Bread Machine ?

[Sanna]

Does anyone have any bread machine recommendations?

I'm interested in making my own whole grain bread, but I can't possibly take the time to knead! (I never get 20 straight minutes to do ANYTHING)

My DH insists I spend the least amount of money possible, so I've been checking ebay. Does anyone here have suggestions?

I'm also looking for bread recipe book suggestions, too.

TIA!


(I'm posting this same question on the Product Review forum)

[Patti]

"More Bread Machine Magic" is my Bread Machine recipe bible!

I bought a bread machine at Walmart about 7 years ago. It is a "Red Star" brand, or noname brand! I got it for about $50 after Christmas on clearance. One feature you might want to look for is the dough only feature. This allows you to make bread dough in about 1 hour 20 minutes. Then you can split it up for rolls or whatever.

My advice? Don't be afraid of a noname brand. My SIL bought a very pricey name brand and spent over $300 on it. Hers wound up breaking after 1 year. I'm very satisfied with mine. The only drawback is that it can only bake a 1 lb loaf. That's really not so bad though since homemade bread does not have preservatives in it so it must be eaten quickly. The small loaf size gives me lots of chances to experiment.

[bkaye]

I got a "sunbeam" brand for Christmas and made the first loaf of whole wheat yesterday and it was great!!
HTH

[Valarie]

Mine is an Oster, got it at Best Buy, around $30 I think. While I understand wanting to save money, if you are going to use it alot, I wouldn't buy one off of Ebay unless you found one unused, still in box. But I'm also not really into buying off of Ebay either! I think you would probably be just as well buying a cheap brand at Walmart or Target.