Club Breadmakers

[corneyAmber]

jtoh:

schweppes:

[quote=\"Happy Mama\"]
Even if it becomes a white elephant, it will be a CUTE white elephant

:rotflmao:

So it's the cute vertical baby one that everyone's talking about? Too lazy to read through 88 pages to see which model everyone's buying. :)[/quote]Z brand only has one model sold in Singapore, you cannot go very wrong as long as you ask for Z brand.

[corneyAmber]

25hourmaid:

jtoh:

Can we use the prepacked bread mixes in the bread machines?

Never tried before, so cannot comment. Have been following the recipes provided in the recipes book that came with the machine or have been getting recipes from library books, so never tried those prepacked bread mix before.

My take is better not because the sequence of ingredients is important.
However, if you want to do it as an experiment, i.e. don't mind if it fails, then please try and let us know....

[corneyAmber]

25hourmaid:

Happy Mama:

Ok thanks, but just that there are so many types of knife of different sizes etc, so which is for bread? Long, short, pointed edge, square edge etc? :? :? So confusing...

Think I will leave that question to our bread expert and Shi Fu, ksi! :love:

Actually I am no expert, but I share my experience.
I am not using the serrated bread knife that is typically recommended. I use this utility knife from Henckels as I have one set of various sizes:

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The recommended bread knife from Henckels is this:

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[corneyAmber]

jtoh:

Just read the recipe book for the Z machine. So many recipes! Garlic and cheese bread. yum!

Oh jtoh!!! You bought the machine already? Another proud owner of a breadmaking machine? :love:

[corneyAmber]

schweppes:

After reading so much about everyone's raisin bread earlier, I became tempted to bake one myself too. Just nice for breakie tomorrow. Instead of only raisins, I used cranberries and mixed raisins (i happened to have this mix, which I bought from Pat's Oven - selling nuts and dried fruits).


Here's some pics of my newly baked Cranberry and Raisin Bread...

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The cranberries and raisins made the bread naturally sweet. Yummm...

Nice bake Schweppes! You also went for darker crust like me...and you have more ingredients too, nice! cranberrries... :drool:

[jtoh]

ksi:

jtoh:

[quote=\"schweppes\"]
:rotflmao:

So it's the cute vertical baby one that everyone's talking about? Too lazy to read through 88 pages to see which model everyone's buying.

Z brand only has one model sold in Singapore, you cannot go very wrong as long as you ask for Z brand.[/quote]thanks ksi.

[jtoh]

ksi:

25hourmaid:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]Can we use the prepacked bread mixes in the bread machines?

Never tried before, so cannot comment. Have been following the recipes provided in the recipes book that came with the machine or have been getting recipes from library books, so never tried those prepacked bread mix before.

My take is better not because the sequence of ingredients is important.
However, if you want to do it as an experiment, i.e. don't mind if it fails, then please try and let us know.... [/quote]thanks. if i buy my machine and try it i'll let you know.

[jtoh]

ksi:

jtoh:

Just read the recipe book for the Z machine. So many recipes! Garlic and cheese bread. yum!

Oh jtoh!!! You bought the machine already? Another proud owner of a breadmaking machine? :love:

not yet. reading the manual for fun first while I wait for my shopping trip.

[b2b3m4]

With the regards to the premixes, u can still use it but Z being a mini may not be able to hold the whole loaf. If u try to use lesser of it, yeast being already mix in the premixes, it hard to distribute and determine the portions, so unless u are sure u can use up the whole premix, it is not advisable.


Bread knife, i got cheap and good one from Ikea. Bought it years ago at less than $10. Still serve me well till today.

My big boo boo!
I pm-ed Happy Mama for Z's bread recipe. Reading all mummies whose breadmaker has not been use for a while and kaput during baking time. So, thought i shall test it out 1st. My Morphy Richards heats up with no problem so i went ahead............. Put in the tin with all the ingredients prepared. Pressed 'start'......... There is the running sound of the motor but the blade refuse to moved !!!! :stupid: :stupid:
Try to oiled blade, check if dough too dry.... Nope, machine just wont cooperate. No choice, rush to get out my kitchenaid mixer and prepared the dough the long tedious way.

[corneyAmber]

b2b3m4,


oh dear, your breadmachine died on you?
Looks like this is the season for changing bread machines....

In my case, my breadmachine overworked....I think we all need to use our machines moderately.... :lol: :lol: :lol: