Anyone got a Tesco Bread Maker?

gunsandbanjos

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

Does anyone know if it has a french bread setting? When I had a breadmaker, yonks ago, the only loaf kids would eat was the one made on the french bread setting.

I can confirm it does have a french bread setting:D

gunsandbanjos

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

I think that the Tesco one might be better if you can make different sized loaves in it, because with the argos one you can only make the one size loaf (1.5lbs).

Yup, you can make M,L,XL loaves in the tesco one. It has 10 settings: Basic, French, Wholewheat, Rapid, Sweet, Ultrafast, Dough, Jam, Cake and Bake.
It also has a viewing window and a Timer(wanted this so i could wake up to fresh bread;) )

Marishka

I bought the Tesco one on impulse when I spotted it in the shop. I'd been contemplating one as a result of this board but wasn't sure whether I needed or wanted. I like a lot of the fancy breads with nuts and stuff but they are too expensive to justify so i decided it was a need and jumped in with both feet. Tried it out the first time with the basic wholemeal recipe in the booklet and am now well on the way to proving the woman can live on bread alone! Haven't got round to trying the nuts yet!
Did my first french bread recipe this morning and it turned out fab and rather more bread shaped than the wholemeal, which seems to sink in the middle a bit (although that's probably me, not the machine)
I can confirm the 10 programmes, two loaf sizes (700 and 900 grammes, whatever that means) and no nut dispenser but that wasn't a disappointment to me as I wasn't led to expect one.

btw - silly question, I suppose, but what does "jam" mean - you can use it to make jam? How?

be-happy_2

Hi!

I was going to start a new thread today and ask a quick question, but having found this thread straight away, do you mind if I just ask you all - Is using a breadmaking machine economical? I know it's lovely to have fresh bread, we always buy bread from the baker's, I just wanted to know if it would be more expensive to make my own before I went and bought the machine as we are on a tight budget (of course!!)

Have just been looking at the Cookworks one in Argos before coming on MSE, but having read the reviews, I am going to seek out the Tesco one now, so thanks!!

gunsandbanjos

Not sure the exact costing, someone else has worked it out on another thread(cant remember which, sorry).
However, i buy Granary style loaves and they are currently about £1.50 each:eek:
If i remember correctly the costing to make it yourself is about 30-40p
Plus there is the advantage of knowing exactly what went into it, and knowing its fresh:D

gunsandbanjos

Weird, BM is now up to £39.97:eek: Its in the final clearance section, why have they put the price up And they havent changed the description, cheeky beggars!

ANNEGEDDES

im a coeliac and want to try making gluten free bread anyone already do it? is there a special setting on the bm? would my b/friend like it? dont want to do norm and gf in same one

cheers x

sb44

be-happy wrote: »

Hi!

I was going to start a new thread today and ask a quick question, but having found this thread straight away, do you mind if I just ask you all - Is using a breadmaking machine economical? I know it's lovely to have fresh bread, we always buy bread from the baker's, I just wanted to know if it would be more expensive to make my own before I went and bought the machine as we are on a tight budget (of course!!)

Have just been looking at the Cookworks one in Argos before coming on MSE, but having read the reviews, I am going to seek out the Tesco one now, so thanks!!

I worked out that it costs about 30p to make a small brown loaf and 24p to make a small white one, that includes the electricity.

Roughly broken down the costing for a small brown loaf, 15p brown flour, 4p white flour, 5p yeast, 3p butter and 3p for the electricity.

I rang the Morphy Richards helpline and the quoted 2.8p for a 3½ hour cycle to make a small loaf. Even though your bread maker is on for that length of time you don't use that much electric because a lot of the time your bread is just sitting in there rising. They said you use most electric for kneading and baking at the end.

Andy_Hamilton

Prices above are about right!

JennyW_2

Is this one any good from ARgos at £29.99:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4229399/Trail/searchtext%3EBREAD+MAKER.htm

they do one in white for £23 too