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

>>
>> 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.
>

on mine it kneads it together, lets it rest, kneads, rises, punches, rises,
kneads, rises bakes (I think that's the order, maybe there's one more punch in
there, there's definitely a long knead in the middle).

one thing I would like to be able to do is take the dough out and knead in
chunky ingredients and bake from there since the machine obliterates those
even if you add them at the correct time.

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