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Can anyone recommend a good bread maker?

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Nutjob · 28/04/2003 11:35

Dh saw a programme on saving money and has got it into his head that he wants to make his own bread, and grow his own veggies, a la The Good Life!! Well, not quite because rather than do it by hand he wants to get a bread maker, and I was wondering if any of you lovely mumsnetters has one and if you recommend them? Thanks

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bea · 28/04/2003 13:11

the panasonic bread maker is absolutely brilliant... we use it every other day and made pizza at the weekend! v. exciting! We've had it for about a year and i thought it would be just another kitchen gadget... used for about a month and then consigned to the back of a cupboard!... but must admit it's been brilliant... not sure about money saving... but what? with our daily delivery of milk, bread baking, meat in the freezer from mil's small holding, veggies from the garden (dh actually is a mad veggie grower a la tom from good life!!!), we hardly need to visit sainsbury's at all!!! (though we do!)

going back to the breadmaker... i think it's been recommended on here previously... you can get it for about £129 i think!

Good luck and happy baking!

HZL · 28/04/2003 13:14

I've got a Panasonic breadmaker and its brilliant (my parents and brother have the same make - we all have bit of a thing for home-made bread). Don't think they're the cheapest, but I've never had a duff loaf out of it.

However, although I've spouted off to people about how wonderful it is, I'm not actually sure that the bread is much cheaper than shop-bought stuff. Obviously its much nicer and better for you, but by the time you've added up the cost of all the ingredients it doesn't work out all that cheap. On the other hand though, you can make things like pizza dough; it takes 45 minutes and pizzas work out a fraction of the cost of shop-bought ones. I'm sure in the long run that a breadmaker will pay for itself. I know you don't need one to make bread, but does anyone really have the time these days to make it by hand?

bells2 · 28/04/2003 13:57

I make most of our bread but not with a breadmaker but by using a Kitchen Aid mixer. The dough hook does all the hard work and I usually make the dough the night before, leave it in the cellar overnight and then bake it whenever I want to the following day. I like being able to make different shaped loaves. I would recommend anyone who enjoys cooking to consider a Kitchen Aid rather than a breadmaker. It is just so versatile and makes cakes, meringues etc a real doddle.

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Nutjob · 28/04/2003 14:47

Sounds great Bells2, where would I get one and how much does it cost? Know what your mean about different shaped loafs, I love those 'cottage' loaves, they just look so scrummy!!

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bells2 · 28/04/2003 15:02

Well that's the downside Nutjob, they are expensive. I bought mine for £229 but I think the usual retail price is around £269. But hey, they look fantastic and you really do feel very Nigella-like when using it!

Demented · 28/04/2003 15:37

Nutjob, you could try a Kenwood Chef instead, very similar to the Kitchen Aid (which I lust over but cannot justify buying as I already have a Kenwood Chef in full working order) but cheaper, around £200 new but you can often find them secondhand (they go on forever). I got one in a charity shop for £15 and it's great, you can buy new attachments/bowls etc if necessary. I have to admit to having had one go a making bread with it and it was a disaster but it was me and not the machine, I have a friend who very successfully makes bread with her KC. I have a Prima breadmaker which I would thoroughly recommend although I have heard the Panasonic is very good also.

Tinker · 28/04/2003 16:12

Nutjob - are you a good friend of Eulalia?

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Nutjob · 28/04/2003 16:18

Tinker - it took my a while to get that but LOL!!

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binza · 28/04/2003 21:45

Morphy Richards Fastbake - does a 2lb loaf in under an hour and costs £58! Lots of other programes to try out and hasn't let me down yet.
Argos sell them.

Sabbath · 25/05/2003 17:30

Have you tried, hovis or kingsmill?

lol

Apparently kenwood are the best.

hewlettsdaughter · 25/05/2003 19:14

We have a Panasonic breadmaker (SD-206). We put the ingredients in the night before, set the timer and wake up to the smell of it baking in the morning

Only problem with the bread is that we're rubbish at slicing it. It's doorstep sandwiches round our house...

Wills · 25/05/2003 22:26

Panasonic! I've just bought one on the basis of another older thread which appeared to have a consensus on the Panasonic and I'm not disappointed! Fabulous

zebra · 26/05/2003 13:30

I can't remember where all I saw these, but I've seen several rave reviews for the cheapo Argos breakmaker (Cookworks, ~ £40). As long as you only want white bread, that is. Panasonic is the only one that gets recommended for wholemeal, and I mainly wanted to make wholemeal. Otherwise I definitely would have gone for the Argos one.

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