Breadmakers

[Slow.Patrol]

My trusty Panasonic seems to be a bit hit and miss.

OK, I know baking bread is easy, but I don't seem to have the knack.

Anyone able to recommend a reasonably priced bread maker. I'm not sure I want to forkout £200 for the replacement Panasonic

Edited by Slow.Patrol on Tuesday 19th March 14:46

[stuartmmcfc]

I know I’m being a bit facetious but 2010 just called and want you back- but they do have a good air fryer they can recommend.

[Slow.Patrol]

stuartmmcfc said:

I know I’m being a bit facetious but 2010 just called and want you back- but they do have a good air fryer they can recommend.

I do have a Ninja Foodie. Can I cook bread in that?

[akirk]

not sure why it is 2010 - still great machines and considering what is added to bread in supermarkets purely so that they get longer shelf life and higher profits, it seems worth making your own bread!

I think the Panasonic is still the go to machine - we have one as do lots of family and friends - all seem happy with them...
what is hit and miss about yours - could it be something other than the machine as the cause?

[trickywoo]

akirk said:

what is hit and miss about yours - could it be something other than the machine as the cause?

I’d agree. Make sure the yeast hasn’t gone stale and use a good quality flour.

[Slow.Patrol]

trickywoo said:

I’d agree. Make sure the yeast hasn’t gone stale and use a good quality flour.

I recently bought new yeast and flour. I might try a bag of Canadian wheat before it goes to the tip.

[Targa Italia]

Hmmm, Interesting. mine does the same. I have tried new ingredients and still its unreliable. Best of luck.

[Fastpedeller]

We had one once..... made a few loaves (which were ok, no better) and eventually it went into a cupboard. Fast forward a couple of years and it was extracted and on the first attempt, it tripped the electric. It went in the bin and in the unlikely event we want to try making bread again we'll just use the oven!

[breamster]

Another watching with interest.

Panasonic machine here which is at least 15 years old. I too get the odd loaf that isn't good. Consistent ingredients.

What do you see out of interest? I get the odd loaf that resembles a brick!

[Peanut Gallery]

Also watching, but being a penny pinching Scot I have lidls finest.. I have noticed that I very rarely get the water amounts right, sometimes have to add flour, often have to add a touch more milk/water.

[Wibblewobble42]

Is the mixing action getting weaker, and the bread going flat?
We have a panasonic machine that did that after a number of years.

I was able to fix it by replacing the large 3uF capacitor for a few pounds. Worth a try if you can solder.

[Slow.Patrol]

breamster said:

What do you see out of interest? I get the odd loaf that resembles a brick!

Yep. We had a soggy brick today, although it had a nice crust.

I am wondering if it is because we have rearranged the kitchen and the bread maker is now in the utility room which is a bit colder.

[motco]

Slow.Patrol said:

My trusty Panasonic seems to be a bit hit and miss.

OK, I know baking bread is easy, but I don't seem to have the knackered.

Anyone able to recommend a reasonably priced bread maker. I'm not sure I want to forkout £200 for the replacement Panasonic

Visit this forum page 3 onwards DiYNot
I replaced the start-run capacitor in my Panasonic and it transformed the bread (wholemeal) from brick to decent loaf again.

[Peanut Gallery]

Slow.Patrol said:

breamster said:

What do you see out of interest? I get the odd loaf that resembles a brick!

Yep. We had a soggy brick today, although it had a nice crust.

I am wondering if it is because we have rearranged the kitchen and the bread maker is now in the utility room which is a bit colder.

My cheapy does warm the loaf for the rising process, but for the sake of a bit of countertop I would try move it to a warm kitchen just when in use.

[dudleybloke]

Try charity shops, they usually have a few in there. Mostly unused too by the looks of them.

[jet_noise]

Had two Panasonics. Used twice a week for years. I forget the models but were one step up from the cheapest. The only times they didn't produce a good loaf were always due to human error - old yeast or flour, missing ingredient.

[xx99xx]

Another Panasonic user here, albeit not been used since lockdown days.

Despite using the exact same ingredients every time, it is a lottery as to how it turns out. Sometimes amazing, light and big. Sometimes dense, brick like. Sometimes it rises just fine and it's looking like a huge loaf half way through, then the baking bit starts and it completely flops.

Maybe humidity or temperature related?

I experimented with more or less water/yeast/flour but couldn't find the missing link.

I truly believe the machine itself is fine and consistency is down to ambient temperature, humidity and quality of ingredients.

[Nemophilist]

Had a bread maker and used it weekly for the last few years but the loaves were never amazing

I donated it and bought a kitchen aid mixer instead and find using that is far better.

It’s also not a one trick pony so it’s getting a lot of use, and a bonus is it takes less space up on the kitchen counter than the bread machine did

[Big_Dog]

Had a couple of Kenwoods across maybe 12 years. If we had a bad loaf it was the little window inside dusty. Now have a Sage, it is fabulous I am a baking god in my house now.

[Ham_and_Jam]

Panasonic Bread Maker + Carrs Flour + Allisons Easy Dried Yeast = Perfect loaf every time.