With a good bread maker, you can prepare a sizable 1-pound basic tin loaf in about four hours from start to finish, ideal for slicing and popping in one of our recommended toasters. Bread makers come with a variety of settings for bread styles beyond your standard loaf – with sweet options like French, gluten-free, whole wheat, and banana and date loaf, just a “set and forget it until it’s ready” step away. Some bread machines even have settings for making pizza and pasta dough or fruit jam, which is great if you’re feeling even more adventurous in the kitchen.
“Time and temperature are essential in baking bread, and consistency is one of the biggest variations we face as bakers,” Peter Edris, head baker at New York’s artisanal Frenchette Bakery, told WIRED. When we asked him how he makes the perfect roti. “If you want to make good bread, you have to have the right tools for the job – a good scale, a good thermometer and time invested in everything.” Without a team of professional bakery staff, we took a shortcut solution to home enjoyment and called up a range of the latest bread makers for testing. Here we’ve highlighted our favorite designs, included tips on what to consider before buying, and shared expert advice on how to get the best from your home bakes.
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