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Breadmaker

(8 Posts)
Aka Sun 06-Oct-13 14:34:06

I used to make my own bread by hand but can't see the point when I now have two artisan bread shops within a mile of my house. Though I did love that smell of bread fresh from the oven.

Galen Sun 06-Oct-13 14:30:55

I can hear it from lounge

grannyactivist Sun 06-Oct-13 14:29:42

Our problem with the beep rather than the dispenser was that it meant hanging around until the exact moment things needed to be added.

Galen Sun 06-Oct-13 12:17:48

I have the non dispenser type after my dispenser one bust!
I find no difference.
It's only if you want to add mushy things like olives or sundries tomatoes that you need a dispenser, but as the machine beeps when it's time to add them I wouldn't bother.

squaredog Sun 06-Oct-13 12:02:35

Thank grandadactivist for me......

The expensive one, then! Ha!

grannyactivist Sun 06-Oct-13 11:20:15

My husband is the keeper of the bread machine and he advises the Panasonic with dispenser. This is what we have and it does produce wonderful seedy bread.

Elegran Sun 06-Oct-13 09:32:40

I think any machine will do it, but someone who uses one can probably answer that better than me. If you do need to add ingredients partway through the process, it can generally be done by hand. A lot of programmes have a pause where a bell rings to remind you to put them in.

squaredog Sun 06-Oct-13 09:20:22

Yes, they have been 'highlighted' lately, haven't they?

And as Panasonic, definately seems the way to go, re all the reviews, I'm nearly there, even though I live alone. (But shop bread I'm finding increasingly dire)

As my loaf of choice is the seeded variety, is this easily made in the bog standard machine, or do I need the 'dispenser' one? I can't seem to find this information anywhere, so would be really grateful for any help here.

Thanks