Comments on: I love this old bread machine

By: Marci

Marci — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:33:28 +0000

Amy- My mom has had a food processor for years and she uses it all the time. I really don’t know why I don’t have one…is it Christmas yet?

By: Marci

Marci — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:31:49 +0000

Shannon- Baking bread is not as difficult as I thought it would be – now that I have the right recipe! It makes all the difference. Get a good one your family likes and you’ll wonder why you waited so long!

By: Miko's Girl

Miko's Girl — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:06:27 +0000

I forgot about the coffee pot – I think of that as more of an essential than a gadget – coffee is like air for me.

Marci, I will try out your recipe. I tried one from King Arthur Flour web-site, added wheat gluten (not as much as I should), and the loaf turned out softer.

Have a nice Memorial Day weekend!

By: Amy T.

Amy T. — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:40:28 +0000

Without a doubt my favorite kitchen tool is my Cuisinart food processor. I bought it two years ago to make baby food, and now I use it all the time, for chopping onions, making bread crumbs, etc. Not sure how I ever lived without it.

I am also experimenting with a bread machine. Mine is also passed down to me – from my mother-in-law. And like Miko’s girl, I would like to find a recipe that could easily be used on sandwiches.

By: Shannon (The Daily Balance)

Shannon (The Daily Balance) — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:41:55 +0000

brad=bread — wow, long day!

By: Shannon (The Daily Balance)

Shannon (The Daily Balance) — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:41:39 +0000

I’ve been meaning to make my own brad but have been putting it off! You have given me the inspiration I need — Thanks!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:09:49 +0000

I have a few favorite kitchen gadgets; besides my coffee pot (couldn’t live w/out it) we use the waffle iron a lot and we have a juicer and I can juice all kinds of fruits and veggies and the kids will drink it right up; it is amazing what mixing is some fruit with veggies will do!

By: Marci

Marci — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:57:50 +0000

I would love a KitchenAid Stand Mixer!! I have asked for one for Christmas for the past 2 years. Haven’t seen it yet. We would get so much use out of it, too! The honey wheat bread I make is pretty good for sandwiches. You might want to try it and see what your girls think. My kids are picky about bread and they like it.

By: Miko's Girl

Miko's Girl — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:44:30 +0000

My favorite gadget are two: my Kitchenaid stand mixer and my Cuisinart food processor. I use my stand mixer to make cookies, make meringue pies, cakes, and to knead bread dough. I use my food processor to make fresh pesto (so much better than the store bought kind – even if you use Kraft parmesan), guacamole, boirsin cheese, salad dressing, basil mayo.

I love this posting. I have the same bread machine in my utility closet. I couldn’t even pay people to take it this winter when I was Spring cleaning. With the stand mixer , I should probably donate it to charity.

I’ve been on a similar bread kick as you. I wish I had a recipe for sandwich bread that comes out a little closer to the kind you buy in the store. My kids are tough converts when I try to give them homemade anything.

Have a lovely day!

By: Chele

Chele — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:14:05 +0000

Well put it this way, I have a sign in my kitchen that says all I serve is take out, microwave and freezer. So I guess my favorite gadget would be the microwave! LOL. No seriously, I am working on cooking more and better but still my crockpot is my favorite!! Never tried a bread maker, maybe I should look into that…I love bread!!