"aem" > wrote in news:1151523713.873120.142780
@d56g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

>
> Andy wrote:
>> [snip]
>> The loaf size is much larger and more a square than an ordinary
>> rectangular loaf of white bread, so I'll be using it just to make the
>> dough and bake it in a reasonable loaf pan.
>
> I'd bet Panasonic (if that's the brand you like) makes a machine with a
> standard size pan. Then you'd have more choices.
> [snip]
>> Do other bread
>> machines bake ordinary loaves?
>
> Yes. Some round-ish, some square-ish, some large, some small. If you
> know what you want, you can find it.
>
>> I don't understand the use of an advance-ON timer. Can you really
leave
>> those ingredients just sitting there for 13 hours without spoiling?
>
> Yes, you can, as long as the yeast stays aways from the liquid. You'll
> understand why it's a good option the first morning you wake up to a
> just-done cinammon-raisin loaf.
>
>>[snip]
>> The recipes in the on-line manual.pdf call for butter but my old bread
>> ingredients list canola oil. Is this a practical substitute in an ABM?
>
> It's up to your taste. Bread is very flexible.
>
>> Lowest price: $119.00 at Abt Electronics.
>
> Bread machines are often on sale, wherever you look. Pick a couple of
> likely prospects, shop around. Save enough money to buy "Bread Machine
> Magic," the best intro to using these machines that I found. -aem


aem,

Good info. Thanks for the reply! The panasonic.com website only displays
that one model.

What machine do you use? I'm not committed to that model just yet, just
did a little due diligence before asking the group. Something I should do
more often. Breadman has so many models and didn't rate favorably
amongst buying reviewers, as far as I could tell.

Consumerreports.org didn't even have ratings for low-level subscribing
members. There appears to be several levels of subscriptions and related
review info.

All the best,

Andy