Automatic breadmaker

[Morley]

Just got one and the dough is rising as I write. fresh bread for dinner!!

Any tips or will it end up at the back of the cupboard soon?

[Carole P]

Which one did you buy? I have a panasonic and it's ace. As for using it yep all the time there is nothing like home cooked bread particularly the smell of the baking.

[PaulB]

[quote='Morley']Just got one and the dough is rising as I write. fresh bread for dinner!! :D

Any tips or will it end up at the back of the cupboard soon?[/quote]

It's one of the few kitchen gadgets that didn't end up at the back of the cupboard. Ours has broken now..... it does all the kneading and rising, but doesn't do the baking at the end, so we take the dough container out and stick it in the oven at that point.

That has actually made us more adventurous in making bread rolls etc. They also make good dough for pizzas if they have a pizza setting - or if they are broken and don't attempt to cook it at the end! Ours has such a setting, but as said above is also broken (we had it ages before it broke, and are just too mean to buy another despite their relatively low cost.)

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[Bill McCarthy]

Ditto the Panasonic. We've had one for four years now and havn't bought bread since. One tip. Do not leave the bread in the thing once it is baked, otherwise it will "sag" a fair bit (don't we all)

[Lindsayp]

Ditto on the Panasonic, Mrs P makes bread every Friday. Haven't tried rolls yet though.

[Morley]

Panasonic SD-255, the one that automatically adds stuff such as raisins. I love bun loaf and there is a recipe in the book but it doesnt look that good. Any recipes out there for a richly fruited loaf?

Doing a french loaf as we speak and have had a sneak peek at the rising dough :oops: Looks good so far!

Thanks for all the tips, spesh re cleaning. Nice to know we'll probably use it regularly.

[Rob S]

Ours lives in the Futility Room (as someone on here eloquently put it).

The steamer didn't come out last night either, so I think it is heading there now to keep the above and the mini fridge for Mrs S's disgusting French cheeses company

Rob S

[Jim Jones]

Bread machine is ace, never buy bread now

You just need to ensure the lead-in time (3hr 20min) is buit in to your sandwich/toast making schedule. This requires close monitoring of the bread bin so "someone" doesn't eat the last of the previous one without telling.

[Timothy]

I have a fully automatic bread maker:

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[Lindsayp]

[quote='Timothy']I have a fully automatic bread maker:

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So's mine - Mrs P and her Panasonic SD255

[Pete L]

Panasonic as well - superb.

The thing that continues to surprise me is that they were invented by the Japanese, who must have almost no local market for them.

Home made jam, all we need now is a cow...

[George]

Make your own using you lazy git. I am just scoffing the remains of the olive oil focaccia I made yesterday with the bread making attachment at the end of each arm.

[Timothy]

I had heard that you made your own "focaccia" with the implements at the end of your arms, plus a bit of olive oil, but I put that down to scurrilous rumour.

[DRJADewar]

Yes, Panasonic and still going strong after four years. Superb bread, and bread rolls - excellent.