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Which is the best home breadmaker?
View Poll Results: which breadmaker
panasonic 19 55.88%
morphy richards 2 5.88%
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Old 01-04-2008, 7:00 AM
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Default Which is the best home breadmaker?

The OH wants a breadmaker. We used to have one when they first came out around 1991. Took it to Africa and had fresh bread every morning.

Which is the best one out there at the moment. Largest loaf and a quiet?

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Old 01-04-2008, 7:42 AM
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Pansonic SD254 or SD255, no competition.

It works well, and its quiet.

There are loads of threads, and good receipes on here for it.

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Agreed.....definately the Panny!
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£75 eh?
Amazon price

Yikes..... What size is the biggest loaf?
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Old 01-04-2008, 8:04 AM
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Ive had mine two years and was just under £100 when I got it!

Largest loaf size is approx 8in x 8.5/9 in x 6in

I have not bought a loaf of bread since I got it.
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Old 01-04-2008, 8:07 AM
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Definitely the Panasonic. I never thought I'd be a fan of homemade bread but it makes superb loaves. I wouldn't be without it now.
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How does the Panasonic work so differently, say to the Tesco one?

I have the Tesco one and I just cant get a decent loaf out of it and now considerting the Panasonic. Obviously quite a big price difference so what does the Panny do that the Tesco one doesn't do? :confused:

Do you follow the ingredient measurements in the Panasonic manual to get your decent loaves? I've tried several attempts at making the recipies from the Tesco manual and it's not working out

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My old breadmaker was a Morphy Richards and it made 2.5 lb loafs and they were lovely. I had it for some years and it recently died a death. I bought another Morphy Richards breadmaker (though they have stopped making the large loaf b/m) so i settled for one that makes 2 lb loafs....but the loafs are not as nice and i've been dissapointed. I tried everything to adjust the 'crunchy' loafs (even used the same recipe from old b/m manual) but nothing works. It also makes a tall thin loaf which i turn on its side (this has also changed from my original b/m).

Anyway, i'm quite dissapointed with this b/m compared to my old one....but i know others on here love theirs
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hi
i have a kenwood but this is the recipe i use and it turns out well. it defies all logic and puts the powders in first and the water last, exactly in the order they are printed

http://www.carrsbreadmaker.info/reci...hite_loaf.html

i don't know the price of it as it was a gift but it works well!
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I've got the Panasonic 254 and it is great!

I would say shop around for the panasonic and keep an eye on the price It was reduced at amazon to £40 I think near christmas.

And if you get it, be careful you don't drop it, I dropped mine and the lid broke off and the plastic casing broke, but that said it still works brilliantly it just doesn't look too pretty!
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Definitely the Panasonic! I have had 2 other breadmakers which were OK but the Panasonic beats them hands down. Someone put a link on here the other day showing how the baking cycle of the Panny adjusts to the room temperature and how this produces a consistently good loaf, compared to other BMs which have a fixed cycle.

Ahh, found the link http://panasonic.co.jp/appliance/glo.../techno_2.html

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£75 eh?
Amazon price

Yikes..... What size is the biggest loaf?

you get what you pay for as far as bread makers are concerned. JMO. I took a cheaper one back as every loaf stuck.... in the supposed non stick pan. It was simply too thin, the difference between using good quality bakeware and thin stuff I suppose.
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very helpful and informative - thank you
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i have the cookworks one from argos and i have to say i am very impressed with it. for 23 quid its really good. it has 12 settings inc jam, and all the bread i've made apart from the first 1 (my own fault) has been lovely- the french crust setting is yummy

would def recommend it
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Another vote for the Panny. I used to have a Kenwood, which I wore out, so decided to upgrade to the Panasonic.

IMO it makes much better loaves than the Kenwood and I've only ever had one bad loaf out of it (and that was due to operator error!).

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i have the cookworks one from argos and i have to say i am very impressed with it. for 23 quid its really good. it has 12 settings inc jam, and all the bread i've made apart from the first 1 (my own fault) has been lovely- the french crust setting is yummy

would def recommend it
TBH this was about what I had to spend on one, I was going to get one last October using £30 of some birthday money but decided to save for the panasonic but the money got spent on other things and now I have got £30 spare (ish) so was thinking of getting the cookworks. Just don't wanna waste my money on a cheap one if the panasonic really is that good. PP
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I've been debating getting a breadmaker for ages and just plumped for the panasonic which was just under £100 from Argos. Probably not the cheapest place but if anything goes wrong it's convenient for me to return it. I went for this make as I heard such good things about it and I wanted an "idiot proof" machine as I've seen how some of my cooking turns out LOL.

So far everything turns out lovely and I've been experimenting a gret deal. I've been making a fresh loaf every day and you just can't buy any air freshner that smells as good as cooking bread! Not to mention the anticipation of eating it later.
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Just don't wanna waste my money on a cheap one if the panasonic really is that good. PP
this is what I've done :rolleyes:

Bought the Tesco one last week and just cant get a decent loaf - even from the ready-mix stuff - they keep coming out very doughy/stodgey - have even tried less water. So I'm cutting my losses and going to get a Panasonic.

Trouble is they are now out of stock everywhere - apparently an 8 week lead time. Panasonic cant turn them around quick enough.

The link from Jo_anne was very helpful in helping me understand what makes the Panasonic so much more superior
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Hi mentioned to my Dad I weanted one and he said that they had a morphy richards fastbake 48230 and he has just brought it round as they don't use it. Has anyone used one are they any good. Thanks PP
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As a money saving expirement I bought a second hand Panasonic SD-206 (around 6 years old) for £25.
Making home made bread saved me atleast £50 per month!! It's only pennies when you compare like for like but nipping for bread and milk costs £20 at a super market once you have a look around.

I have used 2 different types and they always tasted "homemade". First loaf from the panasonic is fresh "bakers bought". I've used mine a month and only buy bread when it's reduced to under 25p (cost for my loaf).

The only bit of advice I will give you is not to be fooled by how big of a loaf the panasonic can make as it just makes taller slices not more! I get around 11 slices plus the crusts.

If you have a set of digital scales you just put the bread pan onto it and add the ingredients direct with absolutly no mess, I also just weigh the water as it's more acurate.

I found the argos clearance shop (not online) where you can buy them from £35-45 depending upon the model.

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