Forum Thermomix
Questions Doubts and Requests => Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide => Topic started by: thermie crew on October 05, 2010, 11:16:49 pm
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I've been making the bread and butter since getting my TM a few months ago. I need some suggestions for how to best store them though. At the moment we put our bread into a plastic storage container and I've started to notice a plasticy taste once the bread has been put into it. I'm pregnant with my third at present so that may account for my heightened sense of taste but still not a good thing if I can taste a residue. After weeks of banging on about it hubby now admits it does taste different once stored.
So, how do you successfully store your bread? We go through a loaf every day or 2 so long term storage isn't needed.
Some problem with the butter. I know a real butter dish would be perfect but have had difficulty finding one to buy from the shops. Any pointers?
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you could just save an old plastic bread bag etc and store bread in when it has cooled down. For the butter dish, I have one of these (http://www.kitchenwaredirect.com.au/Kitchenware/Butter-Dish/Ecology-Butter-Dish) which can be purchased from most kitchenware shops.
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Butter I freeze in small plastic containers which I remove as needed., Bread, if used within a couple of days is stored in a thick paper bag.
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I am going to keep my bread in the fridge in summer - am considering buying a breadkeeper from Target that is a vacuum so it expels air and apparantly keeps the bread fresh longer. Butter - House usually has a butter keeper. Or try Essential Ingrediant too.
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I've found that my bread keeps really well if I wrap it in a clean tea towel and then place it in a large plastic container.
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I store my bread in a natural birch bark container and the butter in a pottery crock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_butter_dish).
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Thanks for all of your suggestions.
I've now been to my local cooking shop, 'The General Trader' and have bought a Maxwell & Williams butter dish and a retro tin bread box (huge, with a few air holes at the back). Only $50 for both. No plasticy taste at all now. My problem was that I was looking everywhere BUT cooking shops (a nightmare with 2 little ones in tow). Had a rare outing without them though so off I went to find a solution :).
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Good for you thermie crew. I can just imagine the damage children could do in one of those shops, I make sure I carefully move around the displays myself! Hope you made the most of your free time and had a good browse. I went into a Harvey Norman store this afternoon to buy a microwave and was amazed at what they have in there. Also found a jaffle maker like the one I've had for many years (doesn't cut it in half) and have been searching for a replacement everywhere. Must go back and do some more browsing in that store.
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Must go back and do some more browsing in that store.
A true shopper and a woman after my own heart ;D ;D
I love kitchen and also spice shops and can spend hours just browsing.
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Me too. I spent ages in Herbie's shop when I was in Sydney. Do we have anything like that here VHJ?
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I don't think so Cookie1. Kakulus Sisters is always worth a visit for the aromas but not in Herbie's league. I'm pretty easily pleased though. The indian grocers in High Road will do me for a quick spice fix :D :D
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I know what you mean, I have an Indian grocer where I do my weekly shopping. Corner Warton road and Amherst.