On Sun 29 Jan 2006 09:57:16p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it The Bubbo?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 29 Jan 2006 09:35:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it The
>> Bubbo?
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>> Yep, it's real bread, Heather. You just have a kitchen drone to do
>>>> the hard part for you. Enjoy!!!
>>>>
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>>> I always stand there and watch the initial mixing, I love watching
>>> everything come together, sometimes david and I have impromptu dance
>>> parties to the rhythm of the machine.
>>
>> I usually use a stand mixer, and I enjoy watching the same thing, as
>> the ingredients gradually become a real dough.
>>
>
> Can it do the subsequent kneads?
> My issue is that I have yet another cyst in my median nerve just as it
> enters the carpal tunnel. That means more surgery (probably in March)
> but it also means that I have a lot of weakness in my right hand as well
> as loss of sensation. It's the third time for me, it's kind of a pain. I
> pretty much can't knead dough with any effectiveness.

Ouch! Well, almost all of the kneading is done in the mixer prior to the
first rise. After that, punch down followed by very little kneading (just
a couple of turns), then second rise, then punch down, form and bake. Same
thing for those breads that have a third rise. The subsequent kneading
isn't much more than punching down and a couple of turns afterward.

I have never owned a bread machine, so I may be wrong, but I'm guessing the
"subsequent kneadings" you're referring to are mainly performing the same
taks as punching down with a couple of turns afterward.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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