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Does anyone use a bread maker?

36 replies

fruitandbarley · 02/03/2020 22:07

And are they any good?

If so what model do you recommend?

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maslinpan · 02/03/2020 22:10

Panasonic SD 2500, worth every penny! We use it all the time.

KaptenKrusty · 02/03/2020 22:15

Same - Panasonic! We got it as a wedding pressie and it’s the best thing we ever got - haven’t bought bread from the shop in nearly a year!

We always have lovely fresh homemade bread at the weekends and we’ve gotten into making our own sourdough and various other types of bread - also can make pizza dough and things like that!

Highly recommend

GlamGiraffe · 02/03/2020 22:19

My 17y/o DS discovered a recipe yesterday for a "no knead bread" you mix" leave overnight and bake in a casserole dish. That's pretty easy too. It's better bread than my parents bread maker (but they use that continually) and no effort really. A hread maker is too large for me to have raking ip my worktop personally.

morriseysquif · 02/03/2020 22:20

Panasonic here too, 10 yrs old, still going strong.

SpaceDinosaur · 02/03/2020 22:21

LOVE my Panasonic SD-257
It's about 10yrs old and still as good as new

Notspontaneous · 02/03/2020 22:28

We also have a Panasonic, although it’s six years old so I’m sure there’s a more up to date model. Ours has a seed dispenser in it too. We love it and rarely buy any other bread now. It’s well worth every penny and we’ve certainly made our money back on it.

JigsawsAreInPieces · 02/03/2020 22:29

Exactly the same one as @maslinpan - had it yonks and it's a doddle to use. Make all bread, pizza dough in it. Much tastier than supermarket bread!

Allgirlskidsanddogs · 02/03/2020 23:00

Yup Panasonic, not used very frequently but I love it when I do.

Allgirlskidsanddogs · 02/03/2020 23:03

Hahaha, just had a Google, my Panasonic is an SD253, at least 17 years old!

Marv1nGay3 · 02/03/2020 23:04

Panasonic here too. Love it.

HoneysuckIejasmine · 02/03/2020 23:05

Panasonic too. It's brilliant. Cost me £5 on FB marketplace, absolute best buy ever.

(I'm on the hunt for a new tin though, ours is showing its age now and they are about £60 as a spare part!)

doubleshotespresso · 02/03/2020 23:09

Actually yes, i have two machines, (both Panasonic) as my Mum could not cope with hers so I have gained the extra. Bake regularly through the week and make a batch each weekend. Have not bought bread from a shop for three years...

LilyRed · 02/03/2020 23:13

Another Panasonic owner, I've got the Panasonic SD-2501 Breadmaker with the bit you add seeds and stuff to recipes as I love seed and fruit breads. The recipe for fruit bread that comes with the manual is delicious, but I use other recipes and make my own up - just follow the ingredients order - for mine, it's yeast, flour, sugar, salt, oil, then water; others may differ.
Really easy to use and clean and just gets on and does its stuff. Apparently you can even make jam and basic cakes in it - not tried that yet.

WishThisWasLangClegGin · 02/03/2020 23:14

Another Panasonic Sd255 fan here! and it must be 16 or 17 years old too.

Easy to use, great results.

Gilead · 02/03/2020 23:23

Yet another Panasonic owner! Love it!

RozHuntleysStump · 02/03/2020 23:26

Yeah Panasonic are the only ones. I’ve had two but my old one still works. I passed it on when I upgraded. Makes lovely cakes too.

thenightsky · 02/03/2020 23:27

Mine is a 2nd hand Panasonic. It was given to me two years ago and I've not bought a single loaf of bread since.

Cocorico22 · 02/03/2020 23:30

2nd hand Panasonic 2501 off gumtree for £20... Has changed our lives!! 🥪

Flyingsouthwiththeswallows · 02/03/2020 23:33

What am I missing?

I need to understand why a breadmaker is better than doing it by hand?

They seem so large that I have ruled out having one just because of the bench space aspect, but now I wonder if I really need one?

user1423578854468 · 02/03/2020 23:34

My mum used to love hers because she could set it up to bake her fresh bread in time for breakfast.

wowfudge · 02/03/2020 23:39

Flying because all you do is put the ingredients in and press a couple of buttons. Consistently good results. I got our Panasonic from Facebook Marketplace too. I also make hot cross bun dough in it - just shape the buns and give them a second proving before baking.

Divebar · 02/03/2020 23:43

If you’re making great bread by hand and you have the time then I wouldn’t bother with a bread maker.... it’s a convenience but I’m not fantastically enamoured with ours and we hardly use it. If I could make good yeasted bread by hand I’d much prefer to do that ( as yet I can only make soda bread)

Divebar · 02/03/2020 23:43

And flatbreads.... anyone can make those

thenightsky · 02/03/2020 23:44

flying. They are better than doing it by hand because it takes literally 3 mins to throw in flour, yeast, sugar, salt, butter and a cup of water, press a couple of buttons and walk away for 2 hours. I can't knead bread due to arthritis in my fingers, thumbs and wrists.

NemophilistRebel · 02/03/2020 23:45

I do! I love my Russel Hobbs
It’s cheap and compact and no one else with a bread machine makes it as tasty as my machine Grin