Sliced white
Marks & Spencer organic, 800g, £1.09
Good flavour, soft crust and a firm texture. Lovely for both sandwiches and toast. Very nice.
4 stars
Co-op truly irresistible, 800g, 79p
This is a really good white sandwich bread. It's got a little bit of character and a nice texture.
4 stars
Sainsbury's taste the difference, 800g, 88p
It's OK, but nothing special. Very bog standard. And it's a little dry.
2 stars
Hovis classic white, 800g, 94p
A typical white sliced bread with a plain flavour. Decent soft texture.
2 stars
Warburtons all in one thick, 800g, £1.05
I wouldn't buy this myself. It's quite dull and it's got no character. Actually, it's just dry and tasteless.
1 star
Wholemeal
Staff of Life Bakery omega, 800g, £2.50, 01539 738606
Lovely! This is my idea of wholemeal bread. Dense, flavoursome and robust with a slight bitterness to it.
5 stars
Allinson, 800g, £1.02
A light wholemeal bread with a nice flavour, that's not too savoury. Crumbly.
3 stars
M&S organic, 800g, £1.25
It's got a real bran-flavour and it tastes like it would be fibre-rich and good for you. Great for sandwiches.
3 stars
Kingsmill, 800g, 88p
The flavour is sweet and malty, good moisture. You can use it for sandwiches as well as toast.
3 stars
Tesco finest crusty stoneground, 800g, 88p
It looks good and has a great texture, but it really doesn't have a lot of flavour. Disappointing.
2 stars
Rolls
M&S organic seeded batch, 290g, £1.29
Like a fancy looking bap. Great texture, flavour and seed content.
5 stars
Warburtons wholemeal, 80p for three
Very soft, but good flavour and bran on top.
4 stars
Waitrose poppy knot, 99p for four
I like the texture - almost cake-like. The flavour is fine, too.
4 stars
Co-op truly irresistible seeded deli, 85p for four
Texture of a white roll, but it tastes wholemealy, which is nice.
3 stars
Tesco soft white, 39p for six
A very ordinary white roll. It's fine, but not exciting. The texture is too fluffy and the flavour is too sweet.
2 stars
Ciabattas
vWaitrose with olives, £1.39 for two
Bread has good aeration, olives and nice crust.
5 stars
Tesco finest plain, £1.29 for one
Good crust and a great spongy and dense texture. The flavour is pleasant, too.
4 stars
Loyd Grossman, £1.88 for three, available: Asda
The flavour is good, you can taste it's a ciabatta, but it's not crusty enough.
3 stars
M&S, 270g, £1.29
The texture is great, airy and soft, but the flavour is rather neutral. It's a bit bland, actually.
2 stars
Sainsbury's taste the difference with Aegan tomatoes, £ 2.29 for two
Tastes overly yeasty and doughy. It's too dense and not very crusty.
1 star
Baguettes
M&S French, 260g, 69p
Lovely colour. Appearance and taste is as close to an authentic French baguette as possible. Very good indeed.
5 stars
Tesco stonebaked, 79p for one
Nice and chewy. The flavour and internal texture are lovely.
4 stars
Asda, 400g, 74p
A baguette should be crusty on the outside and fluffy on the inside. This one just doesn't fit the bill. It's too large and doughy.
1 star
Baker St. homebake organic brown, 99p for two, available: Sainsbury's
Perfectly pleasant, but there is just nothing baguettish about it.
1 star
Sainsbury's taste the difference, 400g, 79p
This is just dry, white bread in a baguette shape. Tastes mass-produced.
1 star
Pittas
Sainsbury's with mixed olives, 85p for six
Flavoursome. Although the dried herbs taste cheap, they still add flavour. The olives and texture are good.
4 stars
Loyd Grossman, 89p for six, available: Asda
Lovely flavour. Sweet and savoury at the same time and it splits easily, as pitta should.
4 stars
Somerfield white, 39p for six
It's got a really nice aroma and the texture is good, like a typical pitta.
4 stars
Tesco white, 34p for six
Pleasant sweet flavour and it splits nicely. Texture is a bit doughy, though.
3 stars
M&S white, 460g, 89p for eight
Smells more like a scone than bread, but it tastes fine. Quite thick.
3 stars
Bagels
New York Bagel Co. cinnamon & raisin, £1.19 for five
This is the perfect bagel. The cinnamon and raisin flavour is great.
5 stars
M&S multiseed, 400g,£1.29
Earnest but tasty. Not a Brick Lane bagel, but it's very good with a great savoury flavour.
4 stars
Tesco, £1.09 for five
Looks good, but it's very sweet. The crust is too rough and it splits, which shouldn't happen.
2 stars
Asda with raisins, 98p for four
Like an American doughnut with a fruit bread crust. It's got a nice gloss to it and a good texture, though.
2 stars
Breads with grains or seeds
Artisan Bread Original deli wheat 7 grains, 400g, £1.80, artisanbread-abo.com
Rich and natural with a nice sourness to it. Lovely texture, too.
5 stars
Tesco stonebaked seeded buckwheat boule, 400g, £1.49
Great tasty crust. Sweet and savoury with lots of character.
5 stars
Sainsbury's multiseed taste the difference, 800g, 99p
Nice and malty with lots of seeds. But I don't like the spongy, doughy texture.
3 stars
Asda +12 grains, 400g, 78p
Very nice grains and the flavour is fine. But the bread itself is far too fluffy. I prefer it dense.
2 stars
Duchy Originals mixed seeds, 400g, £1.45 widely available
Too white for me.
2 stars
Rye breads
Mestermacher organic, 500g, 99p, widely available
Nice and sour with a hint of sweetness. It's got lots of texture, moist, compact and crumbly.
5 stars
Bolletje German style organic, 400g, £1.09, widely available
Slightly gingery. A bit dry and crumbly. Great.
5 stars
Waitrose organic German recipe, 800g, £1.69
Delicate and easy to eat.It's good, but I like them more robust.
3 stars
Artisan bread original St John's, 400g, £1.65
It looks fantastic, but it needs some salt and it's waxy on the tongue.
1 star
Staff of Life Bakery deli rye, 800g, £2.50
Not your typical rye bread. Good for rye-bread beginners. I don't personally like it.
1 star
Bread with an unusual ingredient
Staff of Life Bakery pecorino and red onion, 400g, £2.50
Very pleasant. It tastes natural and has a nice crust. The ingredients work well.
4 stars
Warburtons fruit loaf with orange, 400g, £1.15, widely available
Smells like Easter, kids will love it. Good fruit/bread ratio.
3 stars
Soreen fruity malt loaf, 200g, 78p, widely available
Very strange thing, I wonder who buys this. But it's nice, rich and really sticky, almost like toffee.
3 stars
M&S pumpkin honey loaf, 400g, £1.49
Good pumpkin seeds, but I can't really taste the honey. The bread itself is so-so, but nice crust.
2 stars
Artisan bread original vege bake, £1.90 for five slices
Very macrobiotic. Good texture, but tastes too oniony.
2 stars
