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from Flint, North Wales on 8/14/2008
my machine served me well until one day the kneading arm would not rotate. guarantee was still valid but i could not find it so i had to buy another machine, unfortunately not the same make. I was very disappointed at the length of time it lasted, just over 12 months.
from Nottingham on 8/12/2008
The granary bread is delicious. All the loaves I've tried have come out well, but the standard white loaf tastes a bit like cake - sweet and milky. I have to tilt the pan while adding ingredients to stop the blade dropping too soon. The first time I used it, the memory was blocked and I had to ring the helpline for instructions to clear it.
from DONCASTER, S YORKS on 8/12/2008
I am making regular use of this Which? best buy breadmaker. So far I've tried the recipes provided for white, wholemeal, french and the raisin bread, which is a favourite. I'm looking forward to trying some of the others. I've also bought a couple of books about breadmaking one of which provides recipes with lower sugar and salt content.
The drop down kneading blade sometimes stays in the loaf but it's not a big problem.
from manchester england on 8/11/2008
Just make sure you follow the correct proportions for ingredients and all should be well. At least it has for us after a few weeks use. However if you have a budding experimental chef beware. Look in the top as the mixture turns around and add wet or dry ingredients as neceesary and this will pull it back to edible for you until the next experiment.I had a panasonic years ago but alhough it was a good bread maker it soon broke down and was much more expensive than this at that time-[£]
from Bradford, West Yorks on 8/6/2008
Followed the instructions being careful to measure the exact quantities & ended up with tasty bread & have done so on the numerous times have used it since. It's easy to use, pretty easy to clean & gives consistent results every time so far. Sticky mark left by sticker is annoying but other than that can't fault it.
from South Glos on 8/5/2008
I thought my previous machine was good - but this is excellent. I use it constantly.
The drop down blade was fiddly at first but I have got the hang of it.
Thoroughly recommend it.
from sheffield on 8/5/2008
the ability to bake bread that has less salt/more seeds or grains than shop bought bread is one of the best features.although a loaf takes around 3 to 4 hours to bake the wait is worth it as the fast bake feature ,although handy, produces an inferior loaf
from Uttoxeter on 8/5/2008
When my old Morphy Richards packed up after a few years good service I made the silly decision to buy another famous brand name that was cheaper, I have baked good bread without problem on a daily basis for years with Morphy Richards.
I lost count of the number of failed loaves I tried baking with the other brand new one,In fact I did not bake one successful loaf,I went through all the troubleshooting but the bread was useless. the cheap substitute ended up in the bin. I bought this new Morphy Richards, normal baking resumed. perfect bread.
from Hampshire, UK on 8/5/2008
I bake every other day. The fast bake setting is useful when time is short.
from greater manchester on 8/4/2008
I don't think i have bought a loaf of bread since and i use it almost every day. I am very happy and already got my monies worth since it's purchase
ease of use and also the clear and helpful instruction book with recipes make this agreat buy. still got lots of recipes to try
from somerset. u.k. on 8/1/2008
I need a torch because the settings are very difficult to read. They would be easier if they were on the side of the machine
from Cardross, Scotland on 8/1/2008
For a beginner it is wonderful. I have only had it a couple of days and it hasn't let me down.I have made bread and rolls so far.
from Gloucestershire, UK on 8/1/2008
Had a breadmaker before, but very disappointing results on baking wholemeal/granary bread. This breadmaker makes great loaves of these types of bread. Also love the easy way cooked bread just slides out of the tin (it was always a fight to get bread out of previous maker). Very impressed and looking forward to trying other recipes.
from Thanet Kent on 7/31/2008
I use this product every other day and its is easy to set. The results have been perfect every time. The only let down is when the bread won't come out of the pot.
from Norwich, UK on 7/30/2008
I would imagine it's easy to use if you follow their instructions. Could've done with more instructions on how to cook ready made mixes in the breadmaker but the smell of fresh bread filling the house is so lovely!! Good bread that stays fresh for at least 3 days.
from Worcestershire on 7/30/2008
This bread maker is OK, I am not keen on the small squat shaped loaf that it makes!
from Bristol, UK on 7/28/2008
Fastbake has made very good bread with the maker's recipes and others.
A plus point is the breadmaker works without any intervention until finished, apart from adding seeds, nuts etc.,
I would recommend new bread makers to spend time reading the instuctions as there is a lot to take in. Also, it is helpful to find out on the 'net what the ingredients do, so that when you experiment you can, confidently, tweak the recipe without a poor result.
I have not bought bread from a shop since buying the breadmaker. Two excellent results were from other recipes for Ciabatta and Apricot Dream Loaf.
So far, I have been very impressed and have recommended the make to friends.
from London on 7/28/2008
Good alround bread maker,easy to use and clean.Can recomend to those people who want to make fresh bread without too much hassel.
from Bristol UK on 7/28/2008
Makes great bread, the only niggle is that for ease of storage I put it on a shelf that means I have to take it off to see the display, then place back on when it's running. A front display would be better for me.
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from Devon on 7/28/2008
I make all my bread now and it has saved money, it is also saves a trip to the shops and I find the machine quick and easy.
However when I first looked up various reviews on this model a lot of people said about the kneadind blade being a problem. It does drop down but it stays embedded in the bottom of the bread ,this is very annoying and is awkward to remove, it obviously does not effect the taste of really delicious bread but you would not win a prize for the best loaf as they all have a hole in the bottom where the blade has been. This I feel is a design fault because the bread is perfect in its texture etc. so the ingredients must be correct, its just that the dough does not stay on top of the blade but envelopes it,Any tips on how to stop this happening ,please.
from Fife, Scotland on 7/17/2008
This machine is used 3-4 times a week and the end products never vary.
from Dorset UK on 7/16/2008
I bake bread on average 4 times a week, the loaves turn out really well, my son and family now expect a fresh crispy french loaf every sunday, delicious with loads of butter. The only con: sometimes the paddle falls as the ingredients are being put in, so have to put it right, and also it does not always drop down when cooking, but the bread is great, so more than makes up for the problem.
from cheshire on 7/14/2008
We use this machine every day and think its super. I would recommend this to anyone interested in buying a bread maker and its £20 cheaper from these guys than anywhere else.
from Norfolk.U.K. on 7/14/2008
This is a very nice machine - with reservations. I find the vertical shape of the loaf awkward to deal with. The drop down paddle- doesn't always drop down; and ALWAYS comes of in the centre of the loaf making it necessary to prize out with a knife.- resulting in a hole in the centre of the loaf.The very thing that the manufacturers advertise it doesn't have!
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from Brighton on 7/12/2008
The drop down blade is not much of an advantage, a bigger piece of the loaf comes away when the blade is removed than when using a fixed blade.
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from Bournemouth Dorset on 7/7/2008
It is so easy to use, set the timer when you go to bed, wake up to the smell of fresh bread to start your day.
On the inconvenient side, the needing blade dos'ent always drop down.
from gloucester on 7/5/2008
have used almost every day
from wolverhampton, england on 7/1/2008
sometimes need to take bread out before end of cycle to stop it over crusting
If you stick to the instructions provided with the machine you will have really good results everytime. The only failure I had was when I rushed and didn't get the quantities right. Bread making is a science so take your time measuring and let the machine do the rest!
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from leeds uk on 6/4/2008
i love this bread maker... well done morphy richards...
its better than... well... sliced bread.
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from U.K. on 5/19/2008
Brilliant for bread making & all cakes, simple and exotic. Was a little disappointed that the plastic measuring cup arrived with a hole in it. Not yet received a replacement.
Love the machine though...........an excellent buy, which I've used every day since buying and which I'll use for years to come, I'm sure.
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from dyfed on 5/12/2008
This is my 3rd bread maker over a period of 7 years,& the best so far, I use it at least 2 - 3 times per week, I cannot find any faults, The drop down paddle is a brilliant idea, as you don't waste any bread due to any tearing of the base of the loaf trying to get the paddle out!The recipes that I've tried so far have been accurate & the booklet is very informative, the only [small] con is with the booklet, I personally would like a few more varied recipies,but saying that I can always use a bread making recipe book!
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from Leics UK on 5/12/2008
Third M.R. Breadmaker. This is like my second one with the addition of a paddle that drops down.
Quality consistancy very good. Only gripe keeping the paddle upright when loading the ingredients.
Unless you want stainless steel go for the slightly cheaper model. Does the same without the paddle.
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from UK on 5/2/2008
Excellent bread maker, cant beat getting up in the morning to the smell of fresh bread just baked. Very easy to use, reciepies in the manual are easy and produce great bread.Would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a bread maker.
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from Derbyshire on 4/30/2008
Easy to use but one must be absolutely accurate with measurements of ingredients. Very good value and a lot cheaper than the very best on the market
from Dorset, England on 4/27/2008
We had to return this product as it was awful. Despite changing the ingredients and settings we made over a dozen loaves and not one was any good. They were either solid, mishapen, burnt or with a rock hard crust. Every time the blade was embedded in the loaf. We now have another manufacturers model and its very good.
from Lancaster on 4/27/2008
We bought the breadmaker as a present for my daughter's birthday she is absolutely delighted with it and is telling me to get one for myself. She has just eaten and enjoyed Brown Bread for the first time in her life. By following the instructions she made the perfect loaf.
from Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom on 4/23/2008
This is the best bread machine that I have owned and I have had quite a few over the last few years. The only problem I have found is that it is difficult to remove the breadpan from the machine.
Make sure that you use exactly the quantity of ingredients as stated in the recipes, especially yeast. Following problems with other machines I added more yeast than stated and had a collapsed loaf, tried again with the quantity as stated and it was perfect.
I have made white loaves, brown loaves, fruit loaves, used bread mixes, made dough for using to make rolls and think it is absolutely great.
The recipe book has lots of great recipes and also includes quantities for different size loaves, other machines recipes have left you to make the adjustments.
Highly recommended, go out and buy one now
from Cambridge, UK on 4/21/2008
Even better results with sifted flour.
from North Yorkshire on 4/8/2008
Bake bread on light setting for best overall loaf.
Drop down paddle works fine.
Loaf drops out of pan easily once baked.
from Bristol, UK on 4/7/2008
Consistent results compared with previously owned twin paddled model. Useful to have 1 lb setting. Very well priced. Paddle tends to fall over during the addition of ingredients. Useful paddle to minimise indentation in loaf.
from cumbria on 4/2/2008
i bake two different types of bread a mixed white and a wholemeal it does the job very well.
from Norwich, England on 4/2/2008
I use the breadmaker every day I do not buy bread anymore. It is so easy to use just put the mix in and put the timer on and leave it. I cannot find one thing bad to say about it
from London on 3/19/2008
The product is brilliant, however, I bought the item to match my Morphy Richards Black kettle+toaster/black granite worksurface/black microwave and black coffee maker and the product is grey speckled NOT black as it looks in the picture. It now lives in a cupboard rather than being on display on the worksurface.
from Lancashire, UK on 3/16/2008
Consistent loaf every time. Good value for money.
from Gloucester UK on 3/11/2008
Easy to use
from Bournemouth UK on 3/8/2008
[...]I use the breadmaker daily, this is my 3rd one over many years and the best looking so farMy pet hate is labels. Morphy Richards put an advertising a sticker on the front of the unit securely glued to the stainless steel. The sticker pealed away in bits, leaving a stubborn glue surface that took an age to remove. I asked Morphy Richards customer services how I was supposed to remove it without damaging the stainless steel, they told me to buy some lemons and use the juice to breakdown the glue. They also said that a lot of people complain about it. SO WHY DO THEY DO IT!
from Surrey on 1/31/2008
The breadmaker is easy to use and comes with a useful recipe book. We have experimented with different loaves and they have all been straightforward to make and very tasty.
from London on 1/14/2008
So far each time the bread was perfect!
from staffordshire on 1/11/2008
The bread maker is just what I was looking for. It’s easy to use, good looking and after initial concerns, which proved to be my mistake, smoking during the first loaf, no further problems. [...]
from lancs on 12/17/2007
had to throw the first loaf away but getting better at it now
from worc,s england on 12/2/2007
love the folding paddle,
very consistant results.
from England on 11/24/2007
I admit that I bought this machine because of all the ones available it was the only one with brushed stainless steel casing. However, I have been knocked sideways by how easy it really is to make my own bread. It's so easy to use and has every feature you could want from a breadmachine. I use it for everything now - all my pizza bases, bread rolls, loaves, jam and gluten free recipes. It's been fantstic for us as we are fairly health conscious and I can now control the ingredients in all of our doughs.Buy it now - you'll never look back!!!![...]
from uk on 11/23/2007
Our first one was used heavily for 2 years until an accident damaged it beyond repair. No hesitation we just bought another one straight away. one major plus is the excellent customer service provided. when the spindle in our mixing/baking container seized they just sent us another one, no problem. By the way it makes great bread too!
from UK on 11/21/2007
I use my bread machine every other day. Although hand made bread is therapeutic, using a bread machine frees you up to do other jobs around the house. You can even put it on overnight and wake up to the smell of fresh bread when you wake up. It's Great!!
from Gloucestershire on 11/21/2007
An excellent breadmaker that's simple to use and bakes a consistently good textured loaf. The drop down kneader is a great improvement on the conventional breadmakers that leave a big hole in the bottom of the loaf. Only thing to be careful of is the type of crust chosen as the dark setting is rather too crispy!
from Northamptonshire, England on 11/20/2007
Very quick and simple to use, with perfect results every time. The drop-down paddle is a great feature, but it does get stuck in the bottom of the bread 9 times out of 10. Be careful when removing not to scratch the surface with sharp objects!
from nottingham u.k. on 11/20/2007
brilliant machine and the collapsible paddle stops me having to dig it out from the loaf
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from England on 11/20/2007
The blade design is bad. The blade lies flat inside the loaf and a huge hole has to be cut in the base of the loaf to release it! We have not had the same loaf twice, despite using the same recipe from the booklet. The loaves vary from too dense to too airy. we are very disappointed with this as it is our third bread maker. We have had them for the last 8 years and never had problems like this with the other makes!
from Bristol on 11/20/2007
Makes delicious bread and it's great being able to add seeds/ sundried tomatoes etc to make extra special breads easily
from Berkshire UK on 11/20/2007
Happy with the purchase
from Cleethorpes,Lincs,UK on 11/20/2007
This product has been a valuable addition to our kitchen.Purchased recently to allow us to make our own pizza(our old Goodmans blew up last year after much use) and the replacement(now Anthony Worrall) was near [$], far too much for a bread maker.This maker at the [$] was our best option and has not let us down. Great Pizza dough made simply and without fuss. Have tried making bread and its turned out very nice though one drawback is the shape of the tin the bread is cooked in an upright position as opposed to the traditional lying down method. One note of caution-when removing the bread make sure you remove the mixing blade. Overall for the price tag well worth the money.