G'Day, in a few months we plan on heading around country for about 4-5 months in our Avan Cruiser.
We love our home baked bread using Wallaby flour - when we normally go away we always have a heated discussion over which brand of cake or rock bread we buy from the supermarket or baker. They are never as good as our own.
The breadmaker plus flour/scales etc will weigh about 14KG and occupy space, and it needs 240Vac which we would probably have access to every 3 or 4 days in a caravan park. Plan to take an Engel along so may be able to freeze some bread as well....still better than shop-bought. Don't really want to cart a generator as we try and follow the KISS principle.
So, do any GNs bake their own bread as a regular thing?
All suggestions appreciated.
Regards
ps....some is cooking as I type, and the smell...................
It's a personal decision of course; I've carted stuff around that I rarely use but when I do, I really need it, Eg a portable printer. If you have the storage for it give it a try. if it turns out to be too much bother, then you have a little used breadmaker with lots of kilometres on it!
I also like to bake my own bread, but I don't take the Breadmaker with me in my MH. It's just something else to carry and space can be limited, and I certainly have more space than your Avan. It's really a personal decision, so I'd suggest you look at what others will post after me and make a decision...
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I buy the pkt bread mix and my husband makes it by hand. It does take a bit of kneading, but he doesn't mind. We cook it over the campfire and it becomes a bit of a social event (if anyone around). He shapes it into rolls sometimes and hasn't had a flop yet. If we cant have a fire, I divided the packet mix into serving portions and make as per directions THEN I don't wait to prove it but divide it into small portions and roll it flat into a flat bread. Cook couple of mins in a dry frypan and yummo. I cook all that I've rolled and if it's too much to eat at the time it's fine put back in the frypan as toast next morning.
I buy the pkt bread mix and my husband makes it by hand. It does take a bit of kneading, but he doesn't mind. We cook it over the campfire and it becomes a bit of a social event (if anyone around). He shapes it into rolls sometimes and hasn't had a flop yet. If we cant have a fire, I divided the packet mix into serving portions and make as per directions THEN I don't wait to prove it but divide it into small portions and roll it flat into a flat bread. Cook couple of mins in a dry frypan and yummo. I cook all that I've rolled and if it's too much to eat at the time it's fine put back in the frypan as toast next morning.
Hope that helps
regards Dianne
We have a small 300w inverter in our van and I just tested the breadmaker a week ago ready for a longer trip.
The inverter runs the BM happily through the doughmaking stage with the Lauke pre-mix I use. I then remove the dough, place it in a bread tin and let it rise. I then cook it in the Weber BabyQ just as I do at home as I dislike the hole the BM leaves in the bottom of a loaf.
Perfect.
If you have the space then take it I reckon.
Cheers Neil
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Pinjarra
Western Australia
MY23.5 Ford Wildtrak V6 Dual Cab / 21' Silverline 21-65.3
I used to take a bread maker with us & it was fine when we were parked up for a length of time but when we moved often the motion settled the various ingredients into different layers (especially grain ones which we liked the best) & the bread wasn't very good.
Hi, We have an Avan cruiseliner and wouldnt carry a bread maker,but like all of us you carry what is important to you.We have made damper at times and we carry a cake tin or2 and in your case it might be a bread tin.When you are where there is a oven it is nice to do a bit of baking,if that's what suits you.
Thanks for all the suggestions - as most say, it's a personal decision. I think we'll make a final decision a week before we leave when we have a better idea of how much spare room we have. Everything we carry is lightweight or cut to a minimum, so carrying the breadmaker kind of goes against that way of thinking.
Actually I tell a lie - when we bought the van we wanted comfortable camp chairs - I bought a heavy steel 5 position Coleman recliner and Joy bought some monstrous Gorilla device....if we left them behind and sourced 2 lighter and more compact chairs we could more than compensate for the extra weight/space of the breadmaker.
More than one way to skin a cat!
Again thanks for the genuine help which I've always got from this forum.
Thanks for all the suggestions - as most say, it's a personal decision. I think we'll make a final decision a week before we leave when we have a better idea of how much spare room we have. Everything we carry is lightweight or cut to a minimum, so carrying the breadmaker kind of goes against that way of thinking. Actually I tell a lie - when we bought the van we wanted comfortable camp chairs - I bought a heavy steel 5 position Coleman recliner and Joy bought some monstrous Gorilla device....if we left them behind and sourced 2 lighter and more compact chairs we could more than compensate for the extra weight/space of the breadmaker. More than one way to skin a cat!
Again thanks for the genuine help which I've always got from this forum.
Regards Denis
Do tell, what is this monstrous gorilla device !!!
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I'm not old, I've just been young a long time....Ken
Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Thanks for all the suggestions - as most say, it's a personal decision. I think we'll make a final decision a week before we leave when we have a better idea of how much spare room we have. Everything we carry is lightweight or cut to a minimum, so carrying the breadmaker kind of goes against that way of thinking. Actually I tell a lie - when we bought the van we wanted comfortable camp chairs - I bought a heavy steel 5 position Coleman recliner and Joy bought some monstrous Gorilla device....if we left them behind and sourced 2 lighter and more compact chairs we could more than compensate for the extra weight/space of the breadmaker. More than one way to skin a cat!
Again thanks for the genuine help which I've always got from this forum.
Regards Denis
We carry a big s/s bowl and grinder for making bread and get our supplies from locals, you can normally get most grains and fresh yeast, or your own culture makes wonderful bread and rolls. Fresh bread you've ground and mixed yourself is so much nicer and healthier than anything you buy. The number of chemicals and additives in commercially made bread is horrendous and once you read what they are, do and their side effects, if you're smart you never buy another commercial loaf.
We have come across some really good locally made breads, but that's pretty rare as the duopoly seems to control all food retailing. A friend carries a big wok, makes bread and just about everything else in it. Their veggie curry stir fry is delicious and like us, grind most of our herbs and spices.
I buy the pkt bread mix and my husband makes it by hand. It does take a bit of kneading, but he doesn't mind. We cook it over the campfire and it becomes a bit of a social event (if anyone around). He shapes it into rolls sometimes and hasn't had a flop yet. If we cant have a fire, I divided the packet mix into serving portions and make as per directions THEN I don't wait to prove it but divide it into small portions and roll it flat into a flat bread. Cook couple of mins in a dry frypan and yummo. I cook all that I've rolled and if it's too much to eat at the time it's fine put back in the frypan as toast next morning.
Hope that helps
regards Dianne
I like that idea Gooba, will give that a try. And I like Delta18's idea to bake it in the Weber Q... Thank you!
We have been on the road permanently now for 2 1/2 years, and find our breadmaker one of the best items we have bought with us. We are frequently in remote areas whilst working, e.g. currently 42 km from nearest IGA, and find it is easy for us to just pop on a loaf in the morning before heading out to work. some towns we have worked in (Birdsville) sell frozen bread for around $6.00 - we are ahead.... But we do have the storage space.
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We have been taking our breadmaker with us for the past 10 years ,I use wallaby flour , mix it up from scratch . I can also make up my own Self Raising flour as I need it . When camping , we make the bread while we charge everything up , having the genny on . I also make jam in it ,as we often get fresh local fruit . Can't remember when we last bought bread from a shop. ,Cheers , Lyn.
