Breadmakers?

[roverbarmy]

Getting pretty fed up with supermarket bread and wondered if some of the foody fraternity on here can suggest a breadmaker, or should we just DIY? Seems a lot of work, when there are machines out there and I have had some good bread from machine made (trouble is I can't remember which they were!). We prefer wholemeal (took me a while but I got there in the end!

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by roverbarmy

wondered if some of the foody fraternity on here can suggest a breadmaker

Warburton's

I had a go at bread (DIY), wasn't that taken with it, may just have been the recipe I tried but frequently make Filipino bread rolls, bit sweeter than standard rolls. Fair amount of prep work but all the kneading is done in a (quality) mixer.

[macafee2]

My wife has a Panasonic SD 254.
The loaves she makes do not hang around long. A shop bought sliced loaf will last longer but fresh loaves shop bought don't last long.
Fresh taste is just so much better.
Using a bread maker to make bread is a cheap way of having bread

macafee2

[Gate Keeper]

We are fortunate to have a Kenwood Bread maker which also makes cake. When we are in the UK, one of our neighbours is a baker at the Hovis factory so we are lucky to get free fresh bread direct from the factory. We hardly use the bread maker.

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by roverbarmy

... wondered if some of the foody fraternity on here can suggest a breadmaker ...

Hi Mike,

I've been using a breadmaker for nearly ten years. I've had three models and the choice is really down to appearance, ease of use and price. I suspect that the electronics are fairly standard. The expensive machine doesn't make better bread than the cheaper models. I'd suggest choosing one roughly in the middle of the price range. Find the "user manual" on-line and if it's not easily understandable or too complicated, move on to another manufacturer. A recognisable brand name with a UK phone number is reassuring.

Breadmaking machines take several hours to produce a loaf and they're reasonably noisy in operation so consider one with a timer. Set it to bake overnight and you'll wake up to the most wonderful smell.

Simon

[roverbarmy]

Been looking at the Panasonics and they have good reviews. Two models in stock at Argos, yet many other outlets (including Panasonic themselves) are out of stock???? No doubt world events or microchip problems!

[Lancpudn]

I got one (Russel Hobbs) specifically to make gluten-free bread for our daughter but I could never get it right I bought all the right ingredients but it never turned out right. I ended up taking it to the charity shop in town as I prefer to make bread the old-fashioned way by hand.

[roverbarmy]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

I prefer to make bread the old-fashioned way by hand.

My good lady is the cook/baker most of the time but we draw the line at breadmaking! We had a breadmaker years ago, when the kids were at home and I can't remember what happened to it. I seem to remember something going bang and not being able to find spares, so it must have lasted until it became obsolete! Stuff becomes obsolete overnight these days and I'm wondering if that may be the case with the Panasonics? In no rush, so will have a good look around and do some research. EDIT Argos have some in stock now!