Anybody want a breadmaker?

scossie5 · Post by **scossie5** » 14 Mar 2005, 11:02

Panasonic breadmaker available free to good home! It has one of those seed./nut dispenser thingies - and recipe book. It makes great bread, but I am just not earthmother enough to make it regularly.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 14 Mar 2005, 16:26

I would be interested

- why you getting rid? (or is it just taking up too much room in your kitchen?)

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Mar 2005, 18:21

Are we talking in exchange for dough?

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 23 Apr 2005, 09:28

Froglette and I are recent converts to this. She bought a bread making machine a year ago and it was recently re-discovered, unused, during a recent bout of spring cleaning in the dark recesses of an under-sink cupboard. I ranted for a while about the folly of kitchen gadgetry, but then we decided to give it a go.

I had just finished reading Joanna Blythman's excellent book 'Shopped', which contains a section on how bread is mass-produced for supermarkets and their kid-on 'in store bakery' products. This, along with the enthusiasm of a friend who bakes his own bread, persuaded us to try it.

The result? Delicious! Dead easy to make a range of different breads, no mess, tastes MUCH better than shop bought, smells divine, makes fabulous toast, I can't recommend it enough.

We use a Breadman Ultimate and buy our ingredients from Real Foods, who stock everything you might need including organic flours and seeds.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 23 Apr 2005, 09:46

Does it make paninis?

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 23 Apr 2005, 10:18

Alas, no. But if it's any consolation I can offer you peanut cake (may contain nuts).

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 23 Apr 2005, 10:47

Bob Jefferson wrote:Alas, no. But if it's any consolation I can offer you peanut cake (may contain nuts).

It's been a long-term goal of mine to nibble your nuts.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 23 Apr 2005, 12:45

I rather suspect you may be confusing 'Bobby' with 'Nobby' here.

scossie5 · Post by **scossie5** » 23 Apr 2005, 21:33

Sorry all - should have posted earlier: Gemini swooped and got the breadmaker early on - I hope it is treating her well. It was nice waking up to the 'just baked' smell of bread when I was organised enough to do it.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 25 Apr 2005, 18:37

scossie5, Bearcub and I got a breadmaker for a present recently, not made any homemade bread yet, but we were away for a few days recently had had a delicious assortment of homemade bread - soda, sourdough, mull cheddar, pinenut, mediteranean foccacia... the list goes on, so we are keen to try it out.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 26 Apr 2005, 18:17

If anyone can come up with good, light, tasty Breadmaker recipes (instead of the Rivita paper weights that my wife makes) I would appreciate it a lot, as would my stomach!!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 26 Apr 2005, 18:46

Catz,
We just had a lovely light soft white granary with the lentil soup I made for dinner. Want the recipe?
I love my breadmaker (same as Bob's

- see, we really are twins; I was just really really late being born

). Had to do without it for a couple of weeks as we threw the paddle away with a heel of a bread

but now I'm back in business.
BB

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 26 Apr 2005, 19:36

BB I would love the recipe. I miss my breadmaker bread. It rose when it was new, but now nothing... weve replaced and tried many breadmaking yeasts and my wife has even, in desperation, kneaded it by hand, but she cant get it to rise. she says it tastes fine, its just to heavy.

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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Anybody want a breadmaker?

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