Question 1

I made  no knead bread. after baking i noticed a "plastic" smell.  the bread tasted like plastic...baked it at 395f...anyone else have this problem

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Some have an acute sense of taste and are able to detect a 'plasticky' flavor in foods heated up in several plastic products. I have experienced this with other than silicone plastic products and find this concerning for higher heat applications such as baking. This product lists the highest heat range as 220 degrees Celsius which translates to 428 degrees Fahrenheit. I did a search online to find out the melting point of silicone used in baking products and also searched for what temperature silicone begins to outgas and based on numerous links (including those from DOW chemical that were highly technical) and advise that temperatures above 250 degrees especially with any baking products that are dyed may be the beginning temperature where outgassing of chemical tastes would begin for those with high sensitivity . If you still want to bake at higher temperatures consider lining the inside of this type of product with baking paper. You might be interested in the simpler information in the link here: https://wellnessmama.com/25952/silicone-safe-for-baking/

Question 2

I baked bread and it tastes like plastic, anyone else have this problem?

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It’s probably the dish detergent. 
Silicone sometimes retains and transfers the detergent smell and tastes to your food depending on your washing method or brand of detergent. Silicone does not contain plastic so it’s not likely that the odd taste was plastic. 
Try a milder soap and rinsing it with warm water more thoroughly you would a ceramic dish.

Question 3

I need easy receipes for lekue bread maker.i am not experienced  in breaf making but would like to try the lekue.thank you in advance

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I just use any bread recipe.  My electronic breadmaker just broke down when I took it out of storage, in Covid lockdown (2021) with all the ingredients in the pan, so I tipped it all into my Lekue and just doing the second rise now but it looks fine.  I’ve also used bread mix, that’s a nice easy way to do it.  In addition, the Lekue itself comes with a booklet full of recipes, I don’t exactly know where that is right now, but I’m not worried as I have a whole book of bread recipes.

Question 4

Can you use any bread recipe with this or does it have to be specific ones?

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Yep I use all sorts of recipes. I’ve used bread mix, the kind you just add water, sourdough from cultures I had in the freezer (Covid lockdown so yeast all sold out), beer bread (same reason). Today I’m making bread that I started in my electronic breadmaker (recipe from that breadmaker’s book) but my breadmaker blew a fuse or something, and back in lockdown so I tipped it out of the breadmaker and into the Lekue. Seems to be going just fine, rising nicely and about to start baking, even though it was made nothing like normal bread with all ingredients thrown in together and left overnight in breadmaker hoping it would reset if unplugged overnight. I did need to add some extra water today to get it to form a dough, but all seems well.  Oh and the sourdough was very wet and it still came out perfectly.

PS the guy who says the crust was soft, I think it actually says in the instructions to unfold the Lekue for the last 15? minutes of baking to get a brown crust, and doing this I’ve never had a soft crust issue.

ASIN	B007F6EN96
Brand	Lekue
Brand Name	Lekue
Capacity	0.6 liters
Color	Brown
Customer Reviews	4.4 out of 5 stars 4,164 Reviews
Global Trade Identification Number	08420460155331
Included Components	Bread Baker
Item Dimensions D x W x H	9.06"D x 11.02"W x 5.12"H
Item Type Name	Bread Baker
Item Weight	16 ounces
Manufacturer	Lekue
Material	Silicone
Model Number	0200600
Part Number	0200600M10M017
Product Care Instructions	Dishwasher Safe
Product Dimensions	9.06"D x 11.02"W x 5.12"H
UPC	735343848551 791769431210
Unit Count	1.0 Count

Lekue Silicone Bread Maker, Model #, Brown

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