@FunkyBadger I’ve got to the stage in my life now where the best presents are ones like this tbh. But yeah as meow says, position it as something for both of you, and get her some other bits and bobs?
gift vouchers for sainsburys for some flour and yeast?
For my 28th birthday, I got a heated clothes airer.
Never looked back.
god I might ask for one of these from my parents this year
Who bought a bread maker after this chat?
0 voters
i’ve floated the idea of one a couple times but the tv doesn’t seem keen, seems to think they’re a load of faff. how would you rate them on the faff scale?
My folks have had a couple in the past 10 years and the one thing I can’t get over is that the bread goes very dry after a day or so. It’s the only thing holding me back from buying one I reckon. Are my parents shit at making bread meo?
minimal faff/10
Plug it in, weigh out flour, measure water in a jug, couple of spoons of yeast, salt & sugar… add any extras. Push button.
When its done - pop the bread out to cool, give the tin a quick wipe down.
interesting
Do they have a bread bin? also you can make s/m/l loaves
Yeah they’ve got a bread bin and they vary the loaf size.
Maybe they’re not putting enough moisture in? I find the bread goes stale a lot slower?
usually eat it too quickly for it to go stale tbh
Faff level is quite low when you get the hang of it. You just need your little digital scales and you can use the bread container thing you put in the machine as the vessel to weigh the stuff out so don’t need to use something else
That would make sense I guess. How quickly does yours dry out? Let’s not mrbean/matron this guys, we’re better than that.
We used to go through a loaf every 2 days when I lived with 4 people and had one!
As others have said, it’s basically only 1 or 2 faffs out of 10 really.
I don’t really think it does? It says super soft for ages and then I’ve eaten it all.
I like mine with a mix of wholemeal and white flour. You’ve got water in there and also some kind of fat like olive oil or butter or sunflower spread.
God i’m so excited about picking my baby up on Thursday.
Oh sweet! I think I’m convinced. Looks like bread is back on the menu boys!
