On Jun 14, 8:00*pm, phaeton > wrote:
> I just picked up a seldom used 4.5qt Kitchenaid Classic Stand Mixer for
> $75.

Very nice!

> *I always wanted a larger one (like the Pro 5) but for this much
> scratch and for just one person, I think i did ok for now. *Maybe
> someday I'll upgrade and pass this one on.

Me sir, me!!!

>*You don't save any
> money making your own bread, but it always tastes better than
> store-bought, and I enjoy doing it.

I've always wondered about that. I figure I can get about 30 loaves of
bread from a 10kg bag of flour, and a small bag of yeast ( maybe 40
cents a loaf last time I checked which was before the price of flour
jumped) . The real questions are, "What are my energy (electic oven )
costs and the cost of my labour.?)

I don't like the 'air' bread (Wonder Bread etc) that one gets in the
grocery store so I'd have to buy from a bakery and a loaf of bread can
be fairly high[1]. So I suspect that I do save some money but not a
huge amount.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

1. My favourite, but expensive bakery wants something like CDN$4.00
for a loaf of dark rye!