Bread

Breadmaker?

Been thinking about buying a breadmaker. Afraid it may end up being a silly gadget I never use. Anyone have experience with these items?

Public Comments

1. I do. I use it for mixing and kneading the dough when I make Cinnabon's and when I make bread and just want to mix the ingredients and leave it to make bread.... It works so well... One thing that I love is fresh bread in the morning with my coffee and it is so good because I can put the ingredients in the maker before I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning..... the timer to the coffee has gone off as well as the bread maker..... and I wake up to fresh baked bread and coffee.... it makes it a treat to wake up..... I love mine and would recommend you get one, it won't sit around like you are worried about. hope it helps
2. i was given one a couple months ago...i was excited about it and told myself i would use it...so far its never been touched... but i blame it also on the fact that i dont carry any "bread" ingredients so i would have to go out and buy the flour, etc. too much work for me right now... its here though so maybe someday...
3. I got one for Christmas last year. It's really great, you can buy boxed bread mixes, and dessert mixes at the grocery store. My favorite is Classic Hearth International Collection: Hawaiian Royal Sweet Bread Mix. I love it's texture, it's somewhat crumbly, like cornbread, but it's moist and sweet. I like to slice it, toast in the toaster, spread butter over it, and eat. They sell all types of bread(9Grain,Whole Wheat,White, just to name a few), & desserts(Brownies). The loaves can be done in as little as 3 hours.
4. Got one several many years ago and have used it a lot. One thing I learned, however...if the weather is thundery or stormy, you may wind up with not much rise. I learned this the hard way, and wound up what bread machine jockeys call a "hockey puck loaf" - i.e., round and brown and only about 3 inches tall! Use the recipes that come with the machine before trying ones off the 'net or getting a bread machine cookbook. The store mixes are good, BTW - white, wheat, Hawaiian, sourdough - follow your machine's instructions as to settings for each, but follow the box directions as to how much liquid, etc. Bon appetit!
5. Yes, my wife just had to have a breadmaker, it has been in residence in an out of the way spot in my kitchen cabinet for at least five years. I'm thinking of turning it into a foot massager.