 Submitted by jonalisa on December 3, 2010 - 8:43am
Hello Everyone,
What do you want for Christmas?
I've been asked this repeatedly by my family and I am looking for some ideas. I don't have a lot of "tools and gear" so I am curious about what things other people would wish for.
Now in the midst of the holidays - and with no better reason to bake - I ask of you:
What baking/bread-related item are you wishing for?
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Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc At
Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc At Home and Peter Reinhart's Artisan Bread Everyday and Whole Grain Breads.
Books!Books!Books!
I love cookbooks and the latest "want" is books with pictures of different shaped rolls and pastries. I can make pretty good doughs but my shaping is definitely unimaginative.
Brioche tins all sizes,
pannetone tins/papers all sizes,
remote sensor oven thermometer,
new oven,
larger mixer,
gamma seal lids for my grain buckets
Not much
Except a larger kitchen with adequate storage for all of my flours, baking equipment, etc.! Oh, and a large freezer. I will settle for Rheinhart's "Whole Grain Breads", though.
I,m a banneton
fan. I shape all my bread and let it rise in a couche or banneton.
Pam
More time to bake!
I've more books and flour and baking toys than I have time to use as much as I would like!
About 30 years ago, I had a dream of a program I called "Zip a Day" which would compress time so that each day could contain more hours. I'm still waiting for the beta to be released. I need it.
David
I'm hoping for a dough whisk
I'm hoping for a dough whisk and a few more oval brotforms, fingers crossed!
An oval, and a loaf banneton
...from Breadtopia to match the one of each I have; Tartine; I can't believe I once wanted only to buy one bread-baking book--I've now got more than a dozen, but still want this one, and finally, a new, enamaled 6-qt cast iron Dutch oven. My current indoor DO (I've got two outdoor DO's with legs) has become a uni-tasker: I use it only for chili. Consequently, I need yet another because I want to make a cassoulet for twelve, for a New Year's dinner party. I've dropped endless hints, and added Tartine and the DO to my Amazon wish list. Wish me luck.
David G
Santa, you reading this?
A scale
An extra bowl for my Kitchenaid
A couple of bannetons with linen covers
A cast-iron mortar and pestle
An electric coffee-grinder to use as a spice grinder
A three-tiered steamer (for steamed buns)
Cookbooks (see my Amazon and Powells wish lists)