My Christmas List includes a breadmaker but help!

nicki_2

I've been after a breadmaker for a while now. I was going to get the one that was on offer the other week but it had sold out before I read the post so I'm looking for BUDGET ideas. In your opinion, what breadmaker would you recommend under £50 ? OR am I better off asking for Argos vouchers/Cash to pool together and buy my own? Ideally I'd like one I can do pizza, jam, cakes etc in but I'm thinking they're going to be much more than £50

Any input will be appreciated. Thanks

culpepper

Mine is the morphy richards fastbake which can do jam and cake too.I think it was about £32 feb 2005.
It does a good job .Does leave a hole in the bottom of each loaf when you pull the paddle out but I think a lot of them do.

Cat72

Hi
I had wanted the panasonic SD253 one with the nut dispenser as I keeped reading on here how great it was. However it cost so much.:eek: So here is how I got mine and you could see how it would work for you.
I joined pigsback ( on the other freebie forum ).They give you vouchers one of which is john lewis. Piggsback is very easy you get paid for clicking and also you get money back when you purchase from certain shops- you dont get and spam etc and it is very quick to give points & vouchers( most are creditted within 2 weeks) . I just used the clicks and bought my hair stuff from hQhair & books from amazon and got enough for £60 in john lewis vouchers. John lewis sell the panasonic I also got a code for £20 off spend ( there are usually codes for john lewis kicking about ). So this brought JL high price down to £78 minus £60 meant I got my breadmaker for £18 and it was delivered within 48 hrs. Its downstairs and I eager to give it a try .Its took me about 2/3 months but worth it.HTH.
ps I tried this with rpoints but it was taking too long .

nicki_2

Thanks for that Cat72. I'm already a member of Pigsback but I've never seen the John Lewis vouchers .. I think I've been blinkered by the £50 CD-WOW one which I'm hoping to earn before Christmas I'm going to go and look at the rewards properly now, once I've finished here :rotfl:

Topher

I really can recommend the Panasonic SD253 mentioned above, I researched it via Good Housekeeping, and year on year they recommend it. I don't believe we'll recoup its cost in terms of bread, but we didn't buy it to save money (handbaking would do that) but to enjoy good quality bread.
I previously sent a bread machine back after it began to bake lopsided loaves, and the bread nearly always got stuck in the pan.
T.

Essex-girl_2

Topher wrote:

I really can recommend the Panasonic SD253 mentioned above, I researched it via Good Housekeeping, and year on year they recommend it. I don't believe we'll recoup its cost in terms of bread, but we didn't buy it to save money (handbaking would do that) but to enjoy good quality bread.
I previously sent a bread machine back after it began to bake lopsided loaves, and the bread nearly always got stuck in the pan.
T.

Totally agree.

I had a cheap breadmaker and totally despaired of it. Thought it was my fault and I wasnt destined to have hm bread but that all changed when I got the Panasonic - not one dodgy loaf.

buxtonrabbitgreen

nicki wrote:

I've been after a breadmaker for a while now. I was going to get the one that was on offer the other week but it had sold out before I read the post so I'm looking for BUDGET ideas. In your opinion, what breadmaker would you recommend under £50 ? OR am I better off asking for Argos vouchers/Cash to pool together and buy my own? Ideally I'd like one I can do pizza, jam, cakes etc in but I'm thinking they're going to be much more than £50

Any input will be appreciated. Thanks

I bought both my dil 's one from our local co co £18 each , I dont know if they are still selling them though. It may be worth asking. you could make jam in these as well

halloweenqueen_2

I've had the goodmans cuisine for about 3 years now, the first one I had (can't remember make) was too small a loaf and luckily for me it broke down after 6 months so I got a full refund. The goodmans one has the automatic nut dispenser, it should have been about £75 but I bought it fom tesco for £45 in their after xmas sale.
I would maybe try looking at freecycle or a bootfair, quite a few people bought them just for the sake of buying them and their mistake could be your gain!
I use mine a lot, I mainly make rolls (just use the pizza dough cycle) and of course pizza dough, but it takes the hard work out of chelsea buns etc.
If you get one with a removable paddle - its really easy to lose them!!

halloweenqueen_2

PS... if you do go for a new one, and decide where you want it from and what one, maybe you would be better off asking for vouchers for that shop in case they have an after xmas sale - if they don't you haven't lost anything.

Gingham_Ribbon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00029TJW4/ref=dp_olp_2/202-9021498-9903045?condition=all

I love my panasonic. If you shop around you can get them for under £50. The first one on this page is described as used but in new condition.

tootles_2

I would second the Panasonic reccys......if you bake cakes in them, which you can do in the PS you have to really line the baking tin well, you mix the cake and then put it into the lined tin. As for making jam, the amount you could make in a BM you could make in a saucepan. I use the base of my pressure cooker and make around 5lbs at a time......... I think you can only make about 2lbs in a BM.......I've had mine for almost 3 years and it doesn't owe me a penny, always get good results even with 'old' yeast I am sure you could ask for vouchers towards it and maybe get the better one, or see what comes up on one of the web sites. I bought one for a friend last year for around £75, it was on special offer. You can make pizza dough in any BM you just have to use the dough option rather than the bread bake option.