{"id":1912,"date":"2017-07-17T10:50:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/villasentieri.com\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2017-07-17T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:50:37","slug":"equipment-corner-bread-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/villasentieri.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/17\/equipment-corner-bread-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment Corner: Bread Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 17, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

In several posts, I’ve mentioned how useful my bread machine is for mixing dough and baking bread for daily use based on the recipe I grew up eating.<\/p>\n

When I mention this to friends, I frequently hear that they got rid of their bread machines because they didn’t work well or weren’t useful.<\/p>\n

This perplexes me as I have found my bread machine to be a real asset in the kitchen.\u00a0 I am not one to buy small appliances without a lot of thought and research.<\/p>\n

I demand much from the small appliances that I purchase.\u00a0 They have to 1) perform their task well, improving on, or at least maintaining, the quality of the food that I would turn out without the machine and 2) save time or add an appreciable level of convenience.\u00a0 I won’t settle for one or the other.<\/p>\n

My Zojirushi BB-PAC20 meets both criteria.<\/p>\n

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Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Bread Machine<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On any given day, it takes me less than five minutes to measure and add the ingredients for a loaf of bread.\u00a0 From that point on, it is totally hands-off, allowing me to attend to other tasks.\u00a0 The machine has more than paid for itself in savings over the cost of buying good-quality bread at the market or bakery.<\/p>\n

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Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Control Panel<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It also does a great job of mixing dough.\u00a0 I use this feature frequently for making pizza dough and focaccia.\u00a0 I have some recipes involving biga (an Italian starter that is made in advance of the actual bread making) that I am going to try to convert to the bread machine.<\/p>\n

Older bread machines often had a square baking pan.\u00a0 The pan in my Zojirushi bread maker measures 8 3\/4″ x 5″ x 5″\u009d and makes what would nominally be called a two-pound loaf.<\/p>\n

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Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Baking Pan<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like all bread machines, it leaves holes in the bottom of the loaf from the paddles.\u00a0 For home use, I don’t find this to be a problem.\u00a0 If I’m using the loaf for company, I save the slices that have a divot missing from the bottom for non-company use.<\/p>\n

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Inside the Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Baking Pan<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you’ve got a bread machine collecting dust, give it a try on the dough cycle, making either my pizza dough <\/a>or focaccia<\/a>.\u00a0 As always, post a comment if you have any questions or to let me know how it turns out.<\/p>\n

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