Best buy in a breadmaker?

[MarzipanQ]

Any advice on the best buy breadmaker ie quality & price? Don't need a huge one as it's only for two people.

[flump2]

maybe a coffee machine you could buy and sell the coffee to your work mates. You should get some bread from that.
Or start a massage parlour?

[buildersmate]

Whilst I think others have caught up in recent years, personally I still believe that the Panasonic model is still the best. Had mine about 10 years now - never gone wrong and its now cheaper than it was 10 years ago.

[adamhornsby]

buildersmate is right, Panasonic are constantly being awarded best buys for breadmakers. and its a brand you can trust too

[Jugglering]

I must agree with the others - I've got a Panasonic and it's brilliant. I like the fact that I have the option of making a loaf of bread from the basic ingredients or just make up the dough (say for rolls or pizza), I can add other ingredients just before the end of mixing (eg dried fruit) so they don't get too mashed up, I can use it for baking cakes and it has a timer, so I can put the stuff in, set it to start working half way through the night and wake up to a freshly baked loaf of bread....

The model I have is the SD-253 and it will make loaves of 3 different sizes (the largest takes 500g flour). The newer SD-255 has been out for just over a year now but you might be able to get hold of one of the SD-253's at a knock down price. They are currently selling for about �30 less than I paid 7 years ago ! I've seen them on sale in Amazon for under �90.

[MarzipanQ]

Panasonic wins hands down:) Thank you all very much for taking the time to post an answer - much appreciated. Thank you all.

[joggerjayne]

Yep, Panasonic.

[Jugglering]

Happy Bread Baking ! If you want any tried and tested recipes, just post here and I am sure one of us will be able to help.... I have a fabby cheese loaf recipe that never even gets to be shared amongst my friends... haha