Oster CKSTBR9050 Expressbake 2LB Bread Maker User Manual

Oster CKSTBR9050 Expressbake 2LB Bread Maker

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. Read all instructions, product labels, and warnings before using the breadmaker.
2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Always use oven mitts when handling hot materials, and allow metal parts to cool before cleaning. Allow the bread maker to cool thoroughly before putting in or taking off parts.
3. When the unit is not in use and before cleaning, unplug the breadmaker from the wall outlet.
4. To protect against the risk of electrical shock, do not immerse appliance, cord or plugs in water or other liquids.
5. Close supervision is always necessary when this or any appliance is used by or near children.
6. Do not place anything on the power cord. Do not plug in the cord where people may walk or trip on it.
7. Do not operate this or any appliance with a frayed or damaged cord, or plug, or after the appliance malfunctions or is dropped or has been damaged in any manner. Take the appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment.
8. Do not let the cord hang over the edge of a table or counter or touch hot surfaces. Do not place on an unsteady or cloth-covered surface.
9.  Avoid contact with moving parts.
10. Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer; they may cause fire, electric shock, or injury.
11. Do not use outdoors or for commercial purposes.
12. Do not place the appliance near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
13. Do not use appliances for other than their intended purpose.
14. To unplug, turn the power off, grip the plug, and pull from the wall outlet. Never pull on the cord.

THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY

This appliance is for HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY. No user-serviceable parts inside. Do not attempt to service this product. Do not immerse the base in water or other liquid. This appliance has a polarized alternating current plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, as a safety feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not insert fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still fails to fit, contact a qualified electrician. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE.

EXTENSION CORD USE

A short power supply cord is provided to reduce the hazards resulting from entanglement or tripping over a longer cord. AN EXTENSION CORD MAY BE USED WITH CARE; HOWEVER, THE MARKED ELECTRICAL RATING SHOULD BE AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THE ELECTRICAL RATING OF THE APPLIANCE. The extension cord should not be allowed to drape over the counter or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over.

Electrical Power

If the electric circuit is overloaded with other appliances, your breadmaker may not operate properly. The bread maker should be operated on a separate electrical circuit from other operating appliances.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

LEARNING ABOUT YOUR EXPRESS BAKE BREADMAKER

• a: Glass viewing window
• b: Vent
• c: Top lid assembly
• d: Measuring Scoop
• e: Measuring Cup
• f: Breadmaker
• g: Control Panel/LCD Display
• h: Removable Bread Pan
• I: Kneading Blade
• j: Kneading blade removal tool

HOW TO:

Preparing your breadmaker

1. Place the breadmaker on a counter where the plug will reach an outlet. DO NOT yet plug the machine into the wall outlet. You will be shown later when to do this.
2. Make sure you can open the breadmaker top without hitting the top of the kitchen cabinets.
3. Open the lid and remove the baking pan. To do this, simply grasp the handle of the pan and pull straight up. Use a gentle, non-abrasive soap and wash, rinse, and dry the pan thoroughly.
4. Attach the kneading blade (a) to the baking pan (b), as shown. You will find the kneading blade packed inside the included measuring cup.
5. Set the pan aside. Do not yet place the pan into the breadmaker.
   You’re ready to start!

Baking Bread

The simplest way to learn how to bake bread is to follow a basic recipe. The following recipe is easy, and the bread is delicious. Before you begin, make sure you have the following measuring equipment:

• Liquid measuring cup
• Dry measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

You will need the following ingredients:

• Water
• Butter/Margarine
• Salt
• Bread flour (be sure to buy bread flour, preferably for bread makers)
• Dry milk
• Sugar
• Active, fast-rising yeast

Measuring ingredients
The most important secret of making bread is exact measurements; that’s the key to successfully baking bread. With wet ingredients, use ONLY measuring cups with the cups/ounces marked clearly on the side. After filling the measuring cup, place it on a flat surface and view it at eye level to make sure the amount of liquid is exact. Then, double-check. With dry ingredients, always “level off ” the measurement with the back of a knife or a spatula to make sure the measurement is exact. Another helpful tip is to never use the cup to scoop the ingredients (for example, flour). By scooping, you could add up to one tablespoon of extra ingredients. Fill the measuring cup with a spoon before leveling off.

Order of adding ingredients
The SECOND most important secret of making bread is putting the ingredients into the breadmaker in the EXACT order given in the recipe. This means:

• FIRST, liquid ingredients
• SECOND, dry ingredients
• LAST, yeast

Also, make sure ALL ingredients are at room temperature (between 77°–85° F) unless otherwise noted in the recipe.

Note: Temperatures too cool or too hot can affect the way the bread rises and bakes. It’s a good idea to start with all new, fresh ingredients (especially fresh flour and yeast). Now, let’s try a simple (but really good) recipe.

Traditional White Bread 2 lb. loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 & 3/8 cups water
• 2 tablespoons softened butter or margarine
• 4 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons dry milk
• 1 & 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 2 & 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1. Instructions:
   Carefully measure 1 and 3/8 cups of water. Remember, use water that is room temperature. DO NOT use very hot or very cold water. It’s a good idea to view the measuring cup at eye level to make sure you have measured exactly 1 and 3/8 cups.
2. Pour the water into the bread pan.
3. Carefully measure 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine that is at room temperature. Add this to the bread pan. This takes care of all of the liquid ingredients for the recipe. Next comes the dry ingredients.
4. Measure 4 cups of bread flour. Make sure not to “overpack” the flour into the cup. To avoid overpacking, a good trick is to fill the measuring cup to overflowing, then tap the side of the cup with a knife or spatula to remove air pockets. Level off the measuring cup with the knife or spatula. Pour the flour into the bread pan.
5. Measure 2 tablespoons of sugar. Again, make sure to level off the tablespoons for an exact measurement. Add the sugar to the bread pan.
6. Measure 2 tablespoons of dry milk. Level off the tablespoons of dry milk like all of the rest of the dry ingredients. Add the dry milk to the bread pan.
7. Measure 1 & 3/4 teaspoons of salt. It is especially important to measure the salt precisely because too much salt, even a little, can affect the rising of the dough. Add the salt to the bread pan.
8. Before adding the yeast, use your finger to form a well (hole) in the flour where you will pour the yeast. Yeast must NEVER come into contact with a liquid when you are adding ingredients. Measure (again, leveling off ) 2 & 1/4 teaspoons of yeast and carefully pour it into the well you made in the flour.
9. Carefully snap the baking pan into the breadmaker.
10. Close the lid of the bread machine and plug the power cord into the wall outlet. The following things will happen. The machine will “beep,” and the lights of the display will turn on. The time setting will say “3:25” hours.
11. Repeatedly press the “Crust Color” button to select the kind of crust you want. For this recipe, we recommend “Medium”. Depending on the crust color you select, the arrow will be pointing to either light, medium, or dark.
12. Press the “Start/Stop” button, and your machine will start making bread. You will hear the breadmaker begin to mix the ingredients.

Note: You mustn’t press the “Start/Stop” button while the breadmaker is making bread. If you do, the machine will turn off and you will need to start over again, from scratch.

Note: You mustn’t raise the lid for this recipe. (For other recipes you try later, you will need to raise the lid to add nuts, fruits, or other ingredients.)

Caution: The breadmaker is very hot. DO NOT handle the machine while it’s operating. DO NOT lift the lid while the breadmaker is baking bread.

Bread Machine Stages (for 2 lb. loaves)
It’s fun to watch your bread being made through the viewing window. For the basic cycle, you can expect the following things to happen as the timer counts down to zero.

To begin: The ingredients are kneaded for the first time (5 minutes)

• At 3:20, the dough rests for 5 minutes
• At 3:15, the dough is kneaded for the second time (20 minutes)
• At 2:55, the dough begins to rise (39 minutes)
• At 2:16, the dough is “punched down” (10 seconds)
• At 2:16, the dough continues to rise (25 minutes and 50 seconds)
• At 1:50, the dough is shaped (15 seconds)
• At 1:50, the dough comes to the last period of rise (48 minutes and 45 seconds)
• At 0:60, the dough begins to bake (60 minutes)
• At 0:00, the bread is finished.

After the bread is baked
Caution: Do not put your face near the lid when you open the breadmaker, hot steam may escape that could burn you.

Important: The breadmaker has an automatic “keep warm” setting that will keep your bread warm for up to one hour, We recommend, however, that to remove the bread from the breadmaker right away to preserve its freshness.

1. Use pot holders or oven mitts to carefully lift the pan by its handle from the breadmaker.
2. Turn the pan upside down onto a cooling rack and gently shake it until the bread comes out. If it sticks, take a rubber spatula (metal can damage the pan’s surface) and carefully go around the sides of the loaf until the bread comes out.
3. If the kneading blade comes out with the bread, use the included kneading blade removal tool to remove it from the loaf. Remember, it will be hot! Allow the bread to cool for 15 minutes before slicing and enjoying it.

Important: If you wish to make another loaf of bread right away, please allow the breadmaker to cool down for 10 to 15 minutes with the cover open and the pan removed.

Overview of Breadmaker Functions

Bread function:

Please refer to the relevant recipe and follow the process below

1. Insert the kneading blade into the bread pan.
2. Place ingredients in the bread pan in the following order: liquid ingredients first, dry ingredients (except yeast) second, and yeast last. Note: Yeast must NEVER come into contact with a liquid when you are adding ingredients.
3. Insert bread pan into the breadmaker, then gently close the lid.
4. Plug in the breadmaker, and the LCD will display “MENU 1 TIMER 3:25”.
5. Press the Menu Select button to choose the type of bread desired (BASIC, FRENCH, WHOLE WHEAT, SWEET, QUICK, EXPRESS BAKE (1.5 lbs.), EXPRESS BAKE (2.0 lbs.), GLUTEN FREE, DOUGH, PASTA DOUGH, JAM, BAKE, CAKE). Note: The Display will indicate the Menu number corresponding to the bread type selected from 1 to 13.
6. Press the Crust Color Button to select the desired color crust (Light, Medium, Dark, or Rapid). Note: Display will indicate the crust color with an arrow pointing to the corresponding crust color selected (select programs have fixed settings).
   Note: Rapid setting is available on Basic, French, or Whole Wheat programs and reduces
   The total time by about an hour for quicker results.
7. Press the Loaf Size button to select loaf size (1.0lb, 1.5lb, or 2.0lb). Note: Display will indicate the loaf size with an arrow pointing to the corresponding loaf size selected (select
   programs have fixed settings).
8. If delay time is needed, press the up or down delay time arrows to adjust the delay timer accordingly; the delay timer can be set for up to 15 hours. Note: The delay time is calculated as the working time plus the delayed time (example for basic bread 2.0 lbs: delay time set to 15:00 hours = a delay time of 11 hrs. & 35 min. plus the working time of 3 hrs. & 25 min. for basic bread 2.0 lbs).
9. Press the “Start/Stop” button to start the breadmaker.
10. If you need to stop the breadmaker, press the “Start/Stop” button for about 1 second; the breadmaker will stop, however, you will need to redo the process.
11. Once the program is complete and the display shows “0:00”, it will beep 15 times as a warning, then it will switch to keep warm mode. In keep warm mode, the “0:00” will flash.
    Note: Keep warm mode will last for up to 1 hour; after 1 hour, it will beep 15 times and go back to the initial status.
12. When the machine beeps, indicating the program is finished, pull the bread pan straight up and out of the machine with oven mitts. Turn the bread pan upside down and gently shake until bread falls out. Take out the kneading blade from the bottom of the bread using the included kneading blade removal tool, and you are ready to eat.

Dough function:

The dough function program is similar to the bread function, except that there is no baking mode operation. When the program is finished, it will beep 5 times as a warning. When the machine beeps, indicating the program is finished, remove the dough from the bread pan.

Baking function:

This function can be used to bake bread or other dough. Please refer to the relevant recipe and follow the process below.

Things You May Need to Buy

• You should only use “Bread Machine” flour for the EXPRESS BAKE Breadmaker setting recipes.
• You may need a cooking thermometer to measure the temperature of the water you use in these recipes. You should only use hot water (between 115° and 125° F) for EXPRESS BAKE Breadmaker setting recipes.

Although baking EXPRESS BAKE Breadmaker setting breads is a little different, the results and convenience are well worth it. The following recipe is a great one to try for your first EXPRESS BAKE Breadmaker setting loaf.

Traditional White Bread 1–1/2 lb. loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons
• 9 ounces total) of hot water (115° – 125°)
• 2 tablespoons oil (room temperature)
• tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups Bread Machine flour
• 5 teaspoons fast-rising yeast

Using the Delay Timer

You can delay the time your bread maker starts to have fresh bread ready when you get up in the morning or when you come home from work. We recommend that before you use the Delay Timer, you try out a few recipes. Use recipes that have produced good results for you in the past.

Important: You CANNOT use the Delay Timer for EXPRESS BAKE Breadmaker settings. Before using the Delay Timer:

1. Add all of the ingredients of the recipe.
2. Select the correct setting for the kind of bread you are making (French, Sweet, etc.).
3. Select the crust color.

Caution: Do not use recipes with ingredients that can spoil, like eggs or milk.

To Use the Delay Timer:

1. Figure out how many hours and minutes there are between now and when you want final, baked bread. For example, if it is 8:00 AM and you want bread ready for dinner at 6:00 PM, that is 10 hours.
2. Use the delay timer up button to advance the time in 10-minute increments. In our example, you will do this until the timer reads “10:00.” If necessary, use the delay timer down button to decrease the time. (To advance the time quickly, simply press and hold down the delay timer up/down buttons.) Important: If you make a mistake or wish to start over, press and hold down the “Start/Stop” button until you hear a beep, then press the “Start/Stop” button one more time. The display will show the original setting and cycle time. The delay timer is canceled, and you can start again.
3. When the delay timer is set where you want it, make sure to press the “Start/Stop” button. The colon “:” will flash, and your bread will be ready when you planned.
   Important: When using the delay timer during times of hot weather, you may wish to reduce the liquid in your recipe by 1 or 2 tablespoons. This is to prevent the dough from rising too much. You may also reduce the salt by 1/8 or 1/4 teaspoons and try cutting the amount of sugar you use by 1/4 teaspoon at a time.

Tips and Hints

Experienced cooks consider bread making to be as much of an art as a science. Keep in mind that some recipes may require a little experimentation before they are exactly the way you want them. Just don’t give up. Still, there are special hints to ensuring quality bread almost every time.

Use Exact Measurements
We’ve already mentioned how important it is to use exact measurements when baking bread, but it should be said again. Level off all dry ingredients and make sure that all liquid ingredients are measured in a glass cup with the markings clearly labeled on the side.

Use Fresh Ingredients
You should always use fresh ingredients. The reasons are:

• Flour – If you have stored your flour for a long time, it may have become wet from absorbing moisture, or dry, depending on the area of the country in which you live. We recommend using fresh bread flour.
• Yeast – Fresh yeast is probably the most important ingredient in baking bread. If the yeast is not fresh, your bread may not rise. It is better to buy new yeast than to take a chance on yeast that has been stored for a long time.

You can test the freshness of your yeast. Simply fill a cup with warm water, then add and stir in 2 teaspoons of sugar. Sprinkle a few teaspoons of yeast on the surface of the water and wait. After 15 minutes, the yeast should foam, and there should be a distinct odor. If neither reaction happens, the yeast is old and should be thrown away.

Add Ingredients in the Correct Order
Read all recipes from top to bottom, and remember:

• FIRST, liquid ingredients
• SECOND, dry ingredients
• LAST, yeast

Measurement Equivalency Chart

The following chart will help you convert measurements used in the recipes. For example: 1/2 tablespoon = 1–1/2 teaspoons

Troubleshooting

If you experience difficulties when operating the breadmaker, review the troubleshooting information in this section to find a solution. If you are unable to find a solution, please call our Consumer Relations Department at 1(800)334–0759.

If you have a power outage

This unit has a memory function if the power goes out while you are using your breadmaker.

1. If the power goes out while working and is out for less than 6 min., when the power comes back on, the unit will resume the program from where it left off.
2. If the power goes out while working and is out for more than 6 min., when the power comes back on, the unit will not resume the program.

When the power is out for more than 6 min., when it comes back on, you should do the following:

1. Hold down the “Start/Stop” button for at least 3 seconds. If the display does not return to the time setting before the outage, unplug the bread maker and then plug it back in.
2. If the machine still does not start, hold down the “Start/Stop” button a second time for 3 seconds. Continue to unplug and re-plug the machine and hold down the “Start/Stop” button until the display returns to the cycle time before the power outage.

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