"S. Christopher" > wrote in message
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>I am a beginning bread baker. I recently got an old sourdough starter.
>
> I am trying to decide to use a mixer and thus mainly by hand or use a
> bread
> machine to do the bread. I would like your thoughts on the two different
> methods. Are there pluses to doing everything by hand and using a mixer or
> using a bread machine? What about using the bread machine to mix the bread
> and then shape and bake the traditional way.
>
> Do you recommend a particular mixer or bread machine? What do you think of
> the Sunbeam Mixmaster heritage series?
>
> Thanks for your help,

Some people say they are able to make real sourdough bread(bread without the
addition of commercial yeast) with a bread machine, but it is difficult
because the timing of natural organisms is not the same as a bread machine
cycle. Ask this question at alt.bread.recipes or rec.food.sourdough.
Janet