Bread Makers?

PiKe

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There's something quite nice about the smell of freshly baked bread, and for it to be fresh without having loads of preservatives in (Warburton I'm looking at you), does anyone have one and how do they rate it? How long does a loaf typically last without any preserves in?
 
I been making bread this way for a few years and its certainly superior to most shop bought breads. Lots of different flours available from most supermarkets and consequently a lot of scope for blending to taste. I'm currently on a 50/50 mix of Hovis Country Grain and Tescos basic wholemeal (to cut cost).

Unfortunately a loaf only lasts a day in my house so I make loaves in batches. They only really stay fresh for about 12 hours but that suits me as I prefer bread slightly stale.
 
PiKe said:
There's something quite nice about the smell of freshly baked bread, and for it to be fresh without having loads of preservatives in (Warburton I'm looking at you), does anyone have one and how do they rate it? How long does a loaf typically last without any preserves in?
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I have one, use it almost all the time for making bread. Couldn't tell you off the top of my head what make it is, will get back to you.

Bread makers are fantastic, can't beat the smell of bread in the morning, or fresh pizza dough ;)
 
I love my bread maker, the bread is still nice after a day or so just a little stale. The loaves are pretty small though compared to supermarket stuff, so you will probably eat it all before then anyway!

I find I tend to put a loaf on every 2-3 days, and that lasts for 2 people eating sandwiches for lunch.
 
I have the Panasonic SD255 breadmaker and it is regarded as one of the best machines on the market, the bread is superb and lasts a couple of days if stored properly
 
I use mine all the time. I have a kenwood one. I would have to check the make when I got home. I would have gone for the panasonic but I needed a steel finish.

I make my own from the mix recipes but the bread mix packets in tescos are just as good. I like a crusty white from there or the herb/cheese bread mixes.
 
I used to like making brown bread in mine, dont really eat any bread currently though. I have (well my parents have a panasonic one) and brend tends to last ~4-5 days before it goes mouldy.
 
Handmade is so much better, do it in the evenings, make the dough, go off and do whatever, wait for it to rise, again and then stick it in the oven.
Takes 20 minutes of actual work, it won't be ready for a while though. Oh if you don't eat bread fast, it'll go very stale after a couple of days though.
 
jp_bl_68 said:
Bread makers seem like a waste of money. Just bake it in the oven.
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But that involves spending time making a dough and then letting the yeast do it's work,etc

with a machine you can get impressive results and the only work involved is chucking the ingredients in

it's nice to hand make a loaf or some rolls now and again but for everyday use it's easier to use the machine
 
Clum said:
Biggest gimmicks ever. Bread is nowhere near as good as oven baked.
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Ever used a breadmaker?

I've cooked bread in the oven many times and they taste nice, but not as nice as my breadmaker.

It's a panasonic.

You can't beat walking in to the kitchen to the smell of freshly baked bread.
 
JBuk said:
I have the Panasonic SD255 breadmaker and it is regarded as one of the best machines on the market, the bread is superb and lasts a couple of days if stored properly
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I think that might be the one I have or very similar :)
 
I'm sure hand making / baking is probably better, but we get through about a loaf every other day, and who realistically has the time to make that much bread by hand?

For the convenience, bread makers are superb for making better than shop bought bread, literally at the touch of a button.

Also handy as you can delay timer them, so you literally wake up to baking bread :)
 
Clum said:
Biggest gimmicks ever. Bread is nowhere near as good as oven baked.
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Don't buy a £20 breadmaker from ASDA than and you'll be fine.

A good quality breadmaker makes excellent bread, at least on a par with hand kneaded, oven-baked bread.
 
I get around said:
Bread does not take that long to make by hand my mum does one a day, like i say, takes very little time when you know what you're doing and you schedule it right.
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And it takes even less time with a breadmaker. What's the problem?

You put the ingredients in (no washing up, no kneading, no rising, no knocking back, no putting the oven on, no working out cooking times), press start and in a few hours you have a hot loaf.
 
I get around said:
Bread does not take that long to make by hand my mum does one a day, like i say, takes very little time when you know what you're doing and you schedule it right.
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Bread makers can do it quicker :)

I can have a loaf of beautiful fresh bread in a few hours, what's more is they don't just make bread, you can have fresh pizza doughs, pastries, and other assorted bready based things lol

Not to mention how simple it is, ingredients in, set it (Y) sorted.
 
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