On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 1:46:45 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 1:52:33 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> > > "KenK" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I've done some experimenting with my old bread machine. I used
> > > > all-purpose flour and active dry yeast. The loaf was very small,
> > > > hard and lumpy. I tried again with bread flour amd bread mahine
> > > > yeast. Nice large tasty loaves.
> > > >
> > > > I'm surprised that the flour and yeast made that much difference.
> > > >
> > > > I last used the machine many years ago and I thought I had
> > > > successfully used all-purpose flour and regular yeast then. Maybe
> > > > flour and yeast have changed since then?
> > >
> > > I don't think the yeast has changed, unless you used a different
> > > type. Flour can vary depending on where you live and the time of
> > > year. I've been told that the AP flour that I get here is akin to
> > > bread flour, no matter the time of year.
> > >
> > > I never had any luck with my bread machine, but I was using it for
> > > gluten free bread. It was also a poor design in that it baked the
> > > paddle into the bread so there was no way to get a decent slice of
> > > bread. You could pull off a chunk though.
> >
> > Bread machines aren't programmed for gluten free. As far as the
> > paddle goes, after the final knead, dig it out of the dough.
>
> Actually some are and some are truely programmable so you can make your
> own settings and save them.
>
> Most that say 'programmable' are just 'you can set a time delay' but
> others go way further.
I've never seen a real, programmable machine but I've got a machine that has 17 programs. Most of them are not that useful although I suppose if someone was really into bread, it might be. Oddly enough, my machine does have a setting for non-gluten baking. I don't know how that works but I can find out.
My bread machine is a real beauty. It's so shiny and sleek! It's pretty much the same as this one except that it doesn't have 25 settings and a fly in the machine. My guess is that's the same fly that made an appearance in the debate.
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