This review is from: Panasonic SD-2500 WXC Automatic Breadmaker with Gluten Free Program (Kitchen & Home)
I have been making bread using breadmakers for quite a few years now and have had several breadmakers before this one, some quite good and used so much they just wore out, but some were quite useless. My last one was a real problem and I could not make a decent loaf despite the manufacturer having tested it and claimed there was nothing wrong with it – I eventually abandoned breadmaking as I was just wasting good ingredients. However it is so difficult to buy good bread that I decided to bite the bullet and after reading lots of reviews went for a top of the range model as it is used on an almost daily basis. Bingo. Every loaf is much better than I was ever able to produce with any of my previous models – I have done white bread, french bread, granary bread, and a tear and share loaf, and they have all been quite fantastic – light, soft texture, and a great flavour, so much better than my other machines using the same basic ingredients. So the moral of the story is don’t waste money on cheaper models if you want good bread on a regular basis. The Panasonic SD-2500 is quite an expensive machine but it is worth every penny. The accompanying instruction manual with an extensive recipe selection is excellent, again much better than that provided with my other machines. The main drawback is no viewing window so I have had to stick a DO NOT LIFT LID sticker on the top to make sure others are not tempted to peep and ruin the result. Personally I do not think it is worth the extra cost to have the model with automatic dispenser for nuts, fruit, etc.
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This review is from: Panasonic SD-2500 WXC Automatic Breadmaker with Gluten Free Program (Kitchen & Home)
Bought this after having the urge to bake my own bread again after a few years of buying mass produced
I did have a bread making machine a few years ago and it was hit and miss if you got a good loaf or not, mainly very heavy and yeasty smell
I took the plunge again as technology I thought has progressed and I am glad I did. The machine arrived at lunchtime and I had my first homebread for dinner tonight.
It was fantastic, very light not in the least stodgy smelt wonderful just like a village bakers, yes the paddle stuck but I did not oil it, this machine takes longer than others but for the quality of the bread it is worth the wait, if you are not sure which bread maker to get you will not go wrong with this one
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This review is from: Panasonic SD-2500 WXC Automatic Breadmaker with Gluten Free Program (Kitchen & Home)
Purchased this bread maker so I could make gluten free bread for my wife. It makes superb gluten free bread using the special menu. Also makes excellent ordinary loaves. As a complete novice to bread making I found this very easy to use. Instructions are good although it took a while to work out which recipe I was to use as there are slight differences depending on which brand of gluten free flour is used. Also took a while to work out that the liquids need to be put in first for the gluten free recipes which is the other way round to ordinary bread. But having discovered you put the ingredients in the pan in the order that they appear in the instructions then it is a doddle to use. Blade sometimes gets stuck in the loaf but is easy to retrieve with a knife.
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Best Breadmaker ever,
I have been making bread using breadmakers for quite a few years now and have had several breadmakers before this one, some quite good and used so much they just wore out, but some were quite useless. My last one was a real problem and I could not make a decent loaf despite the manufacturer having tested it and claimed there was nothing wrong with it – I eventually abandoned breadmaking as I was just wasting good ingredients. However it is so difficult to buy good bread that I decided to bite the bullet and after reading lots of reviews went for a top of the range model as it is used on an almost daily basis. Bingo. Every loaf is much better than I was ever able to produce with any of my previous models – I have done white bread, french bread, granary bread, and a tear and share loaf, and they have all been quite fantastic – light, soft texture, and a great flavour, so much better than my other machines using the same basic ingredients. So the moral of the story is don’t waste money on cheaper models if you want good bread on a regular basis. The Panasonic SD-2500 is quite an expensive machine but it is worth every penny. The accompanying instruction manual with an extensive recipe selection is excellent, again much better than that provided with my other machines. The main drawback is no viewing window so I have had to stick a DO NOT LIFT LID sticker on the top to make sure others are not tempted to peep and ruin the result. Personally I do not think it is worth the extra cost to have the model with automatic dispenser for nuts, fruit, etc.
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|Excellent!!,
Bought this after having the urge to bake my own bread again after a few years of buying mass produced
I did have a bread making machine a few years ago and it was hit and miss if you got a good loaf or not, mainly very heavy and yeasty smell
I took the plunge again as technology I thought has progressed and I am glad I did. The machine arrived at lunchtime and I had my first homebread for dinner tonight.
It was fantastic, very light not in the least stodgy smelt wonderful just like a village bakers, yes the paddle stuck but I did not oil it, this machine takes longer than others but for the quality of the bread it is worth the wait, if you are not sure which bread maker to get you will not go wrong with this one
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|Panasonic SD-2500 breadmaker,
Purchased this bread maker so I could make gluten free bread for my wife. It makes superb gluten free bread using the special menu. Also makes excellent ordinary loaves. As a complete novice to bread making I found this very easy to use. Instructions are good although it took a while to work out which recipe I was to use as there are slight differences depending on which brand of gluten free flour is used. Also took a while to work out that the liquids need to be put in first for the gluten free recipes which is the other way round to ordinary bread. But having discovered you put the ingredients in the pan in the order that they appear in the instructions then it is a doddle to use. Blade sometimes gets stuck in the loaf but is easy to retrieve with a knife.
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