Breadmaker question

DonnaP

Hi

Does anyone know which breadmakers don't have a paddle?

Donna

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Hi Donna,

As far as I know they all need a paddle to knead the bread and the Morphy Richards one is the only one (so far) that has a drop down paddle to minimise the hole.

The only way you can bake bread in a breadmaker with no hole from a paddle is to do as ka7e has suggested in post #11

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EmmaJ_3

What are the comparative costs of breadmaker loaf vs shop bought? We tend to go for the ones from the supermarket bakery and get them sliced, about 80p a loaf usually and we could get through 2-3 a week, I often buy bakery rolls too at about 4 for £1.

I'm keen on getting a breadmaker but OH is convinced it'll be a fad and a waste of money, and too much hassle. Can you literally just throw the ingredients in and press go? He won't believe it's that simple!

odds-n-sods

1 500g bag of flour (85p?) will make 2 loaves, salt + yeast, a few pence each, and dried milk, oil maybe 15p. The machine costs very little to run. I'd say that homemade bread is cheaper than buying bread.

EmmaJ_3

Sorry 2nd question - that morphy richards fastbake looks like really good value, I like the idea of the fold-down paddle - does it also have a timer setting so you can set it to be ready in the morning? The cheaper version does but it doesn't say on the fold-down paddle version.

odds-n-sods

I make a 'hot crossbun loaf' with added spices, chopped peel, currants + raisins. Doesn't last long!

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Hi Emma,

Yes, you do just literally measure out the ingredients, add them in a certain order (this is important) but in the Morphy Richards recipes they are listed in the order to be added, and then press go. The fastbake does have a timer so you can set the breadmaker to be ready when you get up in the morning.

There's a recent thread that should give you some idea of the costs of making your own bread: Is homemade bread REALLY cheaper?

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