Breville Breadmaster

My first taste of homemade bread (from a machine) was at my mother-in-law’s. To be frank, it wasn’t as “scrummy” as I was expecting, being a bit airy, like Nimble for slimmers (can you still get that?). When I took early retirement last year, we concluded that one way my new-found freedom could enhance both our lives was for me to make a weekly loaf. So we started looking for bread-makers. “Why make your own bread?” they ask. “Well, now I’m retired, I knead the dough”, I reply. Geddit? A fortunate accident in the form of a timely Curry’s sale enabled us to buy the Breville ...  Read the complete review

My mum bought me this spectacular piece of machinery for Christmas. She had one herself and made the mistake of offering me a slice of freshly baked bread with home-made raspberry jam. From then on, I constantly nagged at her to make me a loaf. She soon tired of this and decided to buy me one, in the hope I'd leave her alone. I believe this breadmaker retails between anything from £50 - £60 and is available in many stores like Argos, Makro, etc. I don't know the exact cost as I mentioned before it was a lovely gift from my mum. Breville have a long-standing high reputation in kitchen appliances and I am pleased to say that this product is ...  Read the complete review

We got this as a Christmas present to ourselves. I have made one attempt to use a recipe that involved kneading dough, and it didn't turn out very edible, so I figured we were not destined to have home made bread any other way! Breville have a good reputation in this area, and the breadmaker is certainly a great new toy. This model (not the same as the other one listed on dooyoo - hence I've not put this opinion there) is fan assisted to help with even cooking, has a clear window so you can watch the whole process, comes with a comprehensive instruction booklet and numerous recipe ideas - which include several gluten free options. Also you can use ...  Read the complete review

The good news, as other dooyoo-ers have said, is that this breadmaker has excellent features and makes delicious bread. It is very easy to use, has a great choice of settings and a very useful delay feature. The accompanying booklet contains a variety of interesting recipes but could be improved if the misprints were corrected. However, the really bad news is that my breadmaker began to go wrong after 18 months of only moderate use. At first I noticed that the rubber seal at the bottom of the bread pan had come loose. Consequently, some of the ingredients were leaking out during the mixing process, then baking hard and apparently stopping the dough hook from ...  Read the complete review

Some of my problems with the breadmaster are presonal, but I shall recount my sorry tale for your entertainment and enlightenment. The theory is this. You put all the ingrediants in the machine, select the bread type and how well done you want it, and then let the machine get on with it. The practise is somewhat different. Some years back I was living with a bloke who had bought himself one of these things. He had decided that he wanted fresh bread every day and that the bread machine could go on overnight. Bread from these machines needs a good twenty minutes to coll down before you cut it, which can result in having to get out of bed very early. ...  Read the complete review