Bread Maker - worth it?

Zazen999

gailey wrote: »

Is it less mess as hubby hates it when i make pizza as takes ages to scrape dough off top.

yes! I make my dough on a thursday and pop it in the fridge and have pizzas friday, flatbreads sat and another flatbread another evening in the week. It's grand

paulwf

gailey wrote: »

Thanks everyone I make 1loaf a week by hand on average.
Hubbys not keen on my bread unfortunatly says its too heavy thinks hes too addicted to white shop bread.
My fave is seeded batch which I yet to make myself.

Is it less mess as hubby hates it when i make pizza as takes ages to scrape dough off top. Ahh this talk of pizza makes me want to make one to tonight.

Alsoi thourght you could make jams in breadmaker too.

Im not sure but panasonic seems hightly regarded I think irons with morphy richards.

Might have a think as cost of bread in shops continually rising.

I mix the ingredients for my bread in a large Mason Cash "granny" mixing bowl and knead it and do the first rise in there. The second rise is in the baking tin, absolutely minimal mess and saves a considerable amount of space as I use the bowl for other things. It won't be anywhere near as messy as making pizza as you don't have to roll it out on a board.

Making a loaf only takes about 10 minutes of hands on time, so although the whole process takes 2-3 hours if you co-ordinate it around other things it is very little fuss.

So a vote for hand baking here.

silligilli

I bought a bread machine last week after seeing it in the Currys sale, it's a Kenwood and only cost £14.97. I deliberated for a long time before I invested the money. I've made 2 loaves and they've been great. I usually make bread by hand but you can't go out and leave it like you can with the machine. Worse case scenario - if I only make 15 loaves and then consign it to the car boot sale it will have paid for itself! I'm sure I won't though as it appears to do a great job.

I want a yoghurt maker now and am wondering if they're worth the money.

marmiterulesok

gailey wrote: »

Do you rate yours.

How easy is it

Does it taste nice.

I normally make by hand whic can be timeconsuming as lots of time for rising is it quicker in machine.

I've got a Kenwood.
It's straightforward to use.In the four months I've had it,each loaf has been a success.For some reason when I make wholemeal loafs,the top of the loaf sinks a bit and is lumpy,but the bread is fine to eat.
I wouldn't be without it now.HTH.

shebrett

If you do go for the bread maker the Panasonic is fabulous. In terms of being faster I don't know that it would beat hand made bread by that much, the normal white loaf still takes 4 hours (although there is a "fast loaf" which I think is about 1.5 hours). The time saved is more because you can put in the ingredients and then walk away until it is done. I can say the Panasonic is worth every bit I paid for it and the bread is lovely, even my shop bought white loaf only husband likes it

marmiterulesok

silligilli wrote: »

I want a yoghurt maker now and am wondering if they're worth the money.

It's worth getting one!!!I've got a Tefal one,and love my HM yougurts.

daphne_descends

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silligilli

Thanks for that, where did you get your Tefal one from? I've seen the easiyo but remember with affection the little glass pots with my '70's one. Do you think I could use it with soya milk?

viv0147

I cant recommend a breadmaker enough!!!! since I had mine which was 8 months ago I haven't bought shop bread once, I think the bread is gorgeous. I also make the dough for pizza in it, and I now make my own jam with it. Buy one its brilliant.

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Dunno I bought one a couple of years ago and still haven't used it .One day perhaps, or it will end up in the charity shop