Article: SHOW-ME EATS ; Bread machines knead a second look

Like the Dallas Cowboys and liquid nacho cheese, there exists no middle ground with bread machines.

Partisans whip them out every day to restock the breadbox with earnest cheer ("What about rosemary bread today?"); others relegate them to a dark corner of the basement where they wait, forgotten and forlorn, with only the distant freedom of a garage sale to look forward to.

But after a number of attempts at handmade bread - which invariably produced flavorful loaves with the heft and charm of rough-hewn granite - I embarked upon a bread machine rescue project. I found one online for $50 and eagerly snatched it up. It was the perfect candidate for an early parole, never having been so much ...

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