Oster 5834 not mixing ingredients well before rising & baking
I just got an Oster 5834 for Christmas. I've used it a handful of times, and I've not been pleased so far. I've been using bread machines for years, so I'm pretty sure I'm doing everything right. But unless I help the machine stir the ingredients and sometimes add extra water, the ingredients don't all mix together (there's flour all over the sides of the machine that didn't mix) and the bread is very heavy at the end. Is there a way to fix this, or is this just a cheap machine?
Kitchen Appliances - Others - Oster - 5834 ExpressBake Bread Maker
Answers & Comments
Hi,
Take the bread pan and paddle out of the machine and see if you can spin the paddle by hand. If it moves freely, then it could be the belt is loose on the pulley inside the base of the machine, or the pulley or motor itself is not right. Either check the belt or exchange it at the store or check warranty. It is obviously a defect. Good Luck, Hank