On 12/26/2018 1:15 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown"* wrote in message ...
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> On 12/24/2018 5:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Julie Bove"* wrote in message news >>
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>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> "Julie Bove"* wrote in message news >>>
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>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 12/21/2018 12:09 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On 12/20/2018 5:12 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>> I've tried a variety of surfaces over the years but my current
>>>>>>> favorite is a giant ceramic platter from Sur La Table. The edges
>>>>>>> curve
>>>>>>> up a bit to contain the flour. I also use it for setting dipped
>>>>>>> chocolates and other candies on to set. And it's perfect for cookies
>>>>>>> that have a coating that needs to set up. Makes things easy and
>>>>>>> contains any possible mess.
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>>>>>> The very few times I've needed to knead dough I've done it
>>>>>> straight on
>>>>>> the countertop.
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>>>>> I used to do that but my kitchen is too small and I have no free
>>>>> countertop space here.
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>>>> My grandmother baked bread several times a week to feed her family.
>>>> She
>>>> had a *tiny* kitchen.* Of course back in her day the kitchen countertop
>>>> wasn't cluttered with anything.* No small appliances to take up space.
>>>> She kneaded bread on the kitchen table.* I suppose you don't have
>>>> one of
>>>> those, either.* Most people figure out what to do in the space they
>>>> have.
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>>> Right. Kitchen is too small for any kind of a table.
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>>> So is mine!* I work on the counters or on the table in the dining room
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>>> And yes, Jill, we do figure out what to do with the space we have!
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>> I don't even have a formal dining table. I used to. It broke during a
>> move.
>> I do have a tiny, somewhat uneven wood dining table but it's in the
>> living
>> room. My dining room is basically a section of house with a wooden floor
>> that you must walk through to get into the dining or family room. I
>> bought a
>> commercial thick plastic table and some commercial padded banquet style
>> chairs to put in there just so there is a table. If need be, I can put a
>> cloth on it but we don't really use it for much of anything except for a
>> place to put groceries until we put them away.
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>> You could still bake on it though?
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> She'll find some reason why she can't knead dough on the table.* At any
> rate, she answered her own question.* She found a "giant ceramic platter
> from Sur La Table".* In case you aren't familiar, Sur La Table is a
> kitchen and housewares shop located in Seattle (not far from Bothell
> where she lives).
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> Here's a link to some of the platters they sell (not sure if you can
> view it in the UK):
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> https://www.surlatable.com/search/se...eramic+platter
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> I have no idea which one, if any, she's using for kneading bread dough.
> Most people just use a board or a countertop. <shrug>
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> Jill
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> sigh.* For pities sake, Jill, give a rest!!!
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Give what a rest? She asked the question. You asked if she could still
bake on it (she asked about kneading, not baking on it). I gave you a
link to what they have at Sur La Table in terms of "platters". Sheesh!

Jill