Hi, Karen.
I prefer electric, but am using the gas stovetop; it came with the
house. I just don't care for it because to me, it always feels dirty,
also I hate having to turn burners on more than once, to be sure they
actually light.
How do you maintain your cast iron?
I love cast iron, too! I have two 40s vintage pans that belonged to my
grandmother, and one new 10-inch Lodge skillet. I like the weight of
them, also, that thing isn't budging from the burner! LOL I recently
bought one of their Dutch ovens--it's enamel coted, so no reseasoning
necessary--but haven't used it yet.
I like your idea of choosing 15 reliable recipes! I'm frequently a bit
overwhelmed with reading cookbooks and browsing websites for ideas,
and then not making much of what I've spent time reading about, so
having a two-week rotation of things I know I'm comfortable cooking
would help.
Welcome to the list.
Christina
On 4/27/17, Jonathan Rawlings <twosocks76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Karen:
If I may ask, in what part of the country, or world if you're not from
the U.S, do you live? I am in Las Vegas, and I definitely understand about
it being too hot during summer to do much baking. Of course, we have to
have bread, but I try to measure everything out for it the night before so
I
can get up really early in the morning and run the oven before it gets too
hot. I would not be a fan of bread made in the slow cooker. The inside of
a slow cooker is a very moist environment, which is not a good thing for a
bread dough. At least part of the baking of most loaves of bread has to be
done in a hot and dry setting. I have never owned a bread machine that
kneads and shapes and bakes the bread for me. I wouldn't trust one of
those
either. I like to have my hands right in the dough so I can feel exactly
what is going on. The machine I do have for making bread is not well-known
among most home bakers. It is called a Bosch. It was originally designed
for kneading somewhat large quantities of bread dough for home bakers, and
has a section that can accomodate a blender and other attachments. The
machine is very different from a stand mixer. A Bosch is broad and squat,
and the bowl has a piller in the center which the attachment revolves
around
when mixing. I can mix and knead batches of dough weighing about 7 lbs. I
could never work with batches that heavy in my heavy duty 6-quart
KitchenAid, so it is worth it for me to have both. I often use the
KitchenAid for smaller batches, but not for my larger ones such as my
sandwich breads.
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen" <butterfly05@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 2:43 PM
Subject: [blindcooks] Re: Introduction and Dinner Favorites
Rebecca, I wouldn't have thought of baking bread in the slow cooker, but I
know someone who has made cakes in one so I guess it does work fairly well.
Did you ever have a bread maker machine? My family had a couple of them
years ago. The last one took a bounce off the counter while operating; I
haven't seen one since.
I want to try baking the sourdough before it gets too hot to even think
about turning on the oven.
What kind is your favorite to bake?
Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rebecca Strite
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 8:24 PM
To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcooks] Re: Introduction and Dinner Favorites
Karen,
I like to bake bread. About ten years ago my Grandma taught me to make
bread. Last Christmas I tried a bread recipe in the crock pot and it
turned out pretty good. I would say the crust of the bottom of the loaf
was a little chewier than the rest of the crust.
Rebecca
