10/31/2009

Jackie G. from Redding, CT

I have two dough-doublers and two of this six quart dough bucket (plus a 12-quart behemoth). They are in constant use. Wonderful product!

10/22/2009

K Paris from Colorado

This product is airtight, which prevents the bread from rising properly, defeating the purpose. I have had to go back to using a regular covered bowl instead. I had borrowed a friend's dough bucket, and hoped this would be the same, but was very dissapointed.
Try just resting the lid on top, instead of snapping it on. Mary @ KAF

10/09/2009

Flatlander from The Flatlands

Buying this item from restaurant supply stores instead of King Arthur is NOT really cheaper. The sites I found sell the cover separately from the bucket. While the bucket is cheap ($3-5), the cover ($8-10) isn't for the individual consumer, since it's sold in packs of 12. There is also shipping. In retrospect, I wish I had just included this bucket with my other orders, rather than getting it from a restaurant supplies site. If you need ten or twenty buckets, however, do go with a commercial vendor. I give four stars to this item because it's good. I have seen better (Cambro makes Camwear storage containers, which are more expensive), though that's really just a luxury item for the dough.

10/06/2009

Mary A from Boise, Idaho

I must confess that I, like a few other reviewers did not buy my bucket from King Arthur. I also found it at a restaurant discount store for about half the price. I will say that I wouldn't have thought of using a bucket like this if I hadn't seen it in this catalogue. It does really help to judge the rising time and the dough rises better in a more vertical container. I avoided the problem of the "exploding dough" by using a disposable shower cap to cover the container while the dough rises instead of the lid. It works great! I have enjoyed other products from King Arthur, so keep up the good work!

09/07/2009

Christine from Utah

I'm using the Artisan Bread book, which warns about rising dough in sealed containers, so I drilled eight tiny holes in the lid. The bucket is a good size for mixing the dough without slopping. I use a metal spoon but the bucket shows no signs of scratching. It's translucent with measurements on the side, so you can see at a glance how the dough is doing. When I put the lid on and leave it to rise in my kitchen it's QUICK. Otherwise the dough does fine rising slowly in the refrigerator. I use the bucket about 3 times a week, have had only good results, and recommend it highly.

08/15/2009

Jackie G. from Redding, CT

I have both the small and the larger bucket -- and an even bigger one that I found elsewhere for those really super-sized batches -- and I use them every day. They are wonderful! I'm ordering a second of both sizes because they are so useful and because I make so many kinds of breads. I really like the markings on the side, and the translucent plastic allows me to see the yeast bubbles, a happy sight. Thanks to KAF for being such a great company. The employees never fail to take care of any problem or respond to any question I may have. I am always thrilled when I come home to find a KAF box on my front step. Thanks KAF!

08/10/2009

JoiMarie from NJ

I have used this bucket soooo many times I lost count and what a time saver! It is high quality, saves me an hour almost in rising time. I LOVE this bucket! After all the FREE tips AND time spent on the phone for FREE that KAF has given out to me i would feel like a traitor going elsewhere! I'm doing MY part to preserve KAF and those like them in this great country of America so that hopefully they WILL be around for many, many decades for my children and my grandchildren! God bless you KAF and THANK you! Keep on HOLDING on, rester fidèle à soi - (stay true to yourself) no matter what!! We appreciate you!

06/17/2009

Lori from connecticut

I love this bucket. The markings help me to see how much rising it is doing with no second guessing and the dough doesn't dry out. I lightly oil the inside before putting the dough in and tip it upside down and it slides right out when i'm ready to use it. Good quality product.

06/08/2009

Kerry from Anchorage, Alaska

Great product. Only problem is you can get these same containers, manufactured by Cambro, for half this price at any restaruant supply store.

06/02/2009

Terri Sue from north richland hills, tx

this is a great item. i make bread once a week. it is alot cheaper to make organic bread than buy it. sometimes i didn't get it made on the day we ran out and the next day we wouldn't have toast the next morning because of that. when i didn't make bread it was usually because i didn't have time for the rising. the first time i used the bucket my dough almost trippled in 35 min. my recipe usually took between 1 and 2 hours. i was just glad i had wanted to take a peek. the bread came out fine even though it had over risen. i have continued to experince this. i have not changed the place i let my bread rise. the only difference i have made is the bucket. this speeds the process up considerably. i have not missed a baking day since i started useing this item.