Bifinett KH 1171 Breadmaker

I buy from LIDL this machine about 3 years ago. In the first month, axes of the two blades are out of their habitation.There is a teflon seal (or should be) and now is broken. So, my only chance is to buy a pan (but is impossible to find) or to buy a new machine, and this is not a choice. So....better other brand.

It's so much easier than making bread yourself. My machine was made by Silver Reed and produces a perfect loaf every time. Stick rigidly to the recipe book quantities at first, then try experimenting. I like the programme 3 whole grain recipe best. I use Lidl's white bread flour and Alinson's wholemeal flour to produce a really tasty loaf. I am now starting to substitute olive oil for butter, otherwise I stick to the recipe. I remove the paddles at the start of the second rise and end up with just two holes where the spindles go through. At £24.99 I think the machine is fantastic value. Well done to Lidl and Silver Reed/Bifinett.

The KH1171 could be a fantastic product, but it has a huge problem. During the mixing phase the two paddles move up, so the short key of the pivot pin doesn't catch the paddle. After short time you can see a dark dust (metal) in the bread.

I've already replaced many paddles but obviously the problem is still present. I wrote to the Komparnass web site but nobody answer me, and the after sales service push me to buy other paddles.

It's useless! There is a design problem.

Regards

Re: Bifinett KH 1171 breadmakerI have only had this machine for under 2 weeks and have owned a bread machine in the past. I had a bit of trepidation before buying this due to my experiences with my first breadmaker. However, since I have owned other Bifinett products, I DO appreciate the 3 year guarantee AND the very efficient service that I've always received in the past, thus decided to take the risk.I have to say that I am very impressed. I have baked 3 loaves so far and all have been perfect or nearly perfect (first one was slightly less than perfect). However, for those of you who are totally inexperienced with baking bread, you need to be very wary of the recipe book suggestions. My first loaf was made with Francine multi-cereal bread flour. The instructions on the package are very exact, telling what setting, weight, and crust to use. Since the BM recipe book was stating about 350 ml of WARM water to 500gr flour, I decided to compromise and use 300 ml water to 500 gr flour, as that sounded like way too much water to me. The bread came out great, but was just a bit spongey. The second time I made the bread, I only put in 275 ml of COOL water as per the instructions on the flour bag and the loaf came out perfect! , a better rise and more density. I just baked another loaf this morning with the Lidl/Navarre pain Ciabatta flour. It has also come out perfect, but I put in 310 ml water , NOT 360 ml as they suggest in the recipe.Since there is a 10 to 15 minute heating time at the very beginning of the cycle, putting in warm water in the beginning may actually cause the water to be too hot, thus killing off some of the yeast, just my theory, here.I would strongly suggest never putting more than 300 ml of water to 500 grams of ANY flour in the beginning. Since you have a window, you can watch the kneading and add more water if the dough is looking too dry.I feel that this breadmaker is an excellent value and would highly recommend it. In fact I've already convinced one family to buy one for themselves after they came over and actually tasted my bread. :o)