From: "Ellen C." <ellen@elekta.com>
Subject: Dough cycle timers on ABMs
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 15:10:59 -0500
SmokeyKat4 <SmokeyKat4@aol.com> wrote:
* Do you or anyone know of a ABM that has a timer for the dough cycle?
I think
* that is a feature that all Abm's should have.
Barbara, I don't know of a machine yet that has such a timer, and yes,
I agree,
it would be *wonderful*!
I do have a weird idea, though. I have several "safety" timers that I
used when
I went out of town for several days. They would turn the lights and
the TV on
and off so people might think we were home. I also used it to turn on
my TV in
the morning as an alarm before I bought a modern TV. :-)
Anyway, my idea is you could plug your bread machine into one of
these timers,
and then set it for the on and off time. Alternatively, you could set
the
machine for the on time, and then set the timer only for the cut-off
time,
which could be either before the second rise or just before the bake
cycle.
I think I'll try to find my old timers. They just might come in
handy...especially since my defective Zo requires 3 times the rising
time. (The
heating elements don't come on.)
I know, we shouldn't have to come up with these crazy ideas.... :-)
--
Ellen C.
ellen@brakes.elekta.com
To Ellen C and SmokeyKat4,
You might be pleasantly surprised to learn that there are a few
machines that do have a dough timer. Three that come to mind are the
Breadman, West Bend, and the Zojirushi V20. If you don't own one of
those machines, you can actually create your own dough on a timer as
long as you plan to be home when it will be done. Just set the timer
for approximately 1 1/2 hours AFTER you want the dough to be done.
Check your manual for exact times....what you want to do is extend
the timer for the length of the bake cycle and the cool down or keep
warm cycle, which you won't be using. When the dough finishes it's
final rise, remove it from the machine before it starts to bake.
(That's why you need to be there....otherwise it will continue and
bake into a loaf.)
A handy little item that will help you remember to remove the dough
on time is a necklace timer. Many cooking stores carry them.
See, it is possible to have pizza dough ready when you get home on
Friday night!<G>
Linda Rehberg
co-author of the Bread Machine Magic series of books