Kerry – New Harmony, UT

I could hardly wait for the arrival of my Brød & Taylor Proofer. My husband and I are living in a Recreational Vehicle (a fifth-wheel) while our house is built. Three characteristics of the kitchen and our location made the proofer important to me: 1) we have very little space; 2) it is hard to control the air temperature and movement; and 3) we live in the dry desert southwest. In the summer the cooled air blows directly onto the kitchen, and in the winter the warm air is on the ceiling and the floors are cold.

Because of the dry air, rising bread always has to be covered or it will form a crust, but sometimes the dough sticks to the cover and drops when the cover is removed and the top of the dough pulls away. I hoped the proofer would solve these problems for me. It did! At an altitude of 5700 feet, we had our first frost in September. The inside temperature of our RV was about 68F and our relative humidity was about 30%. I made a loaf of bread and a pan of cinnamon rolls. The bread went into the proofer to rise, and the rolls went into the refrigerator for the next day. The pan of water in the proofer meant there was no need to cover the bread, and it worked great. The bread rose perfectly in fewer than two hours. By comparison, a loaf of bread had been taking closer to four hours to rise.

The next morning, I removed the pan of cinnamon rolls from the refrigerator, and placed it in the proofer. Being able to adjust the temperature allowed me to set it warm enough that within two hours the rolls were ready for the oven – refrigerator to oven in two hours! And, with no cover to remove, there was no dough-pulling.

I love this proofer! The proofer folds down to take up only slightly more space than a cookie sheet. It is exceedingly easy to assemble and operate, and it created the perfect space for proofing bread and cinnamon rolls. I look forward to using it to ferment vegetables.

I am grateful for the opportunity to evaluate the proofer for you, and am thrilled with the effect the proofer has on my ability to get a consistent rise from bread products.