How to choose a bread maker?
And you love hot fresh bread with a crispya golden crust? Home-made bread always turns out to be tastier and more useful than purchased bread, but its baking consumes a lot of time and energy. But if you have a bread maker, the bread preparation will take only 5 minutes. About, how to choose a bread maker, tells the Land of Soviets.
Choosing a bread maker, I want herfit in the interior, was compact and convenient to use, easy to wash and knew how to cook all kinds of pastries, not just bread, and at the same time worked without our control and participation. Ideally, that we wake up in the morning or come home from work and we are already waiting for the hot bread. AND so that the bread maker can get the food for cooking. Of course, the bread maker can not make the last wish, but it is perfectly able to switch on and off by the timer.
How to choose a bread maker: functionality
The more functions, the more expensive the technique. In addition to the basic functions (kneading different dough, choice of crust color, time shift, accelerated baking, etc.), additional ones can be present. For example, the preparation of confectionery, jam, keeping bread hot, the option of adding raisins, which stops the kneading test so that you can add raisins and many other functions.
Each hostess dreams about what will happen nowevery day to pamper your family not only with fresh bread, but also with a variety of confectionery. Unfortunately, often this desire passes very quickly, and expensive multifunctional stoves are dusting in the corner of the kitchen. Before choosing a bread maker, think carefully, what do you need it for? and what features you will actually use.
Important Determine the amount of baked bread. A bread maker can bake a loaf from 0.5 kg to 1.5 kg at a time. On average, a family of three will have enough loaves of 1 kg. It can be eaten in 1-2 days.
How to choose a bread maker: specifications
- Power can vary from 450 W to 1000 W. For baker is more important baking time: the longer, the more magnificent. Therefore, do not take the most powerful devices. For home use, 600-700 watts is suitable.
- The bread maker can weigh from 4 to 7 kg. This should be taken into account when choosing a place for her in the kitchen. The work of the bread maker does not depend on its mass.
- Housing can be made of plastic or steel. Steel is stronger, but on the surface every time there are fingerprints. The material from which the body is made does not affect the quality of the cooked bread.
- Pay attention to the convenience of the design of the bread maker. Presence of a transparent window will help you observe the cooking process,not opening it. Forms for dough should be easily removed and washed. Be sure to try again in the store when choosing to remove and install them yourself.
- Material from which the molds are made must be high-quality, stainless. Alloys or aluminum are often used today. Ask about them a consultant or read independently in the technical specification.
- Important are dimensions and design bread makers. Before going to the store, determine where it will be located. Measure the selected space (height, width, length) and select a model that does not exceed the size of the installed frames. Then evaluate it visually: will it be nice for you to eat bread cooked in this breadmaker?
The best bread maker is one that matches exactly your needs. What kind of bakery did you buy? Do you and your family like the bread cooked in it? Share your reviews. What else, besides bread, do you cook in the bakery?
