Are breadmakers really money saving??

angelatgraceland

Ive got a bread crock and yes, it is better. To be fair, the bread is eaten fast-too fast-and errr Im the culprit! The bags are to make it last-could hide it in the freezer I suppose-defeats the object! Just bake it daily as you say, leave it on its timer for the morning and then we all get the chance to get some during the day.

Czb

Newbird wrote:

Wondering if i should get one???

Yes, for the following - You will find there is no waste, You Know whats in the bread, When my mechine comes up for replacement I will spend more to get one that also makes cakes and jams etc. And when small Kids come here I have a recipe for Chocolate bread what they don't eat here they take home! - not sure that there mums / dads aprove! While it may not save much money it's well worth haveing for good quailty food, I use mine aleast 3 times aweek.

Linda32

An idea would be to tot up how much you spend on bread / cobs in a month then that would give an idea of the amount you are already spending.

If your considering a Jam faciltiy too the factor in that cost as well.

rchddap1

For me its not a matter of 'cost'. I adore the bread that my breadmaker produces. It also means that if we're having a meal that requires 'bread' and I don't have any in the house I can quickly sling in the ingredients and let it rip rather than going out to the shop and ending up spending far more than I ever had intended to.

I'm sure that it does save me money, but to be brutally honest I don't care.

ti1980

Breadmakers sound fab but it isn't worth it for me personally as I don't eat a lot of bread. There is only me to cater for (90% of the time) and I don't eat bread every week. I think that if I was to buy a breadmaker then the loaves would cost me the equivalent of £5 each of something for the amount I would use. It would take about 10 years for it to pay for yourself.

In the future though, if I have a family etc to provide for then I think one of the 1st things I would get would be a breadmaker (as well as a slowcooker!)

QueenB_3

Hi, it's my first time here. I've been reading all the threads and wanted to share that I too have a Panasonic and would never look back. It's a bit expensive but is worth it's weight in gold.

I believe in `Speculate to Accumulate'. I've also purchased a shopping trolley after reading another thread on this site, with this premise in mind.

Thanks to all the posters who give me such great tips!!

hilary1

I buy bread when its reduced at Tesco (granary) but I love making rolls and I make fruit bread at the weekend which we toast. I even slice it and freeze it so we can just pop some in the toaster when we want.


I suppose its not cheaper but you know whats in it and the smell of fresh bread in a house is so lovely. Also some bread is over £1 a loaf now and I dont think it cost anymore than that to make your own once you've started to collect the ingredients, plus you can make any flavour bread you want, cakes, jams etc.

MinnieSpender

I've been after a breadmaker for ages and it's on my list for payday. Looking through this thread it seems that the expensive ones are best, but I don't think I can afford that at the moment. Has anyone got one of these?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4225702.htm

Morphy Richards Compact Breakmaker

If so, is it any good?

debbym

Just put away our BM after using it for pizza with the kids. My 4yo and 2 yo love making pizza for tea and the dough setting on our BM means that I can bung the ingredients in and leave it to itself. I just press the dough into a baking tray - give the kids a plate with sliced toppings and let them fly - great fun and since I use up leftovers for toppings it costs about a quid for a family sized pizza.

maxiscot

Quick question - sorry to butt in - we only eat Vogel or Burgen linseed/soya - my OH says it curbs my hormones and makes me easier to live with at certain times !! and yes that combo does even out the old hormones - do you think a BM could handle soya/linseed mixes? TIA