Greetings from Rome
Hallo,
new to the forum, but not to home baking. I make bread at home since the '80s, albeit not continuously.
For years, I have struggled with wholemeal breads which were too dense, although edible, when I used the bread machine. Baking "by hand" always gave good results, but it's more of a hassle.
Just as I think I found the right recipe, my bread machine* gave up the ghost, although I will make an attempt to resuscitate it, I just need to buy the proper triangular screwdrivers.
Looking for a possible new bread machine purchase, I found out this site. I will contribute when I have some interesting and well tested recipe, or some question.
May your loaves be tasty
*Unold Backmeister 68511, which looks very similar to a Zojirushi BBCC-V20 Home Bakery Traditional, so it could be a rebranded version. Lasted 10 years but only circa 60 loaves, I am not impressed.