Reply #25: Bread making by hand is much more satisfying

[Stinky The Clown]

It is fun. It is hands on. It is tactile. It is visceral. It requires thought. It provides a sense of accomplishment that simply cannot be matched by pouring stuff in a hole and pushing a button.

I have often enjoyed bread machine bread at our neighbor's and very much am on the side of convenience and repeatability, but for me, bread by hand is where its at.