Comments on: Episode 5 – Red, White & Blue http://brendanbakes.co.uk/2012/09/episode-5-red-white-blue/ Great British Bake Off Contestant Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:41:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: brendan http://brendanbakes.co.uk/2012/09/episode-5-red-white-blue/#comment-152 brendan Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:40:35 +0000 http://brendanbakes.co.uk/?p=195#comment-152 Thank you Jay for your encouragment and kind words. I do appreciate them as each episode is a test of your skils and knowledge – in a very fast-moving and strange environment! But you grow from the experience. Warm wishes Brendan

]]> By: brendan http://brendanbakes.co.uk/2012/09/episode-5-red-white-blue/#comment-119 brendan Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:48:05 +0000 http://brendanbakes.co.uk/?p=195#comment-119 Thank you Jay and also to your friends for their support. I really appreciate it. I am now at the stage where I want to pass on the skills I have and I intend to do something about that by end of year/early next year. Baking and cooking has always been a passion and still remains so. all the best to you. Brendan

]]> By: Jay http://brendanbakes.co.uk/2012/09/episode-5-red-white-blue/#comment-118 Jay Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:35:48 +0000 http://brendanbakes.co.uk/?p=195#comment-118 Brendan, I just wanted to come here and say me and my friends are cheering for you when we watch the Great British Bake Off. Your knowledge and designs are brilliant!

]]> By: Darren http://brendanbakes.co.uk/2012/09/episode-5-red-white-blue/#comment-81 Darren Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:31:04 +0000 http://brendanbakes.co.uk/?p=195#comment-81 I love your posts on here, giving us little extra insights, and of course the baking tips are awesome. I was on the edge of my seat for the 18 Sept episode, and was glad they decided to keep everyone, as that was the fairest decision in the circumstances. Keep up the amazing work on this website.

Darren

]]> By: brendan http://brendanbakes.co.uk/2012/09/episode-5-red-white-blue/#comment-60 brendan Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:11:09 +0000 http://brendanbakes.co.uk/?p=195#comment-60 The Kenwood Chef is excellent.- one in the £300-£400 range is fine for iccasional use, but if frequent useage, go for a strong motor, which will cost in the £600 – £750 range.
Personally, I do nit use the Kenwood for bread-making.(I do use it for croissant dough, but that’s it). I prefer to knead by hand. A good 8-10 minutes of kneading is all that’s needed to work the gluten. Also, I find the action of kneading very therapeutic. I talked about machine-kneading versus hand with Paul Hollywood, and he prefers hand-kneading. Only for large quantities of dough would he use an industrial mixer,
Hope that helps.
Brendan

]]> By: Steve http://brendanbakes.co.uk/2012/09/episode-5-red-white-blue/#comment-58 Steve Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:49:19 +0000 http://brendanbakes.co.uk/?p=195#comment-58 Hi, which mixer do you recommend for making bread doughs? Thanks!

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