EJM wrote:

> 
> 
> I am not a fan of Reinhart. If he refrained from spraying everything
> with commercial oil spray, using copious amounts of plastic wrap, and
> acknowledged that parchment paper sold in rolls is perfectly simple to
> use (and reuse), I might be inclined to change my mind about him.
> 
If you follow Julia to the letter, your dishwasher would be filled 
overflowing, day and night. Some of us can make her recipes with one 
tenth of the amount of pots and pans she uses.

Americans, and that is who Reinhart is writing for, understand plastic 
wrap. Only within the past few years has parchment arrived in this 
country. I have been using it for many years because my wife is 
European, and they have been using it for many, many years. In fact, you 
will find my citing of his recipe for bagels, with the caveat that you 
should be using parchment. But the fact that I continue to use his 
recipe is proof that his recipe is good.

I think you should lighten up a bit. After all, the value of his work 
comes from his technique, not his choice of wrap.
-- 
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
                                 --James Michener