Hello, I am Blair an Economics and International Relations student. I have a gorgeous girlfriend wit...
Hello, I am Blair an Economics and International Relations student. I have a gorgeous girlfriend with a bouncing baby boy and I'm looking to make as many new friends here as possible!
Member since:10.02.2009
Reviews:7
This Panasonic SD 254bread maker was a spur-of-the-moment impulse buy from Macro when it was on special offer about a year ago, for £50. My mother needs to eat a gluten-free diet which means she cannot eat regular bread but with this machine she has been able to create loaves both from a gluten-free bread book and also just herself from the skill she has honed with this machine. I have tried both the shop bought and homemade wheat-free bread and there is no comparison, hands down the Panasonic SD 254 wins.
When purchased the box was extremely heavy as this machine contains a lot of mixing equipment which has been cast in metal to make it will last under the pressure of mixing thick dough. Protected by polystyrene box inserts the machine came along with a small measuring cup, spoon and the usual user's guide as well as a warranty card. An excellent touch was the simple Panasonic Bread Cookbook which has now found itself well and truly thumbed as the recipes it contains make the best tasting bread I have ever had.
For making regular bread loaves I have found the pleasure of this machine to be exquisite. Admittedly due to laziness I only really have this machine ready and set on the timer to make bread for a Sunday morning. On Saturday night before going to bed I pour all the ingredients into the metal bread tin that slots into the actual maker, making sure to add them in the right order which is the most important part of using a bread maker. Once ingredients are in place I simply slot the bread-pan into the machine, twist it into place then close the lid and used the digital controls to start making the bread.
This machine has a timer and so if the bread takes four hours as my favourite recipes does, the machine can be set to start making bread at 7am to be ready for a 9am breakfast during a Sunday morning long lie.
The supplied bread cook book that comes with the machine gives recipes for all sorts of bread to pastries and speciality loafs such as gingerbread. I ordered a bread maker cookbook for £9.99 of Amazon but have to admit I flicked through it and used one recipe then went back to Panasonic's own free cookbook since it excellent.
I have found few issues with this machine other than the fact that the bread smells so good I often find I cannot wait for it and end up burning my fingers on the bread tin when I try to remove the bread before it has cooled properly, but then this is hardly a manufacturer?s design fault!
The white-bread large loaf that I always tend to make is delicious when made with Hovis Strong White Bread Flour and usually lasts about two days before going stale. Unlike shop bought bread, home made loafs do not have lots of preservatives and so need eating within 48 hours so they don't go hard. In a household with parents and kids though you'll be lucky if it lasts that long, especially if little fingers are massacring the loaves into thick doorstep sandwiches.
I would recommend this to anyone wanting better quality food in their lives. I do think that it is more expensive to make your own bread maker loaves than to buy them in the supermarket but if you can afford the ingredients you will never once regret using this machine and neither will the people you share it with.
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