Bread Maker Forums

vicdicdoc

Our family both in Australia & Canada make their own bread & it tasted really good . . so we're considering buying a bread maker ourselves - does anyone have experience of using them or advice on which make / model to buy ?

Leaky

Wake up to fresh bread wafting up your nose...can't beat it.
We got one few years ago and you can set the timer for it to do it's thing overnight...it's the best thing since..well erm sliced bread Confused

geraldandannie · Moderator

Hi Vic

We use a Cookworks one (from Argos, I think) - it's a earlier version of

DABurleigh

Bread makers can be great, or hit-and-miss.

If you want a great one with consistent, reliable and excellent results every time provided you use the proper ingredients in the right measures, buy a Panasonic.

Dave

vicdicdoc

Thanks for the info . . Gerald, our family in Aus take their bread maker with them in their caravan and make bread on site when on hook-up . . I agree it did taste good, I'm guessing that it doesn't take too much extra amperage & overload the hook-ups ?

Sagedog

I would echo the point from Dave, we have tried the cheaper makes and now have a Panasonis great machine well worth the cash.

Zebedee · Moderator

Panasonic it is for me too.

One huge advantage is that you can switch them off if the dough is not rising fast enough, and give it a bit longer. You can then re-programme the baking time and set it going again when the dough is ready.

This is really useful for wholemeal type bread which can be difficult to rise enough. Other machines may let you do this, but I don't know of one.

If we ever get a failure it's because the yeast has gone stale.

Suggest you get your yeast from Lakeland Plastics - in the little square orange vacuum sealed packet. It works very well in the bread maker - ordinary bakers' yeast is no good.

Hope this helps

thesnail

Hi Vic,

Both Bryan's brothers have bread makers, and it seems that the better (more expensive) the bread maker, the better the result.

Douglas uses flour and mixes from Aldi/Lidl and gets VERY good results, often adding seeds and flavourings, but getting the liquid input correct takes a bit of experience.

They've both used them for quite a long time. Bob over 3 years I believe, and there has been no problem with the non-stick coating ......... so far!!

Good luck

Rosemary

Shark

... or, more specifically, it's the Panasonic SD255 which you want. £100 retail, but we found it for £80. It's bliddy marvellous.

Waitrose strong Canadian white flour has been the best of the flours we've experimented with, though this is naturally down to personal taste.

Shaun

johnandcharlie

My Panasonic lives in the trailer, although I haven't used it very often. Maximum power consumption is 500 watts, although for most of the time it uses far less. I checked it with a power monitor and it's very cheap to run.

I've just run out of bread, so maybe I'll get it out this afternoon Very Happy

. Probably have to buy some before I go to Newbury though, as the loaf won't last long.