TASK DEFINITION: Given the background description of some cooking related query, summarize the question into a title
PROBLEM: I'd like to try my hand at baking my own bread. Do I need a bread maker to get decent bread? Are there any advantages to using a bread maker vs. my normal oven?

SOLUTION: Do I need a bread maker?

PROBLEM: Recently, I observed that there is some brown slimy stuff on the underside of my plates. I don't know what they are or how they form. I tried removing it with a tooth pick, but was too hard to come off. Does anyone know what this is? How can it be cleaned?

SOLUTION: What is this slimy coloured stuff growing in my plates?

PROBLEM: Every time I make jam I always manage to set it too hard. Is there any way to recover it once it's done this?

SOLUTION:
How to recover jam that has set too hard?