Bread machine recommendations?

[ffutures]

My bread machine just died on me - I think the gears have stripped or something.

What I may do is buy one from one of my local charity shops, which still sells electrical goods and often seems to have one or two cheap, often unused - I think they are high on the list of duplicate wedding presents. If they don't have any, or have some choices, does anyone have any recommendations for a replacement? I want something that will do a full-sized loaf but nothing too fancy.

Comments

[kedamono]

I'm using a Japanese model for the past... 10, 12 years? I don't think they make this model anymore, but the company is Zojirushi. My model has been discontinued, but they make good bread makers. It even makes jams.

[ffutures]

Never heard of them, but I'll see what's on offer after I check the charity shop. If I can get one that's adequate for ten or fifteen pounds I can live without features that cost seventy or eighty.

[zz9pzza]

The panasonic ones are good. I think the most important thing is that it has a holder at the top for the yeast so it can mix the ingrediants together and add the yeast at the right time.

We have a Panasonic SD-2501 and it works well.

[ffutures]

I've never had that, I've just mixed the yeast in at the start, but it's certainly worth looking for. Thanks!