Breadmaker querie

[kt.]

I have this Morphy Richards breadmaker I purchased 3 weeks ago.  Occasionally it makes a noise as if metal is being bashed about, other times it is quiet - on the same program.
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001501&langId=-1&searchTerms=4201850&Submit=GO+%3E

I am now looking to return it for this one:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/4223560.htm

Does anybody have any of the above that they could share an opinion on please?
Many thanks.

[kt.]

[manicscousers]

bought a panasonic in november, best one we've had, makes brilliant bread, much better than the others we've had in the past  :)

[Carol]

Have a Panasonic as well, and it is Brilliant.

;D ;D

[Tulipa]

kt, there have been several threads about Panasonic breadmakers on here over the past few years and everyone says how good they are - I want one!

Go for it and enjoy!

T.

[Lottie103]

What can I say...... Panasonic, Panasonic, Panasonic!! I've had mine for almost 3 years now (the older 253 version of the model linked to in OP) after eating bread from a friend's really old Panasonic model & we've never bought a loaf in that time - it's fab! & with the number of people who've gone out & bought the same model after eating my bread, I should really be on commission!

Definitely a good plan getting the automatic seed/raisin drop model too if you like that sort of thing. My mum bought a one that beeps when it's time to add seeds etc but she always manages to miss the signal. Hers isn't a Panasonic & the bread really isn't that nice either (not that I'd tell her that ;D).

Amazon has that model for only a few ££ cheaper than Argos atm but if you can catch an Amazon `kitchen deal' you can sometimes save quite a lot.

[littlebabybird]

if your going to getg it from amazon, why not use the link on  the top right of this page, it wont cost any more and A4A will get a bit too

[busy_lizzie]

My son got a breadmaker for Christmas (was on his Xmas wish list), and it was the Panasonic SD255, and he is raving about it. It is so brilliant I am even thinking about getting one myself, though we don't eat huge amounts of bread. Good Housekeeping magazine recommend it as the best out of all of them.  It was bought from Amazon and was much cheaper than anywhere else we looked. So go for it KT, if you have the chance to change your other one. busy_lizzie

[manicscousers]

yesterday made 1 50% wholemeal loaf, 1 spicy fruit loaf..daughter and son in law came, no bead left and only half a fruit loaf  ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

Love my panasonic too, and got it a few years back from Amazon.
The seed dispenser is great!
Sad to say at the moment I am only using it to make naan bread and pizza dough..........but I may put it on this afternoon n bake a loaf, trouble is it tastes so good we scoff the lot!

[mat]

okay; a question for all you panasonic owners!!  I have had one now for several years and was always very pleased with the results (fruit loaf made with hot x bun recipe and then apricot jam brushed on top just before end of cycle was a particular favourite!!!)... However the kneading tool was always a nightmare to remove in order to clean everything.  Are the newer machines easier?  After a few years I ended up scratching the tin trying to force the tool out for the final time!!!  I am loath to get a new one if they are the same... (the auto nut dispenser is a great improvement though I imagine)

mat

[lewic]

Amazon is cheaper but if the item is faulty it is a nightmare to get a refund and you'll have to pay to post the thing back.

Argos are very good, if you tell them its faulty they refund with no quibbles.

[lewic]

Oops only just seen the bit about A4A getting a % of Amazon purchases - sorry!!

[manicscousers]

the inside of ours is non stick, the kneader comes out quite easily, haven't got the nut dipenser thingy though  ;D

[cornykev]

I was thinking of buying one, so asked my mate who has and loves his one which did he recomend and Panasonic he replied.  :o       ;D ;D ;D

[Kea]

okay; a question for all you panasonic owners!!  I have had one now for several years and was always very pleased with the results (fruit loaf made with hot x bun recipe and then apricot jam brushed on top just before end of cycle was a particular favourite!!!)... However the kneading tool was always a nightmare to remove in order to clean everything.  Are the newer machines easier?  After a few years I ended up scratching the tin trying to force the tool out for the final time!!!  I am loath to get a new one if they are the same... (the auto nut dispenser is a great improvement though I imagine)

mat

As I have a Panasonic (with Nut dispenser) and i don't know what you mean Mat...it would seem the newer models must be easier as I've never had a problem with removing the kneader.

[Melbourne12]

I know that Panasonics Rule OK, but we have a Morphy Richards (the predecessor of the one in the OP), and it works perfectly well.  No metal bashing noises, and a decent result.   Nothing's as good as traditional hand-kneading, of course, but we quite often make a simple white loaf or a spiced fruit bread in the breadmaker.

So if anyone's thinking of the cheaper Morphy Richards rather than the more expensive Panasonic, it's a simple and effective machine.

[Carol]

Mat.   Do you mean the paddle?   I have to get that out before I can wash the basin.  I usually run it under the warm tap and lever the paddle off easily under the warm water which loosens any dough stuck underneath it.  I don't have the nut dispenser but then I am not fond of nuts in bread.

:D :D

[mat]

yes, the "paddle" = maybe I was unlucky, it was never easy to get off (understatement) after it had been used... leaving in soak, etc never helped either, it would just stay jammed on!  Oh well!

[Peasticks]

I have the Panasonic and it is great, it has two downsides compared to the Morphy Richards:

1) The Panasonic doesn't have the jam making function
2) The paddle in the MR drops down at the end of the kneading process whereas the Panasonic one stays upright which makes a hole in the bottom centre of the loaf

Saying that I wouldn't part with my Panasonic! We have bought two loaves in the last few months and thats because we were too disorganised to put the breadmaker on!

If you like wholemeal bread you can make a lovely light loaf using half wholemeal flour and half white

Always use very strong flour if you can get hold of it

Olive oil instead of butter in the recipe makes a smashing loaf!

[kt.]

All done and dusted this afternoon.  I was offerred an exchange for another Morphy Richards, but opted for the more expensive Panasonic SD255.  The recipe book is so much more.... 108 recipes against the Morphy Richards 19,  a loaf can be baked in 2 hours instead of 3hrs.  It also has the ability to bake a loaf 50% larger than the largest available in the Morphy Richards and I think the dispenser will be used loads.  The taste test of fresh bread will be made tomorrow.  Yum yum!