"John Kane" > wrote in message
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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.?)
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Your figure isn't far out! I recently bought a 20kg sack of bakers' flour
for Can$17 from Loblaw's "wholesale" division. At 65% hydration, that's
enough for about 44x750g loaves which, if you ignore the cost of the 400g of
salt and the yeast, works out to 39 cents per loaf.
Even if it cost a dollar per loaf in power, one would still be waaay ahead
(unless you compare it with 99c supermarket specials that can hardly compare
in taste or texture).
Graham