Dough Maker: Innovative Kitchen Appliance for Flour Kneading

With the development and innovation in home appliances, it seems like the day when the whole kitchen can be automated is not far. One such kitchen appliance is a dough maker. Gone are the days when we had to knead atta with our hands putting in a lot of effort so that rotis are soft and fluffy.

With a dough making appliance at home, you just have to add all the ingredients and set the timer. The appliance will make very soft dough without you having to break a sweat. Some of the advanced dough makers available today can not only be used to make roti but also double up as a bread maker. Here is everything you need to know about dough makers.

Innovative Dough Maker Controls

A typical dough maker cum bread maker will have the following buttons:

· A timer to set how much time it has to process the ingredients

·  Start/Stop button

· Weight button to select the weight class of the ingredients

· Colour setting button for baking bread

· A menu with the type of bread or dough you want to process. There are more than 15 options available in most advanced dough makers like poori atta, pizza dough, French bread, sweetbread, cake and many more.

· An LCD/LED display panel to check your inputs to the appliance like weight, type of bread and the timer.

How to Use a Bread Maker?

Using a bread maker is intuitive and is more similar to the use of a microwave oven. There are two types of programs - atta making and bread making. Both of them are very similar with minor differences.

To make atta, you have to add all the ingredients to the bread pan. Close the lid and according to the menu, select an option and weight of the ingredients. Switch the dough maker on and set the timer. Once the kneading is done, the dough maker will beep, indicating that the process is done.

To make bread, you have to add ingredients into the breadpan. In addition to the weight and menu setting, you also have to set the colour. Depending on the colour set, the bread will be light, medium or dark crusted. Set the timer and wait for the process to finish. After the process is completed, it will automatically switch to 'keep warm' setting. Open the bread maker for a freshly baked loaf of bread.

What Can You Add into the Bread Pan?

You can use all the typical ingredients for making dough or baking bread. All types of flour – bread, whole-wheat, black-wheat and corn/oatmeal can be used. Additionally, you can also add sugar, yeast, vegetable oil, baking soda and eggs to the bread pan. It should be noted that dairy products should be used with extra precaution.

What to Look for When Buying a Dough Maker?

There are a few check boxes to tick off when looking for a good dough maker:

1. The capacity of the mixing bowl

2. Automated processing

3. Wide range of modes to make different dougs and breads

4. User-friendly and intuitive design

Considering the ease of the use and wide range of functions that a dough maker has, it certainly is an innovative cooking appliance. If you want to simplify your cooking tasks, it is a must-have appliance.