Heygates Strong White Bread Flour - 1X16Kg

Arrived in good condition, update this flour is perfectfor bread making, don't know what rubbish is in shop bought bread but this flour makes excellent bread and tastes better than the shops.

Excellent quality! The best 80% hydration sourdough bread I made!

I bought this because my local supermarkets and local shops have been out of flour for the last 3 weeks. It seems flour is the next big thing to stockpile after the toilet paper bubble popped. One thing I really appreciate is that the sellers price was civilised, no price gouging like every other seller and for that they deserve my business. Even the express delivery was civilised at under £2. Since the lockdown we have been baking almost daily (foccacia, bread and pizza bases). I can confirm this flour is great for our purposes everything has turned out perfect (well, appart from the occasional recipe mishap but that isn't the flours fault) and the flavour is great. I was initially hesitant about buying such a large bag of flour as I didn't want to waste perfectly good food. However, after speaking to our neighbours and finding that they have the same problem, we have had an opportunity for some community spirit and redeistribute some of the sack. Even after lockdown these guys have secured my ongoing business.

Arrived quickly and very safely and securely packaged. I have used the flour to bake two loaves so far - I was previously using another flour supplied through Amazon but it has increased so much in price I changed to this one based on 5* reviews from other buyers - they aren't wrong! I, and the rest of the family, are very pleased with the taste of the bread that the flour produces. It is as good as the previous flour I used and about half the price. For information I use a very old bread making machine to make the dough and then leave it to stand for an hour before knocking it down and then putting it in the bread tin and leaving to stand for another hour before baking in a hot oven for 35 minutes. Each time it stands the dough doubles in size within an hour which is exactly what one is hoping for. Yeast used is Allinsons quick yeast. I thought that a 16Kg bag might be a bit big but with results like this it will get used pretty quickly I think.

Good quality fine flour, perfect for all kinds of bread. Delivery fast and product in tact everytime up to now. I have had no problems and have used this product again and again. For a regular Baker the 16kg size lasts and keeps well with a cable tie around the outer plastic bag...I have had no clumping or damp. Bread turns out soft and even every time. Good quality product.

Like others I found that the bottom seam of the sack was ripped open. I think there would be an easy way to avoid this or, at least, mitigate it happening. The box is not really the right shape for these sacks and so they have to be bent round to fit. This puts pressure on the weak points of the sack which is usually the seam. If the suppliers were to send it in a box where the sack could be laid flat it probably would not suffer in this way. In my case, although the bottom of the sack was completely open, fortunately very little of the flour spilled out - maybe it had only just happened in the local delivery. I will deduct only one star for this annoyance because the flour is absolutely fine. It produces a bread with good flavour and texture. The annoyance of the burst seam was minimal when I haven't been able to buy any strong white flour locally for over two months.

I have been baking my own bread for a few years now, so was most put out when the world and his dog suddenly decided to take up baking while in lockdown and the supermarket shelves were emptied. I got this for £16.99 sold and dispatched by FoodServiceDirect. The bag arrived within a week and was undamaged unlike some people have reported. I have successfully made my usual sourdough, foccaccia and cinnamon buns, all of which have had a good texture, as youwould expect from a commercial flour sold for consistent results. My bag is printed with the additives amylase (helps break down the starch in to sugars for yeasts to feed on) and ascorbic acid (vitamin C - used here as a preservative). If you are going to use this much flour (remember typical bread recipes use 500g flour, so around 32 loaves), this is a great way to avoid repeated (and potentially fruitless) trips to the supermarket. If you're not going to use it quickly, do give thought to how you're going to store it and protect it from pests, especially if it's going to be out of sight.

My go-to suppliers of flour. Dispatch and delivery are prompt. Heygates flour is perfect for making bread at home.