On Fri, 04 Mar 2016 18:20:04 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

>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.

Ahh, never thought of that. Thanks!

>Check the manual for that.

Will try, it's not the best manual in the world. I'm still not sure
what it regards as a small, medium or large loaf - it doesn't seem to
explain it anywhere.