Does the bread maker save your family budget?

jessikavel

Please, help me to make the right choice!
I am thinking about buying a bread maker. My family used to eat a lot of bread and I actually want to save my money;). Share your experience, does this system with bread maker really works?
I am choosing between Cuisinart and Breadman.
I read a lot on amazon and bestadvisor.com , and selected these two models!
Maybe, you can propose another one!
Thanks, guys!

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honeythewitch

You can get much cheaper loaves, but not of the same quality. I find the fancier the loaf, the bigger the saving.
I would very very strongly recommend a Panasonic. You can often find them almost unused for next to nothing on ebay.

jk0

I think most of us here recommend Panasonic. I love mine.

MallyGirl

We are not big bread eaters and tend to throw a fair bit away. Having the Panasonic means that when we do have bread it is nice and fresh - and we can realise that we need to make sandwiches the next day and crank it up so we don't have to go out and buy from a late night shop.
It does save money as OH would think nothing of spending 3 or 4 quid on some Gails bakery loaf from Waitrose Now he doesn't do that.
I haven't really fared that well with the more exotic loaves yet - rye, spelt, etc - but the basic 70% wholemeal is bombproof here.

WantToBeSE

I have a breadmaker but rarely use it. It was a total waste of money for me, as it makes such smaller loaves than i could buy in the supermarkets.

I use it probably once a month.

Finefoot

I too found the loaves small. I started to make by hand and that works well when my hands are working ( I have arthritis) I put the dough to prove on top of my tumble drier.

HappyMJ

jessikavel wrote: »

Please, help me to make the right choice!
I am thinking about buying a bread maker. My family used to eat a lot of bread and I actually want to save my money;). Share your experience, does this system with bread maker really works?
I am choosing between Cuisinart and Breadman.
I read a lot on amazon and bestadvisor.com , and selected these two models!
Maybe, you can propose another one!
Thanks, guys!

If you buy any supermarket bread for under £1 and are happy with it then no using a bread maker does not save you money when all costs are taken into account in making the loaf. The cost of the bread flour, yeast, extra ingredients, electricity, depreciation of bread maker itself etc.. it all adds up to more than £1.

If however you like bakery bread that is freshly baked and has additional ingredients then it could possibly save you some money.

chrissy59

i have a breadmaker which i never use. i make mine by hab=nd and mix the dough using hand mixer with dough hooks on

HappyMJ

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I have a breadmaker but rarely use it. It was a total waste of money for me, as it makes such smaller loaves than i could buy in the supermarkets.

I use it probably once a month.

Finefoot wrote: »

I too found the loaves small. I started to make by hand and that works well when my hands are working ( I have arthritis) I put the dough to prove on top of my tumble drier.

The bread that a breadmaker makes is supposed to be eaten the same day. It doesn't have the preservatives that supermarket bread has. You set it the evening before for a small loaf to be ready by the morning. You then pull it out and have fresh bread for breakfast. It will last to lunch and the remainder should be finished off by supper. You then reload the bread maker for the next day. Unless you eat an entire loaf of supermarket bread every day the smaller loaf will usually be sufficient for a family of four for one day.

torbrex

I got a breadmaker from Aldi last year for £35 and I found that it makes great bread, so much so that I eat more of it so in terms of a money saver, no it doesn't save me any money.

Nothing better than freshly baked bread with home made jam on though so cost doesn't matter in that respect

WantToBeSE

HappyMJ wrote: »

The bread that a breadmaker makes is supposed to be eaten the same day. It doesn't have the preservatives that supermarket bread has. You set it the evening before for a small loaf to be ready by the morning. You then pull it out and have fresh bread for breakfast. It will last to lunch and the remainder should be finished off by supper. You then reload the bread maker for the next day. Unless you eat an entire loaf of supermarket bread every day the smaller loaf will usually be sufficient for a family of four for one day.

Where are the 'rules' that say this? A breadmaker is to make bread, and doesnt have rules that tell you to only eat the bread on that day, or to make the bread in the evening, or how much bread to eat,or at what time of the day.

We are a family of 3 and our breadmaker makes a loaf about half the size of a normal loaf, so it doesnt make sense for us.