Jill McQuown wrote:

> On 12/26/2018 1:15 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> >
> >
> > "jmcquown"Â* wrote in message ...
> >
> > On 12/24/2018 5:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> "Julie Bove"Â* wrote in message news > >>
> >>
> >> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Julie Bove"Â* wrote in message news > >>>
> >>>
> >>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>>> On 12/21/2018 12:09 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >>>>> ...
> >>>>>> 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.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The very few times I've needed to knead dough I've done it
> >>>>>> straight on
> >>>>>> the countertop.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I used to do that but my kitchen is too small and I have no free
> >>>>> countertop space here.
> >>>>
> >>>> My grandmother baked bread several times a week to feed her family.
> >>>> She
> >>>> had a *tiny* kitchen.Â* Of course back in her day the kitchen countertop
> >>>> wasn't cluttered with anything.Â* No small appliances to take up space.
> >>>> She kneaded bread on the kitchen table.Â* I suppose you don't have
> >>>> one of
> >>>> those, either.Â* Most people figure out what to do in the space they
> >>>> have.
> >>>
> >>> Right. Kitchen is too small for any kind of a table.
> >>>
> >>> ==
> >>>
> >>> So is mine!Â* I work on the counters or on the table in the dining room
> >>>
> >>> And yes, Jill, we do figure out what to do with the space we have!
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> ==
> >>
> >> You could still bake on it though?
> >>
> > She'll find some reason why she can't knead dough on the table.Â* At any
> > rate, she answered her own question.Â* She found a "giant ceramic platter
> > from Sur La Table".Â* 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).
> >
> > Here's a link to some of the platters they sell (not sure if you can
> > view it in the UK):
> >
> > https://www.surlatable.com/search/se...eramic+platter
> >
> >
> > 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>
> >
> > Jill
> >
> > ==
> >
> > sigh.Â* For pities sake, Jill, give a rest!!!
> >
> >
> 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, isn't it a *wee* bit early in the day to break open the box wine...???

--
Best
Greg