Russell Hobbs 12683 Installation guide

INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY
Model: 12683
Breadman Ultimate Healthy Options

Congratulations on purchasing our Russell Hobbs Breadman Ultimate - Healthy Options.
Each unit is manufactured to ensure safety and reliability. Before using this appliance for
the first time, please read the instruction manual carefully and keep it for future reference.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using any electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed
including the following:
1. Please read the instructions carefully before using any appliance.
2. Always ensure that the voltage on the rating label corresponds to the mains
voltage in your home.
3. Incorrect operation and improper use can damage the appliance and cause injury
to the user.
4. The appliance is intended for household use only. Commercial use invalids the
warranty and the supplier can not be held responsible for injury or damage caused
when using the appliance for any other purpose than that intended.
5. Avoid any contact with moving parts.
6. Don’t put the Breadman™ in any liquid; don’t use it in a bathroom, near water, or
outdoors.
7. The Breadman™ must be used by or under the direct supervision of a responsible
adult.
8. Store it and use it out of reach of children. Things like this fascinate children, so let
them watch, let them help, but keep a close eye on them, so they don’t get hurt.
9. Don’t touch hot surfaces – use oven gloves or folded tea towels. The window and
the upper parts of the body get very hot, the lid and the lower parts of the body just get
hot.
10. Keep clear of the vents in the sides and back of the Breadman™ and the top of the
dispenser.
11. Don’t plug your Breadman™ in the socket till after you’ve loaded the loaf tin (with
the ingredients), into it.
12. Don’t connect this Breadman™ to an external timer or remote control system.
13. Use the switch at the rear to switch off (press 0) and unplug it before you take the
loaf tin out.
14. Put the Breadman™ on a stable, level, heat-resistant surface, close to a wall
socket and out of reach of children.

15. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
16. Leave at least 5cm (2 inches) of space all round your Breadman™ to allow for
ventilation.
17. Don’t use your Breadman™ near or under curtains, cupboards, or anything that
might scorch or burn.
18. Keep the Breadman™ and the cable away from hotplates, hobs, and burners.
19. Don’t cover the Breadman™, and don’t put anything on top of it, or it’ll overheat.
20. Route the cable so that it doesn’t overhang and can’t be caught or tripped over.
21. Unplug your Breadman™ when you’re not using it, and let it cool down before
moving or cleaning it.
22. Don’t use accessories or attachments other than those we provide.
23. Don’t use it for any purpose other than those described in these instructions.
24. Don’t use anything metal or sharp on the loaf tin or the kneading arm, to avoid
scratching the non-stick surfaces.
25. Don’t use it if it malfunctions, if it’s dropped or damaged, or if the cable or plug is
damaged.
26. The cable must be replaced by the manufacturer, in order to avoid hazard.
Household use only

DESCRIPTION OF PARTS

Making bread is easy, everyone knows that, but...
It can be a bit messy. The result can be a bit unpredictable. Occasionally it might have to
be thrown away (quietly). The windows might have to be opened to get rid of the burnt
smell (before anyone else notices). And it never tastes quite the same as the last lot,
either.
The problem, of course, is that there are just too many variables, too many things to do;
mixing, kneading, resting, knocking back, doing it over again, pre-warming, temperature,
timing, answering the phone...
Then there’s washing up, and wiping up the spilt flour. It’s quite amazing the distance flour
can travel when you’re kneading dough.
Your Breadman™ Healthy Options doesn’t have these problems. Like everything else
these days, it’s controlled by a microchip. It’ll do everything. apart from answering the
phone and it’ll do it the same way every time
There’s hardly any washing up it kneads with the lid closed, so flour doesn’t get
everywhere. Now for the bad news – to get the best out of it, you have to read this booklet.
Just once. Just to get the hang of the machine. Then you can stick it in a drawer (till
something goes wrong).
Before use
Take the packaging off your Breadman™, but keep it all till you’re happy that it’s working
properly. If there’s a plastic label on the outside of the Breadman™, listing its features,
take it off.
Before using your Breadman™ for the first time, or if it’s been out of use for a while, clean
it out to remove dust, etc. (See “cleaning”).
If you give the Breadman™ to anyone else, give them this booklet too.

How it works
Choose a recipe
Measure out the ingredients
Put them into the loaf tin – in the correct order (this is essential)
Put the loaf tin into the machine
Close the lid
Select a program
Choose the loaf size you want, 500g, 750g, 1kg (that’s 1lb, 1dlb and 2lb).
Select the colour of your crust – Light, Medium, or Dark crust.
Set the timer (if appropriate)
Start the program.
When it’s finished, your Breadman™ will beep, then it’ll keep your bread warm for an hour.
Making bread
Preparation
1. Place your Breadman™ on a stable, level, heat-resistant surface, close to a wall
socket and out of reach of children.
2. Don’t plug it in yet.
3. Open the lid.
4. Hold the Breadman™ down with one hand and pull the loaf tin handle firmly
upwards with the other, to release the loaf tin from its spring clips.
5. Check that the inside of the loaf tin is clean.
6. Fit the kneading arm to the shaft in the bottom of the loaf tin. The shaft and the
hole in the kneading arm are D-shaped, so it’ll only go on one way.
7. Get the ingredients together. Measure them, have them all to hand, ready to add to
the loaf tin.
8. Set out a wire tray (for the bread), a heatproof placemat (for the loaf tin), and oven
gloves (for your hands – protect both hands).

Adding the ingredients
1. It’s important that you add the
ingredients in the right order. If
the yeast gets wet, it may activate
too early. If it comes in contact
with any salt in the recipe, it may
not work properly.
2. Keep any ‘extras’ – fruit, nuts,
raisins, etc. to one side, and add
them to the dispenser after you’ve
closed the lid. They’ll be added
automatically during the program.
3. First, add the liquid. It’s usually
water, but might include milk
and/or eggs. The water should be
warm, but only warm, not hot or
cold. Both hot and cold water will
inhibit the yeast.
4. Don’t use milk with the timer; it
might curdle before the bread-
making process starts.
5. Add any sugar and salt required
by the recipe.
6. Add any “wet” ingredients- honey,
syrup, molasses…
7. Add the dry ingredients – flour,
dried milk, herbs, spices…
8. Add the dried yeast (or baking
powder/baking soda) last. Lay it
on top of the other ingredients,
don’t get it wet, or it’ll start
working too soon.
9. If you’re using the timer, it’s
essential to keep the yeast
(baking powder/baking soda) and
water/liquid apart. 10. If you don’t,
the yeast will activate, grow, and
die before the bread-making
starts. The result will be hard,
dense, coarse, and about as
edible as a house brick.

Loading the machine
1. Clean any spillage off the outside
of the loaf tin, and then lower it
gently into your Breadman™.
2. Spillage inside the machine will
burn on to the surfaces. Spillage
on the element will reduce its life
dramatically.
3. Push the loaf tin down past the
spring clips.
4. If it won’t go down, it’s probably
fouling the drive. Lift it out, give
the drive a
quarter of a turn clockwise, then
try again.
5. Try not to spill anything into the
Breadman™ – if you do, take the
loaf tin out and clean the spillage.
6. Lower the handle till it stops –
about 25mm (1inch) above the
side of the loaf tin.
7. Close the lid.
Extras
1. Fruit, nuts, raisins, etc. can be put
into the dispenser in the lid. Don’t
put them in yet – they go in at
stage. They’ll be added
automatically during the program.
2. The “extras” should be dry, or as
dry as possible.
3. If you’re using fresh fruit or
vegetables, pat them dry with
kitchen towel before putting them
into the dispenser. If you don’t,
they may drip on the yeast, and
start it off early.

Setting the controls
Plug your Breadman™ into the wall socket (switch the socket on, if it has a switch), then
use the switch at the rear to switch on (press 1). The machine will beep and the display
will show flashing zeroes.
Select program
1. Press and release the Select
button till the pointer on the right
of the display moves to the
program you want. It takes two
presses each to move through the
first four programs, as RAPID will
show up on alternate presses.
When the pointer reaches the
bottom of the display (Bake Only),
the display changes to show
PERSONAL RECIPE 1. Further
presses go through personal
recipes 2 to 5, then the pointer
reappears at the top of the
display.
2. If you want to use one of the
‘RAPID’ programs, leave it
showing, if not, press Select
again to remove it.
3. If you go past the setting you
want, press the Stop/Reset
button, to go back to the top
of the display.
Size of loaf
1. To set the size of your bread,
press and release the Size button
to cycle the display through
2LB/1.5LB/1LB. These represent
1kg, 750g, and 500g respectively.
It starts off showing 2LB.

2. The Size button doesn’t operate
on the Cake, Jam, Pizza Dough,
Bake Only, or Personal Recipe
programs.
Crust colour
1. Press and release the Crust
button till the pointer on the top of
the display moves to the colour
you want (Light, Medium or Dark).
When the pointer reaches the
right of the display, the next press
brings it back to the left.
2. The Crust button doesn’t operate
on the Jam, Pizza Dough, Bake
Only, or Personal Recipe
programs.
Extras
1. Lift the top of the dispenser, add
fruit, nuts, raisins, etc., and then
close the dispenser. The “extras”
will be added automatically during
the program.
2. If you’ve added anything to the
dispenser, press the Extras
button to bring up ADD EXTRAS
on the display. ADD EXTRAS
doesn’t stay on the display, it
pops up to acknowledge you’ve
pressed the button, then it
disappears, to avoid cluttering the
display.
3. This function is not available on
the Jam or Bake Only programs.