I am in love with my Panasonic breadmaker

JennyW_2

deebee wrote: »

Hi JennyW

as specsappeal said, this is quite normal, the pan fits pretty loosely, and does move a bit in the kneading process, hope your bread turns out great, you will soon love your Panny, like all us (slightly sad) guys on here do

well must say I was pretty impressed - it came out looking like a loaf of bread (instead of the failed attempts from the Tesco BM).

Can I just ask though, I reduced the water from the Pan. recipie as I've read lots of threads saying that reducing the water helps prevent the bread being heavy/stodgey.

Shall I continue to reduce water even from the Panasonic recipies? And if so, how much is a safe bet to reduce by?

Thank you

Andy_Hamilton

It takes that long because it sometimes needs to depending upon the conditions within your house (drafts, temperature etc.), others use fixed timer system and it does not make as consistant results.
I know why your concerned about the electricity costs but it is a very efficent machine. It takes almost nothing to nead the bread and the oven is very well insulated. I put in on my power usage plug and it worked out as 4.8p per loaf using the 4 hour white bread timer.

I don't like the fast bake setting as it is just not perfect.
You could try setting it away on a timer when your going to work to be ready about 7pm. Then remove it and allow it to cool until bed time. The next morning it's ideal to cut.

JennyW_2

Andy_Hamilton wrote: »

I know why your concerned about the electricity costs but it is a very efficent machine. It takes almost nothing to nead the bread and the oven is very well insulated. I put in on my power usage plug and it worked out as 4.8p per loaf using the 4 hour white bread timer.

that's reassuring, thank you.

thriftlady - Definitely 5 hours on wholemeal. Even the manual states 5 hours and provides a breakdown of what it does for that long (ie resting, kneading, rising, baking)

BigMummaF

My Panny 254 has been working overtime since it's baptism on Tuesday, with a L & 5 XL whites to it's very tasty credit:p ....costing a fortune in cheese & pickles tho:D

Can anyone recommend a good way to slice the bread tho:rolleyes: I'm wondering if I should head for an electric carving knife---not just for the bread---or whether the hours of practice with an ordinary bread knife will pay off eventually.....

julbags

Good bread needs time! The rapid programs are a poor relation IMO to the full cycle. I have had a Panasonic for over five years and don't bother with rapid bake, I pretty much always set it on the 5 hour setting as I make predominantly wholemeal breads.

I've had a dabble with making my own bread lately, its not as perfect looking as the breadmakers but the best tasting ones I've made so far (better than the BM) have been when I've left the dough to prove for 24 hours or so in the fridge, it was fantastic. I'm now a big fan of time for bread
!

Jo_anne_2

JennyW wrote: »

Shall I continue to reduce water even from the Panasonic recipies? And if so, how much is a safe bet to reduce by?

Thank you

I have always used the exact amount of water that the Panasonic recipes ask for and found it just right. I put the pan on the digital scales and weigh out the water (e.g because 1ml water weighs 1g, so for 340ml weigh out 340g).

thriftlady_2

thriftlady wrote: »

Sounds like a long time to me.

Mine takes about 3 mins to mix, 4 mins to knead, 2 hours to rise, 3 mins to punch down and put in tins, 40 mins to prove and 40 mins to bake. 3 and a half hours and that makes 4 loaves at a time.

Sorry, should have said I don't use a breadmaker -they take too long and only make one loaf at a time (with a big hole in the middle).

JennyW_2

julbags wrote: »

Good bread needs time! The rapid programs are a poor relation IMO to the full cycle. I have had a Panasonic for over five years and don't bother with rapid bake, I pretty much always set it on the 5 hour setting as I make predominantly wholemeal breads.

I had a hovis granary ready-mix in my cupboard so used it in the Panasonic yesterday on the fast bake and it came out perfectly. Apparently the fast bake works best with the ready-mix packs.

Clutterfree

Panasonic SD255
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000QUYW62/ref=sr_1_olp_2?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1207298659&sr=1-2

:eek:

I know they are good, but.....
I'd expect my own Baker with it for that price!!!

trying-very-trying

Clutterfree wrote: »

Panasonic SD255
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000QUYW62/ref=sr_1_olp_2?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1207298659&sr=1-2
I know they are good, but.....
I'd expect my own Baker with it for that price!!!

I think they're havin' a laugh:rotfl: