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Today, Washington Post has published their 30 reader favourite dishes. Chicken Paprikash is from 2006. PM me if you want the recipe.

I'm interested to notice how you solve this, @Tropicalsenior. (I'm not likely to buy canned gravy either).

I sent it to you @rotuts.

Those paddles are coated with non-stick, @lindag. Pliers would not help them. WD-40 is not edible.

There's a battery in the machine which maintains the time when the machine is turned off. The mechanism to change from Regular Time to Daylight Savings time no longer works (key sequence when power on occurs). But the timer mechanism of the bread machine works fine. What this means is the clock will be one hour off during the winter. I've tried gently-applied pliers and soaking in hot water without useful result. I have NEVER been able to get the paddles off.

Why are you unhappy with your bread machines, @palo? Or, why did you ask the question about improvements?

@palo, this was my query https://duckduckgo.com/?q=compare+Zojirushi-Bb-Hac10+with+Zojirushi+bb-pac20&t=newext&atb=v376-1&ia=web One result from BreadmakerGuides The biggest difference is the size of the bread loaf (and the amount of dough) that these Zojirushi bread machines can prepare and complete. The BB-HAC10 can only make 1 pound loaves. The BB-PAC20 can make 1.5-lb and 2-lb loaves, but it cannot make a 1-lb loaf size. Your choice between the two depends on the loaf sizes you prefer and the number of people you need to feed. Another difference that might be important is the gluten-free course of the BB-PAC20 Home Bakery Virtuoso. The BB-HAC10 mini bread maker does not have a gluten-free course and its manual has only one gluten-free recipe for brown rice bread. The BB-PAC20 is a much better choice for baking gluten-free bread. Bread machine bakers who dislike the rest step of Zojirushi bread machines, take note: the rest cycle of the BB-HAC10 mini bread machine cannot be cancelled. However, the rest cycle of the BB-PAC20 Home Bakery Virtuoso can be turned off by pressing and holding both the time up and time down buttons for longer than three seconds (until the display shows “REST OFF”). This is a small point, but it might be useful information to someone. BB-HAC10: Advantages It mixes and kneads dough for bread, pizza, cookies and pasta. Delay timer can be used to make fresh bread for breakfast. Small 1 pound bread loaf size makes it suitable for one person or a couple. Its compact design takes up less counter space than other bread machines. BB-HAC10: Disadvantages Loaf size is too small to be practical for a large family. The LCD is not backlit and might sometimes be difficult to read. It does not have an automatic dispenser for adding additional ingredients. The rest cycle, which warms the ingredients before mixing, cannot be cancelled. Individual knead, rise and bake cycle times cannot be reprogrammed according to personal preference. Kneading blade does not collapse, leaves a small hole in the bread loaf.

Not yet, @ElsieD. @Tropicalsenior offered to give me consultation but I haven't summoned the courage quite yet. 🙄 My first bread machine was a Panasonic also. I wore off the non-stick coating by making fruit + nut bread in the middle of the night, to be ready for the swim team After Swim coffee. The "bread" brick would end up about 2" thick. I didn't understand bread very well and kept adding more yeast + more mix-ins. Fortunately, early morning swimmers will eat anything!

Actually, @lindag, my Zo model lets me select the finished time for the bread (why the clock is useful) —

Perfectly possible with a bread machine, of course. 😀

I have had a Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Virtuoso since 2012. My troubles*: for some reason I can no longer change the internal clock (Daylight Savings) which sometimes has unexpected results when I forget. Also, I have never been able to remove the paddles, although I did manage to move one side – so I get misshapen loaves (one side rises slightly higher). On King Arthur's advice (my hands are arthritic), I do everything in that machine: bread, foccacia, pizza dough, pasta dough. If I'm not sure how to translate a recipe, King Arthur's help line will advise me. This is my third bread machine. It is superior to my prior experience because: it has 2 paddles so it mixes evenly; the loaf is a more conventional shape, thus fitting better into a bread storage box. The machine is durable and reliable. Of course, I know more now than I did then, so the inner non-stick coating is intact, and I have not ground the gears to smithereens. * Zojirushi's only remedy is for me to ship them back the machine for them to see if they can figure out these issues. King Arthur could sell me new paddles, but I don't know how to get them out of the machine. King Arthur currently sells BB-PDC 20 machine which looks pretty similar.

Howdy @Fname Lname. I see you will fit in well ! Welcome to eG.

I've always had time enough to put the pan somewhere. Yes. These gloves gave me more dexterity.

I have Trudeau Oven Glove(s) (eG-friendly Amazon.com link). These were my first oven mitts which had fingers (which made the gloves much more dextrous). However, except for the index finger, all the other glove digits are about an inch too long. This results in stabbed casseroles and grease-impregnated gloves. Grease makes the gloves less heat resistant. Eventually I throw them in the washing machine (cold, drip dry) which shrinks the gloves a bit and returns the glove to a more heat-resistant state. Eventually I replace them. While I've had to move quickly because the gloves have become too heat conductive, I don't think I've ever been burned. And I don't remember ever getting the gloves totally wet either, though it's possible I accidentally stuck my hand under the faucet and then, duh!, picked up a hot dish.

@btbyrd, you've just been backpacking, haven't you? 😁

Okay, I'm ready for holiday presents for Canadian relatives. But what about me me me me? @JoNorvelleWalker, from where did you buy your panettone?

That's what I thought. Thanks.

I sent the article to you via PM, @ElsieD.

Not to disable your desire to buy appliances, @Duvel, but perhaps to redirect your interests a bit. Isn't air frying just convection cooking (with a reasonable fan)? @AlaMoi? @JoNorvelleWalker? My Anova Precision Oven does air frying, but it can also add steam. Which is a truly great thing.

Somewhat recently I was investigating dehydrated food which led me to a cookbook for hikers and folk who camp near their cars. For the car campers, a dutch oven was used to make bread & stews with embers from a very slow fire. The dutch oven has a fancy lid which will support a handful of coals piled on top. Perhaps the whole thing was buried. It sounded very interesting. However, I no longer do any camping, so I'm not going to find out!

I'm sorry but I don't understand this. Could you please re-state? Line the pie shell with what?

I really, really enjoyed reading Consider the Fork: History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson ©2012. Synopsis from google books here as follows: Award-winning food writer Bee Wilson's secret history of kitchens, showing how new technologies - from the fork to the microwave and beyond - have fundamentally shaped how and what we eat. Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something delicious--or at least edible. But these tools have also transformed how we consume, and how we think about, our food. In Consider the Fork, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson takes readers on a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cooking around the world, revealing the hidden history of objects we often take for granted. Technology in the kitchen does not just mean the Pacojets and sous-vide machines of the modern kitchen, but also the humbler tools of everyday cooking and eating: a wooden spoon and a skillet, chopsticks and forks. Blending history, science, and personal anecdotes, Wilson reveals how our culinary tools and tricks came to be and how their influence has shaped food culture today. The story of how we have tamed fire and ice and wielded whisks, spoons, and graters, all for the sake of putting food in our mouths, Consider the Fork is truly a book to savor.

Aah, @Kerry Beal, and how does one become a Special People? ☺️

I think this is Rodney's store Goûter which seems to say they don't ship but I haven't asked. There is no panettone on that webpage but I'm thinking maybe in December? Is it reasonable to hope that shipping panettone across Canada will arrive still fresh tasting?

In the BlogTO list, which is @Alleguede's bakery? Edited to add: I love pannettone.