Bread makers

Toby · 22-12-2007, 02:02

Anyone else here got one?

My mother (who is an astonishingly good cook and usually shuns such conveniences) was recently wowed by the bread produced by a friends machine and so got one herself. Having sampled the bread she'd produced we in turn have now got one and have become rather addicted to it.

Whilst it may seem a lot of hassle measuring out the ingredients for it, in actual fact I find it very convenient to produce frequent, smallish loaves rather than buying full sized loaves from the shop, part of which inevitably goes to waste.

So far we've not tried much - just basic white & brown bread plus spicy fruit loaves which are rather moreish toasted with lashings of butter. Was just wondering what others' take on these things was and whether anyone had any killer recipies to share?

Blackstar · 22-12-2007, 02:38

****ing evil things, i've burnt myself twice in the same place with ours.

Toby · 22-12-2007, 02:40

Sorry, shouldn't laugh at others' misfortune but that did make me chuckle - if only because I'm so damned paranoid about being burned when I take the bread out of ours.

petemc · 22-12-2007, 02:50

I love the smell of fresh bread in the morning. That and coffee. Even if I don't want any, I just love the smell.

Stan_Lite · 22-12-2007, 05:05

My Mam has one of those, the bread from it is awesome. I might be tempted to get one for myself.

Will · 22-12-2007, 08:07

I have a Panasonic one (supposed to be the best brand out there) I swear by it. No more E numbers in my bread or any dodgy additives. And it's delicious and so so versatile. Works out to being cheaper than buying bread all the time too.

lostkat · 22-12-2007, 08:28

Mum & Dad got a Panasonic breadmaker (you're right Will - Dad will only get Which? Best Buys

) one year whilst I was at Uni... about 6 years ago now? They've used it more or less every day since then. It bakes absolutely beautiful bread and Dad makes the dough for things like chelsea buns and breakfast rolls in it too. I think a lot of people bought them, used them once and then the novelty wore off, but if you stick with it, it's really worthwhile. They wanted to get me one, but I really don't have the room for it at the moment. Maybe when we do the kitchen

Will · 22-12-2007, 08:45

I can't remember the last time we bought bread.... I make baguettes using the dough setting, then baking them in the oven - yummy!

Justsomebloke · 22-12-2007, 09:10

Mates wife has one. Takes her all day & loads of mess & moaning to make a Smelly Tuff piece of leather in the shape of a loaf that costs loads.
I go down Asda & buy a perfectly soft sliced wholemeal for less than a Quid.
She has an Ice cream maker thing an all, She puts Fifty bags of sugar in it & a teaspoon of water (maybe a lie) then sits & Yams the lot herself

I go down Asda buy a tub & share it with anyone with a spoon

SidewinderINC · 22-12-2007, 12:30

We had one, was the best bread EVER! you can make lager bread too

22-12-2007, 02:02	#1
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Bread makers Anyone else here got one? My mother (who is an astonishingly good cook and usually shuns such conveniences) was recently wowed by the bread produced by a friends machine and so got one herself. Having sampled the bread she'd produced we in turn have now got one and have become rather addicted to it. Whilst it may seem a lot of hassle measuring out the ingredients for it, in actual fact I find it very convenient to produce frequent, smallish loaves rather than buying full sized loaves from the shop, part of which inevitably goes to waste. So far we've not tried much - just basic white & brown bread plus spicy fruit loaves which are rather moreish toasted with lashings of butter. Was just wondering what others' take on these things was and whether anyone had any killer recipies to share? __________________

22-12-2007, 02:38	#2
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	****ing evil things, i've burnt myself twice in the same place with ours. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

22-12-2007, 02:40	#3
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Sorry, shouldn't laugh at others' misfortune but that did make me chuckle - if only because I'm so damned paranoid about being burned when I take the bread out of ours. __________________

22-12-2007, 02:50	#4
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	I love the smell of fresh bread in the morning. That and coffee. Even if I don't want any, I just love the smell. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

22-12-2007, 05:05	#5
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	My Mam has one of those, the bread from it is awesome. I might be tempted to get one for myself. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

22-12-2007, 08:07	#6
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I have a Panasonic one (supposed to be the best brand out there) I swear by it. No more E numbers in my bread or any dodgy additives. And it's delicious and so so versatile. Works out to being cheaper than buying bread all the time too. __________________ *No No!*

22-12-2007, 08:28	#7
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Mum & Dad got a Panasonic breadmaker (you're right Will - Dad will only get Which? Best Buys ) one year whilst I was at Uni... about 6 years ago now? They've used it more or less every day since then. It bakes absolutely beautiful bread and Dad makes the dough for things like chelsea buns and breakfast rolls in it too. I think a lot of people bought them, used them once and then the novelty wore off, but if you stick with it, it's really worthwhile. They wanted to get me one, but I really don't have the room for it at the moment. Maybe when we do the kitchen __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

22-12-2007, 08:45	#8
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I can't remember the last time we bought bread.... I make baguettes using the dough setting, then baking them in the oven - yummy! __________________ *No No!*

22-12-2007, 09:10	#9
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	Mates wife has one. Takes her all day & loads of mess & moaning to make a Smelly Tuff piece of leather in the shape of a loaf that costs loads. I go down Asda & buy a perfectly soft sliced wholemeal for less than a Quid. She has an Ice cream maker thing an all, She puts Fifty bags of sugar in it & a teaspoon of water (maybe a lie) then sits & Yams the lot herself I go down Asda buy a tub & share it with anyone with a spoon __________________

22-12-2007, 12:30	#10
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	We had one, was the best bread EVER! you can make lager bread too __________________ No Sig.