Bread Maker - worth it?

Penny-Pincher!!

I dont think it work out cheaper, but at least you know whats in it I suppose.

We get our bread reduced and freeze it as we dont like BM bread.

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Pink.

Hi Laura,

These threads may help:

Breadmaker - convince me !

Bread Maker - worth it?

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Oldernotwiser

If you only eat very plain bread then it may not be worth it; if you like fancier and more exotic breads you'll save a bomb!

sooty&sweep

Hi

I've had a breadmaker for 2-3 years.
I'll be honest I've never properly costed out a loaf but I suspect if you buy the cheaper/longlife bread from the supermarket that would be cheaper.
I love my breadmaker because I know what we're eating.
Also when I bought breadrolls for sandwiches towards the end of the week they went a little stale and we didn't like them frozen and we wasted quite a lot.
The breadmaker means that we have fresh bread when we need it so very little waste.
We also use it for making pizza dough and dough for foccacia bread and I would say its definately cheaper and far superior than shop bought.
Only other thing I'd say is choose carefully what type of breadmaker. If you check on here I think overwhelmingly the recommendation is go for a Panasonic breadmaker as it makes excellent bread. Some of the cheaper breadmakers don't make very good bread.

Jen

bhz-2

I'm thinking about buying a breadmaker and would welcome your advice please:

1. Are breadmakers easy to use?

2. What kind of recipes have you tried?

3. Are you happy with the results?

4. Which brand/models would you recommend? Web site link or just to name the model/brand would be fantastic.

5. Anything else I should be aware of?

Thanks in advance.

Little_John

Easy to use yes
We tried loads but always revert back to plain white or brown bread, just find a book and have a go some are good some not so good.
Yeah the bread tastes nice and I love the thicker crust.
We have a kenwood one

What a pain in the !!! they are. Getting hold of the raw ingredients can be difficult some times especially the yeast. The hook/paddle/mixing thing in the bottom of the tin means there is a hole in the bottom of your loaf. cost wise? I'm not sure if it is much cheaper than going to asda and buying one of their in store baked loafs. The bread will have no preservatives in there so you gotta eat it the day you make it or at least within 24 hours.

The best thing is the smell in the house.

Viper_7

To add - many bread makers now have a fold down paddle - so no hole in the loaf.

Kimitatsu

We have a Panasonic breadmaker and its great! Bread on tap (we live out in the stix so not always close to a shop) the consistency of the bread is far nicer IMO, we make wholemeal which has a lovely dense texture, which actually fills my locust up!

I tend to bulk buy flour and yeast, things such as vitamin C or Xantham gum if you are making gluten free bread can easily be bought at your local pharmacy or somewhere like Lakeland, and you use tiny amounts at a time so it lasts ages.

Is it any cheaper? Probably not but the quality is far better, and as has been said the smell of fresh bread as you come down the stairs in the morning is worth it (ours is on a timer so we chuck it all in and then press go)

Nile

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HotLegs

Viper_7 wrote: »

To add - many bread makers now have a fold down paddle - so no hole in the loaf.

They do? Do you know which models do? MTIA.