Pete Lodd > wrote in message
...
> Hi ALL,
>
> We bought a panasonic breadmaker (SD-252) recently. It is not as
fool-proof
> as we expected. So far we still have not got the hang. The bread did not
> rise or baked properly, and some flour was still at the edges. We followed
> all the instructions and used recommended ingredients. Anyone has
experience
> of using this machine and what are the tricks we have missed. I am sure
the
> machine is working as normal.
>
> Thanks

Hello Pete,

I have one of the older Panasonic's that I love. Don't give up on it yet.
Flour not mixing in all the way hasn't been a problem (are you adding your
water last?) but when the rise is off, I know my yeast is getting old. If
you store your yeast in the fridge, let it come up to room temp and don't
add very cold or hot water. There are some 100% w/w recipes in the manual
that don't rise that well for me but maybe that's the way they are meant to
be. If you haven't tried the basic white on the rapid setting you may want
to try it. I throw in a fourth to a third cup of oatmeal and it's always
good even when the yeast is half dead.

Joy in WA