"Adam Funk" > wrote in message
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>I just got a new breadmaker (Panasonic) and noticed two pecularities
> in the instructions (compared with the old one's).
>
>
> (1a) The old instructions said (when using the delay timer) to put the
> liquids, salt and sugar in, then the flour, and finally the yeast
> on top, to keep the yeast separate until the mixing starts.
>
> (1b) The new ones say to put the yeast in the bottom, cover it with
> the flour, and then put everything else, including the liquids,
> on top, to keep the yeast separate until the mixing starts.
>
> To me, (a) seems more intuitively correct, but I've been
> following (b) with the new one for several batches and had good
> results. Any opinions?
>
>
> (2) The instructions for the new one specifically say to wash the
> inside of the pan only, and not to immerse it, so obviously it
> can't go in the dishwasher. (The old one went in the dishwasher
> every time; to be fair, I replaced the pan twice in four years
> because the spindle started getting loose, but I don't think the
> dishwasher was the cause and I'm sure I read the instructions
> before I started doing it.)
>
> Is this a common restriction on new breadmakers?

I bought mine a couple of years ago and it says to do ( b). It doesn't seem
to work very well, but then I am using gluten free ingredients. I always
wash the pan by hand.