help with bread maker please

[buttons-and-bows]

Cant i have any comments on what bread maker to buy please preferably one that does not leav a big hole in the bread, I will be using ready made gluten free mix after learning my lesson last night and eating ordinary bread, some on has told me to get the Heston thingywhat one

[FirstGreenIsGold]

This won't help with brand but it will help with the hole in the bread.

What I do is make the dough in the bread maker and then loaf it up and bake it in my oven. Ours is an old Hitachi, but it works well.

Takes longer but I like the bread better. Usually though I'm just making a loaf of whole wheat.

[buttons-and-bows]

I just made one and it's a bit errrrrrr flat to say the least, was my third try, the first two were fine but this one did not comply, tastes ok though.

[madelaine]

I have a Panasonic after messing about with a cheap one. There is a hole but we are ok with it. I will be making a loaf later today and I'll photograph it if you like.

[buttons-and-bows]

yes please Madelaine and could you tell me what model it is please, Panasonic was my first thought to be honest but having never seen a loaf made in a bread machine and people keep mentioning holes i am a bit confused.

[Posbear]

I used to have a Morphy Richards breadmaker which was OK.
The hole in the bread is at the underneath of the loaf and is caused by the stirrer paddle.
Mine used to come off its spool and would stay in the bread.

My latest breadmaker is Tesco home delivery

[JanetB]

I just made one and it's a bit errrrrrr flat to say the least, was my third try, the first two were fine but this one did not comply, tastes ok though.

Did you forget to add the yeast?

[sidthelamp]

Panasonic is the one I have had it or years

problems with bread made in it.

recipes always get the amount of water wrong = to much

always let it stand in the machine so it rises , the machine should slightly warm up to do this,

always go for the full cycle recipes get better results

don't let other half's do it they always add to much water

just use it now to mix then slap it in the rayburn

[buttons-and-bows]

Did you forget to add the yeast?

the yeast was included in the mix, it tasted lovely for gluten free but there wasn't much of it

[buttons-and-bows]

I tried always to get this to rise Sid it just did not want to know.