For Betty: I got this from the net last year. I use my oven, so I
haven'tried it, but it looks quite practical and cheap.
Ian
From: "David J. Gillen" <dgillen@ipo.net>
Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
Subject: Proofing Box
As I mentioned elsewhere here, the suggestion someone made of using a cheap
Styrofoam cooler is very cheap and very effective. Here is what I did
I bought a 7watt light bulb, a Styrofoam cooler 2' X 1' X 1.5', a light
socket and an extension cord. I cut the female receptacle off the
extension and connected the 2 wires to the light socket. I then bored a
small hole in the bottom middle of the cooler with a kitchen knife, the
hole a little smaller than the light socket. Lastly, I forced the light
socket into the small hole in the cooler. All of this cost about $7 and
took 10 minutes of my labor. It works like a dream. The temperature when
it is inverted over the dough or starter crock is 93 degrees f at the top
and 83 degrees f at the bottom. My sourdough starter has become more
vigorous and my bread rises on schedule. The only downside of all this is
that the cooler takes up quite a bit of space. Give it a try. Regards.
--
Dave Gillen
Fairfax, VA
dgillen@ipo.net