Which is the best home breadmaker?

MiserlyMartin

I bought the panasonic. Dimensions are 37Hx28Wx33D (cm) I've used it once. My first and only loaf was a complete disaster. It did not rise. I think I had trouble with my scales under reading, I will get around to baking another one, one day!

It seemed like a good idea at the time to spend £100 on one but the ingredients cost more than that Daily Mail article led me to believe. You can pay over £1 for just the flour. If you add the other stuff and the electricity you may as well buy a loaf. I'd say its only worth it if you like freshly baked bread, don't expect to save any money.

By the way Which? did a report on breadmakers recently. I think they recommended the Panasonic, but the Morphy Richards were the Best Buys.

N9eav

Aftre starting this thread a while ago, I never did buy a bread maker! The missus came home with a Morphy Richards one yesterday from the boot sale, hardly used £4. So I guess I will try that and let you know how it goes.....

Purchaseruk

My parents overseas have a breadmaker which they use daily & swear by.
Mum made me a few different wheat free bread loaves when I was last over there & they were YUM!
I can't stand the horrible little cracker sized rubbery wheat free bread on sale in supermarkets over here, so have been thinking about purchasing a bread maker.
I'm deciding between the Morphy Richards Fastbake or the Panasonic SD254 which costs almost twice the amount as the MR. Both at argos, as they have a good replacement product cover (Due to reading that BM's can breakdown randomly)

Can anyone recommend a good breadmaker for wheat free recipes? I don't want to faff about with it all too much. (still awaiting a reply from my Mum due to time differences / not being online!)
Cheers for any suggestions

horseinhatman

Purchaseruk wrote: »

My parents overseas have a breadmaker which they use daily & swear by.
Mum made me a few different wheat free bread loaves when I was last over there & they were YUM!
I can't stand the horrible little cracker sized rubbery wheat free bread on sale in supermarkets over here, so have been thinking about purchasing a bread maker.
I'm deciding between the Morphy Richards Fastbake or the Panasonic SD254 which costs almost twice the amount as the MR. Both at argos, as they have a good replacement product cover (Due to reading that BM's can breakdown randomly)

Can anyone recommend a good breadmaker for wheat free recipes? I don't want to faff about with it all too much. (still awaiting a reply from my Mum due to time differences / not being online!)
Cheers for any suggestions

I have had both , if your a bit rubbish in the kitchen , get a panny , its breadmaking for idjots , cant go wrong.

If you want a superior loaf and you are confident in the kitchen and maybe want to try some different rustic style breads then the MR is the one , but it does tend to need more exact measurements to get things right.

loocyloo

hi, i have the panasonic, the manual comes with recipes for glutin free bread etc , using juvela, trufree, schar & glutafin bread mixes some of which it says are also wheat free. there is a glutin free setting in the options on the machine!

i find it very simple to follow the instructions and most of the time get a good loaf!

also use it to make dough for rolls/pizza/naan bread, plus assorted fruit loafs.

x

Purchaseruk

Thanks! I've purchased the panasonic - I liked that it has such great reviews, my Mum has one & it has the gluten free option.....plus the Morphy Richards is out of stock at almost all the argos stores anywhere near me!
She used a wheat/gluten free premix pack when I visited which is a shame as I looked at the prices yesterday & the ones I saw all seemed pretty expensive for just a loaf of bread
So I've bought the different flours & gonna try them out, see how I get on.
Currently baking my first attempt using Doves Farm Wheat & Gluten free white bread flour (cost about £1 in morrisons!)......fingers crossed it turns out ok, my measurements weren't precise as I don't have any scales which would be helpful!

N9eav

Our £4 MR is doing great. Boot sale bargain. Just a few things.
Anyone got any tips to help it make slightly better bread? I get the occasional dark loaf and often the loaf sinks before it is baked.

boredjellybean

Hi there - sorry if this has already been covered before (I searched honest) but I am very tempted to buy a bread maker & figured you lovely people may be able to point me in the right direction of useful (and not so useful) features good deals & good brands?

many thanks in advance

bjb

Pink.

Hi bjb,

There's a recent thread on which breadmaker to buy that may help so I've added your post to it.

This thread may help too:

Is it really worth buying a breadmaker???

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spender

This forum has inspired me to cook from scratch more than I have done, thanks. Can anybody recommend a good beginner breadmaker. We have 5 people in the house so a fair size loaf is needed. Your advice is much appreciated.