Bread Maker - worth it?

SouthernSoftie

Yeay! I collected my free breadmaker this afternoon and have just been scoffing lovely warm bread!
It is a Morphy Richards Essentials Breadmaker, and had been used once. So I gave a it a good clean and off I went.

I was dreading a hole in the bottom due to the paddle, but it's just a little slit.
Used Morrison's strong white flour at 48p for a big bag, sunflower oil and Hovis dried yeast at 60p. I reckon that lovely loaf has cost me less than 20p, they are currently 69p in store for that sort.

Me and the other half will be having home made bread sarnies tomorrow at work:T

pagangirl

Got a second hand breadmaker for £10 in charity shop this afternoon - fully checked out, - lady said "if it doesn't work, bring it back, and we'll refund the money" !!!
Thanks to everyone who's been discussing pro's & cons of breadmakers for us single people - coz without your advice - I wouldn't have known it was worth it.
(have lost all smilies - not a happy bunny)

SouthernSoftie

pagangirl wrote: »

Got a second hand breadmaker for £10 in charity shop this afternoon - fully checked out, - lady said "if it doesn't work, bring it back, and we'll refund the money" !!!
Thanks to everyone who's been discussing pro's & cons of breadmakers for us single people - coz without your advice - I wouldn't have known it was worth it.
(have lost all smilies - not a happy bunny)

Hope you get on ewith it, I've done white bread, cinnamon raisin bread and its currently kneading away at cheese & onion bread!

allydowd

To me bread made in a breadmaker tastes like cake!

I'd sooner make it the old fashioned way.

Butterfly_Brain

allydowd wrote: »

To me bread made in a breadmaker tastes like cake!

I'd sooner make it the old fashioned way.

That's bcause you use milk or milk powder I don't and I get a lovely crusty loaf every time.
I have a Morphy Richards fastbake at the moment and made my very first malt loaf today it was yummy - not like the tiny over heavy stuff you buy in the supermarket

rach

oooh, i'm fancying a breadmaker now. I used to have a hinari one a few years ago, but stopped using it as it wasn't worth it just for me and gave it away on freecycle. now i take lunch to work and am married too so there's no longer just me, i wonder if it might be worth it. might go for the panasonic, in the autumn when we have a bit more cash.
fancy making bread by hand first, i have a 2lb (i think) silicone loaf tin, anyone have an easy recipe?

zarazara

I wish I'd bought mine years ago. they are excellent.

zarazara

mines a MR breadmaker.Butterfly Brain, I agree, the malt loaf is yummy. I like making lots of types of bread. sundried tomato and olives,sunflower seed and pumpkin seed. made a loaf yeasterday with coriander and hazelnut pesto added. yummmmmmmmmmm. my favorite is the french bread option but i use half white and half wholemeal and add seeds eg pumpkin quite often. i also love the wholemeal. granarys good too. cheese and onion with dried onion flakes............................etc etc etc
made some raspberry jam, more like a conserve as a bit runn, but just delicious,as is sultana and cinnamon bread........................etc etc etc.

horseinhatman

I have owned both a Panny and an MR , if you are an experienced baker then the MR is by far the better option as the bread is quite superior , however, if your baking skills are a little more basic, then the Panny is the one as its harder to mess up.

almar_2

I went a bit daft last week and without research bought a cookswork BM, ive since heard they are rubbish.

My question is - If I just use the BM for making the dough and then oven cook the bread then what electric temp and time do I cook the loaf/rolls/pizza/garlic bread at please.