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    Posted on December 9th, 2008

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    Improving Toast Efficiency by 12%

    Improving Toast Efficiency by 12%

    My twitter friends know this, but I figured you all should know it as well: there is a secret to faster toast. I know, you think, “How long can toast take?” and I say it can take too long, especially when you forget to start cooking them before you put on the eggs, and now [...]

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    Posted on November 5th, 2008

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    Upgrading the Stand Mixer

    Upgrading the Stand Mixer

    There are two new items for the World’s Most Popular Stand Mixer In The World*. I’m writing of the KitchenAid Stand Mixer, not some other mixer.
    The first is the BeaterBlade. Available from Amazon, this handly little device is just like the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, except that it has some silicone bits around [...]

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    Posted on June 6th, 2008

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    Hot cheese bread: grip it and rip it! | King Arthur Flour - Bakers’ Banter

    Hot cheese bread: grip it and rip it! | King Arthur Flour - Bakers’ Banter: “
    If you’re a yeast bread baker, you know that different loaves provoke different visceral responses. There are sandwich loaves, golden brown and perfectly domed, that seem almost too beautiful to cut into. And there’s country sourdough bread, whose occasional lack [...]