Is the loaf vertical or horizontal and does it have one paddle or two? I had a Zorjirushi and loved it, but it quit. I hesitate to spend so much again
922710
It is vertical and 1 paddle. So far my loaves have come out ok. A little dense, but ok. If you had a Zorjirushi, I do not think you will like this
922711
My husband says that the loaves are vertical, but the pan is a rectangle, so I think it is more horizontal. There is only one paddle. The bread that I have made so far is very good.
922712
It has one paddle. Loaf is squarish and tall. Quick program is good. I like separate dough and baking programs. It accommodates my sourdough bread. I wish it was 3 lb bread.
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I have not experienced any problem with paddle and had to look at my machine to understand your problem. My paddles sit above the bottom of the breadpan by the elevation of a small white plastic washer. My paddle, in fact, doesn't even come in contact with the bottom of the breadpan. You might contact manufacturer if this washer is not installed in your bread maker. Hope this is helpful.
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The paddle is meant to bake inside the bread. Then you take the loaf out, and retrieve the paddle if it's inside. Makes sure to take it out before you slice. :) I had another machine that the paddle did not come off. What a pain in the neck it was to clean! And it was hard to get the loaf out. This is a much better design.
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I don't know how to describe the kneading paddle. Looks pretty much like any other bread machine's kneading paddle. No, it has never gotten stuck.
77820
It has a burner from top and bottom so it does toast both sides. I mainly use it for bagels though.
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No you don't need to remove the paddle (there's only one paddle). The paddle does get very hot so when you remove the loaf pan out WITH oven mitts, and once you dump the steaming loaf of bread out of the pan, you'll need to let the paddle cool before taking it out from the loaf. Obviously it will leave a small whole in the loaf but the freshly baked smell and taste of your loaves of bread make up for it. Enjoy!
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it will hold 2 one pound loaves of bread. It will probably hold one 1.5 pound loaf on the diagonal.
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The loaves are horizontal. I like to use the dough setting and then take it out and put in my own pan and bake it in the oven. This is a great bread machine. My wife and I have two Osters and we make all kinds of bread.
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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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The paddles do not collapse. Due to their smaller size they don't need to collapse. They work great. And no. This unit does not have any means to dispense nuts automatically. This is a great unit and makes very consistent bread time after time. Evenly cooks and we love the shape of the loaf. It's more like a real loaf of bread.
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i just received my breadmaker. everything worked great and the bread looked wonderful (ha). until it was time to remove the bread. you better be a rocket scientest. finally my husband came to my rescue, by the time he got the bread out, the paddles hole really made an awful mess.i am not a happy camper.the box went out with the trash, so here i am with this (big) machine to look at. and i do mean (big)hope this helps you. a friend of mine reccomended this breadmaker to me, i have had westbend products before so i though i was doing the right thing (wrong)
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No, it has only one. This is the second Breadman bread maker that my wife has had. The first lasted over 10 years. My wife and several of our grandchildren enjoy raisin bread, so she makes 2 or 3 loafs each week. The unit has a place to put the raisins and it adds them at the right time. The paddle mixes them throughout the loaf quite well. I hope this helps.
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One blade is horizontal and one blade is vertical. I have this exact one on my hot tub right now.
676641
I used a double loaf recipe and it came out ok.... If you want it taller try putting 3 loaf recipe
1398384
This makes two 1lb loaves. It is the coolest thing. I can make two different breads at a time. I am very pleased with this purchase.
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It seems that there is an easy problem to the two paddle system. If the paddles align accross the width of the bread rather than the lenght, the damage to the loaf is minimal (2-4 slices have holes). If the padles allign down the lenght of the loaf than all the slices have holes. Does anybody know if the ZO alighns accross the width?
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The loaf is rectangular on the bottom, but not that far from square. It rises to the full height of a good loaf of bread. Sometimes almost a little too tall - but that's my fault for experimenting too much. The slices of bread are completely normal in size. The shape is the same as a classic loaf - not square and flat topped like Wonder Bread - or wide like Oroweat - they are a classic home baked loaf size. It's a really pretty slice. My experiments have probably hit 6" tall a few times, but that isn't so high it hits the lid. They still came out fine. I'm waiting for a loaf to finish in about 5 minutes and I'll measure it. While we wait, the manual is on line here: http://www.zojirushi.com/servicesupport/manuals/manual_pdf/bb_hac10.pdf It is from this page on the Zojirushi site: http://www.zojirushi.com/ourproducts/breadmakers/bb_hac.html It's done: The flat bottom is 3 3/4" by 4 3/4". The bottom corners are a little curved at the points. Not sharp and square like the corners of a box (just took photos of the loaf and will upload them on the product page). The slices have square bottom corners though, the heal is the only place you really see curved in part. The widest part of the loaf, at the top, where it is still touching the sides of the pan, is 4" x 5", and that is 4" from the bottom. The dome rises to 5 1/2" tall in the center. I just realized you can have two different sized slices: either 4" wide and 5 1/2" inch tall - classic size, or 5" wide by 5 1/2" tall - if you baked a shorter loaf, it would be about Oroweat size. I'll try to get those photos uploaded now. Check the product page under the photo of the breadmaker.