Panasonic Breadmakers Tips and Quick Questions Thread

shopndrop

sparrer wrote: »

Never used pure marg so I can't comment on that, but I always replace each ounce of butter with a tablespoon of olive oil as I think it gives the bread a better texture. hth

Just put my first loaf on using oil instead of butter. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

cooking-mama

Craftyscholar wrote: »

No bruises - just a very big (and slightly guilty) grin:D

Of course I am blaming cooking-mama

Now got to work out how to re-arrange the stuff on the worktops.

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Glad to be of service...i dont even have a panasonic,i do have(and love)the kenwood BM450,.but i WANT this panny too......now who can i blame?:think:

Swan_2

cooking-mama wrote: »

:eek:
Glad to be of service...i dont even have a panasonic,i do have(and love)the kenwood BM450,.but i WANT this panny too......now who can i blame?:think:

:hello: me! :hello: ... I have one of each*




* looong story

sparrer

Craftyscholar wrote: »

No bruises - just a very big (and slightly guilty) grin:D

Of course I am blaming cooking-mama

Now got to work out how to re-arrange the stuff on the worktops.

Congrats on your new 'baby' , think of all the money you'll save! Although in retrospect I was told that but it's costing me a small fortune in butter, marmalade (and calories) etc., lol. Re finding space, just put panny where you want it and the rest of the stuff in the cupboard . Enjoy.

sparrer

shopndrop wrote: »

Just put my first loaf on using oil instead of butter. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Looking forward to hearing the result

shopndrop

sparrer wrote: »

Looking forward to hearing the result

It looks good and smells good, :j but as I made an olive and oregano loaf this morning and have eaten over half of it, better not taste the wholemeal one with oil till morning but will definitely report back then.

terra_ferma

Does anybody else find Sainsbury wholemeal flour absolutely great?
I was using Waitrose Organic and Dove Organic, then I changed to the cheaper one at Sainsbury and the result was much much better.
I absolutely love that flour!

Anyone else uses it?
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/sainsburys-price-comparison/Flour/Sainsburys_Strong_Stoneground_Wholemeal_Bread_Flour_15Kg.html

Craftyscholar

terra_ferma wrote: »

Does anybody else find Sainsbury wholemeal flour absolutely great?
I was using Waitrose Organic and Dove Organic, then I changed to the cheaper one at Sainsbury and the result was much much better.
I absolutely love that flour!

Anyone else uses it?
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/sainsburys-price-comparison/Flour/Sainsburys_Strong_Stoneground_Wholemeal_Bread_Flour_15Kg.html

Will report later as I bought Sainsbury Wholemeal and White yesterday.

First loaf is on as I type:j

I went with butter as that was the given recipe, but will prob. try oil next time - purely because weighing out that small an amount (1/2oz) is tricky.

Craftyscholar

Looks good and smells wonderful - now waiting for it to cool down.

cooking-mama

Have you tasted your bread yet Craftyscholar ?,realy hope its nice,we've recently decorated our kitchen and the white Panny would "go" better than the silver Kenwood now(maybe i could Ebay it,i only paid £60 odds anyway,due to Argos vouchers and a refund thingy)
Anyway I came back to ask,did you get a voucher for the free Peter Sidwell bread book?,it retails at £14.99...so basicaly taking that into account the Bm cost £55.99...even better value when you look at it that way.
PS,heres the link to the claim form
.http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/Kitchen+Appliances/Overview/Panasonic+Bread+Makers+-+Free+Book/5414022/index.html#anker_5414024