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Melba's Jammin' wrote:

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>>The thought of making jam in my breadmaker seemed just too stupid to
>>be true:- until I tried it.
>>First I made a batch of apricot jam, and it is terrific. Just chop
>>the fruit, add sugar then set and forget - no stirring; no sticking to
>>the bottom of the saucepan; no burning the sugar. Afterward, the
>>nonstick bread pan was a snap to clean.
>>Next I made a terrific tomato ketchup from my home grown tomatoes -
>>just use the jam setting - came out better than Heinz!
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>>The handbook said not to add more than 600 gms of fruit, but I used
>>more than 1 Kg in each case with no problem at all.
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>>If like me, you thought 'this won't work' then I recommend you try it.
>>Almost worth having a breadmaker just to make jams and sauces - it is
>>so easy and foolproof.
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> I've used my crockpot (a generally worthless appliance IMNSHO) for jam.
> How long does it take in the breadmaker?

Finally, someone other than me who doesn't hold the crockpot in such
high regard. I very rarely use mine. A lot of the new breadmakers come
with a jam setting. My model is an older one with no such setting.
IIRC the dough setting is the shortest setting at 90 min so that would
be too long for jam. I would be curious as to not only how long it
takes but how the final product is in comparison to stove cooked jam.
If it is anything like freezer jam, forget it.