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Bread machine opinions please!!

Posted: Sep 24, 2010

Do you have a bread machine you really like? I've been using an Oster that was a gift, and its about worn out ( I never buy bread anymore), so looking at a possible investment here.. Anyone use a Zojirushi? A Cuisinart? West Bend? Panasonic? Opinions, pros/cons would be much appreciated!! Thank you

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Bread Machine - Catgrrl

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I have the Zojirushi and I love it.

another question please -- - sm

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Do you have the full size or the mini? Model #? Is it worth every penny, or are there any down sides to the model?

forgot to say, but thanks for your answer. - no message

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I wore the nonstick off pan of mine and was able to just reorder - a new pan. Saved lots of money that way. nm

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nm

bread machines - kneading

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yeah, those are pretty handy. i thought of getting one--just like that old-fashined way of doing it. plus (if you're into that sorrt of thing), the kneading is a great work-out.

chacun à son goût...

I just use my Kitchen Aid mixer to mix dough - sereneone

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let it rise, punch down myself, rise again, and then shape dough. I had a bread maker once and got to where I only used it to mix dough anyway since I didn't like the crust I got. It would only do a soft crust, never a crispy/hard crust. When the bread machine died, we just got the Kitchen Aid stand mixer and it does the dough plus a whole bunch of other things.

Different ingredients result in a crispy crust or a soft crust. - nm

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nm

Wrong! - sereneone

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you can get some degree of crispiness on any loaf, regardless of ingredients, depending on the technique you use to bake it, i.e. stone, pan of water/ice cubes in oven, type of pan or not. Because of the way the bread machine cools, there's too much heat/steam built up in there to get any kind of crispness on the outside, just the soft crust like the inside only a little browner.

I beg to differ - sm

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I can definitely can get a crispy crust using my bread machine. Using more sugar and/or sweetner can do it too. It probably also differs from machine to machine per reviews I read.

and I was writing about the one I had, i.e. personal experience n/m - sereneone

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I use my KitchenAid mixer, as well... - Kendra

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thought about buying a bread machine, but why? If I am really really lazy, because mixing the ingredients is not difficult, I can still buy the bread maker mix and use it in my mixer. I make fresh bread fairly often when my husband is home and I know from the past that if I had a bread maker, all I would use it for is to make dough because I prefer the way it turns out in the oven, so since I already have the KitchenAid, it would be a waste of money.

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