I find that bread made with a bread maker always come out with a bit of a "cakey" consistency. To make good (to my taste) you need strong whiter flour and plenty of kneading to "draw" the strands of gluten. This gives it a "bready" rather than "cakey" consistency
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but I can use a courier
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Paying a quid on EBay at least eliminates the obsessive scavengers
Kenwood and KitchenAid are both very good - I have one of each - but from the point of view of parts, service, and price, Kenwood is a better choice for UK people, KitchenAid is better for those in the US.
They do stainless steel ones for food, I wouldn't like an orange painted one but I suppose the old concrete would stop the paint peeling.
Wifey bought a K-Mix a few years ago (the trendy new Kenwood - looks like the american kitchenaids) and when I can't be bothered doing it by hand the bread gets done in that.
Nice overnight rise (sourdough starter) and in the oven in the morning. Can't beat it!
Gordon
I think I didn't write my response very well. Yes, indeed, bread-maker bread certainly tends to the cakey texture. But, at its best, I find it acceptable in terms of texture.
But the ultra-slow, cold rise can result in an excellent texture with relatively little or no kneading. For example, this is one technique:
One on ebay just sold for £20 + £16 P&P
Are you the buyer?
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Not me, I was just putting feelers out
I've done nothing more than ask here so far
You would need the Mixer and the Dough hook (not standard) Kneading dough is therapeutic ... all you need is flour board and your hands ....
It's also fantastic at getting your hands clean after a bit of DIY.
All that stuff around & under your fingernails - gone without a speck left behind.
SWTNFI is at this very moment christening our new Bosch mixer...!
What's it going to be called?
Not sure yet....it may not be printable! Although she has just doine some bread dough and seems quite happy.
I've got one, not planning to part with it.
Expect that an old one will have a failed motor capacitor, but that's an easy fix.
Better than a Kitchenaid (ex-wife has one), I've had to fix that a few times already. One of those was a trivial fix (to uk.d-i-y readers) that Kitchenaid reckoned made it a write-off.
New toys are always fun.
Krusty the Clown Pilsbury Fifi
was standard. cheap to buy anyway.
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------ There's my fortune made - the new "swarfega dough", therapeutic, hygenic and clean. A blob of dough in a tub which you knead after fixing the car etc. A blend of play doh and swarfega perhaps?
Copyright, Pat. Pending etc. etc...
Paul DS
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