> > > koala"so how'd the bread turn out?"mom
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> > 'Twas excellent, as usual. :-)
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> > Don "Didn't expect that question" Monkey

Didn't expect you to have a bread machine. Guess I will have to revise my outdated notions of "Appliances Likely to be Found in a Single Guy's Kitchen".

Updated Notions about ALTBFIASGK
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1. Bread Machine
2. Can Opener


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> How about another question. Did you know that the kitchen countertop bread machine (along with the automatic rice-cooker) were invented in Japan -- but only because, culturally, it was never acceptable to serve certain foods unless they're piping-hot fresh? Eh.

That doesn't surprise me, since my "Automatic Home Bakery Unit" is a Hitachi. Over the years, my family has given me all kinds of kitchen gadgets, in hopes that one of them will turn me into a cook. Hasn't happened yet, but think the bread machine has come the closest. It is so easy to use, a trained chimp could do it. (Er, nothing personal there, Monkeyman). Throw the ingredients into it, plug it in, leave it alone for four hours, and --bread. If we ever have a poll on favorite kitchen appliances, I will have a hard time deciding between the bread machine and the crock pot, another "hands-off" cooking opportunity.
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> Over the holidays, my Dave discovered that using our bread machine to make Italian panettone (a sweet bread containing raisins and candied citrus peel) was waaaaaay better than buying it at the store. Absolutely spanking, DEE-lish yummy.

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> Wolfspirit

Haven't tried the panettone yet, sounds good. My best effort is the sweet potato bread, a must have to make turkey sandwiches with after Thanksgiving.

For some reason, I felt compelled to keep track of how many loaves/dough I have made in the machine since I first received it in 1994.

koala"110"mom