Randomness

[muninnhuginn]

Brain in a not-joined-up state. So a few passing comments:

• Bread machine is functioning well in 58-minute fast bake mode, so I'm going to experiment with adding extras and varying flour using this (also leads me to believe that it's more likely the machine than the flour: but why some programmes and not others?).
• Headline in the BBC News Online e-mail--Kirk warning over identity cards--doesn't involve starship captain, but does have the odd good comment anyway.
• Alonso. 'Nuff said?

Comments

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's fast. I've had two failed loaves in two, BTW... too much water, somehow.

Go, the Kirk!

[muninnhuginn]

It's very fast, but uses the superfast yeast which is pricier and comes as boxes of sachets that run out just when you don't want them to. The crust's a tad harder than the other settings, it doesn't keep at all (toast on day 2!), and has quite a rough top (I assume due to there only being the one phase of mixing then raising, rather than repeats). But... it's freshly homemade bread so I'm happy enough.

Three parts white to one part wholemeal has just worked successfully too.

[armb.livejournal.com]

We found the fast bake on our machine worked better, but I don't think it's that fast (certainly we don't use superfast yeast in sachets).
(We only ever use it in "put stuff in in the evening, set for fresh bread next morning" mode, so the speed doesn't actually matter.)

[muninnhuginn]

I love the idea of put stuff in in the evening and eat in the morning, but it's no darn use for making sandwiches as warm bread doesn't slice so well :-(

[timill]

(a) use the previous day's loaf? Probably too crunchy.
(b) set it to run about 2 or 3 am so as to be cool enough to slice by breakfast?

[pickledginger.livejournal.com]

Glad you've found a cycle on which it'll work!
Probably some plastic gizmo somewhere has thrown a cog.