BM dilemma

arkonite_babe

Hello all

I hope you can help with some words of wisdom onm my BM dilemma.

I know there's a thread in here about which BM is best, but can't find it

So here's my problem..............

I have a chance of getting a BM for free (spending my factfinders scanning points) and I have a choice of 2 different ones.

The first one is a Morphy Richards and the blurb on the website (not much) is as follows

Morphy Richards bread maker complete with cool touch sides and a choice of 12 settings. Makes a 1lb, 1.5lb and 2 lb loaf with a 13 hour programmable timer. Fastbake setting bakes, light, medium, dark crust and dough settings. Also makes cakes and jam. Includes measuring cup and spoon and recipe/instruction book.

The second one is a Morphy Richards also (and even less blurb on it)

Morphy Richards bread maker, simply place all the ingredients in the non-stick bread pan and the breadmaker will automatically mix, knead, prove and bake the loaf in 80 minutes.

From what I can find on the MR website the first one is a Fastbake Cooltouch and the second one is a Stainless steel fastbake.

Which one of the two is best? Now price isn't a factor as I'm spending points not pounds, but out of interest they are priced in points and pounds as follows.........

Fastbake cooltouch 6900 points, RRP £49.99 on the MR website
Stainless Steel Fastbake 9300 points, RRP £69.99 on the MR website

Advice and opinions from the BM experts on this board are very welcome and appreciated in advance.

a_b xx

squeaky

The fastbake is one of the two top recommends by OS members.

But you can check for yourself here...

The Complete Breadmaking Collection

HTH

arkonite_babe

Knew you'd come up trumps :kisses3:


Which one though............. :think:

ka7e

The Cooltouch is your basic, entry-level model. Good introduction to breadmaking - I had one to start with.

I have a SS one still boxed, as I got it on offer and intended to replace my basic one with it when it wore out! It seems very similar to the Cooltouch one, though it doesn't make a 1lb loaf (which is quite tiny). And it's shiny.:D

I actually use a Russell Hobbs one, now. It makes proper bread-shaped loaves. The MR ones are tall and narrow and you have to turn them on their side to slice. The fold-down blade is a great idea, something other breadmaker manufacturers should incorporate!

arkonite_babe

I'm actually looking on the Good Housekeeping website to see if the tried and tested section has any reviews about MR BM's

arkonite_babe

Having read this thread:

Is a breadmaker worth it?

I have decided to save my pennies and wait for a panasonic instead. I've used my Mum's kenwood one for the past 2 days just to make sure that the household like the bread and have come to the conclusion that the panny will be a better bet for me.

Now I just have to figure what to spend my freebie points on within the next 3 months before they expire :rotfl:

Thankyou to everyone for their help, I appreciate it even though I have now decided not go go with my original idea

arkonite_babe

Forgot to ask, where's the best priced place at the mo to get a Panasonic SD 254?

TYIA

angelavdavis

Just to add my two-penneth. I have been using a MR fastbake cooltouch for two years now. I love it.

I treated myself to a Panny 254 at Christmas when it was on special on Amazon, but to be honest, I have had a couple of poor loaves and so have been going back to using the the MR as its more reliable (I am lazy and also worried about wasting more ingredients).

I have found the Panny more particular about the order ingredients were added to the bowl, I think its because the Panny seems to have a delay before it starts mixing, whereas the MR tends to kick off straight away.

arkonite_babe

*****arghhhhhhhhh**** don't confuse me any more

squeaky

See this thread on the grabbit board...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=634803&highlight=Panasonic

saving-grace

arkonite_babe wrote: »

*****arghhhhhhhhh**** don't confuse me any more

Arkonite_babe, I've had my Panasonic since 2003 and I've never had a poor loaf from it.