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I wish to buy a bread machine from USA, and use it in India, where the watts is 220. Can I use the machine in 220 watts

  • Is it worth spending the money, and use the machine in higher watts?

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    I can't answer your electrical question, but I will tell you what I think of a bread machine. It's fine for the kneading and rising process, but it doesn't "bake" great bread. So, I suggest that if you get one, you use it for mixing, rising, etc., but use your oven for the actual baking. Put a brick in the bottom of your oven - when both the oven and brick are very hot, put your dough in the oven. Put ice cold water in a spray bottle and spray the hot brick. Shut the oven door and let bake with the steam - it will give the bread a great crust.

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watts or volts? if you are talking about volts, then the answer is no. the machine will be damaged, and not work.

TheLightWorks

tkanks. That is a great baking tip from you, and I wld like to add to my first cook book, with your name against the valuable tip

radhaa

That is very generous of you but, if you like that idea, make it your own - try a pizza stone instead of a brick, do several bricks work better than one? - try something else that will get very hot, is porous and will create steam. Try heating this stone in a very hot oven-hotter than what you bake bread at; then, turn the temperatue down to baking temp - did the stone hold more heat that way? If you put ice cubes in the bottom of the sprayer or mister, do you get better steam? What if you put an ovenproof pan of ice water in the bottom along with misting the stone - do you get better steam? Will you get more steam if you mist again halfway through baking? This is what you have to do to write a cookbook - give your readers options and tell them what you think is the best. Good luck with your book.

SallieVern

thanks, and this makes me re think buying one, as I had damaged my first bread machine, using it in India,on higher voltage. But my love for breads, still keep me longing for one.

radhaa

You could use the machine with 220 volts, by having a transformer to reduce the voltage to the 110-115volts. The cycles of the electricity would be a factor, probably by changing the speed of the motor. All of the parts should be checked for proper and safe use by an electrician.

dgjones

Thanks for the input.Would the transformer actually help, and is it worth buying one with a low volt?

radhaa

Have an electrician select the right size and it will put out 110v at the proper amps needed for the bread machine. The transformer, takes in 220v and puts out 110 volts. The capacity in amperes [ the power needed] is what controls the size or type of transformer model. Always check with an electrician.

dgjones

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