Club Breadmakers

[jnj0910]

t to put water inside the breadpan and wash only the inside, and keep the outside dry?

It’s quite difficult to keep water totally off the outside of pan, I am sure it will get wet in the process of washing…

please advise thanks!

[jnj0910]

Hi everyone,


retyping previous message as problem with my comp…

need advice on cleaning/washing the breadpan of Kenwood breadmaker which I recently "inherited".

The manual says the breadpan cannot be immersed in water, but another page says to clean it I need to soak it in water for 10 min.

So I only pour water inside the breadpan to soak?
Surely some water will wet the external, even base of the breadpan where the coupler is… does it really matter?

Thanks for advice!

[dasalo]

jnj0910:

Hi everyone,


retyping previous message as problem with my comp..

need advice on cleaning/washing the breadpan of Kenwood breadmaker which I recently \"inherited\".

The manual says the breadpan cannot be immersed in water, but another page says to clean it I need to soak it in water for 10 min.

So I only pour water inside the breadpan to soak?
Surely some water will wet the external, even base of the breadpan where the coupler is... does it really matter?

Thanks for advice!

jnj0910,

No, the outside of pan will not be wet. What they are telling you is to soak and soften the caked bread for easy washing so that it will not scratch the inside of pan to maintain the non-stick properties. Do not leave in the sink to soak, that way the base will be dry.

If you have a pin at the side of the pan, do not remove the pin when soaking the pan so the water will not flow out.

When you wash the pan, hold it by the base. I won't say it is not even water resistant but a little splash on the coupler is fine, just wipe it dry after washing.

Btw, there are 2 models in Kenwood brand. Which did you buy? the $400+ model looks good, with glass cover and auto addition of fruits and nuts. Still thinking about it as the texture seemed as good as my previous Z machine BBCC-S15 which \"died\" on me after 16 yrs. I'm still holding on to it..haha...

[jnj0910]

jnj0910,


No, the outside of pan will not be wet. What they are telling you is to soak and soften the caked bread for easy washing so that it will not scratch the inside of pan to maintain the non-stick properties. Do not leave in the sink to soak, that way the base will be dry.

If you have a pin at the side of the pan, do not remove the pin when soaking the pan so the water will not flow out.

When you wash the pan, hold it by the base. I won't say it is not even water resistant but a little splash on the coupler is fine, just wipe it dry after washing.

Btw, there are 2 models in Kenwood brand. Which did you buy? the $400+ model looks good, with glass cover and auto addition of fruits and nuts. Still thinking about it as the texture seemed as good as my previous Z machine BBCC-S15 which \"died\" on me after 16 yrs. I'm still holding on to it..haha...[/quote]

Thanks for clarifying Dasalo!

It's an old Kenwood BM210 which my cousin bought 5 years ago and stopped using after a couple of baking sessions.

Got glass cover, but no auto addition of fruits/ nuts so must be pretty basic...

So excited to go and clean uu/wash the breadmaker and breadpan so I can bake with it asap!

[Funz]

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m560/cylsfun/P1040366_zps311bdcd4.jpg\">


My feeble attempt at making a choco wassant. I am really all thumbs when it comes to anything that needs decorating or crafting skills.

Looks nothing like the ones we see at the bakeries.

But kiddos and DH loved them.

[kitab]

wa… this is wonderful… i’m looking for BM.


looking at the pictures u people are posting,… i know i must get my hands on a BM asap.

any recommendations? i do not want a high end one… just basic set.

anyone can help pls?

[micollh]

recently im mad abt baking bread with fig… super nice ! try it !

[Flowermonaster]

micollh:

recently im mad abt baking bread with fig.. super nice ! try it !

How it look like? Can show? What fig & how to make? I mostly bake loaf bread nowadays.

[dasalo]

Flowermonaster:

micollh:

recently im mad abt baking bread with fig.. super nice ! try it !

How it look like? Can show? What fig & how to make? I mostly bake loaf bread nowadays.

Yes, micollh, show us how it looks like please, thanks.

Flower, I am still waiting for you to post your subway bread. Successful?

Here's mine, I made Baguette on 2 occasions and it turned out differently. One with more butter, the other lesser butter.

More Butter

http://i50.tinypic.com/11azqyt.jpg\">

Smell and taste better but crust isn't that crispy.

Lesser Butter

http://i48.tinypic.com/x23slv.jpg\">

Smells and taste quite ordinary. Crust is very crispy and hard, successful for a first timer, IMO.

I made these last night
Whole wheat Bread (very happy with the texture for this one)

http://i46.tinypic.com/axoco.jpg\">

Wheat Germ Bread (I did not take the cut up pic. Kinda rough for this one, could have been over proofed)

http://i49.tinypic.com/23ib6rk.jpg\">

All the above made with my common recipe. For Baguette just omit sugar and milk powder. ie. Flour, salt, water and butter.

[jtoh]

Dasalo and Funz… yumzzzz!