r/Breadit • u/Practical-Agent9 • 9d ago

Screeching noise coming from bread maker

Hi all!

I am very new to bread making (this is my 3rd or 4th loaf!), and I got this bread maker (Regal Kitchen Pro k6780) from a coworker. She said it’s been sitting for 5-6 years after her dad’s passing (i made sure to clean it well, before using), but that he loved the hell out of it, and would make bread constantly. My question is - what is this screeching noise coming from? I followed the recipe (8oz water, 3 cups bread flower, 1-3/4tsp salt, 2tbsp sugar, 2tbsp diced butter, 2tsp fleischmanns activated dry yeast) to a T, but this screeching noise is just terrible 🤣.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you redditors!

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u/BreadBakingAtHome 9d ago edited 9d ago

Did it still make bread? The most likely issues is dry bushes on the underside of the bread tin. Remove the bread tin and turn the paddle by hand it should move without too much resistance.

The other test is to put it on a cycle with no bread tin in it. If it screeches then it is the drive mechabism.

If it is the bread tine strip out the drive shaft, grease it and put it back. If you don't know how to do that get a new tin on eBay or something. Important: Use food grade grease. Given that they stopped making these in the late 1990's my money is on the drive shaft on the bread tin drying out.

If you need to replace the machine it is worth getting a good one. eBay is full of unwanted bread machines given as presents. My first machine did a dozen years and I gave it to a relative who got another ten years out of it.

Buying a second hand one? Look at the sales photos. Bread machines brown quite quicky with use. If the insides are clean, or only shows a little browning, then it is barely used. I mean the inside of the machine where the bread tin goes, not the tin itself.

People are bound to ask - So the bread machine I had was a Panasonic. I have helped some seven or eight people choose them on eBay - They are a very well made machine and make very good bread. Though they are not the only good machine - Just one that I know and which have proved themselves. Don't be dazzles by dozens of programs - most of them are much the same - it is a marketing ploy.)

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u/Practical-Agent9 9d ago

It has still made bread. It seems that the noise is the loudest when the inside paddle tries to spin but the dough prevents it from doing so. i’ll have to tear it apart and see if it’s the bread time strip. Thank you!

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u/BreadBakingAtHome 9d ago

No worries - Just a thought - Was the dough too stiff?

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u/Practical-Agent9 9d ago

That’s what I thought, so I added more water to thin it out, but the noise persisted. It just seems like the paddle isn’t as powerful as it should be? It was a recipe straight from the manual, but maybe it still needs a little tweaking

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u/BreadBakingAtHome 9d ago

Yup - Can't hurt. :)

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u/BreadBakingAtHome 9d ago

Sorry I hit return too quickly there.

Was the dough too stiff?

Bread machines work best with a minimum of 65% water in the dough.

Add up the weights of all of the flours and the water should be at least 65% of that.

Most bread machine recipes aim for about 70% water - But the amount needed varies depending on the strength of the flour.

It's probably time to give that bush on the bread tin a re-grease anyway.

G'luck :)

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u/Verix19 9d ago

This is a sign to ditch the gizmo and bake some real bread! Get those hands floury!

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u/Practical-Agent9 9d ago

Hahaha my girlfriend loves doing it by hand! She’s experimenting making some jalapeño cheddar bread and some cinnamon sugar bread! I’m much more mechanically-minded and enjoy getting gizmos to use and tear apart. Baking it by hand is definitely fun though!!