Panasonic SD-257WXC Automatic Breadmaker with Gluten Free Program

Product Details

• Boxed-product Weight: 8 Kg
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• Item model number: SD-257WXC
• ASIN: B003DNRTDM
• Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 10 May 2010
  

By : Panasonic
Price : £129.99

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Change Your Daily Diet With the Panasonic Bread Bakery™

Imagine waking up in the morning or arriving home on a weekend afternoon to the aroma of fresh bread baking in your kitchen...

Having healthy, additive-free and tasty homemade bread is no longer a luxury demanding messy, hard work or professional techniques. You can now enjoy it at home using your own healthy ingredients. And, better still, the Panasonic Bread Bakery does it all while you are asleep.

Change your daily diet, with the Panasonic Bread Bakery.

Why the Bread Bakery does it better

Panasonic’s Bread Bakery programmes maintain the stability of the baking process regardless of the surrounding temperature. The yeast that helps bread to rise is a living organism extremely sensitive to heat. Because of this, the temperature at which the dough is kneaded, and any temperature fluctuations while the dough is rising, will affect the quality of the finished bread. If the temperature of the dough is too low, the yeast activity will slow down and, if too high, the yeast will overwork (if too hot, the yeast will die). Controlling the temperature of the dough is the key to producing delicious bread.

The comprehensive bake programmes mean you can try rye, whole wheat, or even brioche. And you can vary the loaf size to medium, large or extra large. The choice is endless… it’s up to you!

If you have special dietary needs, the Panasonic Breadmaker makes life much easier by giving you complete control over every ingredient in your bread. For example, you can bake gluten-free or high-fibre loaves. In addition, you can manage your family's diet by controlling the amount of salt and sugar that goes into every loaf--a huge advantage over shop-bought bread.

All programmes come with timer facility aside from gluten free, for which a timer would not work. Normally, the yeast is covered by the flour and water is added on top but, because gluten-free flour is lighter and finer, it cannot act as a barrier to stop the water activating the yeast before mixing begins. Instead, the water is added first and the baking process begins straight away.

Bread Bakery Functions

In 1987, Panasonic developed the first bread-making machine and it is the technological know-how obtained from two decades of experience that go into these top-quality models. Bread Bakery is equipped with a variety of useful functions to suit the different needs of all home bakers, from the beginner to the experienced. The unique advanced baking programmes enable you to bake a variety of excellent breads are controlled by a microprocessor. In it are countless number of programmes that vary per mode according to the ambient temperature, controlling time and temperature of each process very delicately. This takes the difficult job of temperature control out of your hands.

Everyone has a favourite kind of bread. Some like it thick and crusty, others soft and delicate. Well, with the crust control feature on our breadmakers, you can keep everyone happy, by selecting how thick you'd like the crust to be before you even start baking. There are three different sizes to choose from when you're baking a loaf. So whether you just want something to dip in your soup or a full loaf for the whole family, you'll never have to bake too much or too little.

This model features an automatic raisin and nut dispenser, with which you can easily add additional ingredients to your recipe. So whatever your favourite type of bread, you can make it even more delicious with a bit of improvisation.

As well as a super rapid option for when you're baking in a hurry, our breadmakers also incorporate a delay timer, so you can make sure your favourite loaf is baked to perfection when you wake up in the morning--or just in time for dinner.

Panasonic breadmakers rise above the competition. With over 10 different bread and dough modes, a raisin and nut dispenser and a time-saving Super Rapid option, our breadmakers are an ideal addition to any kitchen.

Box Contains

• 1 x Panasonic breadmaker


• 1 x Instructions

 

Panasonic SD-257WXC Automatic Breadmaker with Gluten Free Program

 

Costumer Reviews

I am a big fan of panasonic breadmakers. This is actually our third, and don't worry, they don't wear out quickly! I swapped the first one we had for my parents which had the raisin dropper and that one lasted us for many years at a rate of about 1 loaf every other day... If we had taken better care of it (As in the instructions) it would have lasted even longer.

So - for those of you who have older models, these are the most noticeable improvements.

1) The raisin dropper now opens to the side so it doesn't leave a big dent in the top of the bread.

2) The pan has super special non stick coating which actually really really works - very little bread stuck anywhere.

3) There is a brioche programme - delicious.

4) Much less sugar used, slightly less salt, no Vit. C powder and no milk powder for standard loaves - much easier to store the ingredients with so few of them.

5) Handy little place in the lid to store the tbsp/tsp measurers - no more hunting through kitchen drawers to locate them.

The best thing about all panasonic breadmakers is the reliability of the recipes. If you do what it says in the instruction book then you get a good loaf of bread, it's quick and easy to do and the quickest loaf of bread takes less than 2 hours to bake. It takes no more than 5 minutes to add all the ingredients to the pan if you have them on hand and press go.

Would highly recommend both this brand of breadmaker and this particular one.

Happy Baking :)

Knowing people who've bought breadmakers but gradually got out of the habit of using it because supermarket bread is more convenient, we didn't realise how addictive getting a breadmaker would be. Now we've got one, we're not going back to supermarket bread, ever.

Above everything else, it's just so easy to use. Ingredients in, press a couple of buttons, press 'start', come back in a few hours, there's your loaf. There's a timer on it so you can pop the ingredients in in the evening, set the timer, and wake up to freshly baked bread for breakfast.

It's also more than a breadmaker. As I type this I'm tucking into a hazelnut and honey loaf cake, also done in this Panasonic. When we've finished that I'm going to try a cherry ; marizpan cake. Besides cake it also does brioche, malt loaf, rye, French, Italian, brioche, gluten-free, dough-making, hot cross buns, croissants, Viennese rolls, gingerbreads, soda bread, and that's just selected highlights from the list. While it's not strictly the breadmaking device's fault, the whole process might be rather fattening.

It's a sturdy, rather heavy block of a device that looks a bit like a dustbin but with buttons on it. The inner tray comes out very easily and is extremely easy to clean (with clear instructions in the manual), which was one of my main worries.

In our small kitchen we were able to squeeze it in next to our microwave. When it's baking you're supposed to leave adequate ventilation around the device. Make sure you've got enough room for it, as it is quite a lot bigger than the loaf of bread it makes.

Don't throw away the instruction manual! Partly because it's got some interesting information about how bread-making actually works, but mainly because only the first bit of the manual is the actual instructions- the rest is a very thorough recipe book, containing ingredients lists and instructions for dozens of different varieties of loaves, buns, cakes, all of which can be made very simply. (The one 'ingredient' they forget to mention is grease-proof paper- make sure you get a stock of it in for the cakes).

If you put in the wrong ingredients, or the wrong amount of ingredients, the results can be disappointing- it doesn't lend itself much to 'experimenting' with trying to invent your own recipes, which have tended to be a bit heavy and flat. But if you stick to the recipes, the results tend to be very good. The bread is generally a little bit heavier and denser than supermarket breads, but not by much and we like it.

One minor gripe- not important enough for it to be less than 5 starts- is that it doesn't have an 'off' switch, you have to unplug it at the wall or wait for it to turn off automatically, which can lead to over-baking on the timer function. If you've got switches on your power sockets and can easily reach them that's fine but if the plug's in an awkward place, that would be rather inconvenient.

The difference between the SD-257 and cheaper SD-256 model is that the 257 can do rye bread (it has a special stirrer) and has a special 'raisin nut dispenser' so it can control when your extra bits get dropped in. If you're only planning to make simple loaves with it, then the SD-256 is all you need.

 

Panasonic SD-257WXC Automatic Breadmaker with Gluten Free Program