Electric bread makers have revolutionized the way bread is made, replacing the hard work of homemaking with a little servant that can be put to work while we do something else. Bread has been a part of human existence for centuries, and electric bread makers have made it easier for those who are too busy to make it themselves.
Just two decades ago, if someone asked the question “What are bread makers the answer would have been a quick nod to whoever was the resident cook. Breadmakers were otherwise known as Mama, Grandma, Aunt Sally, or Pillsbury Dough Boy. Today, electric bread makers are those wonderful inventions, similar to dishwashers and automatic washers and dryers, that do the hard work of homemaking for us. Bread makers are like little servants that we can put to work while we do something else that’s more profitable, necessary, or enjoyable.
Bread has long been part of the history of the civilized world. Evidence of grain milling and bread making has been found since the Stone Age, and bread has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Bread makers adopted their profession in ancient Rome and entered the privileged society. While these bread makers have become revered and privileged in one sense, they have also been deprived in another, as they have been unable to change professions or associate themselves with many of the dangerous and exciting aspects of their society. They have become slaves to their profession as bread makers.
Today, bread is known in many parts of the world as the basis for any diet. From simple bread and water eaten by the poor, to warm, decadent loaves of bread served with plenty of butter to royalty and the privileged, bread is a part of human existence. Often referred to as the staff of life, bread provides us with much needed energy and vitamins and can be made in a wide variety of shapes, styles and flavors.
Electric bread makers, first invented in the late 1980s, have changed the way bread is made. Gone are the days of making bread, when mom and grandma worked for hours mixing the dough, waiting for it to rise, pulling it down, waiting again and then baking when it was right. The bread makers now do everything for us. After entering the basic ingredients, we simply close the lid, insert the bread maker, press the start button and continue on for our merriment. Magically, we return about three hours later to a steamy brown loaf of perfectly baked bread. Bread makers are also programmed to keep the bread warm after it’s done baking, so that if we don’t go home right away, the bread will still be as fresh as if we just took it out of the oven.
While many of us still enjoy being bread makers, for those of us who find ourselves too busy in this modern world, electric bread makers are a delightful and indispensable invention.
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