Are breadmakers really money saving??

Fivenations

It all depends on what kind of bread you like. If you are happy with the 30p ( or whatever) value loaf then I guess the answer would be know, but if you hanker for sourdough, organic or any other kind of speciality bread costing upward of £1.50 then it does save money. Plus, you know what you are eating - recently discovered what they put into shop bread and realised why I have so much digestive trouble after eating it.

nickj_2

at least you know what ingredients you've put in your own bread , instead of all the rubbish supermarkets put in theirs , quality and taste isn't on the top of their priorities , minimum ingredients for maximum shelf life and profit

amanda40

I bought one about 5 or 6 years ago, but id has been in the cupboard for about 4 of those unused. Not sure what I have done with the measuring cups it came with though. After reading through this thread I am desperate to start using it again. Can I subsitute the cups that it came with anything else - or does anyone know where I can buy them?

Many Thanks.

eryn_kathleen

One way that a breadmaker saves me money is that I really love sandwiches made with HM bread. So I'm much more likely to pack my lunch instead of buying it. This board has also inspired me to make up some pizza bases for freezing, which should be another money saver (takeaway will be less tempting!).

I'm probably the only person I know who doesn't like the feeling of kneading dough, so I probably wouldn't make my own bread without it. Plus, with both of us working full time, it can be hard to lead an OS life but a breadmaker is so easy.

My favourite BM tip: measure out all the dry ingredients (bar the yeast) and put it in baggies. Then you just have to put in the water, add the baggie full of dry mix, and yeast on top (or whatever order your BM calls for).

eryn_kathleen

amanda40 wrote:

I bought one about 5 or 6 years ago, but id has been in the cupboard for about 4 of those unused. Not sure what I have done with the measuring cups it came with though. After reading through this thread I am desperate to start using it again. Can I subsitute the cups that it came with anything else - or does anyone know where I can buy them?

Many Thanks.

This site (http://www.dtguide.com/bread/Breadmaker_Recipes.html) has recipes using American cups, which I use to save me weighing everything out.

amanda40

eryn_kathleen wrote:

This site (http://www.dtguide.com/bread/Breadmaker_Recipes.html) has recipes using American cups, which I use to save me weighing everything out.

Thanks for that Eryn - does anyone know what is the equivalant of an american cup measure? Or where I can buy the cups from.

I started getting organised at the weekend for using my BM again, cleaned out and organised my baking cupboard. Found a maderia cake mix fro ALdi, for using in the BM - the sell by date was January 2006 , but gave it a try and it was delicious!:o

Off to Morrisons tomorow to stock up on the half price flour and yeast etc -

Thanks for all the tips.

CathChat

I finally bought a breadmaker on Tuesday night and last night made my first loaf.

Yum.

Its the best thing since sliced bread:p

absfabs

amanda40 wrote:

Thanks for that Eryn - does anyone know what is the equivalant of an american cup measure? Or where I can buy the cups from.

The cup that came with mine holds 8fl oz or 220ml. it doesn't say whether it's an "American" cup or not, but as the recipe book refers to cups I would give it a go.

How about checking with measuring jug if any of the cups/mugs in the house are the right size to use?

martin2410

This may sound a silly question. but, Can you make rice pudding in a breadmaker? I was watching ideal world shopping channel, and they were selling a tefal jam maker, which you could also use to make rice pudding. That got me thinking, if you can make jam in a breadmaker (which you can in the machine we have), can you make rice pudding? Has anyone tried it?

lala1974

Hi everyone,
I have to say that you've really inspired me to take wipe the dust off my BM which is currently lurking at the back of the garage. Not sure how DH will take the news - I dug out the slow cooker at the weekend too! The OS forum is so addictive.

Anyway, my one problem that I found with the BM (aside from bread being too sweet - should be able to fix that), is the hole that the blade leaves! Doesn't everyone else have that problem?

Lala