Which is the best home breadmaker?

N9eav

The OH wants a breadmaker. We used to have one when they first came out around 1991. Took it to Africa and had fresh bread every morning.

Which is the best one out there at the moment. Largest loaf and a quiet?

thanks

Lorian

Pansonic SD254 or SD255, no competition.

It works well, and its quiet.

There are loads of threads, and good receipes on here for it.

samnmalc

Agreed.....definately the Panny!:j

N9eav

£75 eh?
Amazon price

Yikes..... What size is the biggest loaf?

samnmalc

Ive had mine two years and was just under £100 when I got it!

Largest loaf size is approx 8in x 8.5/9 in x 6in

I have not bought a loaf of bread since I got it.

Sola

Definitely the Panasonic. I never thought I'd be a fan of homemade bread but it makes superb loaves. I wouldn't be without it now.

JennyW_2

How does the Panasonic work so differently, say to the Tesco one?

I have the Tesco one and I just cant get a decent loaf out of it and now considerting the Panasonic. Obviously quite a big price difference so what does the Panny do that the Tesco one doesn't do?

Do you follow the ingredient measurements in the Panasonic manual to get your decent loaves? I've tried several attempts at making the recipies from the Tesco manual and it's not working out

kippers

My old breadmaker was a Morphy Richards and it made 2.5 lb loafs and they were lovely. I had it for some years and it recently died a death. I bought another Morphy Richards breadmaker (though they have stopped making the large loaf b/m) so i settled for one that makes 2 lb loafs....but the loafs are not as nice and i've been dissapointed. I tried everything to adjust the 'crunchy' loafs (even used the same recipe from old b/m manual) but nothing works. It also makes a tall thin loaf which i turn on its side (this has also changed from my original b/m).

Anyway, i'm quite dissapointed with this b/m compared to my old one....but i know others on here love theirs

susan1

hi
i have a kenwood but this is the recipe i use and it turns out well. it defies all logic and puts the powders in first and the water last, exactly in the order they are printed

http://www.carrsbreadmaker.info/recipes/recipe_basic_white_loaf.html

i don't know the price of it as it was a gift but it works well!

Millie's_Mum

I've got the Panasonic 254 and it is great!

I would say shop around for the panasonic and keep an eye on the price It was reduced at amazon to £40 I think near christmas.

And if you get it, be careful you don't drop it, I dropped mine and the lid broke off and the plastic casing broke, but that said it still works brilliantly it just doesn't look too pretty!

Jo_anne_2

Definitely the Panasonic! I have had 2 other breadmakers which were OK but the Panasonic beats them hands down. Someone put a link on here the other day showing how the baking cycle of the Panny adjusts to the room temperature and how this produces a consistently good loaf, compared to other BMs which have a fixed cycle.

Ahh, found the link http://panasonic.co.jp/appliance/global/products/bread_bakery/techno_2.html