Have you noticed the rising costs of bread these days?  Have your concerns for many additives increased?  If so, you’re not alone.  It’s no wonder that people are finding out that baking your own bread can ease the strain on your budget and  is very satisfying.   Once you’ve filled your kitchen with the aroma of freshly baked bread and tasted the wonderful results you’ll wonder why you didn’t do this before and I believe you’ll never buy another loaf of bread from a grocery store.

I’ve always wanted to bake my own bread and a few years ago I even bought one of those bread makers.  Nothing wrong with them but my loaves usually were very dense and I soon lost interest and returned to buying my bread.  Then out of the clear blue I saw a posting on a cooking forum for No-Knead crusty bread in an Enameled Dutch Oven.  Tried it … Loved it …  Upon further research I discovered the No-Knead bread revolution started by Mr. Lahey’s method which requires no kneading, uses no special ingredients, equipment or techniques and takes very little effort. Read More

Bought a Traeger PTG for the RV with high hopes of being able to take pellet smoking-grilling on the road.  From day one I experienced flame out issues with temperatures under 300ºF and massive temperature swings when the unit stays lit.

Before anyone asks … I ran many tests using the standard Traeger 3 position switch, the Ortech TR-100, and Traeger digital controller.  Worked closely with Ortech and Traeger tech support but was unable to rectify my issues. Read More