Which is the best home breadmaker?

Pont

This one, as above, has very good reviews.
http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews150815.html

The price seems to range from £41.99 at Comet (now sold out) to around the £90 mark.

donny-gal

Pont wrote: »

Hijacking as I want one too!

I want one that 'does' the crust the right way IYSWIM, also pretty looking rolls, pizza dough, bagels etc. Bread makers seem to be all over the place with regards to price. I've seen them from £20(ish) to £300(ish). Anybody willing to go out on a limb to recommend a good all rounder (gotta look good on the counter top too!)?

A Breadmaker can either makes loaves, or dough, it cannot make rolls, it can make the dough for the rolls and then you shape and prove them and bake them in the oven.

Download the manual here and it will show you what it is designed to make.

I also have a Panny, and am very pleased with it, I have one with the nut and raisin dispenser. Made some Rye bread last weekend for my DS's GF and she said it was very good too.


The 254 is an old model, but still OK, the 255 which I have has the additional automatic grain and raisin dispenser, the other you have to be around to add them manually when the machine bleeps.

Strange isn't it I have to add a little extra water.
DG

zippychick

As this has dropped down the board, i've merged this with our "best home breadmaker thread"

Zip

RomfordNavy

Just wondering if anything has changed since I last looked into bread-makers, at that time the choice for a top-end machine seemed to be between the Panasonic SD255 and the Kenwood BM450, although I notice a few people suggesting a Morphy Richards but not sure which model that is.

I think the Panasonic has now been replaced by the 2500/2501/2502. I quite like the idea of a yeast dispencer that the 2502 has but not sure if it is worth the extra 50% cost hike.

My old Hinari is finally on it's last legs after what must be almost ten years of service. I did have an Aldi twin paddle model for a bit somewhere in the middle of that but that only lasted for a couple of years.

Sui_Generis

It's not a yeast dispenser it's for eg nuts. I didn't bother.

Had a cheap Argos one for two years but the Panasonic is well worth the cost for the consistency of lof it produces. The old one was poor in cold weather and loaves varied constantly.

honeythewitch

Sui_Generis wrote: »

It's not a yeast dispenser it's for eg nuts. I didn't bother.

Had a cheap Argos one for two years but the Panasonic is well worth the cost for the consistency of lof it produces. The old one was poor in cold weather and loaves varied constantly.

The latest model (SD-ZB2502) does have a yeast dispenser as well as the nuts/raisins one.
It is supposed to eliminate the problem of the yeast reacting too soon if it is left for a while on the timer.
I got one of these this week, having previously had a couple of Morphy Richards bread-makers, and the difference is astonishing. I wish I had got one years ago.
My only quibbles are that the "beep" when it finishes is so quiet you would have to be in the same room to hear it, and that not all settings make the extra large size.

RomfordNavy

Looks like the choice for top-end bread-maker is between the Kenwood BM450 and the Panasonic ZB2502. All that remains is to decide between the two?

sonastin

honeythewitch wrote: »

My only quibbles are that the "beep" when it finishes is so quiet you would have to be in the same room to hear it, and that not all settings make the extra large size.

I have the 2501 and its great. I would mostly agree with the comment on the beep... I can just about hear it from the bedroom. Its so just-about-on-the-edge-of-hearing though that I do find that I think I've heard it when I wake up, only to realise that I didn't even set the BM going before bed :rotfl: Also easily confused with the beep of the bin-lorry reversing outside

I_luv_cats

RomfordNavy wrote: »

Looks like the choice for top-end bread-maker is between the Kenwood BM450 and the Panasonic ZB2502. All that remains is to decide between the two?

I have a Kenwood BM 350 breadmaker. (Sainsbury's around £20 special)

I like the idea that the bread pan twist locks into place with an overall solid construction. Programming takes a bit of getting use too and I have to stand on tiptoes to see the display! (high breadmaker)


My previous Russell Hobbs Breadman Junior (Curry's under £30) was easy to program with a series of recipe cards which made it a joy.

The bread pan though was only secured by two clips which weakened over time and lead to the pan working loose whilst heavy mixing/kneading and had to be retired eventually!

RomfordNavy

Ended-up opting for the Panasonic 2502, mainly because I liked the idea of a separate yeast container for keeping it dry during overnight timer bakes.