![]() ![]() ![]() Yet when I poured the contents into my serving dish, look how relatively clean the pan was. Cleanup is virtually non-existent with a bread machine.īelieve it or not, I'd just simmered meatballs, sausage, and ragu for an hour in the pan above. No need to miss your own party when Zo's in the kitchen!Ĥ. Or risotto – a prime example of "I'm standing at the stove stirring the pot while my guests drink wine and chat in the other room." And how about a main course? Try sloppy joes, or chili. Put the ingredients into the pan press start come back an hour later to creamy, simmering dip, ready to serve to your arriving guests. The machine's jam cycle does a great job with things like hot artichoke dip (above). The bread machine simmers and stirs and finishes dishes all by itself. Conserve energy – use your bread machine for small jobs.Ĥ. When you're baking something small – a crock of stew, macaroni and cheese, pumpkin bread or, yes, even the cheesecake pictured above – use your bread machine.ĭon't heat up your full-size oven for a 9" x 5" pan of meatloaf. Save electricity: use your bread machine instead of your large oven. Give your regular oven a vacation this summer – and keep your cool!ģ. Bake a fresh-fruit dessert peach cobbler is always welcome. Completely self-enclosed, it stays cool to the touch, even when baking. When summer comes and the weather turns sweltering, your bread machine helps keep your kitchen comfortable. The bread machine won't heat up your kitchen. All the rest – potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, and rolls – were prepared partially or fully in the Zo.Ģ. What's the ONLY item on the plate above that didn't come out of my Zojirushi? Meanwhile, the cranberry sauce is scorching, forgotten atop the stove. We've all been there, right? Juggling turkey, stuffing, scalloped potatoes, and rolls in and out of the oven. Your bread machine is a handy extra oven when you need it – like at Thanksgiving. So, are you ready to think outside the (bread) box? Here are five revelatory points to consider: 1. You can also use the Zo's preset jam cycle to simmer and stir for an hour or so: think soup, risotto, or breakfast porridge. ![]() and a big batch of marinara with meatballs and sausage.Īnd I mean big: what you see here includes a pound each sausage chunks and turkey meatballs combined with a full recipe of Marcella Hazan's famous tomato sauce – and the Zo's baking pan was still only about 2/3 full. What likes to bake low and slow? I'm thinking apple crisp, and cheesecake. The Zo's baking temperature is about 300☏ you can program it to bake for 70 to 90 minutes (depending on the model) then extend that by an additional 60 minutes, using the lower-temperature "keep warm" cycle. The secret is thinking of the machine as an oven with a built-in large (3-quart capacity), loaf-shaped pan, perfect for anything that loves a long, slow cook. Take this handy machine and go beyond bread – WAY beyond bread. Think about it: when you strip away the mixing, kneading, and rising cycles, what's left? A miniature oven fitted out with a good-sized baking pan. Your Zo bread machine, with its programmable menu, can bake just about anything your home oven can bake. At least if you have a Zojirushi, the brand we've been selling here at King Arthur Flour for over 20 years. Now, depending on the various settings on your particular machine, it can also make jam and cake, or a loaf of banana bread.īut beyond that, there's a whole wide world of treats you can prepare using your bread machine. Let your yeast dough mix, knead, and rise in the machine, before taking the dough out to shape and bake yourself. By the end of this blog post you might just be convinced you need one – even if you have no intention of using it to bake bread.įact: your bread machine kneads dough, too.Įven if you prefer to make bread by hand most of the time, the bread machine can help if you're A) time-challenged, or B) dealing with physical limitations (e.g., arthritis). ![]()
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