Re: British bread rolls - taxonomy

Peter Flynn wrote:

> On 10/06/2023 15:45, cshenk wrote:
> > Hello Nyssa!
> 
> Yes, hello again. I've had my head below the parapet for a few months.
> 
> > Wasn't Peter Flynn the one who got the Panasonic bread machine as
> > best of the lot where he was?
> 
> Yep. It's been voted best in quite a lot of places, and my daughter
> just bought one.
> 
> However...they have made what I consider to be an astonishingly
> careless design change. The machine is rectangular, not square like
> some, and the original version had the lid hinge along the long side.
> This meant it did not protrude out too much from the back of your
> worktop when it was not being used, and it would fit — even opened —
> under quite low overhead cupboards because the height of the lid was
> of course the depth of the machine (front to back). The new one has
> the hinge on the short side, so not only does the machine stick out
> much more, the lid is much higher and only fits in kitchens with high
> wall cabinets that provide clearance for a high lid.
> 
> The reason I went for the Lakeland model was precisely because the
> lid hinged on the long side.
> 
> And now I must go use it :-)
> 
> Peter

Agree, side hinge unless you have enough couterspace to pull it fully
free would be a pain.

Can you partly open and get the pan out then back in?  If so, load pan
outside machine then put back in.  Not optimal but still, works if you
have to.