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KITCHEN APPLIANCES - Bread Maker
Remember the story of the Little Red Hen? She made her own bread and so should all of us!
The reasons are numerous. Let us begin:
We all know that Mankind can not live by bread alone and the Little Red Hen went through much time and effort to bake one loaf. Bread machines have changed all that and making bread at home is not hard at all.
But why make bread at home?
The Watchdog in Action reasons are below!1.) Purchased bread from the store can have extra ingredients that were never in bread before. These ingredients may not be so healthy and white bread is not a complex carbohydrate like whole wheat bread and others. Thus white bread becomes sugar in your stomach.
2.) Commercially made bread also takes a toll on our environment. Reports have shown large amounts of energy are consumed in these commercial bakeries. Little has been reported on any large scale changes with production in order to save energy at the commercial level.
3.) On the Home Front, the efficiency of a Bread machine is impressive. The compartment where the baking is done is small and despite using 550 watts of electricity, give or take, making a loaf of bread at Home will be half the price of buying a loaf!
4.) Yes, there is the cost to buy the Bread Making Machine that is just over $100.00. Yet a Payback on that investment for a family of 4 can be realized within half a year.
5.) Making bread at home also means the environment is being helped due to savings involved with the entire infrastructure of commercially produced bread:
5a.) Energy saved with fuel used to deliver bread to the stores
5b.) Energy saved by less plastic bags to package store breads
5c.) Environment saved by less plastic going to Landfills
6.) On the Home Front, you make bread when you need to, so there is less waste and taste fresh and has no preservatives.
7.) How to Save on the electric bill with bread maker - don't peak, don't open the lid. Keep the heat in! When done, PULL the Plug! Don't leave that clock or timer running. Who needs another digital screen telling the time anyway!
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