Oh pshaw, on Sun 01 Oct 2006 05:52:19a, Curly Sue meant to say...

> On 30 Sep 2006 09:14:40 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
> <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Following up to my own post... There have been so many great responses
>>to my question, that I want to thank each of you. It's been very
>>helpful to read all your comments. I think I've decided to buy a
>>machine *after* we move. I doubt I'd really use it before then.
>>
>
> One piece of advice- if you buy a machine and like it a lot, buy an
> extra pan from the manufacturer ASAP. I love my machine but I make a
> lot of whole wheat bread and the rough flour wore down the non-stick
> lining (constant use for over 12 yr). Plus, if something happens to
> the rotor mechanism for the paddle, it is helpful to have another. Of
> course you're gambline that the machine itself will outlast the pans,
> as mine has.
>
> I bought a second pan when I first got my machine and had to use it
> after 5-6 yr, when the paddle rotor started to turn with difficulty.
> (It's sealed so it's not like it can be oiled or repaired). By that
> time, the company no longer made that model or replacement pans
> (actually, the company's line has been taken over by another company).
> Now, 5-6 yr after putting the second pan into service, the non-stick
> is wearing off. I can get around it to a degree by letting the bread
> cool for 10 min in the pan. That softens the crust enough to get it
> out but it deteriorates the quality of the crust.
>
> In any case, I doubled (at least) the lifespan of the ABM by buying
> the second pan while the model was still available. The pan was
> expensive ($40) but kept a working machine out of the landfill for a
> while longer.
>
> I am not excited about taking a chance on buying a new machine because
> mine makes 1.5 lb loaves and I hate to dispose of an appliance which
> essentially works fine. The new ones which make 2 lb do so by making
> fatter loaves rather than longer/taller loaves. The larger slices are
> (a) too big for a sandwich and (b) the slices don't fit in my sandwich
> keepers. I can't have a horizontal loaf machine, one of the reasons
> being that they take up too much counter space.
>
> On the upside, the newer machines seem to have more durable, heavier
> pans; on the downside, that will probably affect the character of the
> crust. The crust on bread from my machine was exactly how I liked it
> (thin and crispy).
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>

Thanks, Sue. Good advice and a great discourse.

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Wayne Boatwright
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