Bread machines?

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I'm vaguely thinking of getting a bread machine - I get the impression that very little real skill is needed to use them, which suits me very well, and I do like really fresh bread in the morning occasionally.

But I don't know much about them, and there seem to be a lot of models with different features. So what I'm wondering is which are essential, and which are just feeping creaturism?

This page shows the models sold by Argos, about the most ubiquitous store in the UK. Since I want to try this without spending a fortune I'm tempted to go for the cheaper Morphy-Richards model - they have a long history of making reasonably good domestic appliances such as electric blankets and hairdriers. but I don't know it if has all the features I need.

All comments gratefully received.

Comments

[daveon.livejournal.com]

We bought a basic bread maker when we moved to the US, its pretty low on features but it does make pretty good bread and is easy to clean and set up.

The only feature I've found a little unreliable is the timing, the few times I've used it with a long delay to get fresh bread in the morning, it hasn't worked properly. But that might be something to do with me.