Incidentally, my old Panasonic recipe book said to add dried milk powder to the mix for a white loaf, but the new one doesn't! I always wondered why they recommended milk powder. The bread was just as nice without it.
Bread making machines.
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We have got 3 Panasonic bread machines. The first one we bought 20 years ago (it cost £200) and still use it. Then upgraded a few years ago so that the fruit and seeds would stay whole then bought another one to leave at MIL's as my hubby will only eat his own bread. The only time he ever eats "shop" bread is when he is on holiday.
He makes all kinds of bread, plain and with fruit and seeds plus pizza and bread roll dough - yes certainly worth the money.
He makes all kinds of bread, plain and with fruit and seeds plus pizza and bread roll dough - yes certainly worth the money.
Never used a machine, but I'm not against the idea. I find making bread by hand therapeutic. I knead 200 times - it takes a few minutes. I find keeping everything warm really helps, as does more than one rising. I knead in a big bowl set over a pan of hot water. A wrapped loaf in the fridge keeps all week. Plenty of yeast helps, and practice. I admit it took me 20 years to get to where I know what I'm doing.
OP you'll probably find it's one of those things that you use for a bit, then it gets put in a corner like other gadgets (e.g. juicers, breville toastie makers etc).
For the novelty value it provides, I'd rather just make my own bread now and again.
I can't see the point in getting a machine to make something like that, when surely all the joy of breadmaking is in the kneading and proving you do yourself etc.
For the novelty value it provides, I'd rather just make my own bread now and again.
I can't see the point in getting a machine to make something like that, when surely all the joy of breadmaking is in the kneading and proving you do yourself etc.
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“OP you'll probably find it's one of those things that you use for a bit, then it gets put in a corner like other gadgets (e.g. juicers, breville toastie makers etc).
For the novelty value it provides, I'd rather just make my own bread now and again.
I can't see the point in getting a machine to make something like that, when surely all the joy of breadmaking is in the kneading and proving you do yourself etc.”
“OP you'll probably find it's one of those things that you use for a bit, then it gets put in a corner like other gadgets (e.g. juicers, breville toastie makers etc).
For the novelty value it provides, I'd rather just make my own bread now and again.
I can't see the point in getting a machine to make something like that, when surely all the joy of breadmaking is in the kneading and proving you do yourself etc.”
As I said our first one was bought over 20 years ago and we now have 3 and they are not gadgets. We make our own bread when want it either twice a week or every day - our neighbours love fresh baked bread.
The joy of bread making is not the kneading and the proving alone but the taste of different breads - just eaten some sundried tomato and cheese bread with our chickpea curry instead of rice
Don't have a breville or a juicer but have a Vitamix gadget thingy which does juicing stuff.
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“OP you'll probably find it's one of those things that you use for a bit, then it gets put in a corner like other gadgets (e.g. juicers, breville toastie makers etc).
For the novelty value it provides, I'd rather just make my own bread now and again.
I can't see the point in getting a machine to make something like that, when surely all the joy of breadmaking is in the kneading and proving you do yourself etc.”
“OP you'll probably find it's one of those things that you use for a bit, then it gets put in a corner like other gadgets (e.g. juicers, breville toastie makers etc).
For the novelty value it provides, I'd rather just make my own bread now and again.
I can't see the point in getting a machine to make something like that, when surely all the joy of breadmaking is in the kneading and proving you do yourself etc.”
My bread maker is not a novelty. I use it daily for bread for myself and my OH. I prefer home-made bread to shop bought and it's cheaper. Mr B won't eat shop bought bread now.
Only two items I really use in the kitchen are the bread machine and our kenwood mixer, it's not a put away gadget to us.
Are there any recommendations for a smaller one - is that even possible?
We like ours and use it often (esp sun dried tomato and parmesan) but it does take up a lot of space
We like ours and use it often (esp sun dried tomato and parmesan) but it does take up a lot of space
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