I am a great fan of our Panasonic SD253 breadmaker. The only thing that has gone wrong with it in the many years we have owned it is that the non-stick coating on the kneading paddle has largely worn off, which results is a golf-ball lump of bread being torn out of the bottom of each loaf we bake.
I was looking around for a replacement paddle, which I discover will set me back at least 15 pounds, when I cam across this review, which I urge you to read. The reviewer is more thorough than I would have believed possible. I was thinking of adding a short review myself, but confronted with this, and because the model is now obsolete, I refrained.
I often write blog entries about economic incentives, and moaning about the failure of government policies that fail to recognised the importance of them, but it is quite clear that not all focussed effort is the result of a slap from the invisible hand.
I am not the only person who is impressed by this piece of Japanese engineering - I just came across this review page where the verdict is confirmed. It is not the case that all bread makers are even nearly equivalent: the previous Breville model that we had was completely useless.
