>(Zspider) writes:
>
>I like homemade bread but I don't like all the work involved.
>My mother-in-law loaned her bread machine to me and I like it
>a lot. Clean-up is easier and a lot of the labor is handled
>by the machine.
>
>But there are trade-offs. Although it offers differing settings
>for different types of bread and how dark I want the outside,
>these are generic settings with no option for me to adjust them
>exactly to my liking.
>
>For example, for a small loaf of white bread, a light setting
>for the crust is still a little darker than I would like it.
>If I catch it before it's finished baking, I can stop it
>about 5 minutes ahead of time and it's perfect, but there is
>no way for me to program in a bake time of 5 minutes less.
>
>I believe the machine is set with two rise times, but there's
>no option for me to custom-select the length of the rise.
>From the way it bakes whole wheat bread, I think I'd like to
>allow a bit longer for the rise cycles. No way of doing this
>either.
>
>Are there any bread machines that include options for programming
>my own rise and bake cycles?

Yes, you!

ABM's are a great convenience but are not intended for custom baking beyond a
few rough settings. And nothing is preventing you from using the machine to
make the dough and then bake it conventionally. If you want bread a particular
way then prepare it entirely by hand, especially if what you want is the same
quantity of bread capable of an ABM.... I really don't see any big deal in hand
kneading/forming one stinkin' loaf... whaddaya want, a machine that eats it for
you too. Hey, let me know if you find one with big tits! LOL


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