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For me the main advantage of the bread machine is you can just bung the ingredients in the night before, set the timer, and wake up to fresh bread ready for you. You don't have to faff about preheating ovens, cleaning bowls etc.; not that any of that is necessarily a massive amount of work, but it all adds up.
Is the bread machine loaf as good as my sourdough? No; but if I've forgotten to get bread I can stick the machine on before I go to bread and ensure I can make packed lunches in the morning.
Thrustvector
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I've got my method down to a few minutes of work at each step
1 - add 100g of flour and water to the starter, leave in bowl for a few hours
2 - add 400g of flour and water to the above, add salt. Knead for a few minutes, leave in bowl for an hour or two
3 - add dough to baking tray, leave out for a few hours or refrigerate overnight
4 - oven on for at least 30 mins before baking
5 - score loaf, in oven (ideally in a cast iron pan, lid on for the first 15 minutes)
6 - take out when it hits 98 or 99 degrees C
All in I prob spend 10-15 minutes on getting a great loaf. Would be curious to know how much work a bread making machine requires?