[Misc] Britain's bitter bread battle

[HastingsSeagull]

2 very different things so depends what I'm using it for. Steak and mince are both beef but used in very different meals. Both have their place and nothing 'wrong' with either if all in balance.

Having the Mrs' parents over and serving cheeses and cold meats, expensive bread. With homemade soup maybe same. For my work sandwich or with a can of heinz, cheap all the way.

 

[Chicken Run]

Sour dough, three German sisters….. covered in flour…..

“Me, Herr Tubthumper, caught naked in the back of an artisan bakery, with three german sisters, covered in flour, with my reputation?”

 

[The Brighton Bear]

I like a good bread but won't pay the stupid prices of the Artisan loafs. Tiger loaf from Aldi or Sainsburys for WS household.

Absolutely agree with this.

 

[Washboard Didgets]

I drove along Dyke Road and Seven Dials last week, and bakeries seem to be the new Turkish Barbers around there.

Whilst in traffic I noticed Flour Pot Bakery, Hellenic Bakery, Gail's Bakery all within yards of each other at the end of Dyke Road.

 

[Birdie Boy]

Sour dough is the bread of gods but £5 is crazy and it's £7 where I live! No chance. I did order a homemade lasagne the other day the came with garlic bread, that may or may not have been sour dough but it was delicious. I'm pretty sure it was homemade.

 

[Titanic]

Sour dough is grim and to be avoided at all costs... along with brioche buns for burgers.

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

Other.
Gluten Free due to Gluten intolerance.

This for me too, I've got Coeliac disease

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Panasonic breadmaker.

None of your shop bought crap here.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

“Me, Herr Tubthumper, caught naked in the back of an artisan bakery, with three german sisters, covered in flour, with my reputation?”

Is this a new variant of Cludeo which has somehow passed me by?

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Sour dough is grim and to be avoided at all costs... along with brioche buns for burgers.

Pretzel buns are so much better for burgers as they maintain their structure.

 

[Chicken Run]

Is this a new variant of Cludeo which has somehow passed me by?

 

[um bongo molongo]

Bake our own to save money. Prior to that it was Aldi 85p brown bread.
To answer the question how much cheaper is it?
A small loaf, about half the standard size, costs roughly 80p to bake.
Yes, I know. Add to that the £135 bread maker.

How hard / easy is this to do? And how good is the end result? At the price of a San Francisco sourdough from
Gail’s I wouldn’t have to make too many to cover the cost of the bread maker. My ability to find the time to do it with two young kids buzzing around me however…

 

[Official Old Man]

How hard / easy is this to do? And how good is the end result? At the price of a San Francisco sourdough from
Gail’s I wouldn’t have to make too many to cover the cost of the bread maker. My ability to find the time to do it with two young kids buzzing around me however…

How hard, very easy. I've a bread maker and you take the bowl and add the ingredients, namely water, oil, sugar, salt, flour etc etc. My bread maker came with recipes for lots of different styles. I now make bread every other day and takes 10 minutes. Of course it then takes 3 hours to bake.
Is it any good? Well the wife says we now know what goes in to the bread.
Flour. All supermarkets sell basic Bread Flour but look out also for the 500g packets of ready mixed flour of different styles.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Any opportunity for music this great

 

[BNthree]

How hard / easy is this to do? And how good is the end result? At the price of a San Francisco sourdough from
Gail’s I wouldn’t have to make too many to cover the cost of the bread maker. My ability to find the time to do it with two young kids buzzing around me however…

A bread machine will give you a decent loaf for the amount of time it takes to put the ingredients in it but it won't be anywhere near a Gail's San Francisco sourdough. A machine will give you a loaf more comparable with a fresh loaf from a supermarket bakery. There's nothing wrong with that but you won't be getting artisan loaves from one.

 

[The Fits]

I like Lidl's bakery. Decent selection. Sure it's not that good for you but it feels decent.

 

[Brovion]

Sour dough is grim and to be avoided at all costs... along with brioche buns for burgers.

Totally disagree with your first assertion - 100% agree with your second. Why have brioche buns for burgers become so popular? It's way too sweet, you might as well use a doughnut.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Pretzel buns are so much better for burgers as they maintain their structure.

Totally disagree with your first assertion - 100% agree with your second. Why have brioche buns for burgers become so popular? It's way too sweet, you might as well use a doughnut.

The place I go to has a bun which looks like a muffin but has a tougher texture with big air holes…but like a hybrid muffin ciabatta. Works well and doesn’t detract from the filling.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Here it is in action….

 

[Herr Tubthumper]