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My wonderful old panasonic breadmaker has finally died…what do I buy now?

kippers
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So my old panasonic bread maker has finally stopped working, i think the heating element has gone and i really dont think its worth fixing as it is old and very well used for cobs, bread and pizza dough. So ive been looking at the latest panasonic model (£149) and it doesnt seem to have good reviews from what ive been reading, so what on earth do i buy? I dont need anything fancy, just a beep when its finished and a good display so i can see how long is left etc ( which apparently the new panasonic lacks).
Any ideas what i should buy as im lost without a breadmaker?
Any ideas what i should buy as im lost without a breadmaker?
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I have this one.
https://www.maraz.co.uk/products/panasonic-sd-2501wxc-automated-25-mode-breadmaker-with-gluten-free-programme-white?variant=39499343659170¤cy=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwg4SpBhAKEiwAdyLwvHEMN-NuvswEhhcxuEUrBoPF-Sj-_BVy9UNioDvcxC8PfsmPrmDNzxoC_0wQAvD_BwE
It's been discontinued but I have had mine a few years and it's still going strong.
There are a few on Ebay2 -
I have a Sage custom loaf I've had for 5 years and use 3-4 times a week. I bought it because I wanted a folding paddle, proper loaf shaped loaves and 12 hr delay so we have fresh bread at 8am.2
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Hand on heart I would only ever buy another Panasonic. In fact I recently did just that. Buy the simpler the better....... older , but still new machines, can be found on Ebay and other web sites3
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IF you can get the spare heating element (and are certain that it is the only fault) then it should be easy enough to swap.It
Not all models have spares available it seems from a quick Google.
Reviews: often need taking with a pinch of salt. Many happy users never leave feedback. Those with issues can and do leave many bad reviews.4 -
I'm pleased to hear that others have persisted with home breadmakers. I was reminded of mine at the weekend when I saw one for sale in a South Essex chazzer for £30 over the weekend. I abandoned it decades ago, after maybe 7 attempts because the results were always dense and rock hard. Seeing the ingredients in their raw state including the amount of salt involved and knowing that I would end up eating all of it was also off-putting - on balance I decided that it would be cheaper and less hassle to buy nice bread when YS.
Now I know better: I still love bread, but now I understand the Chorleywood process as l know that I am better off buying a small amount of fresh bread when I want it. (Rarely practical, but I'm not about to go down the breadmaker route again).
Eta: take a look at this article. Now I am craving slice of sourdough - which I never much liked previously. Happy baking!No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Ours went onto Freecycle as soon as we took our first loaf out of a combi-steam oven. Certainly not "money saving" but results from the bread maker was never amazing, limited to just doing rectangular loafs and always the paddle hole in the middle.1
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We found breadmakers very variable and stuck with Panasonic. May be worth looking if you can pick up one 2nd hand. Our newer one the lid opens the other way (hinged on short side rather than longer one) so is a bit less convenient as not enough room to open it under the wall cupboards.
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I replaced mine with a kitchenaid hand mixer and now make my bread from scratch myself. Much nicer and not a lot of faff at all.1
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I've got a Kenwood. Worked fine but the challenge not to eat it all was a reason for stopping.May start again this winter.Making dough for Chelsea Buns (you get a LOT) was one thing and those are lowish calorie for a cake.
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I've had a Panasonic for several years and think it's wonderful. If it ever packs up there's little chance that I'd buy anything else. That said, the end product does taste quite different from commercially produced bread and even from bread made at home using traditional methods. If that's not a problem, then I'd stay with the brand you know (and not pay too much attention to consumer reviews - people can be very strange).2
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