George Foreman GFBM1000 Instructions For Use Manual
1
GFBM1000
Instructions & Recipes
2
Exploded Diagram
3
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 theres washing up, and wiping up the spilt flour. Its quite amazing the distance
flour can travel when youre kneading dough.
Your George Foreman
TM
Breadmaker doesnt have these problems. Like everything else
these days, its controlled by a microchip. Itll do everything apart from answering the phone.
And itll do it the same way every time
theres hardly any washing up
it kneads with the lid closed, so flour doesnt 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 (until
something goes wrong).
Safety (this is an important bit)
Treat electrical appliances with respect most of them can give you a nasty bite.
1. Dont put your George Foreman Breadmaker in water, dont use it in the
bathroom, dont use it near a basin or any other source of water, and dont use it
outdoors.
2. The George Foreman Breadmaker must be used by or under the direct supervision
of a responsible adult.
3. 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 dont get hurt.
4. Dont 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.
5. Keep clear of the vents in the sides and back of the George Foreman Breadmaker
and the top of the lid.
6. Dont plug your George Foreman Breadmaker in until after youve loaded the loaf
tin (with the ingredients), into it.
7. Unplug it before you take the loaf tin out.
8. Position your George Foreman Breadmaker on a firm, level, heat-resistant surface,
close to a power socket and out of reach of children.
9. Leave at least 5cm (2 inches) of space all round your George Foreman Breamaker
to allow for ventilation.
10. Dont use your George Foreman Breadmaker near or under curtains, cupboards, or
anything that might scorch or burn.
11. Keep the George Foreman Breadmaker and the mains lead away from hotplates,
hobs, and burners.
12. Dont cover the George Foreman Breadmaker, and dont put anything on top of it,
or itll overheat.
13. Route the mains lead so that it doesnt overhang and cant be caught or tripped
over.
4
14. Unplug your George Foreman Breadmaker when youre not using it, and let it cool
down before moving or cleaning it.
15. Dont use accessories or attachments other than those we provide.
16. Dont use it for any purpose other than those described in these instructions.
17. Dont use anything metal or sharp on the loaf tin or the kneading arm, to avoid
scratching the non-stick surfaces.
18. Dont use it if it malfunctions, if its dropped or damaged, or if the mains lead or
plug is damaged. The mains lead must be replaced by the manufacturer, in order to
avoid hazard. (Contact Salton Customer Service - details on Back Page).
19. This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirmed persons.
20. This appliance is not a toy.
21. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its
service agent or a similarly qualified person in order to avoid hazard.
Household use only
Before use
Take the packaging off your George Foreman Breadmaker, but keep it all until youre
happy that its working properly. If theres a plastic label on the outside of the George
Foreman Breadmaker, listing its features, take it off.
Before using your George Foreman Breadmaker for the first time, or if its been out of
use for a while, clean it out to remove dust, etc. (See Cleaning).
If you give the George Foreman Breadmaker 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 (thats 1lb, 1 lb and 2lb).
Pick a colour light, medium, or dark crust.
Set the timer (if appropriate)
Start the program.
When its finished, your George Foreman Breamaker will beep, then itll keep your
bread warm for an hour.
1
/
2
5
Making Bread
PREPARATION
1. Sit your George Foreman Breadmaker on a firm, level, heat-resistant surface, close
to a power socket and out of reach of children.
2. Dont plug it in yet.
3. Open the lid.
4. Grip the loaf tin handle firmly and twist the loaf tin anti-clockwise to release it from
the catches in the bottom of the machine.
5. Lift it out and check that its 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 itll 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
Its 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.
9. Keep any extras fruit, nuts, raisins, etc.
to one side, and add them when the
machine beeps (during the second kneading).
10.First, add the liquid. This is 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.
11.Dont use milk with the timer; it might
curdle before the bread-making process
starts.
12.Add any sugar and salt required by the
recipe.
13.Add any wet ingredients honey, syrup,
molasses ...
14.Add the dry ingredients flour, dried milk,
herbs, spices ...
15.Add the dried yeast (or baking
powder/baking soda) last. Lay it on top of
the other ingredients dont get it wet, or
itll start working too soon.
16.If youre using the timer, its essential to
keep the yeast (baking powder/baking soda)
and water/liquid apart. If you dont, 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
17. Clean any spillage off the outside of the loaf
tin before putting it into the George
Foreman Breadmaker. Spillage inside the
machine will burn on to the surfaces.
Spillage on the element will reduce its life
dramatically.
18. Turn the loaf tin slightly anti-clockwise, then
lower it gently into your George Foreman
Breadmaker.
19. If it wont go in properly, its probably
fouling the drive. Lift it out, give the drive a
quarter of a turn clockwise, then try again.
20. Now grip the loaf tin handle firmly and twist
clockwise to engage the lugs underneath the
loaf tin with the catches in the bottom of
the machine.
21. Try not to spill anything into the George
Foreman Breadmaker if you do, take the
loaf tin out and clean the spillage.
22. Lower the handle until it stops about 25mm
(1 inch) above the side of the loaf tin.
23. Close the lid.
SETTING THE CONTROLS
Plug your George Foreman Breadmaker into the
power socket (switch the socket on, if it has a
switch). The machine will beep and the display
will show flashing zeroes.
SELECT PROGRAM
24. Press and release the Select button until the
number of your chosen program shows in the
top right of the display.
25. If you go pass the setting you want, you can
press the Stop button to go back to the top
of the display, or carry on to 16 then press
again to get back to 1.
SIZE OF LOAF
26. To set the size of your bread, press and
release the Size button to cycle the display
through 2LB/1.5LB/1LB. These represent
500g, 750g, and 1.5kg respectively. It starts
off showing 2LB.
27. The Size button doesnt operate on the
Bagel dough, Bagel bake, Cake, Pizza dough,
Jam, or Bake only programs.
6
7
CRUST COLOUR
28. Press and release the Crust button to cycle
the display through the crust options Light,
Medium, Dark, and stop it on the option you
want.
29. The Crust button doesnt operate on the
Bagel dough, Bagel bake, Super rapid,
Dough, Pizza dough, Jam, or Bake only
programs.
START THE GEORGE FOREMAN BREADMAKER
30. When youre happy with the settings, press
the Start/Pause button, and watch the
machine leap into action. The LED lights up,
the timer colon (:) flashes, the timer counts
down, to show the amount of time
remaining, and the pointer on the left of
the display shows you which process is going
on.
31. If youre using the Wholewheat or Jam
programs, nothing happens for between 5
and 30 minutes. Dont worry, this is
intentional. These recipes need this time to
preheat the ingredients.
OOPS!
32. If you discover youve made a mistake after
pressing Start/Pause, press and hold the
Stop button, then reprogram the machine.
Dont leave it too long. If the program is
substantially into the cycle before you stop
it, the results will be affected. In that case,
you have to decide whether its best to let
the program run and put up with the results,
or stop it, throw out the ingredients, and
start from scratch.
DOUGH CONSISTENCY
33. Keep an eye on the dough (through the window) during the first 5 minute kneading
period. It should form a smooth ball. If it doesnt, you might have to adjust the
ingredients. Do this during the second kneading.
ADJUSTING
34. Press the Start/Pause button and hold it down for 2 seconds to stop the program
cycle the time on the display will flash. If the dough looks sticky or clings to the
sides of the loaf tin, sprinkle a tablespoon of flour over it. If it looks too dry, give it
a tablespoon of warm water. Dont leave the lid open for longer than you need to
open it, add whatever you need, then close it.
Press the Start/Pause button to resume the program cycle.
Wait until the flour/water is fully incorporated into the dough before adjusting again.
8
EXTRAS
35. Seven to eight minutes before the end of the kneading process, the Extras beeper
sounds, to let you know its time to add the fruit, nuts, raisins, etc..
36. Open the lid, lay the additional ingredients on top of the dough, then close the lid.
Dont touch or stir the dough.
37. If you dont want to add any extras, ignore the beeping.
FINISHING
38. When its done, the George Foreman Breadmaker beeps to let you know your bread
is ready. Press the Stop button.
KEEP WARM
39. If you dont press the Stop button, the George Foreman Breadmaker will keep the
bread warm for an hour. The LED will flash to let you know the Breadmaker is in
Keep warm mode.
REMOVING THE BREAD
40. As it cools, moisture in the bread
evaporates, drying it out and firming it up.
Leaving the bread in the loaf tin traps the
moisture. It cant evaporate, so it soaks into
the bread as it cools down, making it soft
and soggy. The keep warm feature will
prevent this up to a point, but the sooner
the bread is removed, the better.
41. This is where you need the wire tray, the
heatproof placemat, and the oven gloves
(remember protect both hands).
42. Press the Stop button.
43. Unplug the George Foreman Breadmaker
from the power socket (switch the socket off
first, if it has a switch).
44. Hot air and steam will billow out when you
open the lid, so keep your hands, arms,
face, etc. away from the area above the
Breadmaker.
45. Put on the oven gloves (both hands), open
the lid (use the handle), and let it rest on its
hinges.
46. With the oven gloves on, grip the loaf tin
handle firmly and twist the loaf tin anticlockwise to release it from the catches in
the bottom of the machine, then lift it out.
47. Turn the loaf tin upside down and shake it to
release the bread.
48. Put the bread on the wire tray to cool.
49. Put the loaf tin on the heatproof placemat.
50. If the bread wont come out, run a
heatproof plastic or wooden spatula round
9
the inside of the loaf tin dont use
anything metal or sharp, to avoid scratching
the non-stick surface.
51. Check that the kneading arm is still in the
loaf tin. If it has come off with the bread,
let it cool, then use a plastic or wooden
spatula to dig it out of the bottom of the
bread dont use anything metal or sharp,
to avoid scratching the non-stick surface.
52. For best results, let the bread sit for 20-30
minutes to firm up and dry out before
cutting. Cutting while its still warm and
moist may make it soggy.
53. If youd rather tear a bit off, smother it in
butter, and eat it hot, hold a bit of kitchen
towel under your chin, to keep the drips off your clothes.
54. Dont cut the bread until youve checked the kneading arm. If the knife hits the
kneading arm, youll score the non-stick surface, youll probably damage the knife,
and you may cut yourself.
CONTINUOUS USE
If you want to make more bread, let the George Foreman Breadmaker cool right down
first, and check the inside for crumbs and other debris.
If you try to use it while its hot, youll get one of two possible error messages on the
display (_ _H means its too hot, _HI means its much too hot). Unplug it, remove the
loaf tin, and leave the Breadmaker to cool down fully before trying again.
USING THE TIMER
With the timer, you can set the finishing time up to 18 hours ahead. You cant use it
with the Bagel bake, Super rapid, Jam, or Bake only programs.
Dont use it for bread or dough containing fresh milk, yoghurt, cheese, eggs, fruit,
onions, or anything else which might go off a bit when left for a few hours in a warm
moist environment.
We dont recommend using the timer with the Fruit & nut, Dough, or Pizza dough
programs. They may work with some ingredients, but generally, the ingredients used in
these programs arent really suited to being left for any length of time.
a) If youre using salt in the recipe, add it with the liquid ingredients, and keep it
away from the yeast.
b) Apart from the salt, follow steps 1 to 29, to set the George Foreman Breadmaker up.
c) Decide when you want your bread to be ready, e.g. 6 p.m.
d) Check the time now, e.g. 7 a.m.
e) Work out the difference between the two times, e.g. 11 hours.
f) Use the arrow buttons to set the program time to the time youve just
worked out (e.g. 11 hours). The time will show on the LCD display as soon as you
start to press the and buttons.
Each press will increase or decrease the time displayed by 10 minutes.
You ca nt reduce the time to less than the program time.
The maximum time which can be shown on the display is 18 hours.
g) Go to step 30 (press Start/Pause), then go to work/shopping/whatever. When you
return, youll be welcomed home by the aroma of freshly baked bread.
Loading...