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bread makers

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cheesesarnie · 19/02/2009 13:59

talk to me about bread makers!
for family of 5 would it work out cheaper or more expensive than buying bread.also is it hard?new or seconhand?etc etc!

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poopscoop · 19/02/2009 14:12

well, i have had my time with a breadmaker. Very keen to start, lovely smell of fresh bread in the morning when we got up.

BUT - i have had my share of coming down the stairs to a 'brick' in the breadmaker. (great door stops though). but eventually i went back to buying loaves.

I do think it is cheaper and nicer to make your own, i just got a bit lazy i suppose.

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cheesesarnie · 19/02/2009 14:13

i can see myself making bricks!

thanks!

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Iklboo · 19/02/2009 14:15

I don't do them overnight - mine takes 3 hours to bake a 2lb loaf so usually do one Saturday afternoon and one Sunday afternoon (freeze one). Very yummy but don't last as long as a shop loaf cos I just can't resist cutting really thick slices

Kathyis6incheshigh · 19/02/2009 14:17

Depends on what sort of bread you normally buy - each loaf will work out cheaper than normal one, a lot cheaper than a fancy organic one, but more expensive than a basics range type.
The breadmachine itself will cost somewhere from £60-£200 new, so you have to make a few hundred loaves of bread to justify it.

It's dead easy and I have never had a brick out of either my fancy Panasonic (£200) or the basic Morphy Richards (£60) I used to have.

We use ours a lot for making pizzas and that's half of what makes it worthwhile.

poopscoop · 19/02/2009 14:17

i used to set them on a timer, so it would be done for brekkie, packed lunch time. but you are right about the thick slices, with loads of lurpak on .yum

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Kathyis6incheshigh · 19/02/2009 14:20

Oh you're right it's £100 not £200.... good! That's the one I have as well.

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FriarKewcumber · 19/02/2009 14:24

I bought my Morphy richards for £12 on ebay! Doesn;t do anything fancy and I have been known to use bread mixes Aldi do a delicious sunflower one

Lilymaid · 19/02/2009 14:25

Panasonic + your choice of flour + Doves Farm yeast = recipe for success. Bake overnight to wake to the smell of a well risen fresh loaf of bread.

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cheesesarnie · 19/02/2009 14:27

very posh!
we like to eat organic brown loafs.we can only ocassionally though-my lot eat a lot of bread!so we end up buying horrid white sliced prepacked stuff.

would you buy second hand?

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sagacious · 19/02/2009 14:31

I've got a panasonic (the 254 which is the same as the 255 but without the nut dispenser)

Haven't had it long but I've never had a bad loaf (and I am generally considered to be a crap baker)

Kathyis6incheshigh · 19/02/2009 14:36

I think I would buy second hand, because the thing is with bread machines, you either use them all the time or once in a blue moon, so there are probably a lot on the market that have hardly been used.

bamboobutton · 19/02/2009 14:38

ive got a panasonic 255 too, its brilliant.

i buy the cheapest bread machine yeast and a 75p bag strong bread flour from sainsbos and it makes 3 large loaves. i use the rapid bake setting and i get a loaf in 2 hours, never made a brick yet.

i also use it to make pizza dough.

it was a present but i wouldn't hesitate to buy it myself, i get so much use from it.

it tastes so much nicer that shop bought bread, on the rare occasions i've had to buy shop bread ive not been able to eat it, it tastes so strange now.

Tangle · 19/02/2009 18:28

Sorry to hijack, but has anyone else got a DeLonghi 1200.S?

We were given one for Xmas but are being consistently disapointed - if I follow the recipes in the book the bread rises fantastically, but then colapses dramatically during baking. I've taken to reducing the liquid by over 10% (450ml instead of 515ml), but its still not right. Starting to wonder if the problem lies with the machine rather than the user...

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cheesesarnie · 19/02/2009 21:03

thanks everyone!well i popped to the charity shop and brought me a bread machine!
cant wait to taste first bread!(sat with glass of wine so maybe nows not best time!)

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cheesesarnie · 23/02/2009 14:11

i hate breadmakers

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Iklboo · 23/02/2009 14:15

What's wrong cheesie?

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cheesesarnie · 23/02/2009 14:19

i tried the other day and tipped the whole contents of loaf tin on the floor before it even got in the bread maker!decorating kitchen and me!fun.today i tried again and i have a little brick!im sure its supposed to be bigger-its about 3inches high and looks pathetic!!.maybe i should give in and accept im not made to make bread!

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cheesesarnie · 23/02/2009 14:19

house smells nice though!

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ThePellyandMe · 23/02/2009 14:22

Maybe thats the reason it was in the charity shop

I have the panasonic which was pricey but the loaves are fantastic. Not a brick in sight. When I used to make bread by hand bricks were a regular occurence hence the breadmaker.

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cheesesarnie · 23/02/2009 14:23

Grin Sad

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FriarKewcumber · 23/02/2009 14:23

water too hot?
Too much wholemeal flour, not enough vit C?
Old packet of yeast?

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cheesesarnie · 23/02/2009 14:25

maybe water was a bit to warm!
dh got white flour,it didnt say use vit c???
brand new pack of yeast

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FriarKewcumber · 23/02/2009 14:33

cold water from tap if fine in a bread maker if too hot it kills the yeast - sounds most likely.

Only need vitamin c if using wholemeal.