Tempting bread maker!

LeperousDust · 30-03-2011, 00:44

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/pana...-currys/909382

Wondering if i should buy my mum this for her birthday, problem is its a special 60th and i also don't want her to possibly be offended by kitchen equipment even though i think she'd like fresh bread... Hmmmm

lostkat · 30-03-2011, 05:40

I love my Panasonic breadmaker and use it a fair bit for doughs etc., as well as bread. My parents have the model up from that (with the seed/nut dispenser) and use it pretty much every day.

You need to think about whether she's really going to get good use out of it though. For a lot of people, a breadmaker is great for a couple of months but then it just gets pushed to the back of the cupboard as the novelty wears off.

Stan_Lite · 30-03-2011, 08:25

Precisely what happened with my mum. She got one (I think when she was about 60 at the time, oddly enough) and she loved it. It got used almost daily for a few months but is now nestled in the back of the cupboard.

The model above that (presumably the one Kate's parents have) was featured on the Gadget show this week and was judged the best of the models tested, if that's any help.

Mark · 30-03-2011, 08:38

Happened with mine, too. Just don't have the motivation.

LeperousDust · 30-03-2011, 10:51

Yeah that's a problem i think my mum will face as well... Hmmmm I'll keep thinking! I have 2 months!

Jonny69 · 30-03-2011, 12:12

Well, the only breadmakers I've heard good things about are Panasonics. BUT you do have to want to make bread for them to be any use

Feek · 30-03-2011, 13:14

We have a Panasonic, they do seem to be king of the bread makers. Ours is used almost exclusively for dough these days.

Our bread used to come from the supermarket though and now I get it from a small independent bakers so it's far superior to the product we used to buy.

Stan_Lite · 30-03-2011, 14:40

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Originally Posted by Feek

Our bread used to come from the supermarket though and now I get it from a small independent bakers so it's far superior to the product we used to buy.

I get my bread from a small craft baker a couple of streets away. The bread from there is so much better than supermarket stuff - they also make the most scrumptious pork pies mmmmmmmmmm.

30-03-2011, 00:44	#1
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Tempting bread maker! http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/pana...-currys/909382 Wondering if i should buy my mum this for her birthday, problem is its a special 60th and i also don't want her to possibly be offended by kitchen equipment even though i think she'd like fresh bread... Hmmmm __________________

30-03-2011, 05:40	#2
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	I love my Panasonic breadmaker and use it a fair bit for doughs etc., as well as bread. My parents have the model up from that (with the seed/nut dispenser) and use it pretty much every day. You need to think about whether she's really going to get good use out of it though. For a lot of people, a breadmaker is great for a couple of months but then it just gets pushed to the back of the cupboard as the novelty wears off. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

30-03-2011, 08:25	#3
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Precisely what happened with my mum. She got one (I think when she was about 60 at the time, oddly enough) and she loved it. It got used almost daily for a few months but is now nestled in the back of the cupboard. The model above that (presumably the one Kate's parents have) was featured on the Gadget show this week and was judged the best of the models tested, if that's any help. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

30-03-2011, 10:51	#5
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Yeah that's a problem i think my mum will face as well... Hmmmm I'll keep thinking! I have 2 months! __________________

30-03-2011, 12:12	#6
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Well, the only breadmakers I've heard good things about are Panasonics. BUT you do have to want to make bread for them to be any use __________________

30-03-2011, 08:38	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Happened with mine, too. Just don't have the motivation.

30-03-2011, 13:14	#7
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	We have a Panasonic, they do seem to be king of the bread makers. Ours is used almost exclusively for dough these days. Our bread used to come from the supermarket though and now I get it from a small independent bakers so it's far superior to the product we used to buy. __________________