You don&#x27;t need $1k to bake bread, but I think your parent is objecting to how much you are taking for granted. You didn&#x27;t just use mixing bowls, you also used a sponge, dish soap, measuring cups, measuring spoons, a couple ingredients, bowls, fork&#x2F;spoon&#x2F;whisk, some kind of pan or tray... If we believe the author, he has none of those things.