I generally make bread in four loaf batches, and always several batches, usually different varieties...I love making oatmeal/molasses bread, but you have to boil water, add the oats, molasses, sugar, salt, and let it cool, which usually takes a while. In the meantime, while that mixture is cooling, I make a batch of another variety. By the time I have the second batch in the oven to rise (always raise my bread in the oven with just the oven light on) the oatmeal/molasses mixture is ready to go. Thinking (or not) that for some odd reason the first batch should be ready to be baked (remember, still in the oven for the first rise,) I turned my oven onto preheat. Suddenly the odor of melting plastic from the rising bowl, and the unmistakable smell of bread baking permeated the kitchen. OH NO...I opened the oven door, and melted plastic, and dough was oozing through the rack onto the oven floor. @@##%$##@@@#. Needless to say, it took me almost 2 hours to clean up the mess. I had lost my favorite bread rising bowl, plus 4 loaves worth of dough.You can bet I remember that kerfuffle every time I bake now. SIGH

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