How to choose a bread maker for home baking

In the market of modern kitchen electrical appliances today you can see quite a large variety of bread makers, which can significantly save time for each hostess when making flour products. However, how to choose the bread maker correctly, so that it fully meets all your requests? For this, it is necessary, first of all, to familiarize yourself with all its possible functions, and also to analyze for what purposes you will use it.

Most of these devices are designed for home baking conditions, so they are equipped with one camera, however, if you have a large family, or if you plan to bake a few loaves of bread a day, you should choose devices with two or even three cameras. The usual Russian family has 3-4 people, so a standard device is quite suitable for them, in which the time from batch to full baking takes (on average) 3.5 hours.

So, to answer the question, how to choose a bread maker, you should provide some tips:

Main functions:

The main and integral is the automatic kneading test, for which you just need to add in a certain sequence all the ingredients, close the lid and set the program. All such devices include a function for selecting the crustiness of the crust (light, medium or dark), as well as the possibility of making crispy bread with a soft filling. These are the most useful functions, since how to choose a bread maker if you do not take them into account? Moreover, most housewives buy such household appliances just in order to cook delicious homemade bread that will satisfy all of the above requirements. In addition, almost all devices are equipped with the function of accelerated baking bread, which allows you to fully cook it in less than 2 hours.

Additional functions:

When choosing a device, pay close attention also to additional options, as many of them are quite useful and convenient. After all, how to choose a bread maker without having found out all its useful possibilities? To do this, you need to carefully read the list of functions and think about what you can use for yourself. If you like to make cupcakes often, then choose a device with the possibility of baking such flour products. If you like sweet pastries, then the bread maker with the possibility of making buns will suit you best. Some such devices even have the ability to bake bread with honey and chocolate, so be sure to think about what exactly you want to cook in it.

Protective functions:

If you are thinking about how to choose the right bread maker, you should pay attention to the protective functions of the appliance aimed at its safe operation, as well as protection from overheating and short circuit. It is also important to estimate the weight of the bread maker, which can vary from 4 to 7 kg. Pay attention also to how much electricity it takes when baking, since in our time of high energy costs it is also quite an urgent issue. Usually such device takes an average of 0.5-0.6 kW / h, which is the most optimal option for the average Russian family.

Summing up, it should be concluded that any bread maker, as we have already described, has its unique characteristics and design, therefore, when buying it, you must take into account absolutely all the presented parameters.

The most popular among the population are models produced by such well-known companies as Panasonic, Kenwood, Moulinex, LG and Liberton. Remember that it is better not to save on an electrical appliance, and to take a really high-quality thing, as, as you know, the miser pays twice.

Good choice and delicious bread!