Sally's GF3 thread

[fuzzi]

Those poofy bangs!

I am also practicing this,,, but not daily,,

Spoiler: Cavey brings humor

I thoroughly enjoyed that.

 

[Sally PB]

Clothes, make up, hairstyles, eye glass frames, shoes, and cars. Styles come and go, and then sometimes cycle back.

I aim for comfortable on four of the above, reliable on one, and don't use the other.

But poofy bangs.

 

[fuzzi]

I recall lots of bread talk, was it here?

I'm looking for a bread machine recommendation.

 

[Sally PB]

I have a Hamilton Beach, and it was about $70. It's okay, but since I've gotten a stand mixer, I haven't used it. It said it had a GF cycle, but that was pretty much a total failure. I had better results using the mix cycle, and then the bake cycle. That's the only thing I've made with it, so I can't say how it does with other kinds of bread.

I would NOT recommend a CuisinArt. We had two, and in both, the mix paddles stripped out in a year or so. This was about 15-20 years ago, though, so maybe they've made them beefier.

Hubby has a no-knead bread recipe that he has made with our hand mixer, but gets better results now that we have a stand mixer.

 

[fuzzi]

I have a Hamilton Beach, and it was about $70. It's okay, but since I've gotten a stand mixer, I haven't used it. It said it had a GF cycle, but that was pretty much a total failure. I had better results using the mix cycle, and then the bake cycle. That's the only thing I've made with it, so I can't say how it does with other kinds of bread.

I would NOT recommend a CuisinArt. We had two, and in both, the mix paddles stripped out in a year or so. This was about 15-20 years ago, though, so maybe they've made them beefier.

Hubby has a no-knead bread recipe that he has made with our hand mixer, but gets better results now that we have a stand mixer.

What stand mixer do you have?

 

[Sally PB]

What stand mixer do you have?

KitchenAid. My neighbor got it for $72 at an estate sale. I told her to keep an eye out for one for me.

LOVE IT!!! When hubby decided to start making his own bread by hand and used the hand mixer, we both saw how under powered that is for such things. I was getting ready to cough up the full retail price for one, and hubby said to wait. My neighbor goes to 2-3 estate sales a week, it seems. I'm glad we waited.

Even though it's a few years old (maybe more than a few!), it works well.

 

[aart]

All this talk about needing a machine to make bread makes me SMH.
All I need is a spatula and my hands

 

[fuzzi]

All this talk about needing a machine to make bread makes me SMH.
All I need is a spatula and my hands

Arthritis in my hands would make it painful. I'm not too proud to use something to help.

 

[fuzzi]

KitchenAid. My neighbor got it for $72 at an estate sale. I told her to keep an eye out for one for me.

LOVE IT!!! When hubby decided to start making his own bread by hand and used the hand mixer, we both saw how under powered that is for such things. I was getting ready to cough up the full retail price for one, and hubby said to wait. My neighbor goes to 2-3 estate sales a week, it seems. I'm glad we waited.

Even though it's a few years old (maybe more than a few!), it works well.

Price was right!

 

[Sally PB]

All this talk about needing a machine to make bread makes me SMH.
All I need is a spatula and my hands

I made a lot of bread in my teens and 20s, before bread machines were common, or maybe before they were invented..?

There is something really nice and physically satisfying about kneading bread. Unfortunately, GF bread dough is more like a batter than a dough.

Arthritis in my hands would make it painful.

I'm sure I could still do it, but the day will come when I won't be able to, I bet. Especially my right hand.

Hubby likes his no-knead recipe. He made a loaf today.

One thing about a bread machine... it doesn't heat up the kitchen like the oven does!