The Bread Machine Magic Book of Helpful Hints: Dozens of Problem-Solving Hints and Troubleshooting Techniques for Getting the Most Out of Your Bread

For anyone considering buying a bread machine, or who wants to get his or her machine to perform at its best, this guide is an absolute essential. Provides handy charts that compare the features of over 60 machines, as well as dozens of consumer-tested tips that will ensure that any bread machine will perform the way its owner wants it to. Line illustrations.

Rehberg and Conway are the authors of Bread Machine Magic ( LJ 2/15/92), one of the more popular bread machine cookbooks. This time, they have compiled a troubleshooting guide, in part a response to the many questions they have received from their readers. There are chapters on bread machines (no ratings, however), ingredients, and adjusting recipes for special diets, as well as hints and solutions to problems, along with a handful of recipes (several are repeats from their first book). Expect demand from fans. Lacalamita is an avid baker who happens to be marketing manager for Welbilt Inc., manufacturer of some of the best-selling bread machines. However, his 100-plus recipes have all been tested using ten different machines, and the recipes are wide-ranging and very appealing. He includes both breads made from start to finish in the machine--his Old-Fashioned Country and Celebration Breads are particularly good--and Hand-Shaped Delights, started in the machine and then formed into Herb Grissini, Crisp Lavash, or Chocolate Babka, among other creations. Lacalamita's informative introduction and readable headnotes cover much of the same ground as Rehberg and Conway's guide. Highly recommended. BOMC HomeStyle Bks. alternate; BH&G alternate.
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