Can you tell me what you think of breadmakers please?

[TrinityTheProgressingRhino]

worht getting
anything I should be aware of when xchoosing?

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We have the Panasonic one - have had no problems with it - makes lovely bread - we add linseeds, cranberries, raisins etc.

Only thing, is that the novelty wears off pretty quickly! Ours is in a cupboard at the moment.

Panasonic is the best, I think.

I have a bread maker - it is very old and an LG, not wonderful but it does the job. My friend has a panasonic and they are very good.

I leave mine out, have all a simple recipy for bread:flour, water, sugar, yeast and saly. I know the recipy and leave the scales out aswell.

I havn't brought bread since last September and was shocked recently when I saw the price of shop sliced!!

Sainsbruy selling white bread flour for 48p and this does me two loaves of bread.

I had a look through some old threads on here as I was thinking of getting one and the panasonic SD255 one seemed good and highly recommended, unfortunately it is out of stock everywhere there is one for sale on Amazon at £441

We had one and I didn't like it. The bread was very yeasty. Don't know if it's because it was a cheap one but despite following the same recipe it tasted vastly better when kneaded by hand. Wondering if it's to do the oxygen levels when kneading

We've had one for nearly a year and have barely bought any bread over that time. The novelty has worn off, now we simply prefer our bread homemade. I do same as Ivykaty - leave it out next to the scales and just chuck it all in when necessary.

It's a Moulinex and works fine, but we got it free with a loyalty card so we weren't fussy about brand!

My parents have a Panasonic and it is better - more choice of programmes and whatnot.

Have had a panasonic since christmas. Love it & haven't bought any bread since. Makes lovely bread & the quickest program is just under 2 hours.

Various family members have other makes - panasonic is definately the best - better dough & better bread; but depends what you want it for.

Shop bought bread now tastes like cardboard to me.

Only trouble with them is that they make you eat too much bread as it is so yummy - or maybe that is just me

I don't think the novelty of smelling fresh bread at 6am has worn off though

I put the machine on timer when clearing up after dinner and so it makes the bread overnight.

To be fair I pop the kettle on after dinner and by the time it has boiled I have "done" the bread, it is all in the machine and ready to roll for the morning loaf.

I have an old morphy richards, I love it for making dough without any effort from me.
I then yank it out and shape it and bake in the oven.
Loaves are ok cooked in situ but I'm not a fan of the shape.
My dad has the Panasonic and swears by it.
I have not bought bread for 3 years.
Tops for hot cross bun dough and for pizza base, breadstick dough etc etc.
My friend also has the Panasonic and she is always making lovely loaves.
My spelt flour bread is famous and you can control the sugar and salt level which is very important for a lo.

Love our Panasonic too! Got it from Lakeland with free delivery and a freeby thrown in.

eh? The Panasonic is just under £100 - not £400!

We have a panasonic - the SD255 one that will do spelt bread and has a raisin and nut dispenser.

I think the bread is ok - I don't like it as much as a good chewy loaf from FlourPowerCity' in borough market or any other good proper artisan baker, but then it is a damn sight cheaper. It's MUCH better than supermarket bread, even 'bakery' supermarket bread.

I use ours all the time, and leave it out on the workto and have all the ingredients handy. Once you get used to it, you can sling it all in without referring to the instructions and it takes seconds.

They are a bit ugly and big, though.

And get a good measuring cylinder - it would drive me mad weighing out the ingredients.

link to amazon £441 breadmaker

I guess that as they are out of stock everywhere someone is trying to cash in. It's on their ebay type equivalent shop I think.

Panasonic all the way.

how long does bread from breadmakers last for? i'd love a breadmaker but am afraid we won't be able to finish it..

Def worth getting. I would never make my own bread if I didn't have the machine to do all the work for me. Read lots of reviews first.

I have a panasonic which i use a lot, but i only use it for the kneading and rising, i never bake the bread in it as i don't like the stupid shape.

When it breaks I intend to get a kenwood chef and use the dough hook.

I got the Panasonic for Christmas and like others, the novelty has worn off (and I still haven't made the mango and curry loaf in the recipe book - vom) but I wouldn't go back to shop bought bread now. I buy organic stoneground at a local windmill poncy flour and organic butter, etc and it still works out loads cheaper than my local bakers, which just churns out average bread at best. It's not much hassle and you do get in a routine.

kwt it is best on the day but okay the day after. When you think about what they put into shop bread to make it last, you start to wonder whether you want to eat it. Most breadmakers do different sized loaves so you should be able to make a small loaf.

if you will eat the bread, definitely. If not, definitely not. You will need to experiment a bit with recipes to get it right for you.

My old Panasonic is WONDERFUL

I get organic granary flour in huge sacks from Fwp Matthews www.fwpmatthews.co.uk/ which makes wonderful bread

we're on day 4 of Nigella's Norwegian Mountain Loaf -- it's a very dense wholemeal with whetgerm and seeds...

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Mine aren't vile. They make wonderful bread if you get the recipe right.

Another hurrah for the Panasonic - ours is the 252? (without raisin dispenser) and cost about £80 from Amazon this year.

The bread lasts for 2 days at sandwich quality and 3 days for toast. I make about 4 or 5 loaves a day - once you've learned the ingredients/amounts for your favourite loaf it takes no time at all.

The bread IS fantastic and smells gorgeous. We are liking the 50/50 white/wholemeal and pizza dough atm.

We previously had a Morphy Richards which made very heavy bread and no amount of moving the machine or changing the ingredients made any difference. Complete waste of money.