Je_us wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I bought this a few weeks ago and have put off using it due to extreme
> vagueness/info on measurements when using bread mixes, long story
> short.
>
> Anyway, I decided to just try my standard measurements I use with the
> Breville. No problem there, it's all set to go and I pressed 'start',
> it's been sitting in 'rest' mode for the past 15 minutes (and
> counting).
>
> This last bit has me puzzled... why on earth would it need to 'rest'
> right at the start - the bread mix, yeast and water haven't even been
> mixed together yet.
>
> I'm no expert by any means when it comes to baking, but can anyone
> explain why it should rest at the start like this?
>
> NB: The machine is definitely set correctly according to the manual.

Probably has a mild pre-heat mode. Check the manual for that.

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