Bread maker machine problem.....and ideas for solution ?

[srw]

I use a Morphy Richards "fastbake" machine.
It makes good bread and.....providing the yeast is not too old...........it's always a success.
BUT...........
every loaf rises more at one end than the other i.e. it slopes from one end to the other.
Its all well baked and its all edible.......just 'bigger/deeper' at one end.
As far as I recall it has always been like this.
I am wondering if the heating is uneven ?
I have tried googling it but found no solution.
Any ideas ?????

Try propping the "taller" end up with a block. If that doesn't cure the "problem" then you'll have to put up with wedgy bread, or else get a new machine.

 

[sight-pin]

I use a Morphy Richards "fastbake" machine.
It makes good bread and.....providing the yeast is not too old...........it's always a success.
BUT...........
every loaf rises more at one end than the other i.e. it slopes from one end to the other.
Its all well baked and its all edible.......just 'bigger/deeper' at one end.
As far as I recall it has always been like this.
I am wondering if the heating is uneven ?
I have tried googling it but found no solution.
Any ideas ?????

Add more yeast if your using the the 7g packets, if the recipe is saying 1 tsp make it a good 1.5 and so on, sounds like that could be the trouble seeing as it's been like that from new.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Anyway make it by hand you lazy git.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Assuming your machine is mixing properly (check the belt isn't damaged or slipping) and your yeast is ok, I'd agree with 3BM and suggest you make your dough a bit wetter.

What quantities of flour and water are you using?

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

It's christmas and i knead some dough!

 

[Reynard]

Add more yeast if your using the the 7g packets, if the recipe is saying 1 tsp make it a good 1.5 and so on, sounds like that could be the trouble seeing as it's been like that from new.

Noooooooo! That will make bread taste like beer... And crumble when trying to slice it...

The wonky bread is most likely down to uneven heating - maybe try flipping the pan round 180 degrees during the process (if it's removable) and see if it solves the problem. Wonky bread made by yours truly is totally down to rather pants shaping skills

 

[Fnaar]

The Vicar occasionally has difficulty with getting things to rise as they should. Miss Goodbody reckons there's something wrong with his technique, so she invited him around to help her knead her baps.

 

[T4tomo]

Use the bread machine to mix it, then prove it in a normal tin and bake it in the oven. I don't think bread machines do the actual bake that well.

 

[Dave7]

When mixing, does the machine sound normal, i.e it's not labouring slowly while kneading your dough?

TBH it's the only machine I have owned so I can't compare it. In the years I have owned it the loaves had always come out this way so I cant say its a recent problem*
*when I say problem, I can use/slice ALL the loaf.........It's just something I would like to rectify if possible.

 

[Dave7]

Try rotating the machine 180 degrees or move house to rule it out?

Tried it yesterday after your wonderful suggestion. All the mix fell out. After I cleaned up I re-read your suggestion. You didn't actually mean turn it 180 degrees upside down did you ?

 

[Dave7]

Is your mix too dry allowing the dough to bunch at one end of the machine rather than settle evenly?

I checked that.......the machine is definitely mixing it well and evenly. it appears to be fine until the baking/heating stage. That's what made me think "could it be the element"?

 

[Markymark]

Tried it yesterday after your wonderful suggestion. All the mix fell out. After I cleaned up I re-read your suggestion. You didn't actually mean turn it 180 degrees upside down did you ?

I see what you did and like the way you think. Do you have a friend in Australia to try it for you?

 

[Dave7]

Add more yeast if your using the the 7g packets, if the recipe is saying 1 tsp make it a good 1.5 and so on, sounds like that could be the trouble seeing as it's been like that from new.

I have slowly increased the amount of yeast......no difference. But thanks for the idea.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

TBH it's the only machine I have owned so I can't compare it. In the years I have owned it the loaves had always come out this way so I cant say its a recent problem*
*when I say problem, I can use/slice ALL the loaf.........It's just something I would like to rectify if possible.

Next time you use it, once the 2nd knead cycle has finished, lift the lid and check how the dough is lying. If it's all to one side (like Gourock), take the pan out and tilt it until the dough is evenly distributed.

 

[MiK1138]

Next time you use it, once the 2nd knead cycle has finished, lift the lid and check how the dough is lying. If it's all to one side (like Gourock), take the pan out and tilt it until the dough is evenly distributed.

Oh my god I have not heard "All to 1 side like Gourock" for Donkeys years