Among household appliances produced by the industry for the kitchen, a worthy third place after the refrigerator and electric stove is occupied by a bread machine. In fact, all kinds of food processors, toasters, crock-pots, microwave ovens are secondary appliances that can easily be dispensed with, but a bread machine is needed. Why? There are as many as 7 reasons!
Reason 1. Poor quality bread in stores.
Have you ever read the composition of store bread in the price range of 20 to 35 rubles? What you will not find there! Improvers, disintegrants, vegetable oils of unknown origin, glycerides, emulsifiers, stabilizers, gluten and much more! Flour and then do not always put the highest grade.
Lower-priced bread is generally made from recycled old raw materials, i.e. from the fact that they did not buy within the specified shelf life. There is nothing useful in this bread and it cannot be! Everything else, it’s just not tasty.
Reason 2. Always on the table fresh and high-quality pastries.
As a rule, a bread machine allows you to bake products weighing from 700 to 1000 grams, which is enough for 1-3 days, depending on the number of eaters, so baking will always be fresh. The quality will also always be at its best, because you will not use harmful "chemical" additives!
Reason 3. No serious culinary skills required.
In order to use this device, you do not need any serious knowledge and skills in the field of cooking! It is enough just to strictly follow the instructions that the manufacturer gives.
Reason 4. It does not require much time.
Putting plain white bread on baking can be done very quickly: with the existing skill it will take only 4 minutes, and then the oven will do everything by itself, you just have to remove the finished product and wash the container.
Reason 5. You can bake different types of bread.
Most models of bread machines allow you to bake a huge number of varieties of both white and dark bread, including such popular ones as Borodinsky, Estonian, Riga, Peasant, as well as various sweet types. Some recipes contain various additives, for example, fried onions, bacon, parmesan, cabbage, carrots, dried apricots, various herbs and spices. Some manufacturers in addition to the instructions enclose a rather impressive recipe book, so the variety of pastries will be much greater than in stores.
After gaining some experience in home baking, you will be able to master baking sourdough bread, which is very useful and does not contain yeast.
Reason 6. The cost of bread.
In large cities there are bakeries where you can buy really high-quality baked goods, however, the cost of such products can reach 200-300 rubles per loaf; the average price is about 100-130 rubles. A loaf of white bread made in a bread machine will cost 30-35 rubles, black bread 35-50, depending on the additives used.
Reason 7. Additional features.
Many ovens are equipped with additional functions, the main of which is the preparation of various types of dough. This is very convenient, since it greatly simplifies the preparation of all kinds of pies, rolls, cookies and even dumplings.
