I bought this bread maker to replace my baby Rolsen RBM-530, whose scapula cover completely peeled off and the bucket wrinkled a little. The bread maker needed a small one, with an obligatory program for baking whole grain (ideally rye) bread.
I looked at different options, I liked this Mulya, but it was impossible to find any information on her. The official website of Mulinex is practically zero, there are no reviews of the owners. But as a result, I took a chance - the bread maker was bought, tested, so I am sharing information.
Description from the manufacturer's website:
Moulinex Neo OW 1201 (OW 120130) 6 programs, Bread weight 500 g, 3 degrees of baking, Delay start, Keep warm function, Sound signal, Non-stick tank coating, Compact.
Compared to the Rolsen 530 on points:
1. Case: Moulinex is higher, but takes up less space on the table, the cover can be removed completely. At first it was embarrassing - unusual, but it turned out to be convenient.
White, beautiful, the lid is a dome, the program switch is mechanical. The crust color and the snooze timer are changed by successive clicks on the corresponding buttons. There is no display.
2. Bucket: Moulinex will have a bigger bucket. For comparison: the dimensions of the bucket (internal) at Rolsen are 13.5x11.7 cm along the upper edge, the depth is 9 cm; at Moulinex - 14.3x13.3 along the upper edge, depth - 9.5 cm.The estimated volume of buckets (excluding the scapula) is about 1.42 liters and 1.8 liters, respectively. The bucket has no handle, you need to pull it out with tacks, picking it up from both sides. In general, pulling out is normal, since the bucket protrudes strongly upward relative to the body. The scapula is straight (Rolsen's is curved).
3. Programs: Rolsen (8 programs): basic, baking, French, muffin, ultra fast, dough (yeast), pasta, browning (baking). Moulinex (6 programs): regular bread (basic), quick bread, French baguette, wholemeal bread, sweet bread, yeast dough.
Now essentially -
saga of the first use of Moulinex Neo NEO OW120130... (Just don't scold for style - this is exactly a saga!)
The bread maker is bought, unpacked, and voila! Beautiful, white, shiny, design - nice ... And immediately fly in the ointment - there is no measuring cup in the package! Well, let's say I have 4 measuring cups from previous bakery machines, and there are separate ones, including those of increased accuracy with gradations of 5 ml, but it's unpleasant. An eminent manufacturer, a glass of a penny costs, and the bread maker itself is not to say that it is very cheap, but there is no glass in the package and that's it. For those who buy a bread maker for the first time, this can be an unpleasant surprise. But the measuring spoon is beyond praise, it has additional graduation: 1/3, 1/2 and 3/4 at the teaspoon, 1/2 at the dining room. The instruction is a small book, there is little text, mostly pictures such as comics. There is no recipe book, there are 6 recipes in the instructions, one for each program. There is a plate with the modes, but only with general figures: how much time is total, how much time is for baking, how much time is for the entire kneading process, how long is the heating time and the signal time for adding ingredients.
Further. I take out the bucket to wash it before the first baking, and oops! The agitator hooks are made of plastic, the receiving part is made of plastic, in shape they resemble a chamomile, like in some Mulinex grinders.
Great amazement. This bread maker is not the first, in a row - the sixth already (Moulinex was also among them, only a large one, for 2 mixers), but I have never seen such a thing. Okay, plastic, so plastic. It is a little unclear how long this system will last, as the oven temperature is very high during baking.The coating of the bucket makes a good impression, but on the scapula, right on the edge, there was a point absence of Teflon in two places. Another minor nuisance, after Rolsen's scapula, which has simply peeled off to the point of obscenity, is a sore point.
Further. The first bread was chosen
Wheat bread with cz oat flour (oven) from Mistletoe, thank her very much for the recipe. I have always baked this bread in a bread maker, I have no oven. Baking in Rolsen with a reduction factor of 0.9 and it always came out lush, airy, propped up under the lid. I poured it in, fell asleep, with the same coefficient, because according to the passport, HP is also designed for a 0.5 kg loaf, I held my breath - I turn on the program for whole grain bread, the crust is medium.
Kneading. When mixed, Moulinex screeches. The sound is very specific, exactly what squeals and does not buzz, and very loudly. This sound apparently arises precisely because of the plastic "chamomile" construction of the bucket attachment. The paddle spins evenly at the same speed, although usually the mixing algorithm is slow at first, then faster. It mixes well, there is no need to help. The signal for adding ingredients is very quiet, against the background of the squeal of the drive, it is barely audible, even when you are nearby. I was surprised that the signal sounded during the first batch. After baking, I took out some bread. The bread is beautiful. Very ruddy, but short and not as lush as from Rolsen. The density of the bread is greater, although the crumb is perforated, well baked. Not high, below the edge of the bucket
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Here is such a first bread!
My personal impressions of baby Moulinex:- The design is very nice - that's a plus.
- Completely removable cover - I liked it, this is also a plus.
- Not enough display - minus. I did not even expect that I would miss him so much. Inconvenient, you don't know how much time is left until the end.
- Mixes perfectly - plus!
- It makes a lot of noise when mixing, very quiet signals - a minus.
- No extra (for me) programs - plus!
- No separate baking program - minus.
- The crust is very, really VERY tanned. in the mode of French bread on a medium crust - it turned out to be "Negro", it looked like a rye loaf, and the crust tasted bitter (the bread itself was not bitter). I don’t know, is it just me such a "hot" stove got or the stoves of this model are all like that? I don’t know, I don’t presume to judge. Someone else will buy, unsubscribe, find out. At the same time, the bread turns out to be tanned, pretty. In the programs for regular and whole grain bread, the middle crust shows distinct "burns", though in some places. The conclusion for my stove is to put a light one.
- Algorithm for preparing the dough. As it turned out, this stove has only ONE! long batch. further proofing with two strokes. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the structure of the finished bread is a little dense.
In general, the stove is a bit strange, but it does its job well. It remains only to get used to the lack of a display and select and recount recipes (from a book - I did not use it, I almost always bake according to forum recipes). To date, I have tried out the main, whole grain and French regimes so far.
I counted with a stopwatch (while the borscht was cooking) the main mode:
kneading - 5 min
rest - 1 min
kneading - 25 min
whistle - at 27 minutes
proofing - 25 minutes
warm-up 1 - 30 sec
proofing - 25 min
warm-up 2 - 20 sec
proofing - 26 min
baking - 48 min
If you have any questions - ask! What I can - I will answer with pleasure.
More. I scanned the instructions, if necessary - I'll post it.