I just purchased the Bosch, and have made about 3 batches of bread, but it sounds like it's having a hard time kneading my dough. Is that normal?
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Hello -I usually use anywhere between 10 to 15 cups of lour - depending on the type with about 4 cups of liquid. So the dough is heavy and the machine sounds as if its struggling but it's not. Just put your hand on the motor and you'll see it's barely warm and that's after it's been running for 10 minutes with this heavy dough. The only thing I have to do though is put my hands on the lid (I'm afraid it will crack when the dough gets pushed up ) when I make this heavy batch. Hope this helps Lita
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We make 2 loaves of whole wheat bread without any issues. We have seen 6-8 love iced/kneeded at one time as we'll, no issues. As long you are using the bread paddle, you should have any issues.
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What kind of flour are you using, and how much? How stiff is the dough? I have a Bosch, and have been using it for almost four years. My typical recipe flour-to-water ratio is 6 cups of water to around 14 cups of flour, 10 of which are King Arthur white whole wheat and four of which are regular white flour. Usually, it only sounds strained when I have added the final few cups of flour, which I only do in the last few minutes. Hope this helps!
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Hi Alice. I baked my first loaf as the directions showed with the least expensive store bought box I could find. It came out fine, smelled wonderful, and I hated to throw it out. I cleaned the machine and it has worked like a charm ever since. Enjoy your machine, it's the best!
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I make 3 loaves. Find a recipe though that uses only flour, water, salt and yeast. The dough "proofs", it doesn't rise. The yeast isn't mixed with water. Spritz the bread before you put it in the oven and it comes out perfect crusty on the outside and soft inside. I love this pan!!!!
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Believe or not, it is the bread machine that failed. I returned mine after 6 months of use and it was supposedly one of the best models out there. With me it was hit or miss. The bread would either turn well or really bad, even if the same steps were taken. A lot of it has to do with the temperature in the room. In the winter months the bread machine didn't work so well. We have switched to making our own bread in a dutch oven instead. Get yourself a copy of "My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method" by Jim Lahey.
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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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THIS IS NOT NORMAL. SEND IT BACK AND ASK FOR ANOTHER; KEEP SENDING IT BACK UNTIL YOU GET WHAT YOU HAVE PAID FOR. You are making REAL bread, not the rubbish others settle for. The lid MAY have been damaged in shipping. In addition, the lid should move fairly easily, should close all the way - there is a BIT of a "click" as the lid closes properly.
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It will handle it beautifully. Mine has handled about 12 to 14 cups of flour and no problem at all. I usually bake 4 loaves at a time. The Bosch has a strong motor, plus a transmission. It's a good machine.
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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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Hello, I have a Bosch mixer because we eat home made bread.. I follow Chef Brad's recipe for whole wheat bread that makes 5 loaves of bread. I have 5 loaves done and baked in 1 hour and 10 minutes.To 16 cups of flour or so, is added 2 tablespoons of dough enhancer. I expect the 4#'s of dough conditioner I ordered from Honeyville will last a good while. I also buy yeast in bulk. I store both of these items in the freezer. I have a Wonder Mill that grinds my white wheat into flour. The Bosch and the Wonder Mill costs but it has paid for itself. We buy the white wheat in bulk. It will store for years but the flour needs to be used on a regular basis. Hello, I have a Bosch mixer because we eat home made bread.. I follow Chef Brad's recipe for whole wheat bread that makes 5 loaves of bread. I have 5 loaves done and baked in 1 hour and 10 minutes.To 16 cups of flour or so, is added 2 tablespoons of dough enhancer. I expect the 4#'s of dough conditioner I ordered from Honeyville will last a good while. I also buy yeast in bulk. I store both of these items in the freezer. I have a Wonder Mill that grinds my white wheat into flour. The Bosch and the Wonder Mill costs but it has paid for itself. We buy the white wheat in bulk. It will... » Read More Hello, I have a Bosch mixer because we eat home made bread.. I follow Chef Brad's recipe for whole wheat bread that makes 5 loaves of bread. I have 5 loaves done and baked in 1 hour and 10 minutes.To 16 cups of flour or so, is added 2 tablespoons of dough enhancer. I expect the 4#'s of dough conditioner I ordered from Honeyville will last a good while. I also buy yeast in bulk. I store both of these items in the freezer. I have a Wonder Mill that grinds my white wheat into flour. The Bosch and the Wonder Mill costs but it has paid for itself. We buy the white wheat in bulk. It will store for years but the flour needs to be used on a regular basis. « Show Less
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I use 3 cups bread flour with 2 tbls VWG. your results may be * not enough time, not enough yeast for proofing, also not knead enough so it densed in the center,
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My wife had this issue with a different breadmaker and it turned out to be the yeast not the machine. She had to try a few yeasts, I think it was the humidity in Florida killing the yeast or something.
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Try adding an extra T of flour or so when it's kneading. Usually when the dough "collapses" like that there's too much liquid. I also lift the lid and let the steam escape as soon as it's done.
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I am using the machine for the first time. It's making such a big noise. Stopped the machine and checked it for several times but my effort made no difference. Looking at the manual, it said that means the dough is too dry and adding some water may solve the problem. I will try that solution next time.
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I'm in Seattle, too. I used a smaller size transformer first couple of time. But it couldn't handle 5~6 hours of use so the bread maker stopped couple time in a short time.That result a poor finish of the bread. Then I decieded to bake a bread without the transformer. The machine made beautiful breads since then and I have no problem so far until today.I have used machine for about 4 months and it is working great...... so I think if your machine couldn't get started, there must be another issue?? This is a great bread maker, hope you can start to use it soon!!
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Can't imagine what might be the problem. If the mixing tool is spinning and rotating there should be a good kneading process in the bowl. Our recipe just made a small amount of dough but the kneading hook did a fine job even with a small amount of dough. Don't know. Dennis & Marilyn
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I think sometimes the problem is in the paddles. I have had a couple of loaves turn out a bit strange, and usually the reason was that the paddles weren't locked down properly. One time I used too much of a heavy flour with not enough liquid (when experimenting with my own recipe), so that can cause problems as well. Otherwise, everything else has turned out perfectly.
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HI-- My bread came out like a normal loaf-- I did use regular eggs-- and I used whole eggs. I also added a 1/4 cup sugar away from the yeast. My Machine guidelines say to start with all wet ingredients on the bottom of the pan (make sure your water is warm enough) then add the dry ingredients with the yeast on the top on one side of the pan and I put the ¼ cup additional sugar on the other. I chose the darker crust option. My bread came out pretty good.