Good Breadmakers

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I bought a goodmans one a few years ago. Whenever I use bought breadmix, it's okay. Not very brown but edible. When I put ingredients in myself, it goes doughy and it doesn't look cooked. Nothing's stale, the yeast isn't touching anything it isn't supposed to.

I'm thinking about buying another one. Do they all do this or have I just got a rubbish one.

Any help, greatly received.

You've got a rubbish one.
I used to have a Morphy Richards which was pretty good but at Xmas got a Panasonic one on the recommendation of lots of people on MN and they were right because it's fab. Definitely ditch the Goodmans and go for a Panasonic.

Thanks, I'll go have a look for Panasonic ones. Any particular model?

Can't remember exactly - it's something like SD 252 I think.

Buy a Panasonic. That's it. Problem solved.

It's a bit dearer than I had hoped to spend but I've found some on Ebay. I'll have a look at them. Thanks for your help.

I have a kenwood - it's ab fab (as they say)

I use it every day - sometimes twice a day

Never a duff loaf (unless I forget to put something in)

Panasonic SD252 - Amazon have the best price.

They are fab.

I've got a cheap cookworks one from argos (think it was about £30) - bought it to replace an old very expensive one that had finally conked out. We use it at least twice a week and have had it for 8-9 months. It works fine in every setting - my only niggle with it is that dough takes 1hr 30mins as oppose to the 1hr our old one took. Strangely though, all the other programmes are quicker

Ditto panasonic, I have the SD253, and have had brilliant results. Apparently most other breadmakers are incomparable.

My bread lasts for ages psychobabble, or perhaps your tastes are more refined than mine!

I've bid for a panasonic one on ebay. It doesn't end for another 9 days so I'll keep my fingers crossed. It's second hand but it looks in good nick.

Panasonic.

I got a Panasonic SD 253 for Christmas. Have not looked back since! No shop bread anymore.

I think dough taking a long time is a good thing as opposed to a bad one - it gives it longer to develop flavour and uses less yeast.
One of the things I like about the Panasonic is that it has programmes that take 6 hours.

Psycho - yes, apparently it's all to do with the longer fermentation than industrially-produced bread (which tends to be ultra-quick).

(Just read a book about bread, don't know anything about it otherwise )

Can you use fresh yeast in a breadmaker?

If so how?

Panasonic. Nuff said.

Lakeland sell little orange packets of yeast for £1 each, I think. They're just the ticket for bread machines. Keep the opened packet in the fridge, fastened with a clippit.