Comments on: Ask Frugal Momma: Getting to Know the Bread Machine http://momadvice.com/blog/2007/06/ask-frugal-momma-getting-to-know-the-bread-machine Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Man in the kitchen http://momadvice.com/blog/2007/06/ask-frugal-momma-getting-to-know-the-bread-machine/comment-page-1#comment-15140 Man in the kitchen Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:37:27 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=1378#comment-15140 re homemommy's problems with the sunbeam:<br /><br />"I've never been able to make a decent loaf even though I'm careful to follow the instructions exactly. The loaves are either sunken in or the crust is hard as a rock."<br /><br />My Toastmaster TBR20H has made me a hero (never baked a cupcake to say nothing of bread in my life before getting it.<br /><br />See if your Sunbeam manual has a trouble shooting page - on page 57 of mine:<br /><br />http://dl.owneriq.net/1/14d449e0-59f9-4cc0-8a2f-96b711a63b09.pdf<br /><br />it mentions too much water or too much flour, top open during baking, etc for the results you are getting.<br /><br />If you don't have your sunbeam manual you might find it here:<br /><br />http://www.breadmachinedigest.com/beginners/archive-of-bread-machine-manuals.php<br /><br />"Also, my machine makes square loaves. I find this very difficult size/shape to work with and to store."<br /><br />Mine makes rectangles with curved tops, and the bread disappears in a few days...<br /><br />" One more nag... I don't like the way the paddle jams itself up into the loaf. By the time I fish around to dig it out, the loaf has a huge hole in it."<br /><br />Unless you take out the dough ball out of the machine / remove the paddle before rising and then baking in your oven, (or put the doughball back in the bread machine after timing your rising process perfectly) I am pretty sure there isn't any fix to your issue.<br /><br />Maybe let your finished bread cool a little first so your surgery/extraction of the paddle can go neater / smoother. <br /><br />The paddle has to be up into the dough ball or it won't mix and knead, and afaik, there is no machine that "retracts" the paddle after kneading. <br /><br />"(So now that I've ripped my husband's b-day gift to shreds, :) can anyone recommend their favorite bread machine (an please don't say it's a Sunbeam that makes square loaves! "<br /><br />Could have been worse - I bought my wife a fax machine once...( : >) re homemommy's problems with the sunbeam:

"I've never been able to make a decent loaf even though I'm careful to follow the instructions exactly. The loaves are either sunken in or the crust is hard as a rock."

My Toastmaster TBR20H has made me a hero (never baked a cupcake to say nothing of bread in my life before getting it.

See if your Sunbeam manual has a trouble shooting page – on page 57 of mine:

http://dl.owneriq.net/1/14d449e0-59f9-4cc0-8a2f-96b711a63b09.pdf

it mentions too much water or too much flour, top open during baking, etc for the results you are getting.

If you don't have your sunbeam manual you might find it here:

http://www.breadmachinedigest.com/beginners/archive-of-bread-machine-manuals.php

"Also, my machine makes square loaves. I find this very difficult size/shape to work with and to store."

Mine makes rectangles with curved tops, and the bread disappears in a few days…

" One more nag… I don't like the way the paddle jams itself up into the loaf. By the time I fish around to dig it out, the loaf has a huge hole in it."

Unless you take out the dough ball out of the machine / remove the paddle before rising and then baking in your oven, (or put the doughball back in the bread machine after timing your rising process perfectly) I am pretty sure there isn't any fix to your issue.

Maybe let your finished bread cool a little first so your surgery/extraction of the paddle can go neater / smoother.

The paddle has to be up into the dough ball or it won't mix and knead, and afaik, there is no machine that "retracts" the paddle after kneading.

"(So now that I've ripped my husband's b-day gift to shreds, :) can anyone recommend their favorite bread machine (an please don't say it's a Sunbeam that makes square loaves! "

Could have been worse – I bought my wife a fax machine once…( : >)

]]> By: Will Ford http://momadvice.com/blog/2007/06/ask-frugal-momma-getting-to-know-the-bread-machine/comment-page-1#comment-15141 Will Ford Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:08:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=1378#comment-15141 Thanks for your helpful post on <a href="http://www.breadinfo.com/machine.shtml" rel="nofollow">how to use breadmachines</a>. I too have found them extremely helpful to have around the house. I make some kind of bread at least once per week. It is also great to make a loaf of French bread when we have company over for dinner. For this, I usually make the dough and then form it by hand placing it on a cookie sheet and baking it in the oven. Carve a few slits in the top, let rise for 40 minutes, sprits with water, bake at 375 for about 25 minutes. There is nothing more impressive than a loaf of French bread fresh from the oven! Thanks for your helpful post on how to use breadmachines. I too have found them extremely helpful to have around the house. I make some kind of bread at least once per week. It is also great to make a loaf of French bread when we have company over for dinner. For this, I usually make the dough and then form it by hand placing it on a cookie sheet and baking it in the oven. Carve a few slits in the top, let rise for 40 minutes, sprits with water, bake at 375 for about 25 minutes. There is nothing more impressive than a loaf of French bread fresh from the oven!

]]> By: homemommy http://momadvice.com/blog/2007/06/ask-frugal-momma-getting-to-know-the-bread-machine/comment-page-1#comment-15142 homemommy Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:39:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=1378#comment-15142 My husband purchased a Sunbeam bread machine a few years ago for my birthday. I've never been able to make a decent loaf even though I'm careful to follow the instructions exactly. The loaves are either sunken in or the crust is hard as a rock. Also, my machine makes square loaves. I find this very difficult size/shape to work with and to store. One more nag... I don't like the way the paddle jams itself up into the loaf. By the time I fish around to dig it out, the loaf has a huge hole in it. So now that I've ripped my husband's b-day gift to shreds, :) can anyone recommend their favorite bread machine (an please don't say it's a Sunbeam that makes square loaves! <br />Thanks! <br /><br />Sheri My husband purchased a Sunbeam bread machine a few years ago for my birthday. I’ve never been able to make a decent loaf even though I’m careful to follow the instructions exactly. The loaves are either sunken in or the crust is hard as a rock. Also, my machine makes square loaves. I find this very difficult size/shape to work with and to store. One more nag… I don’t like the way the paddle jams itself up into the loaf. By the time I fish around to dig it out, the loaf has a huge hole in it. So now that I’ve ripped my husband’s b-day gift to shreds, :) can anyone recommend their favorite bread machine (an please don’t say it’s a Sunbeam that makes square loaves!
Thanks!

Sheri

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