Panasonic Breadmakers Tips and Quick Questions Thread

Swan_2

badger_ wrote: »

Oops best ignore me then I've only had mine a couple of days, I best not try it

I wouldn't have known either if it wasn't for this forum, & while the person who damaged their pan might have just been unlucky I'd rather not take the chance of forking out for a replacement, they're not cheap :eek:

that said, in my instruction book it says not to soak the pan for more than 10 minutes if you're trying to get any baked/dried-on bits off, a couple of times I've gone off & forgotten it for hours quite a while :whistle: I should really set my kitchen timer when I do that

jasmin10

Swan wrote: »

hi jasmin & badger
I seem to recall reading in a thread here ages ago about someone who'd put water etc in first & had to replace their pan because exposure to the liquids had destroyed the seal at the bottom of it on account of the Panny having a resting period before it gets going

I don't know about other BM's but my two prevous ones, MR & Kenwood, both had the liquid in first but started mixing straight away

I've successfully used favourite recipes from both my old machines, & from books & the web, but after reading about the person above's experience I've always stuck to the Panny's own ingredient ordering

Blimey, glad I asked the question, would never have thought of the pan getting damaged in a million years. Thank you for that, I shall give it a miss.

Learning so much, I hope I can grow to love it as much as my mr. I will copy the fruit loaf recipe out and reverse the order to suit the panny - I do like that recipe.

Got some sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan to do that recipe, really looking forward to it, can't believe how soft and fluffy the bread is.

I will find a container that would be better to weigh the flour in, as it went everywhere when I tried to tip the bowl over it.

Any others tips lol

babs

hello all,

just joining the thread as just bought an SD2500 from Amazon for an amazing price of £59.99 (also on offer at John Lewis) - so looking forward to making amazing bread. I am moving house in 12 days, so its my housewarming pressie to myself! Now just to summon the willpower to resist using it till we have actually moved!

badger_

babs wrote: »

hello all,

just joining the thread as just bought an SD2500 from Amazon for an amazing price of £59.99 (also on offer at John Lewis) - so looking forward to making amazing bread. I am moving house in 12 days, so its my housewarming pressie to myself! Now just to summon the willpower to resist using it till we have actually moved!

Oooh what a great price!!

:eek:but...but.... you have to test it works!!

jasmin10 wrote: »

Got some sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan to do that recipe, really looking forward to it, can't believe how soft and fluffy the bread is.

I will find a container that would be better to weigh the flour in, as it went everywhere when I tried to tip the bowl over it.

Any others tips lol

I'm looking forward to that one too

I used a measuring jug to weigh the flour in, it made it easier to tip into the pan.

Swan_2

jasmin10 wrote: »

Blimey, glad I asked the question, would never have thought of the pan getting damaged in a million years. Thank you for that, I shall give it a miss.

Learning so much, I hope I can grow to love it as much as my mr. I will copy the fruit loaf recipe out and reverse the order to suit the panny - I do like that recipe.

Got some sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan to do that recipe, really looking forward to it, can't believe how soft and fluffy the bread is.

I will find a container that would be better to weigh the flour in, as it went everywhere when I tried to tip the bowl over it.

Any others tips lol

I would never have known either & would have probably ignored the instructions & put everything in the way I'd done before with my MR

the resting thing the Panny does is a bit disconcerting at first, there've even been people in an, understandable, panic thinking they had a faulty machine when it didn't start kneading right away

see below about weighing

badger_ wrote: »

I used a measuring jug to weigh the flour in, it made it easier to tip into the pan.

after years of extolling the virtuous of my Weylux Queen scales, I was lured over to the Dark Side & bought a cheap digital scale, now I stand the bread pan on it & use the Tare function to add the ingredients, it even does the water

Lotus-eater

Swan wrote: »

hi jasmin & badger
I seem to recall reading in a thread here ages ago about someone who'd put water etc in first & had to replace their pan because exposure to the liquids had destroyed the seal at the bottom of it on account of the Panny having a resting period before it gets going

I don't know about other BM's but my two prevous ones, MR & Kenwood, both had the liquid in first but started mixing straight away

I've successfully used favourite recipes from both my old machines, & from books & the web, but after reading about the person above's experience I've always stuck to the Panny's own ingredient ordering

We've always added the ingredients the way Panasonic tell you to, but without thinking about it have left it soaking for hours, days sometimes probably So I don't think it's water that damages the seals.

Swan_2

Lotus-eater wrote: »

We've always added the ingredients the way Panasonic tell you to, but without thinking about it have left it soaking for hours, days sometimes probably So I don't think it's water that damages the seals.

me too :rotfl:

Swan wrote: »

I wouldn't have known either if it wasn't for this forum, & while the person who damaged their pan might have just been unlucky I'd rather not take the chance of forking out for a replacement, they're not cheap :eek:

that said, in my instruction book it says not to soak the pan for more than 10 minutes if you're trying to get any baked/dried-on bits off, a couple of times I've gone off & forgotten it for hours quite a while :whistle: I should really set my kitchen timer when I do that

wish I could find that post again about the person with the damaged pan, maybe it was oil that did the seal in

anyway, it's not any more difficult to put the ingredients in in the 'right' order

jasmin10

badger_ wrote: »

I used a measuring jug to weigh the flour in, it made it easier to tip into the pan.

How funny. I put all my stuff in to put it on timer so we have bread in the morning and this time I thought I would used a 2pt just to measure the flour in to see if it was easier than my bowl to tip it in.
Then I have come on here tonight and thats exactly what you have said too.

Great minds and all that :beer:

jasmin10

Swan wrote: »

the resting thing the Panny does is a bit disconcerting at first, there've even been people in an, understandable, panic thinking they had a faulty machine when it didn't start kneading right away

see below about weighing


after years of extolling the virtuous of my Weylux Queen scales, I was lured over to the Dark Side & bought a cheap digital scale, now I stand the bread pan on it & use the Tare function to add the ingredients, it even does the water

Yes I read those posts where people had thought the machines were faulty. There were quite a lot of them

Omg, I thought I was being brilliant using my jug tonight, but that idea of putting the pan directly on the scales is stupendious fantastic. Think I will measure mine in 300g a time tho as if I dont do it quick enough it would time out and then I would be stuffed not knowing how much was in.

Jazzy_B

Re weighing ingredients.
I treated myself to some Salter digital scales last year after my ancient balance scales died. I just put the pan on the glass plate, turn it on and zero it after each addition, even liquid. Works a treat, and saves time to too.I think the scales (Mono) were under a tenner too in Tesco direct sale