Panasonic SD-2501 Questions & Answers (page 2 of 10)

You can set your own timing and temperature, not sure what the Bake Only is in the Breville I dont seem to have it on mine. Cheers MaRia

Thanks Maria. But I have gone through the manual and I couldn't find this feature. How do you put your own temperature and timing? Thanks. John

Yeh thats really strange. Are you following the recipes in the instruction manual and weighing all of your ingredients? I've never had these issues at all so it might be best to talk to the manufacturer if you're sure that you're doing everything right. :)

Yes I am weighing everything religiously. Will send back today. For that price I want a machine that makes edible bread.

Sorry, I mean Sd 2501
The machine has a program 27 and 10

Does the other paddle fit tight? If not it has the be the driveshaft. If it is only 6 moths old it should be under warranty.

No it doesn’t. Yes I realise it’s under warranty but I can’t understand how it’s happened. I can’t see what’s missing.

According to the book, 3 of the recipes are 50 minutes and 1 is 55 minutes

Also you do have to enter the time required on the timer

Hi David, it could be too much yeast or too much water. It is kind of trial and error to get it right.

Thanks Rhonda. I suspect it is too much water. Just a little makes a big difference. Will try experimenting.

Good luck

Hi Sandy, firstly this is a great machine, the best I have had. In their operating instruction and recipe book that came with the machine, on page 24 there is a spicy fruit loaf, I have made it and it turned out great. Instead of mixed dried fruit you could just use raisins instead. I used the dried fruit that you would use for making a Christmas Cake, as everything is in one packet. Enjoy your bread.

Hello Rhonda,
Thanks ever so much for the quick reply and also the advice re page 24...I will definitely check it out and try suggestion re the mixed fruit mixture soon. You’re right about this being a great machine. I’ve had another couple of bread makers in the past but the loaf I got out of it today turned out amazingly good and certainly superior to those other machines! Still got to slice and taste it but that is a treat I’ll wait a little bit for lol. Thanks again...better go and make a start on cooking our meal for tonight. Cheerio

Hi Charlotte there is a recipe in the booklet that came with the machine that uses Spelt flour. I haven't tried it yet but will do so. Not sure about sourdough bread, another user may know.

yes, it does

Try moving either the loaf size button or the crust light, dark button, up or down & then the start button will light up. I don’t know why you have to do that but mine will not work either until I’ve moved (usually the load size button) up. Then choose the size you want & all should be good. I love mine & very happy with it. My husband also got caught on the same issue when he made a loaf & I had to tell him the trick. Good luck

Oh ok thanks so much
I have tried the loaf size but nothing
I’ll keep trying
Thanks though

I have tried a couple of things. I unplug the bread mixer from the wall after every loaf; I assume that it resets itself and I use warm water instead of cold water. When I do these two things, it always starts at the 3.30 hours.

Do not take the paddle out. Depending on the cycle chosen, it can rise then mix (a bit) then continue rising. The paddle comes away really easily when turning out your bread (stays on the spindle) so there is no harm in leaving it on, and you could ruin your bread by taking it out. Easy decision really?

Thanks for the response. Panasonic were not even familiar with their own manual, so that was a bit disappointing. The loaf I made wasn't much better then the Breville that I swapped it for so I got a bit deflated and didn't make any more bread. I may need to make a larger loaf. My old Breville (before the one I'm dumping) was great, every loaf was perfect. I'm hoping the Panasonic reviews can't be wrong so I will have another go.

My first loaf was AMAZING, but then I started turning out house bricks. I tend to ad lib with cooking and that was part of it. Another part was I was using full cream unhomogenized milk instead of powdered milk and water (the loaves turn out better with the powder and water) and then I tried some multigrain packet mix and it was okkkk but a bit gluey. But I for some reason persisted, and after the packet mixes and noticing it mixed better with more ingredients, I stepped things up to large loaves. It just took time to get to know the machine and now it's pretty automatic. I might mix up the ingredients a bit (multigrains and seeds and nuts) but I've learned which parts of the recipes are NEEDED for moisture and binding etc. I actually hate ordinary white bread so I made one just to see how that setting went, hated it (expected) and haven't made one since. If you want some recipes and things I learned by trial and error, drop me a message on here and I'd be happy to oblige.

No. Many of us have the same issue. A lot of people have posted that they set a reminder on their phone for end time. You can also set it to END at a specific time, like 8.30pm which is easier to remember.

I too am not happy withthe rye loaves I am getting in particular, compared to my Breville that I had for 15 years. This one is less than satisfactory. Panasonic have come back with something from Laucke saying that it may not rise as much as previously (I.e.,, nothing to do with the breadmaker). What a surprise.