cheap breadmakers?

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I've got a Russell Hobbs bread machine. It's good, if a little noisy (!) and I think it costs about £50-55. I use it mainly to make pizza dough because I find that for some reason bread made in a bread machine is heavy as a house-brick! I tend to make bread by hand, as I can just let it rise while I get on and do other things. There's also something quite therapeutic about kneading dough by hand and shaping the bread

CT19720

thatlemming wrote: »

Thanks very much, I looked at this one but could only find a few reviews for it so was a bit dubious, but at 34 quid I think I'll give it a go.

I bought one of these this morning, and have my first loaf in there now - will be ready in about an hour.

If you want to read reviews on this model then look here. I've been thinking of getting one for a while, and reading these fab reviews made me make the decision to try one. Fingers crossed I will use it a lot just like the slow cooker I have now, and wonder what I every did without one.

Honey_Bear

I found both my Panasonic Breadmakers on Gumtree. One cost £45 and was in the original box with the measuring cup and spoon, and the original recipe book. The other, much bigger one, was £25 but without the bits and pieces.

People sell them at car boot sales having only used them once. If you can make bread by hand for a few weeks, you'll pick one up without any trouble at all when people have a clear out and car boot their gibble on the first sunny day.

I swear by my Panasonic, as does everyone on the Panasonic thread.

richardw

Aldi one on sale tomorrow https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sunday-specialbuys-18th-august/product-detail/ps/p/bread-maker/

MrsAtobe

Sorry to hijack the tread OP, but I've just bought one of the CookWorks bread makers. The first loaf made with a bread mix from Mr S has turned out wonderfully, (even if it is a bit small - I did the 1lb version ) but I just wanted to ask other owners whether the tablespoon of butter the manual refers to is melted butter or do I just bung it in at room temp?

Anne_Marie_2

MrsAtobe wrote: »

) but I just wanted to ask other owners whether the tablespoon of butter the manual refers to is melted butter or do I just bung it in at room temp?

Room temp is fine, no need to melt. You can also substitute olive oil in place of butter.

marmiterulesok

MrsAtobe wrote: »

Sorry to hijack the tread OP, but I've just bought one of the CookWorks bread makers. The first loaf made with a bread mix from Mr S has turned out wonderfully, (even if it is a bit small - I did the 1lb version ) but I just wanted to ask other owners whether the tablespoon of butter the manual refers to is melted butter or do I just bung it in at room temp?

I've never used butter;always whatever vegetable oïl that I have to hand and it works fine.Using oïl seems less messy.
I bought my first BM second hand-a Kenwood.

Ballymackeonan

If you like wholemeal, look up the Doris Grant loaf - it's a very easy one to make as it isn't kneaded at all, just mixed up in a bowl. There are lots of recipes online. It might be a good idea to experiment with this before you invest in a breadmaker - you may find you don't need one! I've never used one, as I discovered the therapeutic value of kneading bread a long time ago - if you've had a bad day, you can get rid of any bottled-up aggression by giving the bread dough a good pummeling!

I always add a bit of olive oil to any bread recipe - it helps to keep it a bit longer.