I tried a £40 Aldi Bread Maker!

An absolute bargain price bread making kitchen gadget has been found from Aldi. I've never used a bread maker before, can it do more than bread (cake?!) and is it worth it?! More kitchen gadget tests • I tried Onion Goggles!...
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[@mrbarrylewis]

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks for the help mate! Love your videos so much!

[@alanbarker2279]

Cheers Barry; followed your link and "Product no longer available" 😥

[@WayneCAlderman]

Barry must be tired he said Seal Of Approval and didn't do his catch phrase

[@a.d.mitchell2613]

When did you get your bread machines cuz I want one I know where but when

[@TanifsThoughts]

As a long time lover of my bread maker, I thought I would give you a couple of tips. First off, stop burning yourself. 🙂 When you take things out of a bread maker, they're going to be hot, silly. Second, when trying to get bread or cake or whatever, out of the bread maker and it won't come out, try putting on a pair of oven mitts and wiggling the paddle on the bottom of the pan (from the OUTSIDE) to help loosen whatever is stuck. And if you're looking for more inspiration, I LOVE the Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook by Elizabeth Hensperger.

[@redavatar]

My grand parents baked their own bread well into their 90's until last year they both passed away and their bread maker (a nice Tefal one) came into my house along with 8kg of whole wheat flour. Until this video I almost forgot I had it in my cupboard so now a nice 750g bread is being made using my grand parent's flour. Having eaten their bread for so many decades it will be a blast of nostalgia to taste it again ...

[@applegal3058]

I have my Nan's bread pans, and I think of her everytime I make homemade bread.

[@MikeTheGamer77]

well?

[@pennylane2772]

Our bread maker is over 20 years old now and we make the dough for my grandmas coffee cake recipe a few times a year with it

[@jennynations7676]

What a wonderful tradition you are carrying on. It was a lovely memory to share.

[@jamieeedden777]

Sorry to hear they both passed away in the same year that must feel horrible I kinda know your pain I lost grandad 30 Jan 21 then my mum 7 July 22 then my nan 22nd march 23 nan died a day before mum would have been 47

[@shirleycastle5170]

I had a bread maker way back when and I ended giving it away bc I was eating a flippin loaf a day.

[@mrbarrylewis]

I think that is the risk to having one, it was just so easy to make a loaf lol

[@simone2404]

That was the same for our family. 1 loaf a day. The smell of baking bread first thing in the morning is so tempting

[@justmarc2015]

I don't see the problem

[@Locomaid]

Same! My in-laws gave us THEIRS because THEY were eating a loaf (or more) a day. We continued in the same manner until my husband couldn’t fit into his clothes anymore. Gave it to my Sis-in-law. No idea what happened to it after that 😂

[@mrbarrylewis]

@@Locomaid amazing

[@stitchesbysue]

I use mine weekly. The dough setting is fantastic for pizza dough, pita bread and hamburger buns.

[@mrbarrylewis]

That's good to know! Yeah I guess the paddle is just like a little dough hook in a way, surprising tough little thing that worked it's socks off!

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I use my bread machine as dough makers constantly. I had shoulder damage and nerve damage from a very old car accident. I live making bread from. Scratch but with my issues I can't always work the dough enough. My daughter wanted a bread machine but absolutely hated it I took it home and decided to try and make up kits for her. Nope it makes horrible bread. But it makes a beautiful dough. So I set about altering all my recipes to work in the machine. I've since burned out 5 machines but I buy them at thrift shop or yard sales cheaply. The family favorite is honey butter dinner rolls and pizza crust. My aunts fancier machine actually makes a great jam.

[@martinwinther6013]

Pay good attention to the day of purchase, and day of breakdown. It will last you a good 2 years, but im willing to bet a footrub that it wont last 3 months after that..

[@nathancrowley345]

I really like mine. The wholemeal bread is superb however i started removing the sugar from the recipes as its really high amounts! Bread still tastes great and i think it solves it rising too much and sticking to the lid. Same with the white bread.

[@MWA1407]

Could this machine be used just for kneading? As I like to bake my bread but find kneading difficult by hand .

[@russbear31]

I only use the "dough" setting on my bread machine. Nothing else. It basically mixes, kneads, and takes bread dough through its first proof (about 1 hour total). I then take the dough out, deflate it, give it a quick knead, shape it into a loaf, and then proof it a second time in the more traditional way in a bread pan. I then bake it off in the oven. I hate the way bread machines bake bread. I love the way the machine does the kneading for you.

[@TheCaptn]

Been using my breadmaker 1-2 times a week for about 10 years now (I'm on the second one). Favourite appliance I ever bought... Make the 700g loaves rather than the 1kg ones to avoid overstuffing the tin like that. Also there should be a time that it's safe to PAUSE the machine and get under the dough with a floured hand to remove the paddle. For my machine that's between the 1st and 2nd rise; after that punch-down it's done kneading... That makes the hole tiny and discreet, and less likely to tear open the bottom when you tip it out. 😊

[@lelandunruh7896]

Thanks for mentioning that. My bread maker is 30 years old so I'll have to see if there's a manual anywhere saying when you can do that.

[@TheCaptn]

@@lelandunruh7896 My user manual definitely doesn't say anything about a safe time to do this, to the contrary it warns about not putting anything into the machine while in use... However it does have a comprehensive breakdown of all the cycles that shows me when the blade or the heating element are in operation, and on that I can see that all the basic bread cycles have a 1st rise, then a punch-down, and then after the 2nd rise starts there's no more use of the blade for the rest of the cycle, so that's when I pause it to pull the paddle out... I use a little drop of grapeseed oil every so often to keep it lubricated on the stem, and I grip the blade on the flat face rather than trying to lever it up from underneath with the tip of my finger. Small precautions to acknowledge that what I'm doing isn't an intended use case. :P

[@lelandunruh7896]

@@TheCaptn Thanks, that's very helpful.

[@anniekochera]

I remember in the early 1990's when the bread machines hit the households here in the USA, and it was a small sensational craze that everyone compared their bread creations to others peoples homemade breads. That hole in the middle was an issue that everyone hated as well. Most gave it up and went with regular breadmaking with stand mixers or by hand. The craze of the bread machines came back with the lockdowns these last few years and bread wasn't available. of course flour and yeast was hard to fine for several months as well.

[@TheYoutubeUser69]

i am so happy that the only long covid i have is making sourdough bread lawl

[@Donkringel]

My folks were big into the breadmaker craze in the 90s. They gave me their bread machine when I moved out in the mid-aughts. I never used it and stupidly threw it away. I got back into making bread and during the pandemic I decided I wanted my own bread machine too. Of course I ran into the exact problem you described, all the cheap entry breadmakers were hard to find or stupidly expensive. I was about to give up when I decided to look at how much high end bread machines cost. Well it turns out those were still in stock and actual had a few sales on because folks weren't buying them as much as the low end ones. I ended up buying a high end one for 50$ cheaper than the entry level ones were going for. It can do a lot more than just breads (doughs, meatloafs and jams too) and has been great for all these years. (Edit: I typed all this out and then noticed how many options he had in this video, mine doesn't go that far!)

[@ShellyS2060]

The look on Mrs. B's face as she said "Don't give it away" had me giggling 😂

[@imjustsaying7300]

Man did I want to shout through the screen “Don’t touch the handle or the dough hook!” I had a bread machine very similar to this one in the early 2000’s and those things get very hot. Great video, enjoyed it!

[@monie1527]

I've had a bread machine for 2 decades. When you have TWO teenagers, BOTH 6' 9" tall and 195 pounds, you NEED this. It'll save you a FORTUNE.

[@cathytyner87]

I’m in the US and purchased a similar bread maker from Lidl and it made the most gorgeous hot cross buns using the dough function.

[@PriyaPans]

Oh my gosh please could you share the recipe you used? My first venture into hot cross buns was... dismal

[@arianahouen-gasland7256]

We used to have a bread maker just like this at our family cottage growing up. Grandpa would use it every single day we were there for years, and at some point we had all just accepted that the metal thing at the bottom would have to be plucked out of the bread after baking 😂😂

[@davidf2281]

I think Barry qualifies as a national treasure at this point. Criminal that he's still under a million subs.

[@neilfound3506]

Knowing Barry’s history of smoke and flames in the kitchen, I love how the toaster is lurking in the background as he’s worried about the bread maker. Can a kitchen appliance mock and taunt you, I feel the toaster is definitely feeling proud of it’s electrical cousin in this video

[@roscocsa]

I love baking breads. One of my favorite hobbies. Sometimes I just don’t want to drag out the stand mixer and shape and proof, or fiddle with my starter…. bread makers are great.

[@pixietwitch]

I loved my bread machine, and definitely want to get a new one when I can afford it. What I really liked to do was to use it to make and proof the dough, then I would take the dough out and make conventional loaves in the oven. Made great pizza dough!

[@earthkat]

That's what I mostly do too.

[@harrisondenton2621]

Most youtubers would just make the standard bread then talk about ut for the rest of the video but not the goat Barry.Great vid.

[@dragonslayer19695]

Growing up, we had a Bakery right across the street from us. We would wake up to the fantastic smells of the Breads, pastries and donuts every morning. The best part, y sister was dating (now Married) to the bakers son. But eventually they had to close down because the baker had finally retired and none of his children wanted to take over the bakery. I will always miss that fantastic place.

[@simonwillson386]

Hi Barry ! I have been flogging the guts out of my bread maker for years now, haven't bought a loaf since ! Pro tip if you are looking for a great machine for yourself and Mrs B , I heartily recommend a Morphy Richards twin paddle model ...excellent bread and has an amazing feature other bread makers dont . It will give you 10 beeps after the final de-gas and pause for a few minutes to allow you to remove the paddles before final rise and bake ! No more paddles stuck or huge holes in your bread ... just the two small shaft holes 👍 alsobakes a more regularly shaped loaf... A real great unit .

[@peanut3009]

When you add the oil, pour it onto the paddle, and then swirl the oil water mixture to coat the pan before adding all the other ingredients. Doing this makes the browning more even on the crust and the paddle is more likely to release smoothly. I think that you're having issues with overfilling the machine, maybe the recipes they included weren't thoroughly tested, or your measures are a slight bit generous. Since you have three loaf size options, I would make the middle size and slowly scale them up towards the large size. If your bread touches the lid, it'll be misshapen and there won't be enough room for steam condensation to go. I've made jam plenty of times in my machine (a pricier one) and it works out great. I've done variations on the included recipes and you can pretty much do any fruit you've got so long as you don't overfill it. It's a great way to use up excess fruit {bought too much, or didn't finish in time) or to take advantage of cheap markdown ripe/MQ fruit at the market.

[@Crazy_Borg]

I should not watch this videos when I am already hungry. That crunching sound of the bread...awesome.

[@barrywebber100]

I gave a bread maker to my elderly mother who has lots of allergies so she can make very pure fresh bread without additives and she has never looked back! The bread is delicious and the smell of fresh bread is always wonderful. Thanks for posting.

[@Crazakun]

My parents used their breadmaker all the time while I was growing up. I bought one as an adult, and started gaining weight because of all the fresh bread I was eating (I blame the fact you can't easily buy small bags of bread flour)! Now the breadmaker comes out for special occasions, and it's always a winner at family dinners.

[@TheMrMarkW]

I've had a couple of breadmakers - a Morphy Richards long loaf one and a previous Aldi one, which were 'ok' but generally unless you kept an eye on them would have flour spots in the corners, or the paddles would get stuck inside the bread or be a sod to clean. Then about 12 months ago I splashed out on the Panasonic ZB-2502 which although being nearly £200, makes utterly fantastic bread and is the best breadmaker I've ever had, hands down. I can put all the ingredients in when I go to bed and at 6:30am I'm woken up by the smell of a fresh loaf. It has separate Yeast & 'Additional' compartments (so if you want to add currants, dried fruit or other ingredients later in the mix like you did manually here for the rice bread) which dispense automatically. The paddle never gets stuck in the bread, and the bread is always amazing. In fact, I didn't realise that Panasonic (Matsushita) are actually the company that first invented the home breadmaker machine back in 1986!

[@221b-Maker-Street]

My ancient Panasonic breadmaker (bought via Amazon Warehouse, about 12 years ago) is still going strong, and makes delicious bread every time. The gluten-free option for anyone who is a coeliac means much nicer bread than you get from the supermarket...

[@hotelmario510]

Barry: Spends over a decade making food for the Internet Also Barry: Doesn't think to grease the inside of a bread machine when making cake. Oh, Barry. Never change.

[@VelvetTeacake]

😂 And the paddle baked itself inside!

[@boulderbash19700209]

I don't think it will help. Any greasing you put on the can will be eaten by the swirling dough. Some dude in youtube recommended to add a teaspoon of baking soda to prevent the cake from sticking. I don't know if it will work either, haven't had time to try.😅 Oh, and I cringed when he pried the cake with metal spatula. The can is coated with teflon. Don't use metal. He should use soft plastic or silicone spatula.

[@DeDaanste]

My cakes or cakes never sticked to the non stick bbm pan

[@barbarasmith2693]

The dough feature is great for mixing up pretzel dough, pizza dough, or bread doughs that you want to shape differently (and make it look like an actual artisan loaf). I have used my bread maker for over 20 years now and can tell you that they are great to have. The Challah bread recipe I have is terrific( I will happily share upon request ), and that is an easy and very pretty braided loaf. I bet your girls would love it and would also love helping to make it. Excellent for making very naughty French toast the next day as well (that is, if you have any left!). The mix in feature is lovely if you want to add seeds or nuts into your dough. As Mrs. B. said about the raisins, it helps to not have the mix-ins sink to the bottom of the loaf by having you add them when the gluten has sort of set up enough to give the dough some body enough to hold it's shape. A nice thing about the bread maker mixing up your ingredients and kneading your dough is that even if you don't actually end up baking in the actual machine, you know you will have a nice warm and contained proofing chamber while the dough rises. Tip: DON"T use the dark crust feature when baking in machine. Medium at the most. The heating element that close to the bottom will almost always scorch the bottom of the loaf. Especially if you have a dough with a larger amount of honey or sugar in the ingredients.

[@_J.F_]

I bought my first bread maker probably 20 years ago and it looks exactly like yours except mine is white and only has 18 functions. I used the timing function to have freshly baked bread twice a week during the workweek, and it was just lovely to wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread spreading throughout the kitchen when you get up. The machine still works just as well as when it was brand new but because I am now retired I actually like to make my loafs myself, so the machine doesn't get quite as much use anymore. That said I still love the timing function, which is hard to beat if you want to wake up to freshly baked bread.

[@cheriemitchell3399]

I used to love my breadmaker and I used it regularly for my family of 5. It made awesome pizza dough too. We often used the timer function and woke up to a house smelling of freshly baked bread 💞

[@laurascott1296]

I like to use my bread maker to make the dough and first rise, then bring it out for shaping and final rise and then bake in the oven. Takes all the hard work out and gives a better crust😊

[@arizonad8012]

Not only the better crust, but better bread overall. Because those makers steam the bread, that 's why is so dense, and not good at all in the frist place.

[@mathboy1066]

These cheap gadgets are fun to watch, should do more of these definitely. 1st too

[@mrbarrylewis]

Yeah i'll try and get some more from other places, this one i'm giving away but may try yoghurt in it first!

[@TBMJDragon]

Don't give up on the other functions, while I've never done a yeast cake in mine (and never will after seeing yours), the cheesecake I make in my breadmaker is a favorite, especially since it's so easy and minimal clean up.

[@alliekittiekat5562]

Honestly didn't even know rice bread was a thing 🤷‍♀️ My mum used to have a bread maker and the bread was always so nice. Loved it when it was still a bit warm!

[@ChristianJull]

I can't have been the only person that shouted 'NOOooo!' when Barry shoved that metal spatula into the bread tin... 😱 Nice to see that over 15 years after I bought my Panasonic bread maker, Barry's worked exactly the same and had all the same functions. All the same paddle-stuck, bread won't come out, burn hand on wire handle fun.... 🤣 Mine has a small compartment that releases seeds/fruit/etc as part of a programme. Barry's is quite a bit cheaper though. 👍🏻

[@YouennF]

I have the exact Panasonic model as you describe... and shouted the same "Noooo" from the metal spatula !

[@gchalk8263]

Hi Barry, I am sorry if this has been said somewhere but you might get some better results if you let the machine cool completely between cooks, as the warmth may through off the proving, and resting times. Also, I have never found the keep warm function to work well, I have found it makes it stoggy. I have been using a bread maker and I love it. Love the videos 🙂

[@delladearest2511]

Your video popped up and I’m watching you have fun with your new toy. Before you make your first bread, the unit is supposed to be cleaned first to burn off the smoke you were getting!

[@thesteelrodent1796]

Now we just need Barry to dive into the mad world of breadmaker cookbooks - there are loads of them. The better ones will tell you how to adjust the recipes for the machine you have, but as is the case with most appliance specific recipes, they tend to be a bit hit and miss

[@rosemccreary4462]

Hey Barry, now that I see you have tried a bacon jelly I would really love to see you make Bacon Jam & my guess is that the whole family would really go "bonkers" on this one. I have literally sat here for the last two weeks watching you & Mrs B & the girls (who are so adorable) from season 1 now I need to get into season 2 I am 81 years old & now addicted to your videos, please keep them coming. Your latest fan, Rose M

[@LifeOfNigh]

I have a bread maker also. I got it at the beginning of the pandemic, and haven't bought a loaf since. You can bake anything in it. Our favourites are sourdough (just the dough), cinnamon raisin bread, sub buns, and of course, regular bread.

[@Elwaves2925]

I was in Aldi this morning and saw these. Didn't get one as I have no use for it but it reminded me of years ago when my Dad tried making bread for almost a month.....then never again.

[@missm7295]

My father uses his bread maker a lot, it makes beautifully soft bread for sandwiches but is perfect for toasting too as you discovered. He tends to make the medium sized loaf though so it doesn't rise too much and hit the top of the lid and therefore reduces the problem you encountered with the top of the wholemeal bread having the dip in it. The paddle getting embedded into the cake bottom made me laugh so much 😆

[@gl15col]

I've made tons of gluten free bread in bread makers. If you follow the directions it's hard to mess up, and homemade gluten free bread is so much better than most any store bought. Set it up at bedtime, and have fresh still warm bread first thing in the morning.

[@kflowersmith]

Can't believe you're trying a bread maker for the first time in 2023. My mother had one back in the early 90s and my husband and I have had ours for at least 20 years. We still use it regularly. We use the dough setting to make pizza dough and dough for baguettes.

[@spencers4121]

Not shocking, they have never been "cheap" machines until recently. I have always wanted one, but I never could justify the cost with how little I eat bread.

[@karenelizabeth1590]

Bread makers were a big fad in the 90s. My parents had one, and over the years they forgot about it

[@spencers4121]

@@karenelizabeth1590 Yea, you could find about 20 at each thrift store in the early 2000's

[@Emeraldwitch30]

The older Oster bread machine are absolutely monsters at making dough. I buy them when ever I see them at thrift shops or yard sales

[@ennsma]

I still have the Panasonic machine we purchased in 1987!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love seeing You test these things Barry, your reactions are so cheerful, You always make My momdays!😊😊😊

[@dalemoar3006]

I love my bread maker. Great for making rolls and pizza doughs as well! Yes, every bread maker has the same paddle, and it does always leave a hole in the bread😂

[@PhaTs00p]

Puts breadcube on table - *wow artisanal loaf* 😂

[@mikekeenan8706]

Barry, sometimes it is possible to overpower a bread or cake by overadding extras into the mixture. I have bread machines that can do a loaf in 58 minutes and I like to add sweet potato flakes (yep, they make an instant sweet potato), which helps to give a bit of an extra rise. When adding dried fruit, you are actually adding more sugar to your recipe which can have an effect on the size of the loaf. I have a bread maker cookbook which only uses fruit, instead of sugar for each recipe. I did like on of the loaves that had black pepper and feta cheese in it. I used the dough setting when I wanted to make a 9x13 pan of giant cinnamon rolls.

[@RustyDust101]

What Barry recognized was the problem of overnight settings eith any kind of add-ons like seeds, raisins etc. That's why the more professional ones have a tray that gets tipped in at a preset time. Some even have multiple trays that drop in some components earlier, others later.

[@boulderbash19700209]

It doesn't have to be a professional version, just a newer version one. I bought the "standard" one a month ago, and lo and behold, the very next week I saw the same unit was down $7, and in place at the same price as mine was, was the one that has automatic raisin dumping. I want my $7 back 😢

[@sophiecooper5678]

In this episode, Barry has a realisation that hot things are hot. 😆

[@rei-rei]

This is a realisation that occurs over and over. It's like groundhog day with cooking. I look forward to the next time someone who cooks for a living discovers that things he has just used to cook food are hot.

[@SuperDolly64]

I used to love my bread maker, I used it to make dough and cook it in the oven-did all the hard work, kneading and proving. It was lovely xx

[@hodakaroadtoad]

Having had bread makers over the last maybe 30 years, this gave me a good chuckle. 😂

[@mrdanforth3744]

Sweet breads are between a bread and a cake. There is an old traditional sweet bread here in Canada called chop suey loaf. It is like a white bread with extra sugar and the kind of candied peel used in christmas cakes. You serve it with tea as you would cake or bread and butter.

[@DJ-SPARKY-REACH-ON-AIR]

Ingredients: 460 grams bread flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 300 milliliters warm water 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Instructions: Add the bread flour, salt, sugar, and yeast to the bread machine pan. Add the warm water and vegetable oil to the pan, making sure the liquid covers the dry ingredients. Insert the bread machine pan into the machine and select the 2-pound loaf setting. Start the machine and let it knead and rise the dough according to the manufacturer's instructions. Once the baking cycle is complete, remove the pan from the machine and carefully remove the bread from the pan. Allow the bread to cool on a wire rack before slicing and serving. Enjoy your homemade bread! thats my bread i do in the machine enjoy

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

I used to have a bread maker and hated the hole from the kneading paddle. So I switched things up: used the dough setting, popped the dough out, removed the paddle, then popped the dough back in. Baked my bread without the paddle. I gave away my bread maker when I had to move to a smaller house with a tiny lab-style kitchen. If and when I have a larger kitchen again I might wait for Aldi or Lidl to come out with another bread maker. They oftenhave these kinds of appliances. One of my favourite things about the bread maker was that I could set my machine to begin baking in tile to have warm, delicious bread for breakfast. Or to have the dough ready for me to shape it into buns and rising ready to have freshly baked buns for Sunday lunch… or dinner, depending on what I had planned.

[@CricketEngland]

4:59 As Rick Mayall said once in a Japanese restaurant “waiter bring us some wine and don’t get all Sake”😅

[@theseusblackwell5252]

A stuck paddle is a rite of passage with bread makers.

[@eoinlooktong3278]

5 minute post credits is what im loving 🤩🤩🤩. Great video as per barry!❤❤

[@pom5966]

I don't know why but I was hooked from beginning to end. More breadmaker videos please!

[@monicaguokas1869]

We used it daily when my kids were in school. Favorite was waking up to a pumpkin bread. Not the one with a cup of surgar, but the yeasted 2 tablespoons of sugar. Warm with a bit of butter was my kids favorite! So good.

[@randymann6728]

I received my bread maker as a Christmas present and it is almost identical to the one you purchased with the acceptations of a few settings as well as a different brand. I make bread about 6 or 7 times a year. Oh yea. I received it on Christmas 1999 and it still works perfectly. Enjoy! 👨‍🍳

[@pysgodfish]

Having used many breadmakers - a few tips - 1, spray the inside with 1cal spay to help get out. 2, jiggle the paddle from underneath to loosten. 3. The paddle often get s stuck !

[@lindsayneider2700]

I loved using my bread machine for many many yeas. The only thing that I didn't like about it was not only the hole that the paddle leaves, but that sometimes the paddle got stuck to bolt that moves it. Dough will sometimes get underneath it and then bake, which can cause it to stick. I still have it and use it ever so often. 😊

[@justjc51]

Lidl even have some decent bread mixes, where you just add water and time to get a good loaf. As for the paddle hole there are a few models available that have collapsible kneading paddles where the paddle is supposed to end up flat at the bottom after the kneading is done and as such the holes become notisable smaller(when it works).

[@JosephPalma]

I don't know what it's like in Euroland but in Murica I don't know if I've been to a Goodwill in the last 20 years that didn't have at least 1 bread machine in the appliance section. I finally bought one a couple years ago for 8bucks and it became my favorite appliance. It has a wider and shorter bucket than this one, it does a poorer job at smaller loafs, but for the standard 2lb/1kg loaf it's an absolute banger.

[@bobbofly]

Yeah, adding the flour outside the machine is deffo the way to go, trust me. I've a Sanyo SBM15 which is the same size, & the way I do it is to use a large plastic measuring cup from the dollar-store to hold the dry ingredients & an old tupperware style sour cream tub for the water, if I need to add an egg yolk to it. Then I like to mix the dry ingredients in the measuring cup with a plastic disposable butterknife I keep for the purpose, after which I add in the yeast & stir that in as well. only takes 1 to sometimes 1 & 1/4 tsp quick yeast is all my for unit, depending on the recipe. Pour the water/water & egg yolk into the pan, pour the dry in after, snap the pan into the machine & set the controls. easy-peasy.

[@danmbradley]

Great video Barry, you can get bread makers with a collapsing paddle. Same design it just folds down when it spins the opposite direction after kneading before baking. You still get an indent but not a hole.

[@Chris173972]

I have this exact bread maker. Had it for a few years. The normal bread setting my gf jumps for and the whole meal works great. Not used the other functions as they just sounded odd but might give them a try.

[@loeysmob]

A couple of things from 25 yrs of using bread machines, you need to allow the machine to cool down completely between each loaf otherwise the yeast will die. Don't allow the yeast and salt to connect to quickly again it will kill the yeast. Often depending on the time or year and temperature in the house you may need to add a bit more water or flour. Spray the bread bin with 'real ease' or 'bakels sprink' so that nothing sticks. Good luck

[@PhoticsTV]

There it is! With over 600 comments, I knew the truth had to be in here somewhere. If he didn't let the bread maker cool down from the previous session, then the heat likely murdered the yeast. I made brownies in my Cuisinart CBK-210. It was amazing! 🤩

[@ray73864]

Also, there are 3 options with the hole in the bottom of the bread, you either ignore it (All breadmakers have this except or 1 special type), or you remove the paddle during the 'rising' stage, or you buy a breadmaker that has a collapseable paddle, where once it has finished kneading, it collapses the paddle to the base of the breadpan so that during rising and baking, you don't get any hole at all, at most there would just be a flat indendation where the paddle was sitting on the bottom of the pan.

[@emmawashington]

I use mine all the time to make dough for my foccacia. Sometimes I add olives and cheese and vegan pepperoni at the add stage. It never looks like it will mix well but it always does! And the foccacia always comes out light and fluffy and ready for the second proving

[@debiesubaugher]

My daughter is allergic to eggs and milk so we make vegan bread in our machine, works perfectly. Butter flavored shortening and coconut milk substitute for the dairy.

[@dianne4120]

Hiya Barry.. I have had my bread maker since the pandemic started and I use it every week for my fresh bread.. its a god send .. and yes my cake turned out the same so no more just bread

[@mquentaro]

Where breadmachines shine is the kneading, some people use it just for kneading and shape and bake it by hand. My machine is bigger than that one and it only uses 7gr of yeast on a mid size loaf, and you definetly can't put any extra in, it might overflow. Every breadmachine recipe is in grams and need to weighted out, you can transform regular bread recipes for the machine by googling the measurements to weigh ratios for each ingredient, just mind the max amount of flour the machine allows. I mostly make glutein free paleo protein bread but I've made some cakes too.

[@deannatrois1]

Love the review - so funny and informative.., for £40 you can't complain. It looks like it makes bread better than my previous panasonic breadmaker, which was three times the price. I now use a two paddle machine.

[@galestegall6255]

How much is 40 lbs in dollars?

[@smeghead1]

2 ingredient bread self-raising flour and plain yoghurt of your choice

[@GamingFoodie]

The hole on the bottom of the bread is normal in bread makers. Even in the expensive brands like Zojirushi, which has 2 paddles! So you get 2 holes.

[@ebattleon]

You usually have to experiment in the amount of yeast you use to get it just right. Also smaller loaf sizes tend make better bread in my opinion.

[@wolfman011000]

My mother use to use the breadmaker to make the dough then put it in a regular loaf tin and stick it in the oven. With ours we make 800g loaves and that seemed to solve the problem with the rising dough hitting the top of the bread maker if you want to make a full loaf. Our normal everyday bread is a small is a 50/50 wholemeal and rye loaf, 1 tsp Quick Yeast, 250g Wholemeal Rye Flour, 250g Strong White Bread Flour, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil and 340ml of water and follow the instuctions for your machine. As we bake almost everyday we buy 25kg sacks of flour from dove farms, just make sure you have a place to store it properly if you bulk buy.

[@ulrichs.3228]

Yeah, the hole in the bottom is a common thing. I think you're supposed to fish out the kneading hook when the baking phase starts with that wire hook. (I got my machine second-hand fifteen years ago -- apart from gluten-free and stir-fry settings, it looks absolutely identical -- and the wire hook was missing, so hole in the bread it is for me.) If you want to make something between a malt loaf and a wintery thing, use flour with a high rye content, chuck in chopped dried fruit and a bunch of black molasses, and use luke-warm chai-like spiced tea instead of water to get cinnamon, clove, etc. flavours. The result is very dense and definitely needs a lot of butter, but it is sweet and filling, too, the right thing after an afternoon outside in the snow.

[@NQwater]

I had to put my bread maker away... it was getting to fattening... a fresh loaf every morning for breakfast...mmmm .... try making garlic, cheese and chives .... goes so great with Italian food.... happy baking.....

[@dlarge6502]

It takes me a week to get through a loaf!

[@karenjoy7557]

Karen-Aussie--I used to make fruit loaf I used to soak them in some brandy and warmwater for them to swell up...yummee...

[@lindaniedringhaus8790]

I have the exact machine under the brand name of Elite Gourmet. It cost $69 (US). I love it. No bread has ever failed!

[@robynhearson903]

We were gifted a bread machine during the pandemic after our lockdown wedding. Using it regularly with the ice cream setting has been a good purchase!

[@cardcaptorsnaruto]

I bought an old bread maker used, for 10 dollars from a goodwill. I use it when I want fresh bread and its fantastic. I have made made cinnamon bread, garlic bread, white bread. It isn't as advanced, like there is only two crust settings but its worth it to make fresh bread.

[@plarkin6433]

It's a chocolate car sponge😊😅😮😂!! You made me happy thank you ❤ She says "fresh baked bread everyday, please"...I just love you two!!❤❤

[@greenaquapolkadots]

I use mine only on the dough setting and then bake off in the oven. Cinnamon rolls, pizza dough, all sorts of breads and buns. Yum.

[@dragonlord0666]

Ambiano is the brand that Aldi use, nearly all their electronic goods will be that brand the smoke could be either because it's new or because you got flour on the element so it's that burning off. I have a Panasonic bread maker (it adds fruit etc. automatically if you set it to), I always add my ingredients with the pan on the work top then put the pan into the machine. that hook is for helping to pull the paddle out of the bread as sometimes it will stay inside the loaf. the insides, pan, handle & paddle, are metal, they will be hot as they conduct heat LOL you might just need a different cake recipe. I often find you need to try different ones. a regular oven one might work. really the well in the top for the yeast is just for when you do the delayed start otherwise you can almost just throw it all in in any order, I tend to do wet first then add dry yes that hole in the bottom is common in all bread makers as far as I can tell (there is one that has two paddles in the pan, at least I think they still make that one) that pan is non stick (yes things still get wedged in now and then) please don't use a metal tool to release the food, that can damage the pan. wood or silicone are best for releasing things. sometimes twisting the paddle from the bottom (outside) can help release them too.

[@HogwartsGoth]

I would love many kitchen gadgets but I live in a small one bedroom flat. My kitchen is about 6x6ft. I have just the room on my work surface for a microwave/kettle/toaster & mini blender. I don't have a lot of cupboard space either to store many gadgets.

[@daddygibbs1728]

Love the video, and Love the couple dynamic 😍👍

[@uweinhamburg]

What would be most attracting for me is the idea to wake up and have the kitchen smell like a bakery! Best smell in the world... 👍

[@twobitsmickeymouse3439]

Just got mine. I love it!

[@samanthaploss5654]

Barry! You should try making New Jersey crumb cake! A yeasted cake topped with a cinnamon sugar streusel. One of my favorites to make. America's Test Kitchen has a very good recipe!

[@MagikGimp]

It's very similar to the one we had years ago. You can see how things have slightly improved but it's essentially the same design plus some more cooking modes (which don't seem like much of an addition by the looks of it!)

[@DR-hx2xc]

We've been using more-or-less the same machine as yours for 15 years (look for "Breadman TR875"). Cosmetically slightly different variants were sold in the US as Sunbeam, and when we've needed to replace parts (paddle, pan) the equivalent Sunbeam part worked, was easy to find, and very inexpensive.

[@samhenwood5746]

Thanks Barry & family 🍞🥖🧈😋

[@mesmerisingcube417]

I remember my Dad traveling to the Emirates on his vacation, and he bought an bread machine. It was the 90's, and my Mom was in shock that it's so easy to make an fresh bread at home. We did all kinds of bread and dough, and the machine lasted 25+ years, it's probably still kicking till this day.

[@freakklomp]

i used to have one of those. i found that twisting the paddle at the underside of the basket helps a ton to loosen it from the bread and basked

[@wrightfamily4373]

My Nan used to use 1 she would place it on the night before then awaken to fresh baked bread. used to always love going around in the hope she was making it that day.

[@meaghansykes5485]

After the mix and knead cycle you should be able to open it and take the paddle out so it cooks without leaving less of a hole

[@GmodPlusWoW]

The way the bread has that little hook-hole in the bottom reminds me of when we used to use the breadmaker at our place. Trouble was, we ended up not using as much bread as we used to, so we stopped using it.

[@BradKandyCroftFamily]

I love that the loaf on the box looks nothing like what this machine can make.