mrken30

We got a Bob Red Mills catalog "through the door" yesterday. I didn't realize how many different products they sell. Must be best part of a 1000

Rete

Going from memory here ... so can be faulty ... but believe it is Silk and it is a blue box. I will have to google it.

Not blue but red ...

I know Gold Metal is general all purpose flour, if it says bread anywhere on the bag, I don't recall seeing it or buying for that purpose alone. But neither the King Arthur nor the Gold Metal are for bread only.

I know in NY there were several boxes and bags marked bread mixes but they were not marked as bread flour per se. Each package was enough to make a single loaf of bread.

Never saw this product by King Arthur.

PeterNem

I had actually looked at them before, but reading that the sausages were fully cooked put me off... made me think of the pre-cooked bacon that just needs microwaving you see in the supermarkets which just doesn't seem appetizing.

Pulaski

Maybe you just weren't looking for it?

lizzyq

I buy a 50lb bag of bread flour from Costco for about $15.00 . I'm not sure what brand. I freeze it then transfer it into a bulk storage bin with a gamma lid. Now we are down to only one teenaged male in the house our consumption rate has dropped significantly, but it still keeps just fine until it is used up. I use SAF red instant yeast, which can be uaed straight from the freezer, though I transfer enough for a couple of months into a jar and keep it in the fridge.

Noorah101

Faily thin, as I like thin sliced sandwich bread, no more than 1/2" thick, I'd say. Thinner if possible. I think I stored it in plastic like the kind you buy in a store. Using a regular long bread knife.

Rene

Noorah101

I tried both Gold Medal all- purpose flour and different kinds of Red Mill flour (oat, rye). In my opinion, Red Mill worked far better. The bread turned out nice and fluffy using Red Mill, but more dense and cakey using Gold Medal.

Rene

OldJuddian

Yes. I think my wife uses "King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour" I was interested in what else people may use to make reasonable bread.

Wintersong

I don't, personally

I have a bread maker and I tried it once. It totally failed to mix the ingredients properly and I ended up with a bunch of unmixed flour in the middle of my loaf. The dumb thing is now gathering dust in my cupboard.

johnwoo

I bought this and it's a great knife at a cheap price, I can't believe a knife at this price could be so good. The knife does make a difference.

Mercer M23210 Millennia 10" Wide Bread Knife

Rete

Not an expert on this, Rene, but I would think that the fluffier the bread the more difficult it would be to get a clean slice. I like my bread dense, even white bread, so I'm able to get a clean thin slice. On experience I found the harder the crust, the better able you are to slice it thin.

I've never tried freezing sliced bread as I can only see using it for things like toast or used in French toast. I do freeze the bread whole and then as in an earlier post will reheat it in the oven before slicing and using it.

When first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I counted carbs religiously and only used Pepperidge Farm thin sliced sandwich breads. I always liked them anyway for their denser more favorable slice. I'm assuming this is about the thickness of the slice you prefer. Thankfully, after 15 years my diabetes is fully under control and my A1C number has dropped to the pre-diabetic range for the last two consecutive tests. Thrilled to see a 5.7 number instead of 7.2.

Noorah101

Aha, that's my dilemma. LOL I like fluffy bread, with not much crust, sliced thin.

My dad used to freeze loaves of (store bought) bread and then thaw it later, and it was always horrible. I don't know about homemade bread, I didn't try that one.

I'll have to look for Pepperidge Farm thin sliced bread. Don't think I've seen that in my local Safeway where I usually shop. That said, I'm really not a big fan of bread in general, I really only eat it when I have a sandwich, which is still not all that often. I might go all week without eating bread.

Hooray! Way to go, Rete!

Rene

Rete

Here you go, Rene. But note they are not fluffy but somewhat denser than say wonder bread. I think you will like them. I don't use the very thin one but the sandwich one. Since you don't eat much bread, take 1/2 the loaf and put it in a zip lock plastic bag and the same with the other half and refrigerate half of it for future use instead of freezing.

Noorah101

Thanks, Rete!

Rene

Wintersong

If you prefer a fluffier loaf, try the Sara Lee Artesano bread if you can get it.