Panasonic Breadmakers Tips and Quick Questions Thread

HockeyDuo8083

Yeah it's basically a 255 with a couple of extra bells and whistles.

Swan_2

mardatha wrote: »

What's a 257 ? Is that new ??

mardatha, that's the one they had in Costco when I checked the prices recently & I guess being a new model is why it was so much more expensive than the excellent Kenwood 450

*waits for the flaming*

missychrissy

I've just bought a SD254 from Amazon. I'm a bit confused - what's difference between that and the 255?

It works beautifully as I made my first loaf last week and I'm really impressed.

hansi

Hardly any difference. I don't think you can use rye flour in the 254 but that's no problem. I have a 255 and the rye bread always comes out as a brick!

Swan_2

missychrissy wrote: »

I've just bought a SD254 from Amazon. I'm a bit confused - what's difference between that and the 255?

It works beautifully as I made my first loaf last week and I'm really impressed.

also the 254 doesn't have the automatic seed/dried fruit dispenser that the 255 has, you add seeds etc when a beep sounds instead

HTH

southcoastsounds

I've got a 254 breadmaker and over the last six months we've changed our routine because we don't like the large, tall loaves that come out of it. Rather than baking the bread in the machine, we now use the dough setting, divide the dough into two and put it into small loaf tins. We let the dough prove in the airing cupboard for half an hour or longer, and then bake it in the oven. We end up with two beautiful, light loaves which suit us rather better (there are just two of us). We eat one on the day and freeze the other for the next day.

It wouldn't suit everyone, but we feel these two loaves match our eating habits so much better.

By the way, I know its expensive but I've gone onto Allinsons seed and grain flour. I'll try making my own up someday, but I get four small loaves from a packet, which costs about 90p I think.

Tom

mardatha

Tom, have you tried using half and half whole meal and white, and adding chopped nuts/seeds to it ? Buy some wee pkts of seeds, any kind , and nuts. Chop or slice then throw them in - makes fabulous nutty bread ! I add cranberries too.

southcoastsounds

mardatha wrote: »

Tom, have you tried using half and half whole meal and white, and adding chopped nuts/seeds to it ? Buy some wee pkts of seeds, any kind , and nuts. Chop or slice then throw them in - makes fabulous nutty bread ! I add cranberries too.

Yes, I use half and half sometimes. I think I'll look into buying some seeds as you suggest - that Allinson flour is so expensive, when Morrisons do it at a fraction of the price.

Tom

mardatha

http://www.healthysupplies.co.uk/
good place to buy seeds etc I havent bought from them, just heard from another forum that they are good .

southcoastsounds

mardatha wrote: »

http://www.healthysupplies.co.uk/
good place to buy seeds etc I havent bought from them, just heard from another forum that they are good .

Thanks - their mixed seed packs look ideal for adding to flour - this one for example.

Postage costs are a bit high however, so I'll look in the shops sometime.

Tom