Does anyone have any tricks for removing the kneading blade from the finished loaf of bread? I have to slice the loaf to fish out the blade.
1059116
My blade never comes off from my Rosewill. I have had other bread makers where the blade did and I used a table knife to fish out the blade before I sliced the bread.
1059117
There is a tool that you can use to get the blade out, it came w/the machine. I find I still have to search for the blade which tears the bread up. The instructions mention to grease the blade before putting it on the post. I DON'T do this. That way the blade will stay on the post when I tip the bread out of the pan. It is easy to remove the blade from the post after soaking in soap and water. If it still doesn't come off the post, you can twist the blade off by holding the blade and twisting it opposite directions with the silver thing on the outside of the pan on the bottom. Hope this helps. There is a tool that you can use to get the blade out, it came w/the machine. I find I still have to search for the blade which tears the bread up. The instructions mention to grease the blade before putting it on the post. I DON'T do this. That way the blade will stay on the post when I tip the bread out of the pan. It is easy to remove the blade from the post after soaking in soap and water. If it still doesn't come off the post, you can twist the blade off by holding the blade and twisting it opposite directions with the silver thing on the outside of the pan on the bottom. Hope this helps.
1059118
I put a little olive oil on the blade before putting in the ingredients and that way it stays attached to the arm and doesn't end up in the bread at all.
1059119
My trick is that i set a timer to alert me when the punchdown has happened, then i pull out the pan, dump the punched-down dough ball on a sheet of wax paper, remove the paddle *then*, and replace the dough ball in the machine, replace the pan, and allow the program to complete. That way you just have a little hole in the bottom of your loaf where the shaft sticks up.
1059120
Use that little wire hook that came with it .stick in hole where blade is and pull.,it'S a great machine
2001950
how will you do it? gently reach under the dough, lift up the paddle high enuf to clear the post, and not cause the bread to collapse, even a little? might work............
604437
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.
1085408
This happened to me as well. I didn't disassemble and clean right away after previous batch and the trace amounts of flour mixture seemed to cure and settle around the blade area. Soaking, wiggling, rotating, oiling were no match for the super-glue strong bond. The blade would not come off. Embarrassed I approached my other half. Like a superhero he took my loaf pan into his garage, pulled out a rather formidable looking crowbar . . . I couldn't watch . . .soon he returned with my loaf pan in one hand and the blade in the other.
2070397
Not to worry! it's very easy to use. pull down the plastic panel, slide your loaf in firmly, slice down through the slit. I have to trim the sides of my bread machine loaf just a little so it will fit in easily. It is fairly sturdy, and helps me get an even slice.
670495
Don't ALL bread machines have this problem?? Unless you take the paddle out, per. C. Weiss, every loaf in every bread machine is going to have a big hole in the bottom from the paddle. Right?
1125777
I didn't do that. I did the same as Jack. I don't remember the instructions saying to run it empty. I cleaned it out, and started making my bread! My first loaf was a low-carb bread. The texture came out just fine!
502096
You don't need instructions. Look at the picture, you set the bread on the horizontal piece of plastic, put it through the archway until it hits the barrier(adjustable for thickness of slice. The archway has a slit that the knife uses as a guide and that's it. My problem with the product is that it is too small for the bread that comes out of my bread maker. It is designed for a loaf about the size of a store bought loaf.
2074425
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
1078109
I use that time to take the paddle out so the it does not leave such a big hole in the baked bread. I'm not sure what else the pause is for. Hope this is helpful, I can check the manual if you need more info. Have a blessed day.
476898
There is only one collapsible paddle that sticks in the bread every time. It kneads and mixes the dough. It doesn't do it for me. Maybe you'll have better results.
1047875
I soaked it in water for awhile and was able to pry it up. If it's stuck in the bread, I use the wire gadget that comes with the machine and locate the paddle. Then, I gently work around it and lift it out. Unfortunately, it makes a hole in the bread, but it's not too bad if the paddle isn't yanked out.
2089758
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.
595283
This is why i do not use this product. i have tried everything and can not stop it from sticking. i have a brand new iron that just sits in my closet. OK for your problem i let the iron heat up then i spray some water on the surface of and close the iron for a few minutes. unplug the iron and take it to a sink and use a finger nail brush to brush out the burnt dough. it may take a few times to get it all out but it is the best way to get it done. I hope it works...and if you can find an old Villa Ware iron buy it they are the best.
2074427
Sometimes my loaf sticks quite a bit, but I grab both sides of the pan (with oven mitts of course) and shake it upside down vigorously (and I do mean vigorously!) until I feel it give. I then shake more gently and slide the bread out - this works every time for me and I haven't had to resort to sticking anything in the bread pan. Sometimes the paddles are still in the bread, but I pull them out with the thing for that that came with the breadmaker. I hope this helps. Jane
1066622
Love, love it. Regarding the paddle, I use a chopstick or skewer to very gently extract the paddle. Those slices around the center will have a small hole and sometimes to avoid this, I make the dough in the machine and bake in a loaf pan in the oven. I highly recommend this machine along with Lora Brody's book Bread Machine Baking that has specifically formulated recipes for this size machine - perfect every time!
2199446
I have not encountered the paddle/blade getting stuck to the pan. I have made over two dozens loafs.