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Do you have a preference on the brand of flour you use? Gold Medal, King Arthur, generic store brand, etc...I was just curious if there is much of a difference in the different brands of flour. Thanks for your responses; you guys are always very helpful.

I've been looking into getting a kitchen scale. It will be mainly used for baking ingreidient. I've looked on amazon.com and found this scale which has the highest rating: Escali Primo Digital Multifunctional Scale. I was surprised how cheap it was $25. I expected to get a good one for a...

I've been looking at muffin pans and I've seen them range from about $8-$20. Is there really a difference between them? Thanks for the help.

I've searched for a while to find a book dedicated to cakes and there are many out there. So I was wondering: What cookbook would you recommend for cakes?" I would like one that tells all about cakes. I'm sure you people have some that you really enjoy. Thanks for your help.

Can I substitute "Cake Flour" for "All-Purpose" flour even if the recipe says to use "All-Purpose" flour(for cookies)? I was told that "Cake Flour" makes a really good cookie, but I've never seen a cookie recipe using Cake Flour. So what is your suggestion? Thanks for the help. Nick

I was curious if anyone knows of any books that would be helpful for someone like me who enjoys baking at home and one day would like to become a baker or maybe pastry chef. I'm looking for a book that would help me learn more about baking. I want to learn more about bread and cakes, or maybe an...

I've been thinking about going to school to become a pastry chef and I thought maybe I could get around that by maybe job shadowing a local bakery and possibly getting hired by them. I'm not sure how to ask them or what to say. Will a local bakery actually let me come in and observe their baker...