So you decided to see what was hot with home bakers, and then, having seen it, put down those home bakers because they don't bake like you -- a person who is employed to bake from scratch? As a finalist in two Pillsbury Bake-off contests, I can tell you with certainty that the vast majority of people who competed do a great job with recipes from scratch. But they also have full and interesting lives that often include days that are too busy for marveling at the wonders of yeast. For those days, hooray for Pillsbury convenience products! If you think there should be a contest devoted to "from scratch" baking, why don't you and your fellow owners start one?

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