Bread maker prices, is it just me ?

[Reynard]

Aye, the fridge/oven method, as a famous Italian sourdough baker calls it.
For this to work I need 2 consecutive days off work though, which rarely happens.
When I retire, I'll work on my sourdough skills in earnest.
Meantime, I keep feeding the starter, waiting for my annual leave to actually make a sourdough loaf

BTW, excess sourdough starter makes *amazing* pancakes btw. Or waffles, if you've an iron.

 

[stephec]

I paid around £80 for a Panasonic around ten years ago, it was worth it compared to the cheap Argos own brand that I had before it.

In the end I just used it to mix dough before I put it into a tin that I picked up when I did some work at a Warburton's bakery.

 

[T4tomo]

I use dto have a bread maker, but it doesn't bake as good as a proper oven, so used to use it to mix and then turn it out at 2nd prove stage.
I then bought a Aldi stand mixer and use the dough hook in that. Much better than a bread maker.

 

[Gwylan]

+1 for Panasonic. Ours has lasted since 2016.
Use it 2 - 3 times a week. Make bread over night. French traditional is a slow bread. Wake to the smell of cooking bread
The 2 hour loaf is also perfectly respectable.
Makes bread cheaper than anything that isn't ready sliced and white.
Also you can get spares for Panasonic bread makers. We've needed a new belt and a "wheel" over our ownership.

 

[Reynard]

There's some really cool no-knead breads. They do require some degree of patience and forward-planning, however. Otherwise, I simply fold the dough to develop it.

 

[Alex321]

This one from Tesco marketplace does 2lb loaves for £69.99
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/326016303

But you are right, prices do seem to have risen quite a bit since I bought our current one (though that was probably 15 years ago).

 

[Reynard]

But you are right, prices do seem to have risen quite a bit since I bought our current one (though that was probably 15 years ago).

Was that an intentional pun?

 

[Legs]

Another vote for Panasonic (SD-253) - ours makes excellent bread and pizza dough.