2.75lb Bread Maker from Thursday 22nd March £24.99

vickyj

JuJu wrote: »

I bought one of these last year. It didn't work. Lidl were very helpful, and replaced it without question (although it was months until they got more stock!!).
The second machine worked, but the results were variable. The biggest problem was that the mixing paddle got stuck to the post, and in the bread EVERY time, which meant the loaf got stuck in the tin. I oiled the post each time with either olive oil or vegetable oil, but it didn't help. I tried taking the bread out when it had just finished, when it had cooled a bit, and when it was cold.
Nothing helped. It drove me mad!!

In the end I asked for a MR Fastbake for Christmas. It's the one with the paddle that lays flat at the end of the mixing.
It's great!! I no longer have bread stuck in the tin. It tips straight out every time without fail. :T
We now have fresh bread every day.
It's lovely. :j

Ju

was it the same as this one or a different model

Claire_Hodgkinson

vickyj wrote: »

please can we have a report back form those that have bought one.
I owuld say it was for the good of all but TBH it just saves me stinking my house out if it is a bit didgy :-)) (gotto love honesty)

Hiya,

I have just bought one of these bread machines today. My first attempt was a bit rubbish, I used a multigrain bread mix from Lidl's, followed the packet instructions and set it to work. In the instruction book it says to avoid getting a hole in the bread you can remove the paddles after it's finished kneading - so I did this - although in the instruction book it isn't really clear when this is but there is a table that shows each stage and its times so I took them out after the 2nd knead had finished at 35mins. This is probably where I went wrong, as, thinking about it, the dough would have to be knocked back and the paddles weren't there to do this. Anyway, the dough did seem to rise well but when it was cooked it was sunken in the middle, it was however light in texture and tasty - the crust was also really good. I'm going to have another go now and this time I will take the paddles out after the second rise has finished. I'll post back later to let you know the results.

I hope this wasn't too confusing for you!
Let me know what your results have been like please.

Thanks,

Claire

JuJu_3

vickyj wrote: »

was it the same as this one or a different model

Have just checked, and it is a different model (KH2232).
It's been in the box since Christmas, I couldn't really remember what it looked like!
Apologies for my mistake.

Ju

catinabasket

I bought one of these machines today too and have just baked my first loaf, a small one, using the Lidl multigrain bread mix, on the normal programme which took 3 hrs 20 mins.
All went well and the smell disappeared no problem. However, in my case although the bread turned out OK the paddles were stuck inside the loaf , so I had to use the supplied tool to hook them out, leading me to think it must be a common problem.
The bread is nice and moist and solid and I will have a few more goes at it, before making up my mind whether or not to take it back. My till receipt says I have 28 days to do so.
Anyway, it was fun and we have got a nice loaf.:T

cleudo

Actually, it doubles as an exercise machine - as you have to jump around a bit to try and get the loaf out of the tin. ;-)

Made some ciabbata and it looks pretty good.

catinabasket

cleudo wrote: »

Actually, it doubles as an exercise machine - as you have to jump around a bit to try and get the loaf out of the tin. ;-)

Claire_Hodgkinson

My 2nd loaf turned out much better and rose really well. Hurrah!

vickyj

ecellent. I have just put in a bread mix, will be more adventurous on 2nd bake i promise.
Is looking good in there though but i missed the time to take paddles out b4 bake (blast)

sheffix1

Claire_Hodgkinson wrote: »

Hiya,

I have just bought one of these bread machines today. My first attempt was a bit rubbish, I used a multigrain bread mix from Lidl's, followed the packet instructions and set it to work. In the instruction book it says to avoid getting a hole in the bread you can remove the paddles after it's finished kneading - so I did this - although in the instruction book it isn't really clear when this is but there is a table that shows each stage and its times so I took them out after the 2nd knead had finished at 35mins. This is probably where I went wrong, as, thinking about it, the dough would have to be knocked back and the paddles weren't there to do this. Anyway, the dough did seem to rise well but when it was cooked it was sunken in the middle, it was however light in texture and tasty - the crust was also really good. I'm going to have another go now and this time I will take the paddles out after the second rise has finished. I'll post back later to let you know the results.

I hope this wasn't too confusing for you!
Let me know what your results have been like please.

Thanks,

Claire

Did you work out when best to remove the paddles? I see that there is a third rise before the baking cycle, is it best to wait until after this one or will it not rise again once taken out? I did have issues getting both the bread out of the tin and the paddles out of the bread so am considering returning this. Once you've got the paddles out the resulting loaf does have two big tears in the bottom which affect the slicing and the look of the loaf. A single paddle machine seems easier.

vickyj

I have now baked 2 loaves in the machine with really good results on both occasions. This first one was a bread mix on fast bake. I did not take the paddles out on this one but they came out easily enough after with a little help from the paddle remover.
The second one was a wholemeal loaf. I read the book and it said it took 55 minmutes to bake so i stopped the machine with 56 mins to go and removed the paddles. This seemed to work perfectly.
btu make sure you have some water ready to wash doughy hands with.