I prefer my KA to my bread machine. I make no kneed breads (country style). I absolutly LOVE my cookbook "The Bread Baker's Apprentice" as it really is the best guide I've found to making absolutly wonderful bread, and really understanding the process. My baking improved leaps and bounds with the help of that book.
That said, the KA doesn't give the instant gratification of a bread machine. Most of the recipies I like must sit overnight, so you can't decide in the afternoon to have fresh bread with dinner that night. But the quality of the bread is so much better, and there is no hole from the stirring thing.
That said, the KA doesn't give the instant gratification of a bread machine. Most of the recipies I like must sit overnight, so you can't decide in the afternoon to have fresh bread with dinner that night. But the quality of the bread is so much better, and there is no hole from the stirring thing.
