which breadmaker???

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i want to get one, but don't know where to start......
i know mners recommend panasonic but there seems to be loads of models and i'm just confuddled

i bought mine from lakeland years ago. they have one now thats like mine but more modern looking. you can probably get an idea of the model from their site even if you shop around

Panasonic SD 256 or whatever they are up to now...

They are expensive but brilliant. Ours (an SD252) has had 6.5y of hammer now (at least one loaf a week) and I'd replace in an instant if it broke!

OK the SD257 is the equivalent of what we have - with the raisin and nut dispenser. I often wonder if this is a waste of cash though as sticking in loads of seeds directly works fine on normal programs. Perhaps it's because raisins and nuts fragment easier than seeds!

another vote for the panasonic one

i have the newest model with the nut dispenser, its fab

Another vote for the Panasonic here! We have the SD 255 with the nut dispenser, it is coming up to 2 years old and has been used at least 4 times a week in that time. Each loaf is still as good as the first was!

I had a cheaper one before but it was a bit rubbish - it is so worth spending the little bit more, if you are sure you will use it.

gosh, they do need saving up for don't they!

They do cost, but also they make loaves cheaper than supermarket foam rubber bread! And sooooo much nicer.

(and the toast is just ...mmmmmmm)

I reckon that it's currently about 65p a loaf with flour having gone to £1.29 for 1.5kg. Say half that of foam rubber bread. 65px52 = £33.80 saved in year 1 at just one normal white loaf a week. You would get your money back in a year for 2-3 loaves especially if you like wholemeal/seeded/granary etc.

drat. getting peckish...

I recommend the Panasonic one too. Mine is without the nut dispenser. Keep an eye on it on Amazon and you may get it at a good price.

I was a bit like you .... always wanted one but wondered if it might be a fad I was going through .......

We bought a second hand lidl one for twenty quid and I can honestly say we haven't bought a loaf of bread since. It is marvelous and probably well worth investing in a more expensive model

We find having all the ingredients together in one place helps a lot, especially if, like us, you have a teeny kitchen and have to keep the machine elsewhere.

We have a large wicker basket which has fold-down handles, and in it we keep all bread stuff including seeds and the like. Yes it means having another bag of sugar separate from the normal cupboard, but when we come to make a loaf, we just pick up the basket and take it all into the kitchen. (And grab the yeast and butter out of the fridge!)

Also if you've one of those digital scales which have a zero function, you can put the whole pan on top of that, and just add/weigh it all. Remember that 1ml of water is 1g so you can weigh the water too - more accurately than using a jug!