Sunbeam Bakehouse BM4500 Questions & Answers

My fruit dispenser won’t close

I bought the BM 4 weeks ago. I have tried several times with the basic recipes but no success, heavy and collapsed loaves as a result. I feel totally disappointed with the BM . I phoned several times but they tell me I am outside hours and I am calling at 1pm! I want to return this machine for failing to produce what it promises.

HI, I have recently purchased the BM4500 and bought some premix online as the supermarkets are all sold out. Only problem is, there are no instructions, what else do I need to add to the premix e.g. improver, milk powder, salt etc (obviously water & yeast) and in what quantities. I have a grain mix & a white mix. Have messaged seller but no reply as yet. Thanks

I bought my machine 2 weeks ago & have made a few white loaves with varying success. I am now trying to make a multi-grain 1kg loaf using Menu 3 but nothing happens. I have tried unplugging the machine & resetting it but it sat for 20 mins & did nothing. Is this part of that cycle? Am I being impatient? In the end I gave up & tried the dough cycle & it works. I tried calling your toll-free support number but all I get is silence.

Hi Guys ... we purchased the BM4500 a few days ago and have made some really tasty loaves...

We are however having trouble with the buttons being unresponsive at times. Especially after a cook. Is it something to do with a lock out timer or a heat issue? Is anyone else having this problem?

Thanks

Glenn

Hi i have an error E01 come up on my BM4500 Bake house? how do i resolve

Help. I am trying a gluten free rice bread. It isn’t kneading. I testing on another program and it kneads fine. Why isn’t it kneading?

How to use breadmix

I have just put some ingredients into the Sunbeam Bakehouse automatic breadmaker, to make Ciabatta, but, as I am short, I accidentally leaned on the start button, and its now programmed to make bread (and it has started). All I want is dough and do not know how to cancel the programme, and reset it on dough. I have actually turned it off at the wall, as really it doesnt matter if the dough does stand for little bit, ..... but surely there is an easier way to cancel and go back to the menu!

Is there a schedule that shows the kneading and proving, baking times for each programm?

I can't believe the reviews I am reading here on this breadmaker. I haven't bought one yet to replace my Sunbeam which lasted without a beat for 10 years until it just died yesterday. If anyone wants to stick up for their Sunbeam or tell me to forget it, you are welcome. Mostly I would love to hear from Sunbeam about this product and why I should buy it!

Hi everyone, I am waiting to use my Sunbeam 4500 for the first time and can’t figure out how to program it to do a 30 minute preheat cycle?
Ideas much appreciated- Fran

Hi, I have a BM4500 and use it regularly for making pizza dough with great results. But lately, there has been a black residue left on the dough where it has been in contact with the kneading blade/paddle. I'm worried that this is something toxic, and also it doesn't look at all nice. Any ideas what this is and how to fix it? Do I need a new blade, or even pan maybe? My unit is a few years old. Thanks!

Can you substitute different flours etc for the rice flours in the gluten free bread recipe. And can you use supermarket bread mixes plz. I not too keen on texture of rice bread

Hi, after a few times of using, we put the too much water into a loaf and ended up with dough rising through the top of the machine. Now the fruit dispenser doesn't open fully so fruit is not dispensed unless I manually push it through. Is there any way to fix this?

My 4500 has not been producing the loaves it used to. NOw I have to remove 2Twater from recipes and more often than not I get loaves with sunken tops. Today after a normal potato bread recipe I find the product uncooked and more baking of 10-min stints still did not fix it. NOw the screen beeps EO1 even after I have turned it off at the wall. I am trying to find my Warranty as it is quite new.

I’ve had my Sunbeam Bakehouse BM4500 for just over a month. Loved it for the first few loaves however blade now dislodges on every bake and leaves grey/black residue marks throughout the bread. Given concerns about potential health affects if this residue was digested, I’ve had to throw every loaf out. Is dislodgement of the blade normal? When inserting it feels quite loose but it wasn’t like this I n the first few loaves. Help???

After baking a loaf of bread or making dough how long before you can use the machine again? I am wanting to make two batches of pizza dough and have been waiting for over an hour to be able to make the second batch.

The paddle in the bottom of our Bakehouse doesn't always stay upright and drops before mixing is complete resulting in a loaf that isn't a loaf at all, just an unmixed lump of ingredients. Any suggestions?

Is my BM4500 faulty? Whenever I follow the recipes saying to add ingredients to the fruit and nut dispenser (e.g. honey and oat bread p30) those ingredients are just thrown over the bread on one side and they don’t even stick to the top. I thought they were meant to be released earlier so that they would be inside the bread?