Bread-Bakers v108.n026.14

Dwayne;

I got a copy of The Bread Bakers Apprentice as a Christmas gift a few 
years ago and like you found it to be a great inspiration and 
although I now try a lot of different recipes, and my own variations, 
I still use the book on a regular basis.

As for a thermometer, I use the Thermapen (~$90) for all my 
cooking.  It is a bit pricey but easy to use, fast and very 
reliable.  I think Cook's Illustrated did a recent test of 
thermometers and although the Thermapen is still their preferred 
make, they did recommend another, less expensive make.  I have been 
using a digital scale, the Salter Aquatronic (~$70?) for 4-5 years 
now and find it more convenient and accurate than my old, albeit 
inexpensive, analog scale.

Gary Eisenhammer