Is it worth buying a bread maker?

DontDoDebtKids

I'm all for preparing your own lunches to take into work and have read that some people make their own bread.

I can see the advantages of having a bread maker - make it when you need it, tastes better.

But is it actually cheaper?

How much do these things cost? I thought they were about £50. Also, how much does it then cost to make bread with them? Surely bread isn't that much more in the supermarket?

Then again, I'm prone to buying slightly nicer bread than just the basic stuff and also not getting through it before it goes stale. :mad:

Thoughts and experiences people?

wanna-be-mortgage-free_2

I asked this question too! You could try asking for one on freecycle, that's where I got mine so didn't cost a penny:j

You could also buy the bread mixed that don't require a breadmaker. They are just as lovely and just as cheap!

Good luck

Wonder_Girl

I LOVE my breadmaker

Have you tried Freecycle?

It's not only about the cost, it's about the quality, also you can make lots of different types of bread, and there is NOTHING better than fresh warm bread and butter mmmmmm

Queen.Bess

I love my breadmaker! I was very lucky and was given it by MIL after they upgraded. The ingredients are cheap and it's simple to use. Strong bread flour is about 80-90p a bag and yeast is about £1.30 for 8 sachets (one per loaf). Then there's sugar, a bit of oil and salt and water and that's about it! That's the most basic and of course bread can be jazzed up!

OH and I have found that shop bread can go off - mouldy not stale v quickly, so prefer my rolls and loaves as they last as long. So thoroughly recommended!

Willsnarf1983

nah the vast majority of people that buy them use them for a few times and then they go on places like freecycle. IMgaine all that cleaning yu will have to do after each loaf, IMO not worth the time and patience

Will

Anastacia

You dont have to clean them after each use, just wipe out the tin, like yorkshire pudding tins or whatever. Cleaning ruins them.
Nice for pizza base, pie topping & all sorts. If you eat value bread then its more expensive but if you like better bread then its cheaper. Breadmix is quite pricey and not as nice, in my machine anyway.

Lovely smell to wake up to as well.

DontDoDebtKids

Willsnarf1983 wrote:

nah the vast majority of people that buy them use them for a few times and then they go on places like freecycle. IMgaine all that cleaning yu will have to do after each loaf, IMO not worth the time and patience

Will

Thanks everyone. Looks like I should keep my eye out on Freecycle then, if one is going and I get it, if I get bored with it or decide it's not worth the hassle I can put it back on Freecycle and someone else can have a go!!!:rotfl:

Norbert_Colon

I use mine to make organic bread. Including electricity each loaf costs about 60p, which is the same price as Tescos organic but 50p cheaper than Sainsburys organic.

Imo the breadmaker bread is better quality, and I can always find organic flour in the shops whereas they've often run out of organic bread.

Floss

Willsnarf1983 wrote:

nah the vast majority of people that buy them use them for a few times and then they go on places like freecycle. IMgaine all that cleaning yu will have to do after each loaf, IMO not worth the time and patience

You obviously have never tried one! I got mine off ebay from someone who was upgrading, have now passed that on to my brother & family after we were given a new one by MIL. It doesn't take that much cleaning, less than a pan of spuds! The bread can be programmed to be made overnight or while you're at work, it's loads nicer than shop-bought, it's loads cheaper, and frankly, they are one of the few things that I would recommend to anyone to buy or acquire!

looby75

I got one of the morphy Richards ones that was on offer about a month ago. It cost me £18.80 and was an early xmas present to my self LOL

I adore it and it's saved me loads of money already. I do one big shop a week and then would go to my local co-op for fresh bread every other day or so. But I would never go in and buy just a loaf of bread, I usually ended up with a magazine, sweets for the kids or some other kind of impulse buy. It was very rare that I went in and spent less than £10. :eek: Now that I don't have to go and buy bread I haven't got the temptation to buy all the extra bits, and you know what....we haven't missed them at all.

lynsayjane

i dont eat a lot of bread so although i'd love a breadmaker (i have a kitchen gadget fetish) i'm not likely to buy one. i like nicer bread than value but i buy it when it gets reduced, my latest kingsmill cost 8p, and chuck it in the freezer, barely takes ten secs in the micro to defrost for sandwiches or defrosts in the toaster in the same time it takes to toast it!