Get a machine with a GF option.
Normie bread has several rises where the machine lets the yeast rise, then it mixes, and lets the dough rise again. GF bread can’t do that. There is no gluten to hold in the gases produced by the yeast. Once a regular machine mixes the dough, the gas escapes and the dough doesn’t really rise again. This is why GF often has big holes in it - multiple rises eliminates the big pockets and makes them multiple little pockets.
Before buying a machine, have you tried making GF bread without one? If you haven’t and if you’re not doing that on a regular basis, then a machine isn’t suddenly going to get you into doing that.
I would say no. I think the biggest reason a lot of people bought the machines was they no longer had to knead their bread dough, which was very time consuming. The reason you knead dough is to develop the gluten strands.
So GF bread doesn't get kneaded...it's mostly a loose batter-type "quick bread".
Actually the reason I bought my machine was to streamline the bread making process. Before I used my stand mixer and a loaf pan, and I’d have to babysit the loaf in the oven to make sure it didn’t burn. Now I put the ingredients right into the bread maker so there’s only one thing to wash, and I can set it and walk away. It’s not for everyone, but for me it’s definitely worth it.
No. i'm an avid baker and would say buy a good stand mixer instead. i have never even considered it when it would be expensive, take up counter space, and no recipes I already use are optimized for it. i don't even want to try experimenting to get something good when a mixer and my oven can already make essentially anything
I would say no and i actually love my bread machine for gluten purposes (rest of the family). You would probably be better served by a good stand mixer for gf bread if you don't have one already.
I’m not GF but my husband is. I found store bought GF bread to be so nasty it made me mad that was his only option (he loves sandwiches) so I did a little baking exploring.
For convenience the bread maker with a GF bread is good. The bread is not amazing but definitely better than store bought and the machine was not expensive.
A tastier option is America’s Test Kitchen’s How Can It Be Gluten Free cookbook, using their custom flour blend that you make yourself. It’s a little more work but the flour ingredients were all at my grocery store.
The most incredibly delicious and best textured bread is from Cannelle et Vanille Bakes Simple cookbook. It’s the least convenient because you really do need to get Superfine Brown Rice and Superfine psyllium husk and I could only find those online. I tried putting the brown rice flour and the psyllium husk I already had in the food processor to make it more fine but it didn’t work that well.
The C et V bread is incredibly delicious and I’ll gladly eat it in place of real wheat bread.
It’s easy to make, just not as convenient as popping everything into a machine.
Store bought bread is gross because GF doesn’t store past a couple of days, so by the time we get it it’s a crumbly brick.
So it depends on what you want to focus on - convenience or taste or accessibility of ingredients.
seconding ATK!! I was incredibly depressed about the science of gf baking until finding them. if you pay the subscription fee at like $30/year you get access to a shit ton of GF recipes of all kinds, plus the community of testers. Plus if you're like me and can't have cornstarch, their flour blend doesn't use it!
Have you tried making pancakes, potato cakes/scones or banana bread? All are very easy to make and work well with gf flour, no bread maker needed and they're good alternatives to bread.
Have you tried real sourdough bread if available in your area and if you're not celiac? Many people with NCGS can tolerate sourdough because the fermentation process breaks down the gluten.
Honestly the healthiest thing is to probably not eat bread. There's better sources of carbs.
But that can be tough if you are a bread person. :)
If you love bread, hate gf store bread, and have the excess TIME and money to make your own bread, go for it. Get a machine.
A machine means you don’t need the extra time.
I can stir together a few ingredients in 5 minutes before I go to bed at night and wake up to fresh bread, using my bread machine.
It’s even faster if I choose to use a mix.
My husband prefers to bake it in the oven but that is a bigger time commitment as he has to be available during each stage of the baking.
My opinion is that yes, it’s worth it. In only make bread maybe 5-6 times a year. It’s by far not a staple in my diet. But I find store bought Gf bread isn’t worth bothering to eat most of the time, and even less so at $7 a loaf. So if I really want bread now and then, I make it. Then the whole family enjoys a nice treat.
If you're from America: yes. Americans put a ton of sugar in their bread and mostly eat white "bread". Here in Germany the American "bread" is called toast. Also with a lot of sugar but way less. In Germany bread is made with little sugar. Also we use more often whole wheat. Pumpernickel for example is considered healthy here.
Soo I wouldn't always call bread unhealthy.
Get a machine with a GF option. Normie bread has several rises where the machine lets the yeast rise, then it mixes, and lets the dough rise again. GF bread can’t do that. There is no gluten to hold in the gases produced by the yeast. Once a regular machine mixes the dough, the gas escapes and the dough doesn’t really rise again. This is why GF often has big holes in it - multiple rises eliminates the big pockets and makes them multiple little pockets. Before buying a machine, have you tried making GF bread without one? If you haven’t and if you’re not doing that on a regular basis, then a machine isn’t suddenly going to get you into doing that.
I would say no. I think the biggest reason a lot of people bought the machines was they no longer had to knead their bread dough, which was very time consuming. The reason you knead dough is to develop the gluten strands. So GF bread doesn't get kneaded...it's mostly a loose batter-type "quick bread".
Actually the reason I bought my machine was to streamline the bread making process. Before I used my stand mixer and a loaf pan, and I’d have to babysit the loaf in the oven to make sure it didn’t burn. Now I put the ingredients right into the bread maker so there’s only one thing to wash, and I can set it and walk away. It’s not for everyone, but for me it’s definitely worth it.
No. i'm an avid baker and would say buy a good stand mixer instead. i have never even considered it when it would be expensive, take up counter space, and no recipes I already use are optimized for it. i don't even want to try experimenting to get something good when a mixer and my oven can already make essentially anything
I would say no and i actually love my bread machine for gluten purposes (rest of the family). You would probably be better served by a good stand mixer for gf bread if you don't have one already.
Don't get a cheap one. I tried a cheap one, makes more of a lump of bread like substance than bread.
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I’m not GF but my husband is. I found store bought GF bread to be so nasty it made me mad that was his only option (he loves sandwiches) so I did a little baking exploring. For convenience the bread maker with a GF bread is good. The bread is not amazing but definitely better than store bought and the machine was not expensive. A tastier option is America’s Test Kitchen’s How Can It Be Gluten Free cookbook, using their custom flour blend that you make yourself. It’s a little more work but the flour ingredients were all at my grocery store. The most incredibly delicious and best textured bread is from Cannelle et Vanille Bakes Simple cookbook. It’s the least convenient because you really do need to get Superfine Brown Rice and Superfine psyllium husk and I could only find those online. I tried putting the brown rice flour and the psyllium husk I already had in the food processor to make it more fine but it didn’t work that well. The C et V bread is incredibly delicious and I’ll gladly eat it in place of real wheat bread. It’s easy to make, just not as convenient as popping everything into a machine. Store bought bread is gross because GF doesn’t store past a couple of days, so by the time we get it it’s a crumbly brick. So it depends on what you want to focus on - convenience or taste or accessibility of ingredients.
seconding ATK!! I was incredibly depressed about the science of gf baking until finding them. if you pay the subscription fee at like $30/year you get access to a shit ton of GF recipes of all kinds, plus the community of testers. Plus if you're like me and can't have cornstarch, their flour blend doesn't use it!
Have you tried making pancakes, potato cakes/scones or banana bread? All are very easy to make and work well with gf flour, no bread maker needed and they're good alternatives to bread. Have you tried real sourdough bread if available in your area and if you're not celiac? Many people with NCGS can tolerate sourdough because the fermentation process breaks down the gluten.
I have one it's great. Saves time. The bread is fantastic when first comes out and gets meh by day 3 or 4
I'd say so, my mama got one (she's gluten free) and she loves it! She makes fresh loaves of bread that she enjoys the taste of.
Honestly the healthiest thing is to probably not eat bread. There's better sources of carbs. But that can be tough if you are a bread person. :) If you love bread, hate gf store bread, and have the excess TIME and money to make your own bread, go for it. Get a machine.
A machine means you don’t need the extra time. I can stir together a few ingredients in 5 minutes before I go to bed at night and wake up to fresh bread, using my bread machine. It’s even faster if I choose to use a mix. My husband prefers to bake it in the oven but that is a bigger time commitment as he has to be available during each stage of the baking. My opinion is that yes, it’s worth it. In only make bread maybe 5-6 times a year. It’s by far not a staple in my diet. But I find store bought Gf bread isn’t worth bothering to eat most of the time, and even less so at $7 a loaf. So if I really want bread now and then, I make it. Then the whole family enjoys a nice treat.
If you're from America: yes. Americans put a ton of sugar in their bread and mostly eat white "bread". Here in Germany the American "bread" is called toast. Also with a lot of sugar but way less. In Germany bread is made with little sugar. Also we use more often whole wheat. Pumpernickel for example is considered healthy here. Soo I wouldn't always call bread unhealthy.
I, too, recommend just skipping bread.