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Two weeks ago our faithful Morphy-Richards breadmaker packed up and, following rave reviews on MHF, we bought a Panasonic SD-2501 ( top of range).
I follow all the instructions and usually make a standard brown loaf ( half white and half wholemeal Tesco strong flour, programme 1).
The bread is every bit as good as made by the Morphy- Richards machine but the paddle has stayed in the cooked loaf 6 out of 7 loaves made. Last night I tried a softer crust but it still happened. We've used a breadmaker since they were new on the market and have had a sticking paddle once or twice but this is ridiculous.
Before I ring Panasonic please can anyone tell me if this happens to them- or doesn't- or offer any suggestions ?
The answer is not to clean the little spigot that the paddle locates onto.
Seriously!
When you remove a loaf and manage to leave the paddle in place, just wipe out the container but don't remove the paddle. Bits of dough will get in and "glue" it into place as it cooks a few loaves, and you will have no more trouble.
There will be no health hazard as you know, since it gets so hot during cooking that no nasties could possibly survive, and mouldy bread is not very nasty (in that sense) anyway.
We have never cleaned under our paddle for about ten years, and apart from the extra toe on each foot we are perfectly OK!!
We have a cheap Tesco breadmaker and find that leaving the bread in the machine for 10 minutes or so before removing it seems to allow the crust to firm up and pull away from the paddle a bit.
If we take it straight out when the programme is finished it sticks.
Worth a go anyway.
Big fan of breadmakers, often thought about taking it away in the van.
We make the same sort of loaf as you basic half white, half wholemeal Tesco flour on programme 1. Yum.
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If you leave the bread for a while before taking it out (as suggested by the Gamwells) it will have a much softer crust, which explains why it is less likely to drag the paddle out. (Doh!! )
We find that quite useful since we sometimes prefer a softer crust, depending upon the flour mixture we are using. I'm on two thirds white plus one third stoneground wheatmeal at the moment, and that seems nicer with a softer crust. When I bake all white we prefer a good hard crust.
Have you tried the fruit dropper yet? Loads of possibilities there . . . fruity malt loaf is delicious.
Ditto what Zeb says - don't clean the paddle!
I love my Panasonic. Shop bought bread is rubbish once you have a breadmaker.
My favourite at the moment is half wholemeal half white using Allison's seeded flours;
we diligently take the paddle out and wash it after every bake
As suggested ...don't wash the paddle or the pan after every use. AFAIK Bakers never ever wash the bread pans in a real bakery
Not only will that help the paddle stay on the drive shaft in the pan you will not wear the pan surface out so quickly... we wore our first one out by over enthusiastic washing ... mind you it did take 15 years or so
Mike
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Have you tried the fruit dropper yet? Loads of possibilities there . . . fruity malt loaf is delicious.
Dave
That's another Grizzle Dave !
I tried it for the first time last night using pumpkin seeds and it did not drop them onto the loaf so they are still in the dispenser. I usually put them on top of the flour etc where they are fine so will go back to doing that next time...if I ever manage to clean out all the ones in the dispenser.
It does make good moist gingerbread however but so did the M-R one but you do have to take the paddle out to do that so it looks like I can either have bread or cakes but not both.
I tried it for the first time last night using pumpkin seeds and it did not drop them onto the loaf so they are still in the dispenser.
G
Snap!!
That happened to me the first time I tried it - but I had failed to dial in the correct program option.
Dare I suggest you made the same mistake?
Seeds are no problem, but the kneading does tend to mash fruit, especially if you have soaked the raisins in a drop of brandy first . The dropper is essential then unless you want pureed raisin bread!!
That happened to me the first time I tried it - but I had failed to dial in the correct program option.
Dare I suggest you made the same mistake?
You must be right Dave; I did a quick sweep through the instructions and could not find anything that says "use program X" so just went ahead with no. 1 as usual. I was going to do a proper look later when my BP had come down a little ! I'll try the fruit loaf.
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