Worth it's weight in Bread! (Hinari HB174 Breadmaker)

Member Name: kendon

Product:	Hinari HB174 Breadmaker
Date:	17/04/02 (659 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheaper & better than the shops, "Load & go", Timer

Disadvantages: 3 - 4 hours per loaf , Poor user manual

I bought my Hinari HB174SS Breadmaker from Tesco Direct for £45. Since our household now only comprises two people, I wanted to provide small (1.5lb) loaves rather cheaper than one can buy them in the local supermarket.

This machine has lived up to my expectations. The results are somewhat variable but always acceptable. Wholemeal bread is always denser than white bread (even using Extra Strong flour). I suspect that we eat more bread than before and there are certainly more 'offcutts' for the ducks!

I found that the recipe booklet with the machine was adequate - but only just. There doesn't seem to be any information at all about many of the settings and a general introduction to breadmaking would have been useful (though I have made bread by hand before and know the difference between strong and plain flour).

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