Breadmakers

[Doog]

Have seen 2 breadmakers for sale. One in Asda for �23.99 ( Durabrand) and one in Argos for �26.99 (Cookworks). Has anyone bought either of those recently and let me know if they are good buys or goodyes!. Any brief reviews would be appreciated.

[Toureman]

I don't know which is good or bad, but their cheaper here...

http://search.ebay.co.uk/breadmaker_W0QQfromZR 8QQfsprZ1QQssPageNameZWD8B

[what..the?]

I bought on a few years back it was very expensive and a good make. But it is one of those things you buy use for a while and then never use again. I alway told myself that I would get bored with it but the thought of waking up in the morning to a fresh bread smell was too tempting.

I think the main put off was the quality of the final product, it was always poor I tried all the options such as adding all the ingredents fresh by hand or packet add water they still produced a really heavy, half the size as it should be rock which had a huge hole in the bottom where the bread has baked around the (permanent/fixed) kneeding tool inside the bread maker.

I think most people who have bought one have regretted it. I think better fresh bread can be more effectively produced via the just add water packets of bread mix and also part baked bread sold in bagette's and rolls - just put them in the oven for 5 mins.

If you are still interested ingetting one then inportant/useful points with these is the number of deffrent settings option browning level, weight level, meauring cup and spoon for adding the dry and wet ingredients,a easily removable baking tin and a recipe book.

[beejaybee]

I bought a cookworks toaster & had to take it back to change it 3 times as it was burning the bread. However, I`ve also bought cookworks kettles & they`ve been great. My mother-law bought a bread maker & after a while the novelty of having one wore off. The temptation with one of them is to eat the bread while still warm which is not good for you.

[lizwizz]

I have a cookworks breadmaker but tend to use it for making pizza bases and bread rolls more often than loaves of bread.I've had it a couple of years now and use it about once a week, its been fine, though the loaves of bread are quite small, but very tasty. I've done hot cross buns and foccacia bread in it too. Yum

[quinah]

I swear by my panasonic breadmaker, they are a bit more
expensive, but well worth it. I had tried a couple of the cheaper versions, but the consistency of the bread was rubbish.
I disagree with the post above, because I haven't brought a loaf from the shops for nearly a year now, and shudder at the thought of doing so.
If you can afford the extra, get a panasonic, and you won't go far wrong