Everyone mentions how 'pretty' this makes the bread but no ones mentioned if thier bread's crust is acceptably crunchy or how well the inside cooked.
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You don't bake in the brotform, you just let the dough rise in it then tap the dough out and bake. You get any type crust you wish with a pretty design'
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The brotform does not play a part in how the bread is baked so as a result it has no effect on baked result. The brotform is a handy place to put the dough for proofing, leaves an aesthetically pleasing spiral pattern of flour on the proofed dough and provides an easy way to transfer the proofed loaf (to wherever you'll be baking it) with little handling. I threaded a piece of cotton butcher's twine through the holes in the center to make it even easier to transfer the proofed dough. I very much like using the brotform (I have two) and always use it when baking round loaves.
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The Brotform is used for the final proof of the bread and gives it a nice spiral pattern and helps it hold the round shape. It has no effect on how crunchy the bread gets since it is NOT meant to go into the oven. If you want nice and crunchy bread, you need steam in the oven, use a Dutch Oven or a clay "cloche".
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I've found this bread form creates a firm skin on the proofed boule that not only facilitates a great crust that's "pretty" and "crunchy," but also possesses an inside crumb that is moist, structurally sound and fully cooked. BTW -- I'm using the Dutch Oven method from Forkish's Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast.
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That all depends upon your recipe. This is a proofing basket, and it does a good job of it. Once you go from this to the oven, though, it has nothing to do with the basket. If you are still looking for recipes, you can try Tartine bread. It has some good ones. If you find that the crust is too crunchy, just put the bread in a gallon size ziplock bag, or wrap it in saran wrap, after it's cooled a bit and the moisture from the bread will soften the crust.
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Hi there. We have owned the Cuisinart for about a year. It has proven to be reliable and bakes great tasting bread.
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I love this bread maker for what it was intended, making bread, so with that said, I went through the book that came with it and it mentioned nothing about pasta or pizza. I don't know what it takes to make pasta dough but my wife has made pizza dough dough in it and she just knows when to take the dough out for pizza dough.
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I add butter on the top of the bread. It does not seal it but it sure taste great!! I would not choose this one again since the top of it gets so hot and i have burned myself a couple times on it. I would look around for others that might work better???
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I'm sorry Sheila, I really wish I had as experience as you seem to have had, cooking for a family seems impossible since it cooks small amounts of food at a time. I found nothing juicy, tender nor crispy with the food and believe I tried various foods and temperatures before I returned it. I still feel its total waste of money a convection counter oven does a wonderful job, fast, juicy, crispy food in half the time of a regular oven and cooking spray still offers grease feel food. And takes up less space without all the clear up!
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As I understand the rest is to allow the ingredients to stabilize at room temp. What I know is the bread maker does an excellent job. Hope this helps
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Make sure that you do not have it set on "BROIL" instead of "TOAST." Look at your instruction book if you still have it. It sounds as though it is broiling. Also, be sure to follow the toasting process, as to how well done you want the toast.
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No, it gives all my baked goods a beautiful look. Highly recommend it&#128512;
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Mine was not a perfect fit either, I think it's because how the clay dries, but it did it's job while baking and my bread comes out perfect, I guess it helps the steam to escape a little bit instead of trapping all the moisture instead and dropping the moisture on the bread, try and bake and see how you feel about it
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You smooth it as best you can when you are done kneading and shaping the loaf. Mine came out fairly smooth but in my opinion it's kind like wrinkles on a face-- gives it character and individuality. And thi EVERYONE knows it wasn't mass produced. :-)
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It is a very neat & tidy bread maker. The actual bread pan use for mixing and baking needs to have removed the small bit of crust that holds the mixing blade from staying in and ruining other machine loaves, and a little warm water rinse and that is it. The pan that bakes the bread is amazingly clean after a bread is done. I have eaten the best bread I ever had from this machine and I know what is in it and NOT in it! This is God's Gift to me dear lady because I love a slice of good bread! RC
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I'm having this problem. My old bread maker which was Oster also did a much better job. This Oster bread machine was smaller but made a 2 lb. loaf the price was right so I bought it. I'm using the recipe book but not having success. The first loaf of raisin bread I was pleased with. The second loaf I made the machine did not cook the loaf until it done. I don't understand it has to be the machine !
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I've only made the one small cake recipe, but would think a pie crust would work too. I just can't say through experience.
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I have not had that problem with this toaster oven I use it alot as a toaster and an oven but I did have that problem with the Toast Master I had for six years it had a feature where the whole inside liner came out for easy cleaning but when the elements warped so badly I could get that piece out. It is difficult to find a decent toaster oven unless you spend alot of money.
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I had the same problem and was immediately disappointed, it took about as long s you have, but I washed it out wi a vinegar solution like you might use in your frig. Then try it out with some bread inside. Even if you think that you can still smell it the bread really does come out OK. I've had mine since last May hope this helps.
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The groves are not noticeable, baked product will come out evenly cooked and smooth
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I think so, nothing seems to stick and it cleans easy, makes great toast...