BREADMAKER -Anyone use one ?

stylus360

Hi All

LOVE my bread and sick of paying for expensive loafs, especially the finest ones etc and i 'm spending a fortune on it, i also love Ciabatta..

I am NO COOK though and would not have a clue what make/model to purchase or what ingredients to but !!

I also presume it would be eveb better than shop bought !!

Anyone got any help/advice ?

Thanks

JulieGeorgiana

I made the switch years ago and no longer buy bread. I have a Panasonic (2500) which from reviews is the ONLY choice in my mind if you want quality and a well made machine. Mine is 3 years old and is used 1-3 times a day (we make roll, bread, pizza dough) and it's still going strong.

It makes fancy stuff like jam and pastries.

It may cost £100 but worth every penny.

I also costed a loaf (oil, sugar, salt, flour, yeast and electricity) and a white loaf cost less then a basic loaf. I need speciality bread for health reasons and it cost 2/3rds of a shop bough and tasted better.

And as I need speciality bread I can also have pizza now by making my own bases with my flour.

I recommend a £20 bread slicing machine from Argos, if your serious about making your own, this is a must.

My opinion is buy one, and buy it now

jumapech

I agree about buying a Panasonic,
I have been using one for many years and have always had fantastic results.
Friends have other makes but none of them compare with the results I get.
Panasonic ARE more expensive but in my opinion, definitely worth it as you can rely on the bread being great tasting and a good volume for the amount of ingredients used
Hope this helps

stylus360

Cheers guys, notice a lot of secondhand on Ebay etc plus have seen them in my local ads quite cheap.

Seems to a lot of Panasonic models now, lots of choice.

happy35

I didnt get on with my breadmaker and ended up using it to make dough only as I didnt like the texture of bread cooked in the bread maker and the holes made by the paddle irritated me.

I know make the dough in a KitchenAid mixer and prove overnight in the fridge as I think it gives a better flavour. I gave the breadmaker away and I think they use it though

No one in my house liked the breadmaker bread but everyone likes the bread I make now. I also make a non wheat loaf for myself and wheat bread for everyone else.

stylus360

I need some easy, that i can use often, the SD2500 and SD2501 are the same price in Argos but both look the same to me ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Panasonic-SD2500WXC-Breadmaker-in-White-/190848902311?pt=UK_HGKitchen_SmallApp_RL&hash=item2c6f7b24a7

System

If they are the same price I recommend the SD2501, slightly different, newer model. Mine is the SD2501 and I use the automatic fruit and raisin dispenser to make cakes and things and it works perfectly.

I LOVE my breadmaker and I've only had it a few months, got it running right now my husband suddenly likes having sandwiches at work again so it is saving us a fortune and the cost compared to buying a loaf of the bread I like saves me about 45p a loaf, 3 times a week or more. I also make rolls, cakes, dough, pizza dough and more in there meaning I go to the shops less as I buy Cravendale milk and then I can get away with shopping just once a week, sometimes even less if I buy fresh produce from the market.

Do it

stylus360

Just been reading the reviews on Argoos, lol. Yep the 2501 has a dispenser BUT some people say they have had problems with it and it effects cooking.

Don't think i have ever eaten a loaf with raisins in, is that bread or cake ?

So do you just buy a load of Tesco Value flour ? How much do you need to make a loaf out of a 1.5Kg bag ?

Camillia_Chubb

Hi Stylus, I just followed your link to check it out for myself and my invisible hand browser add on says it is going for £12 cheaper at hughesdirect plus free p&p. I'm quite interested myself now! I've got a MR cooltouch and I really don't like the aftertaste of the bread at all. And the paddle hole in the bread really irritates me too! :mad:

meritaten

I was given a breadmaker a couple of years ago - wasn't Panasonic but wasn't a cheap one either. I called it The Brickmaker! after several attempts to get a decent loaf, I threw it out, and prefer to make bread by hand now. Even though I do get the 'occasional' disaster!

stylus360

meritaten wrote: »

I was given a breadmaker a couple of years ago - wasn't Panasonic but wasn't a cheap one either. I called it The Brickmaker! after several attempts to get a decent loaf, I threw it out, and prefer to make bread by hand now. Even though I do get the 'occasional' disaster!

Read NOTHING but excellent reviews about the Panasonic.