What can I do about my Sunbeam Bread Machine? It will not make a decent loaf of bread. They don't rise. Fresh yeast used. Probably can't return it now
2014489
I use 4 teasp. of vital gluten in each loaf. It is found by the flour in a small box. Helps a lot.
2014490
I'm sure you have looked at the troubleshooting section beginning on page 25 of your breadmaker booklet. If you have tried all the suggestions there I suggest that you call Sunbeam at 1-800-458-8623. Your machine may not be heating up as it should during the rising portion of the program.
2014491
Keep lid open during the first few minutes of operation to check that the dough has the correct amount of moisture. It should be tacky but not overly wet. The bread maker also does better with 1.5lb loaves, rather than the full size 2lb recipes. Use at least 1/2 fresh bread flour.
2014492
Hi,put in a teaspoon of vegetable oil, a drinking glass of warm water, 4 cups of flower (I use 2 cups bread flower, and 2 cups whole wheat flower for German type coarse bread, use 4 cups bread flower for white bread). Add one tablespoon of salt, 2 tablespoons dry milk, 2 tablespoons of sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon of yeast. Bake 3.5 hrs.Machine should form a dry soft ball. If too liquid, add a little of flower. If machine has to labor hard, and you hear a grinding type noise, the dough is too dry and add a little warm water. Using this for > 10 years, always bakes a great loaf.
2014493
I use bread machine yeast. It comes in a small jar and I use about a teaspoon more than the recipes call for.
2014494
If you are adding the ingredients in the order specified.. So liquids first I'm not sure what the problem is. I've had mine for months now and use it just about daily with no problems. If it hasn't been too long since you received it I'd see about switching it out. Call their customer service.
2014495
Hi, put in a teaspoon of vegetable oil, a drinking glass of warm water, 4 cups of flower (I use 2 cups bread flower, and 2 cups whole wheat flower for German type coarse bread, use 4 cups bread flower for white bread). Add one tablespoon of salt, 2 tablespoons dry milk, 2 tablespoons of sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon of yeast. Bake 3.5 hrs. Machine should form a dry soft ball. If too liquid, add a little of flower. If machine has to labor hard, and you hear a grinding type noise, the dough is too dry and add a little warm water. Using this for &gt; 10 years, always bakes a great loaf.
2014496
Buy new flour. Buy the kind recommended, my older Sunbeam calls for bread flour. Honestly you will not believe the difference. I use instant yeast that I get at a warehouse store . Store in a glass jar in refrigerator.
2014497
You have to use Bread Machine yeast. Red star is the best. Comes in a little brown jar. Amazon sells it. Also do not use regular flour. Bread flour is superfine and rises better. Make sure it is unbleached.
1643126
My collapsible paddle broke on the fourth loaf. It's being replaced by Breadman and the fulfillment company is Farnsworth Hill Company. I found their website where you can order spare parts at http://www.fhcsales.com/p-3493-bk2000bq-breadman-breadmaker.aspx. The paddle is less than nine dollars, so I'm ordering an extra to keep on hand.
2048208
You can't avoid a hole in the bread maker because you bake inside of it and there is a little propeller there to mix the doe. You would have to take it out, place into some other form, take propeller out, place it back. Who cares about the little hole. If bread is like a brick, then maybe you need to read instructions in the book and follow them exactly. Also make sure you have fresh yeast, that your yeast is not dead or too old. Have good quality flower too. My kid read instructions and made the first loaf of whole weat bread and it happened to be wonderful. That load was gone the same evening. He was very proud of it. Everybody praised the bread and the price was much cheaper than if I would buy it in the store. No more store bread for me.
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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!!
1975445
I never tried any quick loaves. My regular loaves usually turned out to be lumpy failures. Never any help from Zokirushi. I think their machines are expensive pieces of junk. Mine is in the garage gathering dust. I now have a Breville which has had only one failure and I think that was my fault. I'm sorry I couldn't be of any help.
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I've made the whole wheat twice and it has come out burnt on the outside twice. I wonder if I have a faulty machine. The other breads I made (which allow you to adjust the crust) turned out fine. With whole wheat setting it doesn't allow one to choose a crust... advice?
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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!!
1313415
Jonathan,Thanks for the note about loading your no-knead breads to your pot!! That is a very special application, but one that I also use. Very cool!Gary@EXO/Super Peel
1361673
Mine never worked right. Burned the bread even on light crust. I returned it.
1138013
not familiar with bread machines so i cant answer honestly but it makes great bread by hand. i suggest searching for an online video of machine bread making.
1577509
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.
1309364
My first two attempts with my BBCCX20 were awful. I started reading comments on the internet assuming so many people couldn't be getting a good result. It had to be me. So here are some things I changed. (I am not an experienced bread maker) I now spoon my flour into the measuring cup after fluffying it up with a spoon in the sack. I use much less flour this way I've found. Second, I have noticed I always have a messed up loaf when I use the plain active dried yeast. I have started using the rapid rise Fleishchmann's in the jar that is made especially for bread machines. Then I either use the quick, quick wheat, or cake cycle if it has eggs in it. I also now test my liquid with a thermometer to make sure it is about 100 degrees and I warm my nuts slightly since I keep them in the freezer. Eggs I leave on the counter until they don't feel cold anymore. It takes some advanced thought to make a loaf of bread I find. But I am now very happy with my machine. I was a little bit panicy to begin with though.
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thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank you for the reply.mary mmount@windstream.net thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank... » Read More thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank you for the reply.mary mmount@windstream.net « Show Less
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I have not had that happen with my bread machine. I started on light, but changed to medium because I like a tanned bread but still done through. I have even developed my own banana bread. The first time it was too dense, then I decreased the flour and it was perfect. Perhaps the recipe needs to be smaller to accommodate darkness.
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I make yeast bread with it but I put it in a Pullman loaf pan. It does rise just fine if you figure out the proper yeast amount. It makes a nicely dense yeast bread that will double in size.
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I am looking for a bread machine that is able to dough for me, after which I take it out for a few hours for fermentation and then put it back into the machine for baking, does the machine have settings for me to do all that without going﻿ through all the cycle at once?
1361674
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.