Bread dough Does anybody have any thoughts on the quality of dough this machine can produce? I'm considering buying this if it makes bread dough at a good quality and easily, or maybe buying a bread dough hook and using it with my old stand mixer (and I do mean old). I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. Bread dough Does anybody have any thoughts on the quality of dough this machine can produce? I'm considering buying this if it makes bread dough at a good quality and easily, or maybe buying a... » Read More Bread dough Does anybody have any thoughts on the quality of dough this machine can produce? I'm considering buying this if it makes bread dough at a good quality and easily, or maybe buying a bread dough hook and using it with my old stand mixer (and I do mean old). I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. « Show Less
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This is a great recipe for rolls: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/RecipeDisplay?RID=R224 There is another recipe just like this one on that site, also. I use my food processor all the time for this. You make the dough then let it sit in the fridge all week! I also use it for pizza dough.
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95% the time I use the machine for kneading and rising only. Easy enough to pop the dough in the oven. The crust is better and different shapes and "sloppy" doughs like Ciabatta (our favorite) can't be baked in the machine anyways. King Arthur Flour test kitchen, where I bought my two Zojirushis, says they rarely bake in it. KAF claims this machine kneads better than the mixers they sell. But back to the paddles. When I do bake bread in the machine and don't mind waiting around, I remove them before the bake cycle begins.
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Good luck with this... I also, was looking for new paddle which broke after only 4 use....I'm still looking over an year later. I even contacted breadman without any luck. This machine is over price and doesn't do any better bread than a $50 bread machine.
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If you are going to be making bread, go with the 600 lift-up bowl model, my Artisan can't really handle bread dough gracefully - it really struggles and makes such terrible noises it makes me anxious that it is going to die!
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I don't make bread machine bread, I make bread from scratch - however, I see no reason why it won't do a fine job, I've seen those bread machine loaves before and my homemade ones are much, much bigger :)
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It is a very neat & tidy bread maker. The actual bread pan use for mixing and baking needs to have removed the small bit of crust that holds the mixing blade from staying in and ruining other machine loaves, and a little warm water rinse and that is it. The pan that bakes the bread is amazingly clean after a bread is done. I have eaten the best bread I ever had from this machine and I know what is in it and NOT in it! This is God's Gift to me dear lady because I love a slice of good bread! RC
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We have been using this to make our wheat bread for as long as i can remember and it works better than the other one we used (cant remember name). We make the dough in our bread maker and cook in bread pan in the oven. We also use it to make white french bread fully in the bread maker and never had a problem. It turns out great.
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Yes and I made it from the Lekue recipe and it was a bit dry. I re did it and added some yeast and it was fine. I have found the bread maker very useful as I love fresh bread but the supplied recipes from Lekue are not my favorites. I use several out of the book "Joy of cooking" and they all work great. I hope this helps. It seems everyone likes bread a different way. The best advice I can give it measure well, write doen what you dom and when you find really good results you will have the information to duplicate it.Thanks,Joe
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Absolutely! I make bread twice a week. I make a a good variety- very we pizza dough, whole wheat, sourdough,regular white bread to name a few. I used to have a Bosch, but the dough always climbed up the center post. The Verona has a huge bowl. The scraper and roller do an excellent job of mixing the dough. The dough never climbs out of the bowl. I can't recommend the machine enough. It's sturdy and extremely well made.
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Have you found any alternative? I just started looking into purchasing a bread maker and I'm stuck in the same quandry. I avoid non-stick at all costs, but I can't seem to find a machine without it. Please let me know if you found anything. Thanks! Lyndi
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If you are just wanting a mixer that makes smaller batches of bread, cookies, cakes, etc. then the residential model is the way to go. I purchased my commercial mixer in April and I am loving it. It is a bigger mixer and can handle larger batches of bread dough. I can attest that it makes wonderful bread. I don't have to hand knead anymore!
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I'm so sorry you've had such bad luck. Mine works perfectly and I produce wonderful loaves of fresh bread. Try another brand and report the results. Now I'm worried!!
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No, I made bread by hand only with this flour. I do not own a bread machine. My favorite recipe was where you let the majority of the flour soak over night. I would soak 3 cups of flour in 1 cup warm water(sometimes throwing in a handful of oatmeal or flax) then the next morning add the rest of the ingredients. It also seemed to rise better but I did knead for 15 minutes. Totally flour I used in the recipe was approx. 4 cups with a bit more for kneading. I got 2 8x5 loaves out of it. I found the recipe via google.
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I am not quite sure what you mean by good crusty Artisan bread but I believe it is a wonderful device - I take my bread out of the breadmaker for the last five to ten minutes as the top which is covered by the folding bit is still a little pale. Out bread is amazingly crusty and my recipe which is an incredible no knead one yields the most amazing toast - this is so much better than the sourdough breads I had been trying before. I make bread every second day and occasionally every day using the Lekue breadmaker. I recommend it and can give you my recipe to try if you like.
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I'm having this problem. My old bread maker which was Oster also did a much better job. This Oster bread machine was smaller but made a 2 lb. loaf the price was right so I bought it. I'm using the recipe book but not having success. The first loaf of raisin bread I was pleased with. The second loaf I made the machine did not cook the loaf until it done. I don't understand it has to be the machine !
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I use it all the time for breadmaking. One loaf at a time, that is three cups of flour and I use the metal chopper, adding water and butter slowly while it is going until I have the right amount of water. I let it run about a minute to knead it.I do eight loaves per batch. I have two machines. one at the cottage. Cleaning is a pain; use a toothbrush. I used to use two mixers but they just aren,t able to take the abuse
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I am not absolutely sure, but it could be due to some of your ingredients! Be sure to follow the recipe measurements and instructions exactly, and use what they recommend. It calls for bread flour, I have had success with using regular flour, but stick to what is called for and see if it makes any difference (if you are using something else) it could also be the yeast. make sure it is fresh and not outdated It doesn't sound like it is the machine, as you say the bread is baked. I also had a bad loaf when I first started, it was when I made the 2 lb. loaf, it came out heavy and did not rise so I made sure I followed the recipe exactly and my ingredients were fresh and I stuck to the 1 and 1/2 lb recipe and it has worked fine every time. Hope this helps!!