I have been looking to buy this bread maker for a long time, bought it now.
Have seen very good reviews of this bread maker.
Not the lowest price, but better price than elsewhere.
The item is showing as not in stock, but can call and check for ETA. If you prefer to buy from other stores where available then you can get the price matched.
Time to bake some bread.
$30 off $300+ spend for You and Your Friend.
Supermarket bread is like eating cardboard compared to homemade bread. Also, it only takes about 3 minutes prep to make a loaf.
Baker by trade.
Some supermarket bread can have an extremely long shelf life like TipTop The One. The emulsifiers and preservatives are quite exceptional and you could never replicate that at home.
So some bread does have a clear advantage of you want bread to last 3 days etc.
It's a distinct disadvantage if you like as little preservatives and additives as possible in your food.
Chef by trade.
I use bread improver / vitamin C in my loaves at home and they last a week unrefrigerated. That's long enough for me, plus less preservatives :)
@Exprise: Bread improver only helps with volume of the loaf. Not the preservation.
Vinegar is a cheap way to preserve a loaf, they do this method with the $1.80 loaves etc.
Your other methods would be resorting to fats/oils, sugar, enzymes, emulsifiers, preservatives.
Alternatively bake bread fresh every day.
You also may notice the loaf not going mouldy for a week, but your bread will be off by the days out. Even if using Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast you'd be lucky to get 2 days out of it.
@[Deactivated]: "Ascorbic acid, (Vitamin C) Is used in commercial bakeries and large bread factories as a flower improver or dough conditioner with the main purpose being to accelerates the rising of the dough and to extend the shelf life of the bread."
"…extend shelf life"
My loaves with vitamin C (improver) last longer than those without. Honestly they last 7-10 days, though I have them as toast after 2-3 days.
@Exprise: I understand you're going by what you're reading online.
Being a baker I can assure you it's false what you're reading about extending shelf life. I could explain it in detail but in short, ascorbic acid only yields a shorter softer crumb. It's handy to reduce fluctuations in processing (water temp, air temp and mixing times) but that's all it does.
So recap: strengthens your gluten, provides elasticity and gives greater volume. It should feel 'softer'. That's all.
Formally they say:
Higher gas retention capacity of dough
Greater elasticity of dough
Higher dough tolerance to over-proofing and over-mixing
Higher water absorption of flour to obtain equivalent dough rheology after mixing
Diminished dough viscous behaviour
Higher dough resistance to deformation
Enhanced oven spring during baking
That guy wants to open the bread shop that is why he bought it lmao.
That's what I thought - until I tried home made bread. It's not so much about being cheaper (in some cases it won't be) but it's the taste and freshness and control over the ingredients you put into your own bread. One of my sons has allergies and cross contamination in store bought products is quite common so home made is also safer for him.
Exactly, I would like to know what I put in the bread and what type of bread I have.
Similar to buying coffee from cafe or making one at home. I like to make a coffee at home when I want to, with the choice of beans I like and the way I want it.
Keep in mind, bought bread is fortified (by law). So on the flip side, you may be missing out on important vitamins etc.
Yes eating healthy you might replenish these but it's a good idea to be mindful of what you may be missing out on.
It’s the smell of fresh bread when you get up in the morning. And the freshness crunchiness of the bread just out of the break maker.
Supermarket is a 15 min drive away and you can't smell the bread when you wake up in the morning… In dating that, we don't make all that often. It's a great machine though, I would recommend it to anyone looking at buying a bread machine
So how's dating going?
Because you can wake up to cooked bread using the timer function. That's pretty special.
Also you can add as many seeds as you want
Bought one just before the first (and only, in NSW) lockdown, and it’s been great. Even our younger kid who didn’t like bread much gobbled it up. Was a slight challenge earlier when bread flour was scarce, and having to play with different combinations was fun. Even if you could buy bread cheaper, it’s still great.
My advice, call and check on stock ETA. Last time i called there was a big backlog plus no definitive ETAs on any of their bread makers. Glad I didn't pre-pay to join the waitlist and instead got the $15 Singer bread maker. I probably would have still been waiting for Appliances Online.
I have this at home but haven't used it for about 2 years - need some inspiration/recipes to try - nothing fancy…..anyone?
I bought it 3-4 years back, was in the box since then, opened in the middle of COVID,,, ever since 3-4 times a week, per bred cost is not cheap.. but freshness, verities you can have & flexibility are great.. I dont think I can go back..
Try anything from the manual… That's all we use for recipes. Just don't forget to put the yeast in!
I use our ALDI bread maker regularly to make an awesome raisin bread. So much better than the shop one and way cheaper.
Can’t comment on other makers but our Panasonic bread maker is great. Quiet and consistent. Had for 8 years
I've also had success with ours - I make challah from a recipe I found on the web and each and every single time it comes out looking the same —- and yes its delicious ( I fill the dispenser 100% with mixed sultana blend).
It's also great as a pizza dough maker - the constant kneading action stretches the gluten in flour so you get the most amazeballs pizza dough that you can make extra thick pizza bases with.
Just use your dutch oven, open yourself to a world of possibilities
You can load ingredients into a bread maker the night before and set it to be ready in the morning when you wake up.
Unfortunately with a Dutch oven the process is a little more involved.
I usually smell my dutch oven first thing in the morning
We were given a Panasonic breadmaker as a gift.
It was awesome to wake up to the smell of fresh bread, or to bake it ready for lunch/dinner.
Good to get it hot and fresh at home instead of going out for it if you really like bread.
I was never willing to spend the money on one of these.
Would I spend the money knowing what I know now? I am still not sure - to me, this is a luxury item.
I'm sorry but this is a terrible price and about $100 over the usual price ($180)
You're right, it is a bit exy, but I haven't seen this on Ozbargain in ages… Glad I got one when they were still bargains going on…
That was pre covid. Once covid hit all white goods went up in price.
I recently got the 2512 panasonic for $330 off amazon. Its sold out and out of stock everywhere for $449. Pre covid it was $250. Those days are gone.
Just loaded up mine, will have a fresh loaf tommorow morning. Those that like white bread buy the crustic white flour.
https://shop.coles.com.au/a/national/product/laucke-flour-br…
So what you are saying is, those prices are here to stay, since covid will stay too.
If customers accept the prices, then those days are gone. But it is up to the customers. You could easily refuse. It's not like bread makers are dying from covid and there is finite number of them.
The prices will fall again, trust me. Bread machines are a very very slow mover and retailers won't stock them at these prices.
I even paid $280 for my Breville The Fresh Loaf (shit machine btw, avoid it!)
No. You can keep waiting for the prices to come down. Alternatively buy the $15 one or get store baked bread.
Your money your choice.
Best bread maker on the market since 2012. I bought mine 7 years ago and still working fine. It makes better bread than most bakeries.
It is quiet when mixing the dough, and it makes good bread. The only thing that I don't like about the bread is that it is a vertical loaf, so it makes very tall slices.
You could deduct the ingredients by 30% to make a regular loaf size.
Great idea, I'll give it a try.
Cut the bread the other way?
We cut straight down the middle then put half on its side and cut slices, perfect for the toaster.
That sounds like a good idea. Do find that the slices that were at the bottom of the loaf are denser?
We used to but the Mrs has tweaked the recipe a bit, bread improver and milk powder help.
Bought this bread maker a while ago and very happy with it. Using it almost every week for baking GF cake but never tried for GF bread :)
AOL are full of it. This has NOT been in stock for many weeks now (I've been waiting and watching for any sales of this very model). Still, they see fit to "maintain" their Google shopping search results to proudly show "In Stock" the whole time. Is it ineptitude, or wilful disdain?
Why would someone go through the hassle of making bread, when you can buy one for 2 to 3$?