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Old 09-01-2009, 20:59
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I want a bread maker but not sure if some are limited in the types you can make. could all make like a tomato bread and could cope with the amount of liquid going into it?
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Old 09-01-2009, 21:47
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Different breadmakers have different size pans. Some will bake larger loaves than others I think.
Hope that helps
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Old 09-01-2009, 21:53
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I was about to ask a similar thing.

I have scoured reviews and Panasonic seem to come out best for their £100 range ones, although they are not the most attractive things and take up a lot of space.
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Old 09-01-2009, 21:55
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If it is an ordinary loaf recipe you should be fine. I assume you're replacing half of the water with tomato juice or something? If you want those specialist breads in different shapes you can use the bread maker to mix but you'll have to bake in the oven.

Yes Poppy Seed, Panasonic is the best. I had a cheapo one which packed up so I bought a Panasonic in the sale. There was a definite difference in the quality of the loaf. I was using exactly the same ingredients.
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Old 09-01-2009, 22:00
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Thanks Mad, it's always good to hear it before parting with cash!
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Old 09-01-2009, 22:02
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I was about to ask a similar thing.

I have scoured reviews and Panasonic seem to come out best for their £100 range ones, although they are not the most attractive things and take up a lot of space.
I have a Kenwood and this is the worst problem for me. With a huge new kitchen and glossy worktops, I like to keep them shiny and virtually clear.

But the break maker doesn't fit into ANY of the standard cupboards I have (too tall apart from anything else) unless I take a shelf out. So it has to stand on the worktop all the time, and it's not something I use daily.

Having said which I wouldn't be without it - so I just have it tucked in a corner diagonally, which doesn't look too bad.
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Old 10-01-2009, 01:57
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Haven't really come across any types of bread that I can't make in mine (and it wasn't a hugely pricey machine, morphy richards number) but my friends machine doesn't have settings for certain styles of breads like a french bread setting that gives a longer proofing/cooking period (we love this setting!), even so, she gets all the flavoured breads fine as they usually take a basic white setting and just use a different recipe.

Btw Haven't seen a recipe for tomato bread that uses fresh or tinned toms, only sun dried - do you have one? nudge nudge share share!
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Old 12-01-2009, 15:06
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Like somebody said above - I've heard that the Panasonic ones are the better type.

We bought one just over a year ago and love it, but friends that have bought other makes don't like the quality of the bread. Also the father-in-law & mother-in-law bought the same one as ours 6+ months ago and also love it.

Everybody mocked us when we bought it saying that it would be in the cuboard in a couple of weeks, but we could not do without it now (better tasting bread + also you can cut down on the salt/sugar and add extras to it).


We have this one and it looks like Amazon have dropped the price a little at the moment as well: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-SD...1772657&sr=8-2

It also comes with quite an extensive book on different bread receipes (from croissants to mango and curry loaf).
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Old 12-01-2009, 15:14
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Just found this place that has it for £70, but not sure if there is free postage though:

http://www.bluefishshop.co.uk/panaso...aker-494-p.asp
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Old 14-01-2009, 20:53
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I've just ordered a Panasonic SD254 from Amazon, can't wait to get it.

I used to have a Morphy Richards Fastbake but the bread wasn't of a great standard, and went stale so quickly, I gave it away.

The reviews on the Panasonic were generally great, people say the bread is much, much better than other breadmakers, so I will try again.
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Old 14-01-2009, 21:08
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When we move house I am planning on investing in a decent bread maker. I would love one now, but we have such a tiny kitchen with little storage space, which is fully of all the other gadgets I have bought in the past. Hopefully we will have a much bigger kitchen when we do move.
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Old 14-01-2009, 21:23
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I've a panasonic ... used for a couple of years now ... def the best !
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Old 14-01-2009, 21:40
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Another one praising the Panasonic.
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Old 15-01-2009, 01:01
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I was given a panasonic 255 and the difference between 'bought' bread and baked bread is a whole new world.

The "fast bake" settings on the panasonic are not so great, but I suspect that more to do with time, I fill the bucket with the ingredients late at night and wake up to a rather tasty loaf.

I am finding that wholemeal loafs really are the most flavoursome, they actually have flavour as opposed to the cardboard you buy out of the supermarket.


tasty tip, throw some chopped olives into a white loaf mix.
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Old 15-01-2009, 02:12
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I've bought the flour for both white and wholemeal, very strong Canadian flour from Waitrose, so will be trying both, and some of the others from the recipe book.

Not sure about the olives tip, I don't like olives!
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Old 16-01-2009, 16:49
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I am finding that wholemeal loafs really are the most flavoursome, they actually have flavour as opposed to the cardboard you buy out of the supermarket.
We do the same - we also buy big bags of poppie seeds, lind seeds, sunflour seeds etc to put into the mix as well (think Julia Graves was the best price for these when they have offers).
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Old 16-01-2009, 17:10
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(think Julia Graves was the best price for these when they have offers).
Is that Julians sister?
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