Breville AWT BR8

We bought this bread machine shortly after we got married five years ago to replace a smaller bread machine. As with most people, we were lured by the idea of having the smell of freshly baked bread in our house, as well as being able to eat bread and know exactly what had gone into it. The bread machine comes with an instruction book and separate Anthony Worrall Thompson recipe book, packed full of bread, cake and jam ideas. The first loaf we made was called "Chocolate Bread" and it was extremely yummy! The bread maker also makes 'regular' loaves of bread, as well as wheat and gluten free bread. For me though, the real benefit is all the fancy loaves you ...  Read the complete review

As a couple, we first bough out Antony Worrall Thompson Breville Br8 Bread Machine almost 2 years ago, bought for my wife, but used by both of us. This was to replace a not-so-good Murphy Richards machine which made yeasty bread and misshaped loaves. The Br8 was getting mixed reviews at the time, some good and some bad, but it was the top-of-the-range model, which of course meant pricey (at around £100-£120), but look at it, it was shiny and very pretty, it must be good! So it was bought, and bought it was even though I was admittedly very unsure how much use this thing got, I mean, for a family of four, how was my wife going to make enough bread to ...  Read the complete review

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Excellent Breadmaker - Advantages: Lovely bread, Clear instruction book, Easy to use - Disadvantages: Quite expensive