Panasonic Breadmakers Tips and Quick Questions Thread

terra_ferma

I think it was mentioned by someone that the heating had a part to play. In my case I think the position of the window is a factor, as one side is slightly cooler and rises a bit less, although it's not a major problem.
Cooler external walls may also have an impact.

Craftyscholar

terra_ferma wrote: »

I think it was mentioned by someone that the heating had a part to play. In my case I think the position of the window is a factor, as one side is slightly cooler and rises a bit less, although it's not a major problem.
Cooler external walls may also have an impact.

Oh, I hadn't thought of that - one side was towards window and the other more towards the inside wall behind the worktop. Bread still tastes good though :rotfl:

freeganneist

I've had the 257 for a few weeks now and find the bread slices best on the day after baking. Before or after that, it seems too spongy to slice properly with a normal bread knife - it squashes down when cutting (particularly on the first incision) then sproings back afterwards. I love the taste and texture of it, and I'm happy with doorsteps at home, but I'd like to take sandwiches into work and so I'd like to have some thinner, more even slices.

I've tried searching through the threads but haven't found a topic on the best way to slice homemade bread, particularly the panasonic loaves (there are links to a thread on them, but it doesn't lead anywhere). There were a couple of posts on this thread saying that kenwood and cookworks slicers worked, but I'm reluctant to buy any larger gadgets because I'm running out of storage space in the kitchen.

Do electric knives work well on this shape of loaf? I'm pretty good at keeping a normal knife straight, for even slices, but I'm worried an electric knife might be harder to control.

Swan_2

freeganneist wrote: »

I've had the 257 for a few weeks now and find the bread slices best on the day after baking. Before or after that, it seems too spongy to slice properly with a normal bread knife - it squashes down when cutting (particularly on the first incision) then sproings back afterwards. I love the taste and texture of it, and I'm happy with doorsteps at home, but I'd like to take sandwiches into work and so I'd like to have some thinner, more even slices.

I've tried searching through the threads but haven't found a topic on the best way to slice homemade bread, particularly the panasonic loaves (there are links to a thread on them, but it doesn't lead anywhere). There were a couple of posts on this thread saying that kenwood and cookworks slicers worked, but I'm reluctant to buy any larger gadgets because I'm running out of storage space in the kitchen.

Do electric knives work well on this shape of loaf? I'm pretty good at keeping a normal knife straight, for even slices, but I'm worried an electric knife might be harder to control.

hi freeganneist

electric knives work really well on fresh Panasonic bread, it'll even cut the Italian loaf, which is one of the fluffiest, while it's still warm

I resisted buying one for a long time, as I've an excellent bread knife & had always managed to slice fresh bread in the past, but the Panny & Kenwood 450 loaves were impossible, I wish I'd bought it ages ago

get one, you won't regret it

freeganneist

Swan wrote: »

hi freeganneist

electric knives work really well on fresh Panasonic bread, it'll even cut the Italian loaf, which is one of the fluffiest, while it's still warm

I resisted buying one for a long time, as I've an excellent bread knife & had always managed to slice fresh bread in the past, but the Panny & Kenwood 450 loaves were impossible, I wish I'd bought it ages ago

get one, you won't regret it

Thank you!

hansi

I use the Cookworks electric slicer from Argos. Really good with Panny bread.

freeganneist

hansi wrote: »

I use the Cookworks electric slicer from Argos. Really good with Panny bread.

Thanks. Is that the knife or the slicer? The knife is reduced to £9.99, which looks pretty good value.

hansi

The slicer. I would pick the slicer over the knife every time. You get much neater slices.

Diflower

I use an electric knife and it's perfect, doesn't take up any room either.

amber5748

original posted by Craftyscholar.......quote*****Oh, I hadn't thought of that - one side was towards window and the other more towards the inside wall behind the worktop. Bread still tastes good though*****unquote


It was me who mentioned that my panny had been near the heating boiler on one side and that side always seemed to rise more than the other. I now move it to an area where it has about 12 inches space all around it and its not near any source of heat or cold and it seems fine now.