Which is the best home breadmaker?

Little_Miss_Saver

I got a panasonic sd254 just before xmas after all the recommendations I'd read on here and I have not been disappointed.

I was a bit dubious especially as it was a "big" initial outlay for me (£75 should have been £100) but I would say its nearly paid for itself with all the money I've saved not buying shop loaves and cobs and they taste much better too.

LMS xx

FZwanab

Panasonic definitely, has won the which award countless times and is recommended by the Good Housekeeping Institute as well.

bertiebots

I was going to ask this question...:D !! so its a panasonic then. After the amount of bread eaten whilst the kids have been at home this easter ,a fresh loaf in a machine every day seems the way to go. I would rather have the time spent with the kids baking cookies etc etc than kneeding dough. What about the jam function? is it easy to use?..have been thinking of having a go at home made. Does it also allow you to make chutneys in the machine too ?

lil_me

I've got an MR fastbake which I am happy with.

With the recipe for bread which has dry first then wet, as long as you aren't using a machine with a timer any way works to be honest....

sleepymy

JennyW wrote: »

this is what I've done :rolleyes:

Bought the Tesco one last week and just cant get a decent loaf - even from the ready-mix stuff - they keep coming out very doughy/stodgey - have even tried less water. So I'm cutting my losses and going to get a Panasonic.

Trouble is they are now out of stock everywhere - apparently an 8 week lead time. Panasonic cant turn them around quick enough.

The link from Jo_anne was very helpful in helping me understand what makes the Panasonic so much more superior

Macro had them in a couple of weeks ago, think they were about £50 plus vat, they might have some left.

JennyW_2

sleepymy wrote: »

Macro had them in a couple of weeks ago, think they were about £50 plus vat, they might have some left.

thanks but I've ordered the 254 (not fussed about the dispenser) from Argos so will collect it tomorrow :T

N9eav

Thanks for all the answers. The Panasonic it is. It will go with my Camera, VCR and other appliances. Pity they don't make cars.
I have to see if I can find a deal with codes and stuff now....

FZwanab

As far as I am aware the Panny does not make jam.

N9eav

I checked out the bread makers in Comet yesterday. The Panasonic was by far the most solid and it's bread pan nice and thick. The Morphy and some other one looked a bit cheaper. But as usual when you want somthing it's not in stock...
One thing I want to know is. You buy a 800g loaf in the supermarket and it's about 18 inches long, and nice big crust. The breadmaker is supposed to bake a heavier loaf and yet it's half the size. The tall pan also makes lest crust.

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JennyW_2

N9eav wrote: »

I checked out the bread makers in Comet yesterday. The Panasonic was by far the most solid and it's bread pan nice and thick. The Morphy and some other one looked a bit cheaper. But as usual when you want somthing it's not in stock...
One thing I want to know is. You buy a 800g loaf in the supermarket and it's about 18 inches long, and nice big crust. The breadmaker is supposed to bake a heavier loaf and yet it's half the size. The tall pan also makes lest crust.

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that's correct, the loaves out of the BM are not as long as the shop bought ones, however they are taller - they look like the uncut loaves from the supermarket. Mine have lovely crusts

I bought a Tesco BM 2 weeks ago and couldn't get a decent loaf so cut my losses and bought the SD254 last week. I have since made 2 x gingerbread cakes, pizza dough (best ever) and 5 loaves of bread - all have been successful. Yesterday I made a brown loaf with seeds and walnuts. I'm so chuffed :T I also had a ready-mix packet which I did on rapid bake and it turned out very nicely.