In article >,
Michael Horowitz > wrote:

> 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

I make most of the bread we eat these days, with the exception of
hamburger buns. We eat bread with some lunches and dinners (soups,
chilis, mussels), but bread is consumed mostly for snacks here. I will
have bread on the side when I make an omelet for breakfast.

I have a Kenwood mixer that works wonders with heavy dough. It took me
a while to determine how much machine kneading was enough with it. I
usually go a little less than I would by hand, based on the look and
feel of the dough. It is easy to overknead bread with a machine.
Kenwood was bought by DeLonghi a few years ago, so I'm unsure of the
quality or durability of the newer machines. (Anyone who's ever owned a
Fiat car will understand my trepidation.)

The thrift shop price for the KA is good, but if you don't make bread
more than once in a blue moon it wouldn't be worth it.

Cindy

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