Breadmakers

[doodlebug]

Does anyone own a breadmaker they can highly recommend?

[*Bob*]

Panasonic is the brand to go for, Doodles.

[Alan Dale]

Daft. You'll be getting an allotment next or chickens.

Leave it to the experts.

[*Bob*]

It's water, yeast, salt, butter and pressing 'go'.

[East Dulwich Angst]

Alan Dale Wrote:

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Daft. You'll be getting an allotment next or chickens.

Leave it to the experts.

My parents have chickens (for eggs & meat) & my mum makes fantastic bread (by hand) & neither are experts :-S

[*Bob*]

I agree on the chickens thing. That's just silly talk.

But making bread requires less expertise than wiping your bum. (I presume Alan gets an expert in for that as well)

[Alan Dale]

The breadmaker is the classic back of the cupboard wedding gift.

Nothing wrong with making bread by hand but there's no need to make it in a ?120 alarm clock.

EDA - do your parents live next door to Penelope Keith?

[*Bob*]

Alan Dale Wrote:

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> Nothing wrong with making bread by hand but

> there's no need to make it in a ?120 alarm clock.

There's nothing wrong with washing your clothes in the bath with a dolly peg either. But.. you know..

[Alan Dale]

Get a service wash you skin flint.

[*Bob*]

We can't afford it. The HP payments on the breadmaker are really hitting us hard.

[Travelimo]

I second *Bob*'s recommendation; we've had a panasonic sd255 for about 6 months and haven't bought bread, bread rolls or pizza bases during that time. It's extremely easy to use, in fact we probably don't get the best out of it as do tend to stick to the same old recipes (wholemeal bread/bread rolls). Flour, yeast etc can all be bought in SMBS foods - the dove farms organic range is the best flour we've found.

The machine is quite large and heavy so does take up a fair bit of bench space when in use (3-4 times a week); but this is easily sorted if you've got a cupboard to store it in when not making bread.

Tx

[Alan Dale]

Maybe you could flog a ditty or two.

Seriously though. Bakery is a highly skilled profession -ask the NAMB.

The fact that no ne uses their breadmakers more than twice is testament to the abject failure of hot point et al to automate this ancient profession.

[*Bob*]

Alan Dale Wrote:

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> Seriously though. Bakery is a highly skilled

> profession -ask the NAMB.

Baking is a piece of piss. Just ask our Panasonic SD255.

[lozzyloz]

I disagree Alan. Surely the Pasta Maker takes pride of dusty place in the back of the cupboard closely followed by the centrifugal juicer.

[Alan Dale]

Pasta maker, ice cream maker, espresso maker, blank or blanks maker

Anyone who still usess their bread maker a year after the wedding is either ridiculously stubborn, frugal or undiscerning.

[Brendan]

I read somewhere the smoothie makers were the appliance most likely to never be used. Although I use mine quite a lot. Not for smoothies however more for soup and curry and stuff like that.

I quite like the idea of making my own bread. Not sure I would stick with it though so I may as well cut my cost and just get a bread tin.

[dottyeel]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Alan Dale Wrote:

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> > Seriously though. Bakery is a highly skilled

> > profession -ask the NAMB.

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> Baking is a piece of piss. Just ask our Panasonic

> SD255.

or my Panasonic SD253.

I have to make my own bread in order to have half a chance keeping my salt intake under 3.0g a day for health reasons. The SD253 is brilliant. Throw everything and walk away - never had a bad loaf and it's used almost daily. I got the SD253 because it automatically adds the nuts/dry fruit etc at the right point in the cycle & has a good timer length (up to 13 hours on some programs). The Panasonic bread makers always rank highly in the Which reviews. Got mine off ebay for ?52 inc. P&P. It was cheap because it didnt have the manual (down loaded that off the web) and the measurment utensils/jug were missing (easily bought in Woolies for a couple of quid). The actual breadmaker was brand new and came with a 6 mnth guarantee.

Yes I could make the bread by hand but I'd rather be spending my time doing more interesting/important things and let the SD253 do it for me.

[Alan Dale]

Stubborn, frugal, undiscerning or have special dietary requirements.

[*Bob*]

I'm certainly stubborn.

Would anyone care to put their hands up for frugal or undiscerning?

[lozzyloz]

Wasn't the original question "Can someone recommend a breadmaker?" Now we're onto frugal and discerning. Personally I'm Wheat intolerant.

[blinder999]

yes, I'm frugal - looking on ebay right now

[*Bob*]

lozzyloz Wrote:

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Personally I'm Wheat intolerant.

You should get together with Gluten Free. He's a hoot.

[doodlebug]

Well thank you, anyone who made a helpful comment. I think I'll go for the Panasonic. Anyone know the difference between the SD255 and SD253? Is the SD255 the later version of the SD253?

[Keef]

Bread makers are great (no it wasn't a wedding present) not only for loaves of bread but for pizzas, doughnuts, pitta breads, all sorts! By the way, why did the baker's hands smell? Cos he kneaded a poo! ... sorry

[Alan Dale]

Stubborn, frugal, undiscerning or have special dietary requirements and 'numpties'.