Re: British bread rolls - taxonomy

On 25/07/2023 18:08, cshenk wrote:
> 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 counterspace to pull it fully
> free would be a pain.

I suspect they want people to have their kitchen redesigned with an 
island unit, where overhead clearance is not an issue.

> Can you partly open and get the pan out then back in? 

No idea...I didn't buy one. I went for the Lakeland one instead.

> If so, load pan outside machine then put back in.  Not optimal but
> still, works if you have to.
Possibly, but I no longer care what stupidities Panasonic does with its 
design.

Peter