I do not make nearly as much bread as i did, as bread is quite limited for Dear Hubby at this point, However as the household grew by one, bread needs have grown again. The price of bread and the ability to control what goes in my bread matters to me.

However it turns out that standing and properly kneading bread currently both for smaller and for sure bigger batches is proven challenging combined with my health issues. While Miss R makes a amazing loaf of bread, i like to continue to make my breads, doughs an even pasta

I didn’t need a bread maker as i want very much to control my bread shapes and bake, but i said to hubby, i sure could use a dough maker and that is just what i got, its big enough to do three standard loafs and it makes dough and proofs it, that’s it!

The rest is still all hands on for me.. While there is a learning curve, its been a easy one for me and i am loving it. There is a very slow rise for sourdough, there is the faster rise times for regular yeast doughs and there is no proof/heat for cold doughs.

I have been using it for a month now, and have made a number of doughs with it, and so far i am giving it a solid 4.5 out of 5

It only gets .5 off because i would like to be able to have more choice on the heat used for the ferment/rise timing. Its very minor indeed and of course the other downside is that it does take power to use, so there is that added cost.

I am thinking of it as a mobility aid and if i need to choose between using a aid to make sure we can control what we eat, how things are made, well worth doing so.