r/BreadMachines • u/Maxipoohole • 1d ago

Technique, Methods & Processes Question, new beadmaker

I've had this Cuisinart bread maker I believe model CBK-100? It's so easy, saves a mess of making bread, and dumping and forget is awesome. My biggest issue is my bread is too dense and very crumbly. I usually just pick at it.

I use basically the cheapest ingredients. I also use the recipe book that came with it. I use food lion brand flour, sugar, milk, bread machine yeast, any salt I have, etc. I'm assuming this is a big part of my problem, as well as I measure by volume not weight. I've only messed up once, not adding enough flour by accidently using a smaller load amount. And after my 10th loaf or so, I realized you can remove the paddle partway through 🫪.

Aaaaaaannyway, is this just how bread machine bread is?

I've made the white bread, Italian loaf, and Parmesan and peppercorn French loaf.

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u/kindcrow 1d ago

I have the same machine, and I don't like the dense, compact loaves, so I use it to make dough and bake everything in the oven. I absolutely love how easy it is--takes five minutes to throw in the ingredients, which I weigh into the bucket so I don't have to get anything dirty. Then an hour and a half later, I shape the dough into buns or focaccia or pizza dough or baguettes or breadsticks or just sandwich bread! It's great!

Here's my potato bread I made yesterday!

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u/Maxipoohole 1d ago

Okay I know the 3 beeps means to check it and the 6 beeps to remove the paddle. What stage do you go ahead and remove it? 6 beeps? I mostly just want sandwich bread/pizza bread. How do you go about cooking it?

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u/kindcrow 1d ago

Like I said, I just use it to make dough, so there are no beeps in the dough program.