Club Breadmakers

[BigDevil]

Maid:

Haha, did I? Sorry lah, this Maid here old already!

And judging by the tips you gave to a member here, sounds like you are already a pro where bread making is concerned! :celebrate:

Er....no. Don't forget...guys are gadgets freak.
We like machines, high tech toys, cars, hi fi...but that doesn't make us an expert in using them!

[SavvyQueen]

BigDevil:

SavvyQueen:

hihi!


Thinking of getting my very own breadmaker... Anyone has recommendation on which is a good (simple to use) and reliable breadmaker?

Thank you!!

Hi SavvyQueen, welcome!

The better known brands of bread machines are from http://gb.severin.com/products/cooking/breadmaker/bm-3990 and http://www.kenwoodworld.com/sg/Products/Cooking-Baking/Bread-Makers/. I believe their machines tend to be bigger, so they are good if you have a big family, or if your family likes eating bread...remembering that your homemade, no-preservative bread is best eaten within a day or two.

But what got everyone into a frenzy, and turning this into a 540+ pages thread is the http://www.zojirushi.com/products/bbhac, or affectionately known as the Z machine. It's a hit among forum members here because of its small foot print, and cuteness. :love:

As for myself, I was afraid that the bread machine will become a white elephant, so I was not about to spend $300 on the Z machine. :moneyflies:

Instead, when I was on holiday in China in June, I paid about $50 for http://wbdq.midea.com.cn/product/receive.aspx?TID=14&PID=214 and it's absolutely money well spent since it had worked wonderfully well so far. My only gripe is that it doesn't have a viewing window on top for me to peak at the progress.

As for the ease of use, I guess all the machines are fool proof that even this fool can do it. All you need to do is to follow instructions.

Thank you Big Devil!

OMG! $50! Thats a definate steal!

Ya.. have been browsing ard the dept stores and I must say the Z machine looks really sexy.. haha.. but the price tag...

am just wondering if the price tag is justifiable (like more functions? easier to use? more durable?) or mainly for the design.. also worried that after paying high price, become white elephant when my enthusiasm fizzles..

hmmm .. am glad to hear that breadmakers are fool proof.. ha...

[Slim mama]

BigDevil:

My machine's recipe calls for 2 cups of bread flour, which I figure should be about 250g. But the Hokkaido loaf calls for a total of 600g (bread flour 540g, cake flour 60g) of flour! So I worked out the ratio and came up with this:


Fresh Milk \t\t104g
Whipping Cream \t63g
Milk Powder \t\t13g
Egg \t\t\t1 pc
Salt \t\t\t4g
Sugar \t\t\t33g
Bread flour \t\t225g
Cake Flour \t\t25g
Yeast \t\t\t4g

With this, the dough still rise up to touch the cover, so eventually I used only 3g+ of yeast and didn't have that problem anymore.

Hi there,
Thanks for sharing your recipe. I've tried it and it is really nice. My hubby love it too!.
Cheers.

[mommasays]

How timely! I was just gonna get a bread making machine! I've heard how easy it is! Told the kids about the idea, and they went wild. Started giving me all sorts of crazy flavours that they'd like. I'm gonna begin with banana nut I wonder how long the bread will last though, would be such a waste if it went bad fast.

[corneyAmber]

mommasays:

How timely! I was just gonna get a bread making machine! I've heard how easy it is! Told the kids about the idea, and they went wild. Started giving me all sorts of crazy flavours that they'd like. I'm gonna begin with banana nut I wonder how long the bread will last though, would be such a waste if it went bad fast.

First of all, welcome to the Breadmachine Club. Homemade breads do not last long because the main ingredient is 100% LOVE and not preservatives that you find in store-bought bread. That's the difference. :celebrate:

[silk magic]

Hi all


I have recently bought a Takada breadmaker from Carrefour for S$128 and they even give you a free mixer.

So far so good based on 10 loafs that I have baked.

[silk magic]

Giggler1:

silk magic, your bread looks good!!! where you got the Takada from?

Carrefour at S$128

[silk magic]

A raisin bread that I have baked for my grandmother


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[silk magic]

Kind of bored while waiting for the PE results so I tried to bake a garlic bread with a slight twist. What I did was to try in the garlic and ham bits into the dough and bake it together.


I fried the garlic (still yellow in colour) with a bit of sugar before putting into the dough.

For people who love garlic, the smell is heavenly. For people who hate garlic, do not try this at home as the whole house smell of garlic for the next few hours.

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End product. Too sleepy to wait for it to cool down and slice it.
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[csc]

silk magic, your raisin bread looks lovely ...so sweet of you to bake it for your grandma