Polly wrote:
To all the experienced Zoji owners;
I just got the BBCC-S15A Home bakery bread machine. I would
appreciate any hints or suggestions you may have. I have used the Hitachi HB
B201 for several years and love it. I wanted to give it to my daughter and
step up to a "better Machine". I wonder if I made a mistake. The first loaf
from the Zoji looked perfect and had a uniform texture, but was more like
store bought bread than the bread we love from my Hitachi. I'm going to keep
experimenting with the Zoji. I would also like to know if the cake cycle is
worth using. I like to bake and wonder if I will be happy with the Zoji
results. Does anyone have a TNT recipe for a Zoji cake?
I appreciate any imput. Thanks.
Polly: I, too, just bought the BBCC-S15A and have had the same sinking
feeling that I have done the wrong thing. I owned a Pana model for 9
months, used it a lot, and really loved the machine in all respects except
for the fact that there was no crust-selector control and many of the
loaves came out very badly burned. I tried all kinds of remedies, none of
which worked, and got zilch help from Pana, so I finally took my machine
back to the store where I bought it and they gave me a refund. With great
expectations, I then got the Zoji - and lo and behold: I now have perfect
crusts but the quality of the bread doesn't begin to be comparable. I
have tried many of my previous favorite recipes, and nothing is turning
out to be anywhere near as good. I am truly devastated, and I now don't
even want to make bread much anymore. If the solution is having to take
every old recipe and spend 3 or 4 go-rounds having to alter it to try and
come up with a satisfactory loaf then I am not very happy to put up with
so much aggravation. Will be anxious to see the responses you get to your
question.
A disappointed Zoji owner,
Sally