings us to my question. Do you eat bread with your meals? -
> Mike

It depends entirely on the meal. Some call for bread, with others bread
would be superfluous. And anyway, why on earth would you make a decision
based on what other people eat?

BTW, the KA mixer is useful for many things other than what you mentions -
beating egg whites, making cake and cookie batter, and so on. And making
mashed potatoes in the mixer is best avoided unless you want a sticky gluey
result.


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