Bread machines

Fifi · Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 214 Location: Wauconda, IL

I did buy the breadman and I love it! No more frozen bread for me. I know when it was baked and I usually bake a loaf a week. I have been using mixes up till now, but I am planning on getting adventurous and try some from scratch recipes. Mine also has a gluten free cycle, but it seems it bakes better on the regular cycle. I am also looking to make some rolls. I am craving a sub and want to make some gf rolls. The bread is so fresh and the slices are "regulation" sandwich size. I just love it!

celiacmaine-iac · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Maine

Glad to hear your Breadman is working out Fifi! Pre-GF I owned a Breadman, and wore it out I used it so much. I owned it for over 7 years, and made several loaves a week in it.

I'm actually wondering if my Cuisinart bread machine is made for Cuisinart by the Breadman people. The machines are very similar, the control panel is set up the same, and my old pan fits my new machine (glad I saved it). After I wore the Breadman out I bought a Zojirushi because I had read such rave reviews about it, but I have to say, I didn't like the Zo nearly as much as my other machine. Maybe I was just more comfortable with the Breadman because I used it so much. I gave the Zo to my NGF daughter and she loves it.
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woodyzee · Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Northern Illinois

Glad you like the Breadman. I really like mine. I do bake on the GF setting which is great as it is so much shorter. I like the Bob's GF sandwich bread and I replace the oil with apple sauce. It makes a nice loaf that is not "crumbly" you can actually pick up your sandwich and eat it!

luvscowznh · Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 320 Location: Groton, MA

I've been using my Breadman so much lately that the teflon coating is wearing off the paddle. (It's also about 5 years old, but I didn't really start using it until about a year ago...) I need to get a new one, but haven't decided on which one to get. The consumer reports say that the Panasonic SD-YD250 is supposed to be really good, but nothing about how it is with GF bread. Anybody try this one? The reason I'm thinking about not getting another Breadman is that they don't have spare parts available. (The solution to that might be to get a spare paddle just in case...)

Other than the whole teflon coating issue, it works great and I really like it. If I could have easily found a paddle, I wouldn't be looking for a new one.

Anyone else have any problems with the Breadman machines?

Thanks!

--Manda
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celiacmaine-iac · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Maine

I had a Breadman Ultimate that I bought about 10 years ago. I gave that puppy about 8 years of heavy use - at least 3-4 loaves a week. The kneading mechanism in the pan finally gave out (the post and gasket, not the paddle). A new pan was going to be $40, so at that point I decided it would probably be more cost effective to buy a new machine. I replaced it with another BMU. It was half the cost of my old one, which made me wonder if the quality would be the same. I don't think I baked 15 loaves of bread in that thing, and then the machine died. After going GF I bought a Cuisinart with the GF cycle and am very happy with it.

You could probably order a new paddle from the manufacturer, but if it were me, I would just spray the paddle with cooking spray before using the machine.
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luvscowznh · Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 320 Location: Groton, MA

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4137 Location: Nebraska

Do you guys have a Bed, Bath & Beyond? Or something similar?
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celiacmaine-iac · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Maine

I'd call any local kitchen stores you have near you and ask. I bought mine in Portland at L'Heroux's, but I know I've seen them other places as well. I think there's a big kitchen store in Newington NH, but I can't remember the name of it. Not sure how far that is from you. Also, you could try Kohl's or Macy's.
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cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 2501 Location: Washington State

What is the footprint of your bread machine? My kitchen is so stinking small. I have toyed with the idea of a breadmaker considering I have to bake 3X a week. I am just concerned about losing counterspace to another appliance.
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celiacmaine-iac · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Maine

Mine is 15" wide, 10" deep, and 12-1/2" high. Do you have any closet or someplace you could store it when you are not using it? You might be able to get something with a smaller foot print, but not sure if any would have the GF cycle, and the smaller ones would probably make the upright loaf rather than the traditional. Not sure if that would work with GF dough.
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4137 Location: Nebraska

I store mine in the pantry. Our kitchen is big enough, but we have very little counter space. So I know where you're coming from. Only the essential, every day appliances live on my counters.
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Fifi · Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 214 Location: Wauconda, IL

What I wouldn't give for more counter space. I dream about driving my car through the back of the kitchen (on accident of course).
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