Cat86 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It's easy to use, and really quick to set up. However, even on the short cycle it takes about 3 hours to finish a loaf from start to end, so you really need to plan ahead - . Ive got family coming over tomorrow evening, we're out in the day but I'm sad enough to have got the timer plug out for mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Good on ya Cat. Don't forget to put the paddle / mixer in before you go out for the day though! My most disappointing bread-making experience happened when I forgot this small, but vital element...... I'd got home from holiday at some daft hour in the morning. Thinking I was oh-so-clever, I popped my ingrdients in the bread machine before heading off for a few hours kip, dreaming of fresh bread from breakfast. I awoke (ravenous) to the heady aroma of fresh baked bread, only to find that I had in fact, a tin of hard-baked, un-mixed flour. Gutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat86 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I awoke (ravenous) to the heady aroma of fresh baked bread, only to find that I had in fact, a tin of hard-baked, un-mixed flour. Gutting. thats priceless, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kckc Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Was just wondering if someone could advise me on whether they are any good and maybe advise me on a specific machine I could buy? Have you settled on any particular breadmaker yet? Whilst I have heard the Panasonic machines are supposed to be the best, they can cost £100+ more than the Argos Value one we've got. I am extremely happy with it and can't imagine what improvements would be seen with the Panasonic. The only difference in terms of spec that I've noticed is ours doesn't have a tray for auto-dispensing of seeds etc, but they're supposed to be temperamental anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan the man Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Have you settled on any particular breadmaker yet? Whilst I have heard the Panasonic machines are supposed to be the best, they can cost £100+ more than the Argos Value one we've got. I am extremely happy with it and can't imagine what improvements would be seen with the Panasonic. The only difference in terms of spec that I've noticed is ours doesn't have a tray for auto-dispensing of seeds etc, but they're supposed to be temperamental anyway. I have bought a morphy richards fastbake from jtf. Cost £36 inc vat. Seemed like a good price. Not used it yet so cant comment on what its like at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Had a panasonic for 7 years and would not be without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Here you are ladies and gents, get it while you can http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RTJWMC/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bailey Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Originally Posted by banjodeano you can but a loaf of bread from Netto for 50p Netto have pulled out of the UK, most of their shops are ASDAs now. Shame, I used to work in the South Road, Walkley one, was a good gang of people there at the time. We had one and found it more expensive by the time you'd bought ingredients and considered the amount of electricity used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abroadhead Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Breadmakers make great pizza base dough, but you can just buy the sachets of ready mixed flour, add water and it takes maybe 3 minutes to "knead". You don't need to knead them, more like just mix it up, for it to make a decent pizza base - the quality of the base will mainly depend on the topping, temperature of the oven and whether or not you stonebake it. That aside, breadmakers make decent enough bread quite cheaply and easily, and if you get one with a timer, you'll wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread and wonder why you hadn't bought one sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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