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cede

Joined: 25 Mar 2005
Posts: 62
Location: surrey

Posted: Tue May 17, 05 12:37 pm Post subject:

daydreaming i borrowed a friends breadmaker for 3 weeks while she was away and found that i used it for the first week but that after that it was just left out on the side - and it does take up quite alot of worktop space. so i decided not to invest in one. i find doing it by hand so easy that i stick to that - a wholemeal loaf and some rolls have just come out of the oven and are waiting for the kids to come home from school

Daydreaming

Joined: 12 Apr 2005
Posts: 291

Posted: Tue May 17, 05 12:43 pm Post subject:
Now that's interesting cede, I have been wondering about the worktop issue - we don't have much space either, with the kettle, toaster, slow cooker, and home brew ( ), taking up alot of space right now. Bit like Russian roulette!! Problem is I don't have much time to do it. Errm and before you say it, I am working on the computer It just so happens I am logged on here too!!

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22790
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue May 17, 05 1:01 pm Post subject:

cab wrote:

Brevilles seem to have the advantage of breaking within the warranty, so you have the joy of going to replace it at least once every six months

Ours waited until the warranty had expired before the bearing went.

Blacksmith

Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 5025
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Wed May 18, 05 8:19 am Post subject:
Ours is a white one. (With Morphy richards written on it.) Does take up a bit of space on the work top, but its only on there when its being used, rest of the time its it a cupboard. Dave

trigfa

Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 189
Location: Llangernyw, North Wales

Posted: Wed May 18, 05 8:36 am Post subject:

Blacksmith wrote:

Ours is a white one.
(With Morphy richards written on it.)

We've had a Morphy Richards one for about two years and have been really happy with it. Gets used at least five times a week and seems to be holding up well.

cede

Joined: 25 Mar 2005
Posts: 62
Location: surrey

Posted: Wed May 18, 05 8:52 am Post subject:
it really doesn't take long to make bread by hand, perhaps a bit of preplanning and you could always batch and freeze

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed May 18, 05 11:36 am Post subject:
Agree with you but the timings don't always fit in with other activities/priorities/pressure/sleep patterns and we don't have a very large freezer. I'm attracted to the idea of loading the machine and setting it off, or even setting the timer and having fress warm bread in morning. However I do enjoy a good knead when I can!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45723
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed May 18, 05 11:39 am Post subject:
Mine is wife powered, can be a bit tempremental but hasn't blown any fuses yet

trigfa

Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 189
Location: Llangernyw, North Wales

Posted: Wed May 18, 05 5:33 pm Post subject:

cede wrote:

it really doesn't take long to make bread by hand, perhaps a bit of preplanning and you could always batch and freeze

I prefer making it by hand, mainly because I found the whole process really therapeutic, particularly after a day at work.

However the big advantage of the breadmaker is you can set the timer so the bread is ready just as the alarm clock goes off.

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Wed May 18, 05 9:52 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Mine is wife powered, can be a bit tempremental but hasn't blown any fuses yet

Mine is a morphy richards too,used it so much the first couple of years I had it (it actually makes a large 2.5 lb loaf they don't make this model any more sadly) I wore the paddle out!I make all my jam in it as well as sweet dough's,dough for rolls with flavourings noone else likes to freeze just for me, and of course bread.I borrowed my friends smaller one while I waited for a replacement tin for mine (you have to buy the whole bit BUT was very good value I think at £17 inc postage and the staff were so helpful)but didn't like it half as much and my jam didn't set!!! Her's was a prima one.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Thu May 19, 05 8:04 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Mine is wife powered, can be a bit tempremental but hasn't blown any fuses yet

Mine has a fault with the linear time management processor.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu May 19, 05 8:11 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Mine is wife powered

Unfortunately, I can't get a licence for one of those

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Thu May 19, 05 5:18 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Mine is wife powered, can be a bit tempremental but hasn't blown any fuses yet

Married to you? I'm amazed!

I would never make bread if we didn't have a machine. I could make time, but I wouldn't! It beats buying bread, every day of the week!

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