[joyfull]

I have just purchased a new breadmaker - a morphy richards one (waiting for delivery at the moment) and the paddle folds down. It also has a fruit and nut dispenser so no waiting around for the alarm to ring when it's time to add those. So if I decide to let it do the loaf complete as opposed to just mixing the dough then there should be no hole in the middle which really used to annoy the ell out of me.

[grendel]

To be honest I did contemplate that one, but the one I did get was on offer at half price (still £75) but does have the fruit and nut dispenser.
The first loaf through yesterday did come out looking stunningly good.
Grendel

[jay001]

To be honest I did contemplate that one, but the one I did get was on offer at half price (still £75) but does have the fruit and nut dispenser.
The first loaf through yesterday did come out looking stunningly good.
Grendel

£75 in a sale wow still way tooooooooo much ----- did you get any holes though grendel ?

[joyfull]

mine cost £44.99 inc free shipping - it is a factory graded product direct from m. richards (courtesy of ebay)  

[jay001]

mine cost £44.99 inc free shipping - it is a factory graded product direct from m. richards (courtesy of ebay)  

i,ve seen quite a good few thing,s on ebay and at that price i might be swayed        still waiting for my account to be verified -- in a couple of days.

[grendel]

yes we still get holes, but I didnt go for the low end one as I literally use it every day at least once a day.
Grendel

[Auntiemogs]

I use mine to make and prove the dough and then make it into 2 large cobs and freeze one if there's any left.    Have to use well-floured hands to get it out of the machine though (gravity helps too)! 

[grendel]

just tried the french bread recipe and setting, only 3 hours 50 minutes left before I see the results.
Grendel

[mumofstig]

*sings*  why are we waiting, why-y are we waiting 

[catllar]

My breadmaker has been consigned to the back of the cupboard after producing several loaves that stuck to the sides rather like mud to a blanket, resulting in a bashed-about, smashed crust. Another time recently the underneath did its thing properly but the top looked like something from Quatermas (for those of us young enough to remember). I was often fighting to get the paddle out the bottom and the hole and the odd shape of the resulting loaf just scream "breadmaker".

I was also getting annnoyed at it bleeping at me - specially when it was on overnight - I've got really acute hearing and it woke me up!
 
So I've gone back to doing it the traditional way and make up a kilo of flour each time - this gives me 2 lovely loaves in whatever shape I want minus holes. The hands-on part doesn't take long and is so therapeutic!

Whatever way it's made, though, machine  (if yours works properly) or manual, you just can't get better than homemade bread IMO so let's hear it for us breadbakers! Hooray!!!

[devonbarmygardener]

Have to agree with jay001!

We were bought a breadmaker one Yule, years ago - sold it to a friend - the loaves would have been tiny!! It only had a tiny breadmaking gap (for want of a better word and no such paddle/tool thingy.

Didn't like it at all - didn't even try it.

That particular Aunty bought us a small wine rack a couple of years later and now every Christmas she refills it!

Much better

Emma

[Ice]

Didn't like it at all - didn't even try it.


Emma

Then how do you know if you like it or not?

[devonbarmygardener]

Didn't like it at all - didn't even try it.


Emma

Then how do you know if you like it or not?

'Cos it would have been a silly tiny loaf and I didn't want to give in!!

Don't give in jay001!!

[Slowgrind]

You can't beat the taste and texture of fresh home baked bread!
It's only a bit of effort to clean up afterwards and an occaisional swipe round with a veg oiled cloth to keep the pan slippy.
I think mine was £25 from Morris... when they were having a clear out!
It's earned every penny!!!

[Janeymiddlewife]

just tried the french bread recipe and setting, only 3 hours 50 minutes left before I see the results.
Grendel

Calling grendel.................................