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bread maker - which one?

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mckenzie · 20/01/2013 18:34

I've decided to buy a bread maker and so of course now I have to decide which one to buy Smile
Any recommendations gratefully received.

TIA

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 20/01/2013 19:04

Panasonic if you can afford it. :)

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 20/01/2013 19:04

And, if you can't afford it, save up until you can get a Panasonic.. :)

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legoballoon · 20/01/2013 19:08

Panasonic.

But if you don't like the thick crust you get with a breadmaker, I'd consider buying a food mixer, Andrew James do a well reviewed one that you can purchase on Amazon for £100). You can then mix the dough in it and pop the pans in your oven for a loaf that is more similar to what you'd get from the bakery.

However, for convenience a breadmaker is great, and it is nice to wake up to the smell of bread in the mornings.

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mckenzie · 20/01/2013 19:36

thank you guys. I'll start looking at the Panasonic ones then Grin

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catwithflowers · 21/01/2013 18:08

I just bought a Panasonic from Amazon. the one with the seed and nut dispenser is on offer at the moment for £109 Smile

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Ellabaetsch · 21/01/2013 18:09

same here... panasonic, really happy with it, the pizza programme is the one I use the most funnily ;-)

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Fluffycloudland77 · 21/01/2013 18:28

Panasonic. Always Panasonic.

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cuttingpicassostoenails · 21/01/2013 18:32

I have been using breadmakers since they first came out. Always Panasonic. Friends have used cheaper ones and then been disappointed with the results and thought that breadmakers are not very good. A breadmaker is a tool...cheap tools are never a good idea.

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mckenzie · 22/01/2013 14:30

Turns out my mum has one in 'the cupboard under the stairs' Smile
Fingers crossed it's a Panasonic

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SantasHairyBollock · 22/01/2013 14:34

If you plan to just make white bread, don't bother getting one. I use Dan Lepards recipe for Easy White Bread and you only knead it for about 1 minute altogether and it turns out gorgeous. I haven't tried making any seedy/brown ones though.

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mckenzie · 22/01/2013 17:34

thanks Santas but I would hope to make wholemeal, seedy, raisin and all sorts.

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Cailleach · 24/01/2013 00:04

I had a Morphy Richards one which was totally crap - but then it only cost three quid from a car boot sale, so I didn't care much.

Now I have another boot sale breadmaker: it's a Kenwood, and the daft mare with too much money, clearly that sold it to me gave it me for a fiver "because it has the paddle missing."

A new paddle cost £6 delivered off Amazon....! A £100 breadmaker for just over a tenner....!!! Brand new, hardly ever used!!! Exclamation marks everywhere!!!!!!

Anyway, the Kenwood is, predictably, very good: solid build, rises dough really well, which is mainly what I want it for.

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mckenzie · 25/01/2013 22:29

Mum bought her one round today - it's a Hinari. Should I even bother trying?

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Fluffycloudland77 · 26/01/2013 08:00

Can't hurt, you need flour and yeast anyway if you buy a Panasonic.

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mckenzie · 26/01/2013 08:09

for some reason Fluffy I associate Hinari with cheap copy rubbish Hmm. I have no idea where I've got that from though. Smile

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