Tesco BMS10 Breadmaker

After my Brother bought my Dad a rather complicated breadmaker a couple of years ago, which had inevitably sat in a cupboard after the first couple of uses my Mum thought a cost effective Tesco alternative would be perfect.

At £39.97 it is very reasonably priced, and available from larger Tesco stores and of course online. As we knew my Dad wouldn't be too keen on another hard to use machine we thought this well designed but simple breadmaker would suit him down to the ground and we weren't wrong. The machine itself is quite compact- added extras generally mean a bigger machine. It sits neatly on the work surface and also doesn't take up too much space in the cupboard when not in use. A big draw for us was also the colour, often finding breadmakers to be white this black and chrome version fitted in perfectly with our other appliances as well as looking more expensive than it actually was. There is a sturdy plastic handle which curves neatly round the back to make for easy lifting and a small viewing panel in the top so you can see how your loaf is doing without the need to lift up the lid.

What makes this machine so good is how easy it is to use, no more complications just follow the instructions provided and press go. The manual tells you the measures to use, it is very important these are followed correctly, no matter how many loaves I've put on I always double check the measures. As usual Dad knows best and he has often not looked and put the wrong measurements in leading to either a heavily risen loaf which sticks to the roof of the machine or heavy bred which really doesn't taste good! It's pretty much fool proof though, there are a few different settings to choose from, although we mainly use the basic option there's also the choice of making wholemeal, dough and french along with a couple of others. You then choose between a 900g and 700g loaf and the colour you want your bread to be cooked to, light, medium or dark. It's worth knowing that you can bypass these options to the basic default of a medium baked 900g loaf. You can set a timer on the bread machine up to twelve hours before you want it to come on, we don't do this often but it is lovely waking up to the smell of fresh bread baking.

So, the important part is... how does it taste. Well, I can honestly say it's delicious, obviously we have had the occasional not so great loaf but on the whole it's nearly always perfect. The bread comes easily out of the tin and we've never had a problem with the paddle getting stuck in the loaf, although this does make the inevitable hole in the bottom, most of the time this isn't noticable and it doesn't effect the taste in any way. We bought an electric knife for ease of slicing, and we generally leave the loaf for about an hour before slicing anyway as it's a little soft whilst it's still warm. The bread is lovely and soft, and great for toasting as well as for sandwiches- the taste is so good it's great as just bread and butter. My favourite with home made bread though is it thickly sliced with a few rashers of crispy bacon- delicious!

Overall, this Tesco breadmaker is a great little machine, it's very easy to use and very reasonably priced for what you recieve. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a straight to the point, simple to use breadmaker with great results.