Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On 12/9/2017 6:27 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On 12/9/2017 1:08 PM, wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 9 Dec 2017 09:03:04 -0600, Terry Coombs
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> >>>> Â* <also posted at alt.bread.recipes>
> > > > >
> >>>> Â* Just panned the first 2 loaves from our new stand mixer . I
> > > suspect I
> > > > > should have kneaded it longer , the texture is somewhat
> > > > > different from dough from the bread machine . Instructions
> > > > > with the mixer indicate a 2 minute knead after adding flour
> > > > > until the dough clings to the hook and cleans the sides of
> > > > > the bowl . The bread machine kneads the dough for about 25
> > > > > minutes after a 5 minute pulsed mix time . I think I should
> > > > > have let it run longer , but I'm not sure just how long to
> > > > > let it knead . Suggestions welcome , or I can experiment with
> > > > > times ...
> >>>> Â* Snag
> > > > Can't offer help without seeing the recipe as there are so many
> > > > different types of bread.
> > > > In any event you may learn more by hand kneading... even a 90
> > > > pound weaklink can hand knead dough for two measly loaves.
> > > Weaklink ?Â* When I was in The Navy many years ago I did a a stint
> > > with the Night Baker . I was an electrician , but this was known
> > > as "mess cook" duty . That guy (he was a Real Cook) taught me a
> > > lot about baking . Have YOU ever hand kneaded dough for 100 (1
> > > lb) loaves of bread ? Made 60 apple pies in under 5 hours ? Baked
> > > 600-800 biscuits for breakfast for 300 ? Don't EVEN insinuate
> > > that I'm not willing to put forth the effort to produce a nice
> > > bread product . Did you not read the response I left 3 HOURS AGO
> > > about how the bread turned out ?
> > >
> >> Â* FWIW , I have 2 loaves of French Bread rising even as I type to
> go
> > > with the Chicken Marsala I started prepping a couple of hours ago
> > > . I expect it will turn out as good as the regular white bread I
> > > made earlier .
> > >
> >> Â* --
> > >
> >> Â* Snag
> > Hi Snag, Sheldon who claims to have pretty much been the sole cook
> > for close to 400 people might make that claim but it's not real.
> > US Navy ships have dough mixers that handle that '100 1lb loaves'.
> > It's not done by hand and hasn't been for close on 70 years in the
> > US Navy.
> >
> Â* Didn't spend any time on a Tin Can* didja ... One of the smaller
> seagoing ships , in 1972 we did not have dough mixers on board . This
> boat was built near the end of WWII , many of the later
> "improvements"Â* didn't make it to this one . Now the light cruiser
> that I rode earlier DID have a lot of those nice touches , including
> ovens big enough to walk in to . But then they were feeding over a
> thousand people , compared with about 300 on the destroyer .
>
> Â* *They called 'em Tin Cans because that's about how thick the outer
> skin was . Life expectancy for one of these in the heat of a major
> battle was 30 secondsÂ* ...
>
> Â* --
>
> Â* Snag
Smaller ship among my 3 was crew of 300.
They didnt make bread by hand for a crew of 300. Dough hook in use.
Buddy of mine on a PC (crew about 75) says they have a dough hook too.
No sure on the MCM's (crew 35 or so) but last discussion was ABM type
dough modes...
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