Bread storage question
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Comments (4)Ended up the perfect advice, LindaC! I added all the rest of the liquid, then added flour in a cup at a time until it felt right. Total was only about 81/2 cups! No where near the 11 written. I ended up making hamburger buns and sandwich rolls (or very small loaves) from it. It's good, a little dense for burgers, but it'll eat!! Sure does taste good! Here's what they looked like when all baked....minus the bit that I sampled first! :-) Thanks again! Deanna...See MoreBread - Egg Wash question
Comments (4)The egg wash has been baked at a high temperature and is no longer raw, so it is safe to store at room temperature, just as a bread, cookie or cake recipe that has egg/s in it is safe to store at room temperature. FYI: The quickest way to have bread stale is to store it in the refrigerator. That's a big no-no in the world of bread. As the ultimate frugal person, I would never waste an egg for making an egg wash for the simple sake of being shiny or making the end product dark. I achieve that by using wholegrain flour and a little honey or agave nectar will add to the browning. An egg-free alternative is to use heavy cream instead of an egg. Another option I often see when judging foods at Fairs is a spray-on product, "Quick Shine", from King Arthur Flour, and I must say it's impressive stuff. -Grainlady Here is a link that might be useful: Quick Shine - King Arthur Flour...See MoreNew kitchen - bread storage ideas needed
Comments (11)What about putting a tiered stand similar to this to put in the corner or your counters with a loaf of sandwich bread on the bottom and the fun stuff (muffins, bagels, nut bread) on top? It would also be a nice way to display fruit. Alas, here in NJ is too hot and humid in the summer to store bread on the counter for more than 24 hours. As an aside, I'll note that my "kids" will eat whatever I put out on the tiered stand on the island (kale chips, raw broccoli, apples, flax seed muffins, etc.) while they would never take the trouble to open the fridge for a healthy snack. Here is a link that might be useful: Tiered stand from Potterybarn...See MoreMuilti questions - cabinets, pendent lights & bread.
Comments (18)Stained vs Painted: I agree on the stained...my experience is that a stained finish lasts longer than a painted finish...but then again, our painted cabinets in our old kitchen were builder-grade so perhaps it's not a fair comparison if you're getting mid or high end cabinets. Pendants: Our peninsula is quite small compared to your island (only 62" x 41") so I'm not sure what to tell you other than we have two 7" pendants over our peninsula. However, I do think our pendants would look lost over your island...but that's just a "visualization" on my part. I suspect larger ones would be better...but I echo the others' recommendation to figure out a way to mock it all up...maybe boxes w/a cardboard surface the same size as your new island. Do you currently have a basement w/a 9' or 10' ceiling...if so, you could try your mock up down there w/the taller ceilings. Or, do you have vaulted or cathedral ceilings in your current FR or MBR? Or, do you have a porch or covered deck that would work? Bread storage: If you don't want a "bread drawer" or bread box, you have a few other options: Cabinet shelf. Shelves are adjustable so you could make it as big an area as you need, no bigger, to cut down on "wasted" space Freezer. Keep it in the freezer and thaw as needed. Don't use the refrigerator as bread stored in the refrigerator actually gets "stale" quickly Pantry shelf. But, be sure your pantry doesn't "overheat". Our pantry (old & new) is on an outside, west wall. It does get warm in there in the summer and bread (in our old kitchen) used to go bad fairly quickly. With our old pantry, I left the bread side of the bi-fold door open and it helped a little, but it still went bad quickly. With our new pantry, we've reduced the size of the pantry wall that's on the outside wall and increased the size of the wall on the inside. It helps some, but it still gets a little warm. I've taken to cracking the door. But, because of all this, we keep our bread in the bottom drawer of a 3-drawer 24" wide drawer base. So far it's been working great...bread seems to last longer in the drawer than it did in the pantry in the summer! Bread Basket as mentioned above. Boxiebabe: We considered getting the "bread bin" in our 24" drawer base...but it was $552 just for the bread bin insert! We had to cut some items to get anywhere near our budget and that was one of things to go. Since we moved into our kitchen (July), we've been using the same drawer that was supposed to have the bin as bread storage anyway (i.e., "bare") and it seems to be working just fine...better than when it was in our pantry. It doesn't seem to go bad as quickly. HTH!...See More- 6 months ago
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