Morphy Richards 48280 Fastbake Breadmaker

This product won the Which Magazine best buy rating in May 04, so I was DELIGHTED to see I could get it here for just 35. So far, it's been on nearly every day, and I've been experimenting, with varied results. I've used some bread mixes (about 50p each) and have found they work best if you use slightly less water with them. I've tried the fastbake (one hour) option and its fine. I generally use it though for more 'speciality'-type loaves. You get quite a few recipes with it (including one for chocolate bread which is slightly odd but quite yummy.

What I like : 1. The price. 2. Its quite compact, so it doesn't take up much room on the worktop. 3. Its brilliantly easy to understand (no tricky programming menu's to get to grips with. 4. The smell in the house is heavenly, especially when using the one hour 'keep warm' feature, Mmmmm!

What I don't like : 1. The paddle getting stuck (but it's only inconvenient) 2. It would have been useful to have more than one set of measuring cups/spoons because you have to wash them between ingredients. Once the cup gets covered in flour it's difficult to read the measurement gauge

Look at the price. Get one. You aren't risking much, and you'll probably love it (I've since ordered one for my sister and my friend and they love it too!)I don't know whether they are about to replace this model (hence the cheap price) so get one whilst you can.


Excellent Results Every Time   January 22, 2004
J. Wilson (Holland)
84 out of 85 found this review helpful

I can not rate this breadmaker highly enough and have had superb results every time unlike the reviewer from Bedford above who seems more concerned about the fastbake feature. Yes I do agree that the fastbake recipies are not very good but then what do you really expect in 1 hour. If you really do want a bland tasting white loaf then its much quicker to pop to your corner shop and buy one, this only takes 10 minutes so why wait an hour for one? Joking aside if you are going to buy a breadmaker only to make a basic white loaf then my advice is to stick to your shop bought white sliced but if you are looking to make some great tasting interesting breads then a breadmaker is for you. The machine is well made and performs as intended and has a nice modern design which looks good in any kitchen. The recipe booklet that comes with it has some nice basic recipies which can be adapted to your own tastes after you have grasped the basics, Adding sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, oats and other ingredients to any of the included recipies greatly improves the bread giving a fantastic taste and texture. To get more recipies browse the internet where you can find a wealth of recipies for you to try out.


Miraculous!   March 12, 2005
81 out of 82 found this review helpful

Easy to use, producing delicious home-made bread every time. The cakes are excellent, too. Just treat yourself to this amazing machine!

The basic recipes given in the leaflet are a bit too sweet for us, so have reduced the sugar. It takes just a minute or two to pop in the ingredients and push the buttons.

Forget about the gimmicky one-hour Fastbake, that's the only downer. We tried it first when the machine arrived, and nearly sent it back. But we soon discovered the normal 3 hour recipes give fabulous results.

Unlike many gadgets, this gets used almost every day. If you have a small kitchen, it's a more compact design than most breadmakers.

My Nan used to spend all afternoon making bread, she would consider this machine as a miracle box. It's so good that we push the supermarket trolley past the bread, heading straight for the flour. Top quality, top value, top results...and it's fun!


Morphy Richards 48280 Breadmaker   May 31, 2006
T. Anstey (Oxford, UK)
30 out of 30 found this review helpful

Well, what a delight. The only worrying thing is the amount of butter I'm now consuming now that I have fresh bread almost every day!

As a tip, what I would advise is to measure out the flour using the cup onto the kitchen scales, and do it by weight from then on! Much less trouble and less flour spilt as you try to get it out from the bottom of a bag!

Buy yourself a copy of "Fresh Bread in the Morning from Your Bread Machine" by Annette Yates. At about 3.00, its the best value for money bread book I own.


Morphy Richards Traditional Loaf Bread Maker   April 23, 2003
Mrs H Renwick (Reading, Berks United Kingdom)
136 out of 140 found this review helpful

I only have good things to say about this. No big craters left in bread where paddles have been. A loaf that actually looks like a loaf and not a cube as many other machines produce. Tastes delicious, delay timer is a good feature so that you wake up to a freshly cooked loaf of bread. I highly recommend it.