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Mistral Bread Maker $49.95 (Was $79) Delivered @ Australia Post

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You'll become a local baker with this Mistral Non-Stick Bread Maker in Black. Full of adjustable settings, times and more on an LCD screen, you can choose one of 12 pre-set functions to cook the perfect loaf. Just set and forget, and you'll have crusty and soft bread for sandwiches and more in no time.

Features:
Choose your loaf size – 700g or 900g
12 pre-set programs include Basic, French, Whole Wheat, Quick, Sweet, Dough, Gluten-Free, Cake, Sandwich, Butter Milk, Kneading and Bake
Non-stick bread pan features kneading and mixing paddle
Set and forget with a 13-hour programmable timer, LCD display and viewing window
Adjust the browning crust settings to your taste
60-minute keep-warm function, so you can enjoy your loaf at its best
Accessories included: measuring cup, measuring spoon and hook
Packaging Dimensions (L x W x H):
39.8 X 28.6 X 34.6 cm

Weight:
5.2 kg

Electrical & Electronics Bread Maker Mistral

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  • ATangk on 08/09/2021 - 23:00

    That viewing window would be fabulous. But I grabbed the $21 breadmaker and that has been really good for me, albeit a little big.

  • bleemo on 09/09/2021 - 01:04
    +1

    Wait, so all I do is throw in the required ingredients and press a button? Or do I have to buy certain "packs" to be able to use it?

  • windwai on 09/09/2021 - 01:24

    How does it compare to Kmart Anko Bread Maker?

    • jamba on 09/09/2021 - 01:55

      Looks similar

    • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 09:27
      +2

      Have the Singer one which is half loaf size (~300g), perfect size for my household needs and tray proportions mean crusts are in the "right" place. For $30 delivered when it was first posted to OzB, has paid for itself several times over - Laucke brioche mix liked by all as a Sunday morning treat. Timer is also great, as you put ingredients in night before to have fresh baked bread when you wake in the morning. Nothing like waking up to the smell of fresh baked bread.

      Mistral one here looks like it has a long tall tray, so you get "top" and "bottom" crust at the "end" slices of the loaf, if you sliced in "traditional" manner.

      Haven't used the KMart one, but from photos looks like it has a wider, shallower type of tray, so that get top and bottom crusts same way as bread you buy from the shops.

      Would also love to hear from anyone with experience of either Mistral or KMart versions, as have friend with larger family in the market for a cheap breadmaker.

      Need to be sure the loaf size is right for your household, as will just go mouldy after a couple of days, as unlike the store bought stuff has no preservatives. Also, never found loaves from these breadmakers to really stay as good as the store bought stuff after freezing - fine for toasting, but just seem a bit more doughy, chewy after a freeze/thaw.

      • BlinkyBill on 09/09/2021 - 10:37
        +2

        I can easily get 500Gr from the baked loaf on Easy Bread maker.

        360 grams bakers flour,
        40 grams milk powder,
        8 grams yeast,
        20 grams sugar,
        10 grams salt,
        30 grams olive oil,
        30 grams water (in the bowl, in addition to water the machine takes in)

        Let the machine do its thing. When it gets the rise cycle, pause the machine and let it rise for an additional 20 mins, then just hit resume on the machine.

        • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 10:51

          Meant 300g starting flour amount, haven't actually measured the final loaf weight.

          When I first got it was using 350g flour, but have found 300-315g about the perfect density of loaf for the wholemeal Laucke breadmaking flour we use. Also with that amount, the dough rises to about the maximum it can before it's likely to hit the top of breadmaker, so more rising time may not work out for that flour.

          Checking the Anko breadmaker manual from KMart website, looks like they recommend starting with ~450g flour for 650g final loaf (and to scale up accordingly for 800g loaf). So that breadmaker is producing loaf probably more like 1.5 times rather than double the size of the Singer for same loaf density I'm baking.

          How fluffy/dense is the loaf you get with your recipe?

          • BlinkyBill on 09/09/2021 - 10:56
            +2

            @opposablethumbs: I would say slightly denser than say a regular white toast bread. I use it for toasting on a sandwich press and hands down the best bread I've had. Store-bought doesn't come close. Never last longer than a day so no problems with it going stale. Plus any stale slices the dogs get mixed in with their meals.

            • initiateit on 09/09/2021 - 12:10

              @BlinkyBill: Exactly! Its real bread how its meant to be, not this preservative laden shit that the shops mass produce.

              Try making bread and butter pudding with bread maker bread, leagues better.
              Grilled cheese on toast it just doesnt compare to this!

              • ATangk on 09/09/2021 - 14:04

                @initiateit: If you add 2 tsp of bread improver, and do a final kneading after the machine kneading (it stops at 35mins), then you can get the loaf to be super soft, just like day 1 of supermarket bread. It doesnt last because it doesnt have the preservatives, but it makes wonderful bread.

                • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 14:43

                  @ATangk: What do you mean by a final kneading?

                  Do you stop it at 35 min., then do a bit of manual kneading, then add it back to the tin?

                  • ATangk on 09/09/2021 - 14:46
                    +1

                    @opposablethumbs: Yes. I saw this comment from someone who had bought the machine earlier. The kneading process stops when the timer is 1 hr 35 mins. I just pressed pause at that point.

                    When I stopped the kneading, the dough was all off to one side, so the bread doesnt come out 'balanced' on the top. I took it out, removed the paddle, gave it a quick minute of kneading and put it back in on the centre. Bread came out looking very beautiful.

                  • ATangk on 09/09/2021 - 21:55

                    @opposablethumbs: Btw, this was my final result. Might have had too much rise as this bread will scrape the top ever so slightly when pulling out. But you can see the top surface is smooth, unlike what comes straight out of the breadmaker on the other attempts I've done.

                    https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/109323/91103/d79e9df7-…
                    https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/109323/91102/f2ae0d9a-…

                    • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 22:32

                      @ATangk: Thanks for the photos, might give it a try to see if the difference is worth it.

                      Mine end up like photo @BlinkyBill has posted below, which doesn't really bother me, especially as I mostly put on timer the night before, so have fresh baked loaf in the morning.

                      Cheers and happy baking :-).

  • gimli on 09/09/2021 - 06:35
    +2

    I really dont knwad this

    • ilostnemo on 09/09/2021 - 07:47
      +7

      You knead to spellcheck before posting.

    • xhanatos on 09/09/2021 - 07:52
      +1

      Save your dough.

    • Lost-Sons of dallas on 09/09/2021 - 09:05

      This is the bread and butter in every home

    • revheadgl on 09/09/2021 - 09:26

      Rise to the occasion, its the yeast you can do.

      Sorry, that joke was a bit crusty……..I'll see myself out……..

  • Elias11 on 09/09/2021 - 08:44

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    • fitzy87 on 09/09/2021 - 10:20

      Shows $61.10 for me

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  • Blackcat2 on 09/09/2021 - 09:05

    Tempting, what's the review?

  • HelpfulMilk on 09/09/2021 - 10:16

    Seems like everything is sold out

  • fitzy87 on 09/09/2021 - 10:17

    OOS - Anyone have feedback for the Kmart one, Reviews seem good for $69

  • BlinkyBill on 09/09/2021 - 10:30

    Bought one on the back of the success of the Easy Bread machine. Easy Bread make roughly a 500Gr loaf which isn't enough for one day. This one with 8-900Gr capacity will be better.

    • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 11:02

      Once you get it, please let us know if it has the long, taller type baking tin and the outcome for the bigger loaves.

      KMart (Anko) one also looks pretty decent price for a bigger loaf breadmaker (650 or 800g and multiple different presets), with just slightly longer cycle time compared to Singer (3h vs 2h 10 min.)

      Was worth downloading manual for KMart model (http://www.kmart.com.au/wcsstore/Kmart/pdfs/42974970_Manual.…) as found some interesting recipes in it. Going to try and convert their brioche recipe to Singer size, as Laucke brioche premix much more expensive than standard breadmaking flours.

      • ATangk on 09/09/2021 - 14:05

        The thing I'm worried about for the kmart one is that the water goes into the tin initially, so if you are using preset timers, does that still work?

        • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 14:27

          If setting with timer, just make sure you put yeast on top of flour, so stays dry and not in contact with sugar (or salt) until it starts.

          I have done the magnet trick with the Singer breadmaker, so that it thinks the water reservoir is full, so dispenses just air at the start of cycle. I add the water myself to the tin - so I get greater control for different varieties (e.g. wholemeal needs 200mL but brioche only 150mL).

          Could add in any order if starting it straight away, but if you are doing the timer I add in following order to ensure yeast stays dry and not in contact with sugar/salt:
          water
          sugar (+/- salt if you use it)
          flour
          yeast (into small divet I make on top of flour with my finger)
          oil around perimeter of flour

          Could probably add the oil to water before flour, secret is just to keep yeast from activating by keeping it dry and away from what it needs for food i.e. sugar or what will kill it i.e. high salt concentration.

          Consistent loaves everytime with timer from 8 to about 16h. Unlikely to need it, but one advantage of Singer is timer goes up to 23h 30 min. Other models mentioned in this thread all seem to have max. 13h timer (unlikely to be a problem for most).

          Biggest error so far for me in using the Singer breadmaker was trying to use plain flour to save some money. It just doesn't have enough gluten compared to breadmakers flour to maintain the structure after it rises, so get a half risen (or rather collapsed, dense loaf). If you buy the breadmakers flour in 5 or 10kg lots then cost difference with plain flour is pretty marginal.

          • ATangk on 09/09/2021 - 14:30

            @opposablethumbs: I already have the singer one, just making basic breads with the Defiance bakers flour. Does oil contacting yeast have any effect? As I mix all my dry ingredients in the tin, and then add a tbsp of oil, before using the built in timer + water.

            • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 14:35

              @ATangk: Probably marginal impact as unlikely to activate it, however nothing like doing the experiment yourself.

              Maybe try oil first at bottom, flour on top of that, then yeast on top of flour (to keep it separate from the oil) and see if there is any difference to your method.

              I suspect there won't be anything very noticeable in the final product.

      • BlinkyBill on 17/09/2021 - 16:55
        +1

        Took me 4 failed attempt to dial it in, but once done, the 900 gram french loaf came out really well! The stupid manual gives measurements in cups, spoons, etc. I don't know why they don't give precise measurements by weight.

        490 grams flour, 300 ml tepid water, + the rest of the ingredients gets to just a touch under 900 grams. Picked the medium crust, it came out medium and cooked thru perfectly. So much for needing an expensive bread maker.

        • opposablethumbs on 17/09/2021 - 17:09

          Cheers for the update.

          Got any photos of the final result?

  • subdaman on 09/09/2021 - 10:56

    Tried it - probs not the best.

    Panasonic ones kill everything else!

    • fitzy87 on 09/09/2021 - 11:02

      link and in what way please? This would be my first maker just to make some sourdough on weekends

    • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 11:05

      Are you talking about the KMart one?

      Could you please give a few more details on comparison between it and Panasonic?

  • subdaman on 09/09/2021 - 11:09
    +2

    check this out — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs1wvmMewOg

    Better in terms of the outcome - it is always consistent.

    with the cheaper one, the rise was always inconsistent and the end result differed from one batch to another.

    if you are doing sourdough though, do it manually dude

    videos below are a great watch!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG_P2dwqKo

    watch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJEHsvW2J6M

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSYdABrPrtM

    • fitzy87 on 09/09/2021 - 11:22

      Greatly appreciated!!!

    • BlinkyBill on 09/09/2021 - 12:44
      +1

      Interesting. I wonder why the rise is inconsistent? At the end of the day it's just a heating element set to low and time which is needed for the rise to take place. The cheapie Singer machine never misses a beat for me. Will be interesting to try the mistral, if I'm not happy I'll just return it.

      • subdaman on 09/09/2021 - 12:59
        +1

        well…as u know heating elements have a lot of variables e.g. the ability to hold a steady temperature (away from temp swings), the ability to pass on the heat evenly, the quality of the container to pass on the heat evenly

        • the insulation within the machine and heat distribution within the actual machine…

        i got the sd2501 first and then moved onto a black one by panasonic. yes they are a lot more expensive but definitely worth the money. At first i used to think that i was doing something wrong but once i got the machines, realised that it was the machines and not me.

        Similar to tools i guess — usually more expensive tools give better results — and once u have the better tools, u can't look back due to the sheer accuracy of the better tools.

    • opposablethumbs on 09/09/2021 - 14:44

      Was the "cheaper one" you had with the inconsistent results the KMart Anko one?

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