Make Food Network Quality Bread at Home — With a Robot ImBrentJames Follow Jul 15, 2018 · Unlisted

Let me preface this post by saying that I am no ‘foodie,’ and I am sure no Gordon Ramsay. I do, however, like to throw a thing or two together in the kitchen now and then to put a smile on my fiancee’s face. She is usually the one cranking out delicious food in the kitchen, but considering she is eight and a half months pregnant with our son, she isn’t exactly dying to cook.

Make sure you get good flour, I used King Arthur Flour. You’ll also need instant yeast. This is key because it’s the only type that’s compatible with bread machines.

About five months ago, I saw one of those ‘lightning deals’ on Amazon for a bread maker. At the time I figured it would be something that she would enjoy using (you know, one of those things that women enjoy doing that we just can’t wrap our heads around?); fast forward to this past Saturday, and I was cleaning the house playing Mr. Mom when I came across the ol’ bread machine — manual on top of it and all, just sitting on the counter. I had to go to the grocery store to grab the essentials anyway, so I figured I would try my hand at baking some homemade bread. What could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, nothing. This thing is a robot — it made it so easy it that it felt like I was cheating, so I figured that I would share it.

First, buy a bread maker — I purchased the Aicok Bread Maker on Amazon because it looked nice, it had good reviews, and it was priced pretty low compared to similar machines. You may think to yourself, ‘why would I do that ?’ Fresh bread from the grocer is much more convenient and pretty cheap — more on this in a minute.

Next, find a good recipe — this one worked for me. I mean seriously, this bread turned out spectacular. The pictures don’t do it justice. It was delicious, even better than what I’ve had from Whole Foods, Fresh Market, etc., this is not an exaggeration either.

Make sure you get a good flour (I used King Arthur Flour) and instant yeast. The instant yeast is crucial because it’s the only type that is compatible with bread machines.

Finally, as you will see in the recipe, all you have to do is combine the ingredients into the pan and select the bake setting on the machine, and that’s it. First, you will start to hear the motor going, and it will begin mixing everything. Take a look inside the little porthole, and you can see this little guy in action. Now you can go about your business for the next several hours. You’ll have a fresh bread baked by this machine before you know it. It’s completely autonomous.

The final outcome was an epic loaf of bread. My fiancee came home after being gone all day to a clean house, and a fresh loaf of homemade bread *polishes nails*. It made a sandwich that blew her away and ‘the best French toast that (she’d) ever had,’ the following morning.

Robots (okay, bread machines) for the win.