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Which is the best home breadmaker?

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  • cooking-mama
    cooking-mama Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    skyelark wrote: »
    :TSorted then. Kenwood it is! Thank you for your advice! Now just to save a wee bit extra for it. :)
    Good choice,and you shouldnt need to save any extra for it as its cheaper than the panasonic SD257 on Amazon..possibly other places too..I cant wait to get one.
    Slimming World..Wk1,..STS,..Wk2,..-2LB,..Wk3,..-3.5lb,..Wk4,..-2.5,..Wk5,..-1/2lb,Wk6,..STS,..Wk7,..-1lb.
    Week 10,total weightloss is now 13.5lbs Week 11 STSweek 14(I think)..-2, total loss now 1 stone exactly
    GOT TO TARGET..1/2lb under now weigh 10st 6.5(lost 1st 3.5lbs)
  • skyelark
    skyelark Posts: 223 Forumite
    cooking-mama wrote: »
    Good choice,and you shouldnt need to save any extra for it as its cheaper than the panasonic SD257 on Amazon..possibly other places too..I cant wait to get one.

    Yes, I am quite excited about it. Got a bonus at work I wasn't expecting, so will get it at end of month.......can't wait. :j
    In the middle of difficulty lies oppurtunity
  • skyelark
    skyelark Posts: 223 Forumite
    Olga_da_Polga wrote: »
    I haven't used the Kenwood overnight yet but even sitting with it running in the kitchen it's not particularly noisy - I reckon it would be fine using it overnight. You'd be more likely to wake up because of the delicious smell wafting through the house :rotfl:

    The rolls came out fine by the way - about 90 mins to make the dough in the machine, then I took it out and cut it into pieces, let it rise for 30mins then baked for about 20mins in a 180 deg oven - yum yum! lunch was warm rolls with butter...

    Yum........can't wait to make my own!:)
    In the middle of difficulty lies oppurtunity
  • skyelark
    skyelark Posts: 223 Forumite
    edited 18 September 2010 at 10:15PM
    Swan wrote: »
    I like the window a lot :D & it's even got a light you can switch on & off, more fun :rotfl:

    WOW! I will be like a kid when I get it! I love stuff like that. will try and get the kids to go bramble picking too and check out the jam making option! Really looking forward to it. :j
    In the middle of difficulty lies oppurtunity
  • skyelark
    skyelark Posts: 223 Forumite
    Thank you again to all who replied. I will be on again asking advice and tips when I get it. You have been a big help.:A
    In the middle of difficulty lies oppurtunity
  • maggiecon
    maggiecon Posts: 412 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I just ordered my first breadmaker the Panasonic SD257 from Dixons for £89.99 which is £30 cheaper than Argos and Currys.

    Will let you all know how I get on with my first loaf, cant wait
  • skyelark
    skyelark Posts: 223 Forumite
    maggiecon wrote: »
    I just ordered my first breadmaker the Panasonic SD257 from Dixons for £89.99 which is £30 cheaper than Argos and Currys.

    Will let you all know how I get on with my first loaf, cant wait

    Hi there! I got my kenwood 450 the other day and used it for the first time last night on rapid bake............awesome! Really impressed with the quality of bread.:)
    In the middle of difficulty lies oppurtunity
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    skyelark wrote: »
    Hi there! I got my kenwood 450 the other day and used it for the first time last night on rapid bake............awesome! Really impressed with the quality of bread.:)
    hi skyelark :)

    I'm actually replying to your post over on the Panasonic thread, but don't want to get my knuckles rapped for hijacking it for our Kenwood purposes ;)


    for a bit of variety you can use Panny recipes in the Kenwood, but remember to put the ingredients in in the order Kenwood recommend ... Panasonic recipes

    Carrs a flour manufacturer's site with some really interesting recipes :) including Wholemeal for various different machines (not the latest models though) which shows how different machines like different proportions of ingredients


    & here's a nice seeded loaf recipe that I like better than any in the manuals

    PoshPaws'     Seeded Bread     (adaptation)
    1/2 pint water
    8oz malty flour of your choice
    8oz strong plain flour
    1 Tablespoon oil
    3 Tablespoons rolled oats
    1 + 1/2 teaspoons honey
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 + 1/4 teaspoons yeast
    1 Tablespoon of seeds of your choice (or more, I sometimes use 6 or 7 :D)

    I've tried this on a seeded setting, medium loaf size, in a Morphy richards, a Panny & a Kenwood & it's worked well in them all, thanks PoshPaws :T


    have you used any of the personalised programmes yet?

    the only bread I miss from the Panny is the Italian bake, I'd like to programme my Kenwood to do it, but I suspect that'll involve sitting beside a Panny for 3 & a half hours noting down what it's doing & for how long!
  • skyelark
    skyelark Posts: 223 Forumite
    Swan wrote: »
    hi skyelark :)

    I'm actually replying to your post over on the Panasonic thread, but don't want to get my knuckles rapped for hijacking it for our Kenwood purposes ;)


    for a bit of variety you can use Panny recipes in the Kenwood, but remember to put the ingredients in in the order Kenwood recommend ... Panasonic recipes

    Carrs a flour manufacturer's site with some really interesting recipes :) including Wholemeal for various different machines (not the latest models though) which shows how different machines like different proportions of ingredients


    & here's a nice seeded loaf recipe that I like better than any in the manuals

    PoshPaws' Seeded Bread (adaptation)
    1/2 pint water
    8oz malty flour of your choice
    8oz strong plain flour
    1 Tablespoon oil
    3 Tablespoons rolled oats
    1 + 1/2 teaspoons honey
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 + 1/4 teaspoons yeast
    1 Tablespoon of seeds of your choice (or more, I sometimes use 6 or 7 :D)

    I've tried this on a seeded setting, medium loaf size, in a Morphy richards, a Panny & a Kenwood & it's worked well in them all, thanks PoshPaws :T


    have you used any of the personalised programmes yet?

    the only bread I miss from the Panny is the Italian bake, I'd like to programme my Kenwood to do it, but I suspect that'll involve sitting beside a Panny for 3 & a half hours noting down what it's doing & for how long!

    You are wonderful, thank you. Sorry, I am a novice at this posting lark and I am not fully aquainted with the posting rules yet, but will keep what you said in mind from now on.
    I have done the rapid baketwice and one egg enriched loaf 1kg so far. I am amazed by the results, fab! Still getting to know the machine so not used the personalised settings yet ( abit nervous of that yet).
    Thank you for the recipe. I will let you know how I get on! And also the links. :AYou are a mine of useful info:T:T:T:T
    In the middle of difficulty lies oppurtunity
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    skyelark wrote: »
    You are wonderful, thank you. Sorry, I am a novice at this posting lark and I am not fully aquainted with the posting rules yet, but will keep what you said in mind from now on.
    I have done the rapid baketwice and one egg enriched loaf 1kg so far. I am amazed by the results, fab! Still getting to know the machine so not used the personalised settings yet ( abit nervous of that yet).
    Thank you for the recipe. I will let you know how I get on! And also the links. :AYou are a mine of useful info:T:T:T:T
    sorry, wasn't meaning to worry you :o I was just keeping myself right, I don't think anyone minds the odd off-topic post :)

    a lot of the tips & tricks & queries are interchangeable between the two machines, I think we need the title of the Panny thread changing to include the Kenwood now ;)

    I've only used the personalised setting once so far & that was when I accidentally switched off in the middle of a programme, so I reprogrammed it to start from where it left off, but I can't remember how I did now though

    it's a great machine, I love mine :D

    let me know how the jam making goes, I've not tried that
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