I have tried making 4 loaves in this breakmaker so far, and each one has fallen and is very heavy. My yeast is fresh, followed recipe, any thoughts.
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I can only think of two reasons: 1. Location and 2. Recipe Ingredients. I have been baking Gluten Free Breads since I got this bread maker and when the recipe came from a reliable source, a real book or a mix, they all turned out wonderful. The Internet has many faulty recipes with misprints in the amounts of ingredients, so I have learned not to rely on them. Do you make sure that the water temperature is correct and all the ingredients (including eggs and milk are also room temperature? Test the recipes by setting it to just dough and watch if the dough rises as it should. Then bake in the oven. You might get some answers that way. Good Luck! I can only think of two reasons: 1. Location and 2. Recipe Ingredients. I have been baking Gluten Free Breads since I got this bread maker and when the recipe came from a reliable source, a real book or a mix, they all turned out wonderful. The Internet has many faulty recipes with misprints in the amounts of ingredients, so I have learned not to rely on them. Do you make sure that the water temperature is correct and all the ingredients (including eggs and milk are also room temperature? Test the recipes by setting it to just dough and watch if the dough rises as it should. Then bake in... » Read More I can only think of two reasons: 1. Location and 2. Recipe Ingredients. I have been baking Gluten Free Breads since I got this bread maker and when the recipe came from a reliable source, a real book or a mix, they all turned out wonderful. The Internet has many faulty recipes with misprints in the amounts of ingredients, so I have learned not to rely on them. Do you make sure that the water temperature is correct and all the ingredients (including eggs and milk are also room temperature? Test the recipes by setting it to just dough and watch if the dough rises as it should. Then bake in the oven. You might get some answers that way. Good Luck! « Show Less
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I haven't had this issue with my bread machine. However, make sure the temp is not malfunctioning which could kill the yeast. Yeast likes about 100 degrees but not more then 120. Also, certain flours like whole-wheat or rye could cause a fallen, heavy load as will excess salt and/or cinnamon (after a period of time). Hope this helps a little....I think you may need a replacement also....after 4 loaves I would have given up too....
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Never had a problem with this bread maker. We use to have fallen loafs with our old one so we modified the recipe using slightly less yeast. Good luck
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If the bread keeps falling, increase yeast by 1/2 teaspoon or decrease salt by 1/4 teaspoon. You can also try reducing the water called for by 1/4 to 4 tablespoons. High humidity or high temperatures being present can sometimes ruin loaves as well. If problems continue, please contact Oster direct for more troubleshooting.
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The only kind of bread we have made in it is a gluten-free mix from Pamela's Products. We followed the instructions exactly(temperature, order of adding ingredients, don't let yeast touch wet ingredients) and had perfect bread every time. I'm not sure why yours isn't turning out well.
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I had the same promblem with my first oster. The company replaced it. You should contact them for tips and continuing help. They may have to replace your oster too. Also use room temperature eggs, room temperature water and limit the yeast to no more than 2 teaspoons. Are you baking gluten free? That was my problem too.
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Are you using setting 9, the Dough setting? If so, are you putting the liquid ingredients in first?
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First, be sure to start with basic recipes before becoming adventurous:) Then the order of ingredients and exact amounts are extremely important, no matter which bread machine you use. After all that, if you are still having trouble and you have a cave in then there is probably too much moisture. Try reducing the water by 1/8 cup. Also, leaving the loaf in the pan after it is done can result in silly shapes. Heavier flour can also cause craters.
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I'm having the same problem with my Breadman TR875. I'm about ready to try my luck with the Dough cycle and completing the loaves in the oven. The bread tastes fine, has great texture, but the gaping holes are just not very pretty and makes it impossible to make sandwiches from the center of the loaf.
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I never thought about it before, but I have always added the regular amount of yeast that I always have, but the dough raises much higher and faster, so beware if you are using a bread machine, it might raise out of your pan. Hope this answers your question.
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I have tried it only twice. Both times one loaf was OK (but not that great. The other loaf not good. I think with more practice and experimenting it might be OK. Just a guess. Until I have time to play more with it, I am sticking to the 2.5 lb Sweet Bread recipe (minus coconut) which always comes out perfectly.
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I only use active dry yeast and have o experience with SAF yeast. I do no use a bread machine when I bake.
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In making (French) white and whole wheat boules with this active dry yeast, I've not altered ratios but rise times and enjoyed the results in rise, crumb, etc. The second rise seems to take a little longer to double-when I've rushed it, in the oven my loaf collapsed a little, too.
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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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As I did not recommend the Zojirushi, I can only tell you about made by hand bread. It's higher and dryer at 5K, so bread routinely raises more quickly and can dry out....so, use a bit less yeast, either a bit more water or less flour, and watch the rise carefully. You don't want to over rise and have it collapse. I never had a good loaf from the Zojirushi, but have made over 350 loaves per week in a convection. Try the King Arthur high altitude recipe for exact measurements. Good luck. Nothing like the aroma of fresh bread!! Breadlady
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I don't have a bread machine, but is this problem any different from an uneven load of wash in the washer? If uneven, the washer"knocks" against the inside wash basin, so this means you have to distribute the weight evenly. :-)
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I came to the same conclusion. Thanks for your input. I still think that the manufacturer should have addressed this problem and done something to correct it. The other machine I had did not have this problem. I only got this because I needed to make larger loaves.
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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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Since I responded to this question, I have conquered what should have been much easier (for me) on how to make a beautiful loaf of old-fashioned bread. I have finally been turning them out in perfect form and taste. The secret to correcting my far from perfect loaves was to make sure the paddles were clean underneath so they could turn as they are meant to turn. It speaks poorly as to my cleanliness I suppose, but I really thought I had them clean before I discovered I did not. This West Bend is one nice bread machine and I'm glad I stuck with it.
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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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Mine isn't broken and I've made dozens and dozens of double batches of cookie dough. I love this thing!
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I use 21.5 Oz bread flour, .38 oz salt,1.33 Oz DMS, 1.66 Oz sugar, .22oz instant yeast, 1 large egg lightly beaten, 1.66Oz unsalted butter or ghee, 13Oz water. Most likely you are not allowing your yeast enough time to rise. I usually give the first proof 90 min to two hours. The I degas the dough divide equally between the loaf pans and let them rise for another 90 min to 2 hours. It took me about 5 attempts to get it right. Also remember you have to hand roll your loaf dough prior to placing in the pan. This develops the surface tension needed for a good rise.
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I just made my first loaf and it is dense and only half the loaf pan. (I've never ever made bread before so I wasn't sure what it should look like). I wonder if I should have soaked my yeast or used 120 degree water like the yeast bottle suggests... anyone else do this?
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I'm so sorry about your old breadmaker -- good luck finding a decent replacement. Really. I even spent nearly $200 on the Zojirushi last summer only to have two different defective machines that burned one end of the loaf while leaving the other not browned at all. I returned it for credit at the store where I purchased it. My Sunbeam makes a realiably good loaf of bread and is very inexpensive to purchase, but the bread pans leak lubricant which you don't even realize unless you take the uncooked dough out and examine it before baking (we realized this was happening when making pizza dough). The posts for this Breadman machine are not encouraging. Probably not worth considering. I'll be buying something else. What machine did you use for 21 years that worked so well? Get another one like it is my advice!