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Panasonic Breadmaker

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  • Thanks for all your replies - I have decided to go with the 253 from Costco. Can't wait!!
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  • shoperholicnot
    shoperholicnot Posts: 1,535 Forumite
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    Thanks for all your replies - I have decided to go with the 253 from Costco. Can't wait!!

    As Del Boy Trotter once said...you know it makes sense! ;)
  • apple_mint
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    You'll never eat shop bought bread again ....
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  • tomloaf
    tomloaf Posts: 31 Forumite
    Hi

    I am looking at getting a Panasonic bread maker. I love seeds in my bread so thought I would get the new 257 bread maker with fruit and seed dispenser. This means I don’t need to sit around and add the seeds when the machine beeps.

    What I was wondering is can you still make seedy loaves by adding the seeds at the start during the dry mix. Does the bread still come out ok. If it does then I can save about £50 and get the 256 without seed dispenser.

    Any help welcome

    Tom
  • tigerfeet2006
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    edited 15 April 2011 at 8:21PM
    The problem with that is the fruit etc. get a bit mangled and overdone if put in at the begining.

    Allisons do a bread flour which is already seeded, I've used it several times now and it is tastes lovely.
    http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=allisons&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=68519

    The Panny SD255 has the dispenser as well.
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  • foxgloves
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    I have the more bais model without the dispenser. if I want to do a loaf on timer overnight, I just do a normal wholemeal. If I'm around, I sometimes do a loaf with seeds in, but I just chuck them in a little way through the mixing process & things seem to work fine.
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  • fillyjonk
    fillyjonk Posts: 26 Forumite
    We have the 253, but the nut dispenser broke long ago (the machine must be coming up to 7 years old).

    It depends how thrifty you are. Anything hard-nuts, seeds etc-we just put in at the beginning and I've never noticed a difference. We use the same method for olives and sundried tomatoes.

    Anything softer and we just chuck it in about an hour before the end.
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