On Sun, 06 Mar 2016 12:58:13 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Jeßus wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> I haven't given up on it yet and I'll try a few more loaves... but I
>> may have some more questions for you if that's okay
>
>Or ask me.

Thanks.

>I may not have your specific unit but I've been at it for a
>long time. I mostly use dough only mode then rise and bake outside the
>machine now.

I'll be doing that come autumn in my wood stove or fire (with oven)
but it's still too warm here to have a fire running all the time. So
for now I'll let the Panasonic do the lot.

>One of the oddities of the Panasonic is wanting 2ts more water per cup
>than other machines. That may be the variation you are seeing.

Yes, and even amongst individual Panasonic models the amount of water
varies, which threw me quite a bit.

>I don't use pre-mixes ($$$$) but am happy. I have used a few when
>there was a good sale and overall, wasn't unhappy to just 'add water'.

We have a large flour mill in Launceston with a retail outlet and I'm
not sure I can actually make my own mixes cheaper than the pre-made
mixes.