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Cuisinart CBK-100 2 LB Bread Maker,Compact Automatic
Color | Silver |
Capacity | 2 Pounds |
Brand | Cuisinart |
Product Care Instructions | Hand Wash Only |
Number of Programs | 12 |
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About this item
- Programmable bread machine bakes 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-pound loaves
- 12 preprogrammed menu options; 3 crust settings; 13-hour delay-start timer
- Viewing window; removable lid, pan, and paddle for quick cleanup
- Stay-cool handles; measuring cup, measuring spoon, and recipes included
- Product Built to North American Electrical Standards
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Easy to use | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
Easy to clean | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Flavor | — | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
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capacity | 2 pounds | 2 pounds | 2 pounds | 3.5 pounds | 2.2 pounds | 2 pounds |
material | Information Not Available | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Plastic housing &Non-stick Metal Pan | Stainless Steel | Plastic,Aluminum,Glass |
number of programs | 12 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
voltage | — | 110 volts | 110 volts | 120 volts | — | — |
wattage | — | 565 watts | 710 watts | 850 watts | 720 watts | — |
care instructions | Hand Wash Only | Hand Wash Only | Wipe with Dry Cloth, Hand Wash Only | Dishwasher Safe | — | Hand Wash Only |
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Cuisinart 2 LB Bread Maker
We know finding the time to make homemade bread is impossible, so let Cuisinart do the work with 12 preprogrammed options! Simply choose the ingredients your family loves and the Bread Maker will take care of the baking. You can also customize your recipes with our versatile Bread Maker’s three loaf sizes and three crust colors. With a convenient 13-hour Delay Start Timer, that wonderful aroma of fresh baked bread will greet you as you walk in the door.
Features
- 12 pre-programmed menu options, 3 crust colors and 3 loaf sizes offer over 100 choices
- Removable lid with viewing window
- 15-minute Pause Bake-Only option
- 13-Hour Delay Start Timer
- Power Failure Backup
- Removable Kneading Paddle and Bread Pan
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Product information
Color | Silver |
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Capacity | 2 Pounds |
Brand | Cuisinart |
Product Care Instructions | Hand Wash Only |
Number of Programs | 12 |
Product Dimensions | 18 x 12.25 x 15 inches |
Item Weight | 17.25 pounds |
Department | Home |
Manufacturer | Cuisinart Kitchen Electrics |
ASIN | B001C2KY7Y |
Item model number | CBK-100 |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #307,053 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining) #132 in Bread Machines |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 24, 2017 |
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Product Description
Wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread with this programmable bread machine. Simply add the ingredients, choose from several options using the touch-pad controls, and it takes care of the rest. It will mix the ingredients, knead the dough, let it rise, and bake it to perfection--soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Choose from 12 preprogrammed menu options; 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-pound loaf sizes; and three crust settings--light, medium, or dark. Other highlights include a 13-hour delay-start timer, a removable lid with a viewing window, power-failure backup, sturdy stay-cool handles, and a removable kneading paddle and bread pan for easy cleanup. Accessories include a measuring cup, a measuring spoon, and foolproof recipes for gluten-free breads, as well as jams and sauces. Mix-ins must be added at the very beginning of the cycle with other basic ingredient. With its modern design and embossed logo, the bread machine measures 18 by 12-1/5 by 15 inches.
From the Manufacturer
Nothing says “home” like warm, just-baked bread. With this programmable automatic breadmaker from Cuisinart, all you have to do is add ingredients and select the time you’d like it to start the process. The breadmaker mixes it, kneads it, and bakes it. It also come with lots of bread recipes, as well as recipes for pastries and jams. You’ll discover you’ve bought yourself much more than a breadmaker (while still enjoying the lovely smell and taste of homemade bread). For safety, this unit is equipped with a power failure backup system. In case of any disruption of power supply, the unit will store in memory the stage of bread making cycle and resume once power is restored. The power back up feature can maintain memory for a power failure up to 15 minutes. And for easy clean up, the removable pan and paddle, cup, and spoon are dishwasher safe. The removable lid and touchpad control wipe clean with a damp cloth; fewer crevices make the unit easier to clean.
Easy-to-Use Control Panel
- LCD Display: Displays loaf size and crust color selection along with the current function. Also used to view menu selection and delay start timer, which allows you to delay the bread-making process up to 13 hours.
- Loaf Size Button: Selects a 1-pound, 1-1/2-pound, or 2-pound loaf.
- Crust Color Button: Selects a light, medium or dark crust.
- Menu Button: Selects program.
- Program List: Lists the first 11 preprogrammed menu selections: use the menu button to select from this list:
- Basic/White: The white bread cycle uses primarily white flour.
- French/Italian: French/Italian breads require special timing and temperatures to achieve that wonderful crispy, nicely browned crust.
- Whole Wheat Bread: This is a yeast bread made with a significant portion of whole wheat flour (50% or more). Breads made from whole wheat flour are more nutritious because the flour is milled from the entire wheat berry (including the bran and the germ). Using whole wheat flour produces a bread that is brown to dark brown in color (when all the whole wheat flour is used).
- Sweet Bread: The sweet bread program is specifically designed to bake breads with high amounts of sugar, fats, and proteins. These added ingredients tend to increase browning of the finished loaves.
- Gluten Free: One in approximately 100 people has an allergy or sensitivity to gluten. Since gluten is found in most flours used in traditional bread making, the ingredients to create gluten free breads are unique. While they are “yeast breads”, the doughs are generally wet and have a batter-like consistency. It is also important not over-mix or over-knead gluten free doughs. There is only one rise, and due to the high moisture content, baking time is increased. Mix-ins must be added at the very beginning of the cycle with other basic ingredients.
- Packaged Mix: This program is for prepackaged yeast bread mixes--the 1-1/2 and 2 pound dough mixes work best.
- Cake/Quick Bread: Cake-like in texture, and referred to as batter breads in some cookbooks, these are usually baked in a shaped pan such as a muffin tin or loaf pan. They get their leavening from baking powder, baking soda, and eggs. Mix-ins must be added at the very beginning of the cycle with other basic ingredients. If a quick bread is a little moist on top when baking is complete (moisture will depend on ingredients of the quick bread), leave it in the bread maker for an extra 10 to 15 minutes with no heat, and it will continue baking.
- Dough: There are two ways to prepare dough in the bread maker if you wish to bake it in a conventional oven. One way is by using the Dough cycle. It mixes ingredients, kneads and takes the dough through the first rise cycle. It is appropriate for almost any dough recipe (except gluten free) and ideal for pizza dough. It is intended that dough will be removed, deflated, and shaped by hand and allowed to rise 1 or 2 more times out of the bread maker. Alternatively, you can choose a specific bread type from the menu options, and remove the dough when the signal before the last rise sounds.
- Pasta Dough: The pasta dough program mixes and kneads pasta dough perfectly. It is intended for the dough to be removed and rested. Once rested the dough can either be rolled by hand or placed through a pasta roller.
- Jams: The breadmaker is a great cooking environment for homemade jams and chutneys. The paddle automatically keeps the ingredients stirring through the process. The heating element is placed in a way that the contents of the pot will not get burned. Recipes are included in the Instruction Book.
- Bake-Only: This activates the breadmaker for bake function only, and can be set in 10 minutes intervals up to 90 minutes. You can use this setting if you want the finished loaf to have darker crust or to bake store-purchased doughs.
- Rapid Bake: The rapid cycle must be used with a recipe using rapid rise yeast, or the bread will not rise and bake properly.
- Delay Start Timer Buttons: Set the delay start timer.
- Start/Stop Button: Starts and stops the bread maker process
Handy Options
- Mix-Ins: During the last 8 minutes of the second kneading cycle for several on selected programs an audible signal of 5 short beeps will sound to remind you to add any additional ingredients your recipe requires (such as nuts and seeds, raisins and dried fruits, shredded chesses, chocolate morsels).
- After Mixing/Kneading is completed there will be an audible signal of 6 short beeps, before the last rise cycle, indicating the point at which the mixing/kneading is complete. At this point in the bread making process you have the option of removing the kneading paddle, to avoid a small hole in the bottom of your baked loaf, and/or re-shaping the dough, though neither is necessary.
After Breadmaking
There will be a series of 15 beeps to signal the end of the baking cycle: the bread display window will read 00:00 and the unit will be in the Warm Cycle. Your bread will be kept warm for 60 minutes to prevent it from becoming soggy. For optimal results, we recommend removing the loaf as soon as the baking cycle is complete and letting it cool on a baking rack. All breads slice best when allowed to cool for a minimum of 30 minutes before slicing.
Bringing the Good Life Home
Cuisinart products are designed to make life delicious all day long. Specialty items, like this programmable breadmaker, offer today’s consumers a variety of menu options, and fun and easy new ways to entertain family and friends.
Cuisinart first came into home kitchens over 30 years ago when it introduced the now legendary food processor. People discovered that routines could be broken and creative cooking quickly became part of the new lifestyle. Preparing fresh ingredients with products that offered easy and interesting new techniques meant healthier meals and more free time.
Today Cuisinart develops products to make every meal memorable. From breakfast toast and coffee to elegant five-course dinners, the preparation and cooking have become a pleasurable part of the total experience. Today’s relaxed lifestyles and the convenience of Cuisinart products make it easier than ever to Savor the Good Life, right at home with family and friends.
- After Mixing/Kneading is completed there will be an audible signal of 6 short beeps, before the last rise cycle, indicating the point at which the mixing/kneading is complete. At this point in the bread making process you have the option of removing the kneading paddle, to avoid a small hole in the bottom of your baked loaf, and/or re-shaping the dough, though neither is necessary.
- Mix-Ins: During the last 8 minutes of the second kneading cycle for several on selected programs an audible signal of 5 short beeps will sound to remind you to add any additional ingredients your recipe requires (such as nuts and seeds, raisins and dried fruits, shredded chesses, chocolate morsels).
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Customers like the quality, ease of use, value, and recipe booklet of the bread making machine. For example, they mention that it produces good bread, the instructions are fairly detailed, and the menu is easy to understand. Some appreciate the appearance. That said, opinions are mixed on noise, and size.
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Customers like the quality of the bread making machine. They say it produces good bread, and is an excellent machine. Customers also say it works fantastically well and produces delicious bread.
"...The bread is still delicious, but you can definitely taste a very yeasty flavor, that can sometimes be a little overpowering...." Read more
"...It's well built overall, not too heavy, and I have no problems moving it around or lifting it...." Read more
"...My very first loaf, the plain white bread recipe provided, was perfect in every way, firm texture and evenly browned, and I'm looking forward to..." Read more
"...and I think it improves the final result a lot--but it's all optional and you'll still get a decent loaf..." Read more
Customers find the bread making machine easy to use. They mention the instructions are fairly detailed and explain the components and basic usage of the product. They appreciate the ability to program it so they can start it when they leave for work. They also say the settings and menu are easy to understand and even somebody with zero experience can make loaves. Customers say it's easier than using a stand mixer and the controls are simple.
"...to 5 stars, because while the manual may be lacking, the machine itself is wonderful, once you've figured out its quirks. <3..." Read more
"...It's magical. There's bread.The breadmaker is simple to use and doesn't require much to get it to work...." Read more
"...jam- I think that this machine is very versatile and will be fun in any baker's kitchen." Read more
"...This sounds like a lot of work, but it's really easy (the machine really does all the hard and messy stuff), and I think it improves the final..." Read more
Customers like the value of the bread making machine. They say it's worth the cost, the price was higher, but not prohibitive. The machine is a solid machine for the price, and it saves a bunch of money. The ingredients are inexpensive, and the product is well worth the effort and a little added expense to use it. Customers also say the recipes are great and worth the read.
"...Worth the investment in my professional opinion...." Read more
"...If you're looking for a reliable machine at a good price, this is the one to purchase...." Read more
"...The ingredients are so inexpensive it helps my budget, and my family get fresh baked bread several times a week!So ... GO BUY ONE!" Read more
"...Also saves a bunch of money since we have been baking about a loaf a week...." Read more
Customers like the recipe booklet that comes with the bread making machine. They say it has great recipes and is easy to use. Customers also mention that the recipes are straightforward and allow them to experiment with various spices and additions to bread recipes. They like that the machine makes it easy to have a variety of organic breads on hand and that it has a number of menu settings for different types of breads.
"...The recipes included are good guidelines for getting used to the capabilities of the machine.1. Use high quality bread flour...." Read more
"...kneading. PROS: Removable paddle, rectangular loaf-3 sizes, even cooking, reliability..." Read more
"...6. Use this book ([...]). Lots of great tips and recipes...." Read more
"...It has a good choice of options for different types of breads as well as size and finish. It is well-made and doesn't "walk" around my counter...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the bread making machine. They say it looks good, is easy to use, and the paddle is well-designed. They also appreciate the stainless finish and well-done graphics. Customers say the bread turns out beautifully and yields a nice rectangular loaf.
"...Nice and crispy/chewy, but not abrasive at all. The bread itself is fluffy/chewy, just the way it should be...." Read more
"...even though it takes up a little real estate in the kitchen it isn't fussy or ugly. Helps keep things looking a little less cluttered and simple...." Read more
"...It looks much better and probably won't stain like this grey vinyl/plastic has after lots of use]; (2) People say it beeps a lot or beeps loudly...." Read more
"...1. It's boxy as expected from a bread maker, but still looks good on the counter top alongside my other stainless steel appliances..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the bread making machine. Some mention that it's not noisy, the alarm is loud enough to hear from a few rooms away, and the mixing is quiet. However, others find the machine surprisingly noisy, with the beep being somewhat loud.
"...The White bread setting has so many sets of beeps!..and yet, the rustic setting has only 2. The whole wheat seems to only have 1...." Read more
"...Operations aren't silent but it has enough weight to it that it doesn't vibrate on the counters...." Read more
"...This machine is super quiet compared to 2 other machines I have had...." Read more
"...To address some of the negative reviews: yes, the beep is somewhat loud...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the size of the bread making machine. Some mention that it's not too big, making rectangular loaves of three sizes. However, others say that the size is odd and the bread maker is very big.
"...of the dough during kneading. PROS: Removable paddle, rectangular loaf-3 sizes, even cooking, reliability..." Read more
"...It did not fall down into the machine but the crown was large enough once that I had to use my bread knife to cut part of it away so I could remove..." Read more
"...cycle, but it has a number of different bread options, and it makes 3 sizes of loaf (I've made the 1 and 1.5 # loaves)...." Read more
"...It makes a short loaf that bakes too high and too wide for easy slicing with my slicing guide and for getting slices that fit into my toaster...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the bread making machine. They mention that the kneading paddle has a tendency to break, the bread collapses during the bake cycle, and the posts break. The bread pan started wearing out a few months ago and is no longer non-stick. The coatings don't last and the bread deflates more than they would like it to.
"...It is not ear piercing, it's ear shredding. Don't stand beside it. The second gripe is getting the paddle out...." Read more
"...My only complaint is that this Amazon-bought appliance came with a ding (I didn't make a fuss about it), and that I can't keep up with the family's..." Read more
"...Nice and crispy/chewy, but not abrasive at all. The bread itself is fluffy/chewy, just the way it should be...." Read more
"...THE CONS:The baking pan is very light weight and feels like it would bend easily so be careful not to drop it...." Read more
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This is an edit to include the things I have learned:
1. The beeps: The first set of 5 beeps, is supposed to tell you it's time to add your mix-ins, if you have any. However. It doesn't (at least not on my machine) beep just 5 times. It give a series of 5 beeps, with a slight pause between a total of 3 sets of 5 beeps. That's what had me so confused and frustrated in the first place. I kept thinking it was ready for the next step, but it wasn't.
2. The recipes: I can't say anything about that wheat bread recipe as it was so off, BUT, for every other recipe I have used, you need to add 1 Tablespoon of flour for each cup of flour called for. I've done this 4x now, and each loaf has turned out beautifully.
3. Personal preference: I think that the full 2T of yeast (for 1.5 lb loaf) that most recipes have called for, may actually be too much. The bread is still delicious, but you can definitely taste a very yeasty flavor, that can sometimes be a little overpowering. I'm trying a loaf of Italian, using just 1.5t of yeast, and I guess we'll see how it turns out.
4. RE: Bread getting stuck on the paddle, stuck in the machine: I have found that waiting 5 minutes before trying to remove the bread makes it pop out with no trouble at all. Even if the paddle stays stuck, the bread slides off very neatly.
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This is not a bad machine. It does, however, have a learning curve. Different programs seem to have different amounts of beep sets to tell you what stage you are in, and it's very confusing. The White bread setting has so many sets of beeps!..and yet, the rustic setting has only 2. The whole wheat seems to only have 1. Directions for use need to be made much clearer. Also, the recipes in the book are just BAD.
When I say BAD, I mean that they are inaccurate. Every recipe I have used from the book, from basic white bread, Italian bread, and the honey whole wheat, have had very inaccurate flour measurements. The white bread are off by at least a tablespoon, and the honey whole wheat?
As directed, it made a batter. If this is supposed to be a batter bread, then the recipe should state that. I had to add almost 1/4 cup more of bread flour, and it's still sticky at the rise stage. I've no idea how this is going to turn out, but I'm getting rather upset about all the flour I'm wasting, with having to experiment, to get proper proportions. This is the last time I'm going to use the included recipes.
Now to the reasons I like the machine: The crusts! The crusts on the breads t hat I've been able to get right have been *perfect*. Nice and crispy/chewy, but not abrasive at all. The bread itself is fluffy/chewy, just the way it should be. The failures, however, have been dismal.
Please, Cuisinart, fix your manual, and fix your recipes. Adding a light to the view window, and a backlight to the digital display would be a nice touch as well. Having to use a flashlight to see the display is inconvenient.
The breadmaker is simple to use and doesn't require much to get it to work. There are three basic options you select- type of bread (there are 12 options), size, and desired crust color (light, medium, dark). It's preset to basic white bread, 2 pound, medium crust. The loaf itself has a strange shape that takes a ittle getting used to. It's almost square. I thought that this was a horizontal pan but it's not exactly, although it's definitely not a vertical style that looks like a tube. The slices come out a little too large for a kids sandwich but my family usually devours the entire lof before we get around to putting anything on it.
I have only two minor "complaints" about this thing, and they're sort of petty. First, the beeping is very loud. I can hear it from the basement. For the "add in" and "remove paddle" beeps this is very annoying, but it's okay for the "get this loaf outta here" beeping. It is not ear piercing, it's ear shredding. Don't stand beside it. The second gripe is getting the paddle out. I've had notoriously bad luck kneading bread so I haven't wanted to remove the paddle before baking. I just leave it. When the bread is done and I try to get it out of the pan to cool it takes quite a bit of coaxing to get it to drop out. When it does, the paddle stays in the pan but the bottom of the loaf loses a chunk of bread. It's a detail, and once I'm feeling a little braver I'll remove it when those six loud-asterisk beeps tell me to.
Other things to consider are the size of the machine, overall. I'm on the petite size and have difficulty peering through the little window on top when this sits on a standard size counter. This isn't unusual, I've seen other machines and they're all sort of big. I like how simple this looks- even though it takes up a little real estate in the kitchen it isn't fussy or ugly. Helps keep things looking a little less cluttered and simple. It's well built overall, not too heavy, and I have no problems moving it around or lifting it. Operations aren't silent but it has enough weight to it that it doesn't vibrate on the counters. So far, nothing has changed and I've used this at least once a day since we got it.
Be sure to use quality, fresh ingredients. The first thing to start with is unbleached bread flour (the bleached stuff is gross, pay the extra five cents for unbleached) and unexpired yeast. The Cuisinart website has a reader-contributed recipe section that has been great for getting some new recipes. All the recipes included in the book it comes with have been very good and we will certainly continue to use them. The Rustic Italian is probably our favorite so far. I don't know that I would ever make jam in this but it's fun to have that option.
Overall I love this thing. I'm glad I held out for the better quality and reputation of Cuisinart without going too crazy. If you're like me and love homemade bread but can't really bake it (I'm a good cook and baker, I have no idea why my breadmaking skills are so poor) then get this stainless steel beast of breadmakers. It makes a great gift and eventually it will pay for itself in the savings over bakery or store breads. Plus, the taste of fresh bread just can't be beat.
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La usé también para amasar pan de masa madre, luego terminé de amasar en la mesa de la cocina y en una ocasión la usé para hornear esa misma masa con un muy buen resultado (pero no le gana a un horno holandés de hierro fundido).
Anteriormente tuve otra máquina que no pudo dar batalla, pero esta no ha fallado hasta ahora (casi seis meses después) y aunque parece muy voluminosa no ocupa más espacio que un horno tostador pequeño y se ve muy bien.
Unfortunately there was a surprising lack of packaging during delivery. Recently I bought a bottle of nail polish from Amazon and the product box was maybe 1x1x3" and it came in a delivery box that was approximately 10x 20x4" and stuffed with brown paper 😱 That was shocking over-packaging, but the bread machine arrived only in the box that it would be in if you bought it from a store shelf. Thankfully, it looks like everything is in working order.
It's a nice looking item, not too bulky and doesn't weigh too much. If there's a way to do it, I might suggest a new user may want to put it through a heat cycle while not baking anything, to burn off that "new machine" smell. The smell was not especially nice, but did not affect the flavour of the bread.
I did the caraway rye recipe from the booklet. I was familiar by name with some of the more unusual ingredients, but I'm not sure if even a big grocery store would carry all of them. I went to one health food store that I frequent , but being a smaller store in the chain didn't carry everything… I had to go to one of their bigger stores to get all the ingredients. Customers in a more remote area might have to do it through mail order from a larger store chain or Amazon.
This is my first experience with a bread machine – prior to getting ready to do the baking, in my mind I was still thinking old-school, having to dig out my bowls and make a big dusty mess! LOL It's wonderful to just be able to pop everything in the bake pan and let the machine do the rest. No mixing, no kneading – heaven!
I noticed the loaf rising nicely, and at one point I closed the microwave on the other side of my kitchen and I don't know if it's my imagination that the sound made the loaf sink a bit…or if it is supposed to do that. I've never even made gluten-free bread in an oven so this is all new to me.
When the process was over and I turned out the loaf, I couldn't believe how nicely it turned out! When I did a taste test later, it was really nice! I look forward to trying the other recipes in this booklet, as well as other recipes from Gluten free bread machine books.
I did a very rough estimate on the cost to make a loaf, and I would say it's maybe half the cost. Maybe a bit less, maybe a bit more, I wasn't terribly scientific in calculating. One downside to the recipes is that the nutritional information shows that everything is way higher than loaf I would normally get in the store. However, it's fresh and you know what's in it... It's also a more solid loaf than one would find in the stores, so not full of *air*. I weighed this one at 700 g. (almost 2 lb)
It's not a fault of the machine, but the recipes in the booklet, so it might be advisable to find recipes elsewhere: I've added a photo: one slice is approximately 4 in x 5 in, so roughly the same size as a store loaf, however the nutritional values like calories, sodium, carbohydrates, are about three times (!) what a store slice would be. One third of the slice is awfully tiny, and obviously not big enough to make a sandwich with. Again though, it's very dense and very filling so perhaps one just has to train oneself to use smaller than industry-standardized slices.
If the photos turned out in the correct order, you see the process from beginning to end. (I've added one more to show the small size you would need to make a slice in order to make the equivalent nutritional values of a store-bought slice).The dough after mixing; the dough rising; the dough when I worried if it sank; the beautiful finished product!
Reviewed in Canada on April 8, 2018
Unfortunately there was a surprising lack of packaging during delivery. Recently I bought a bottle of nail polish from Amazon and the product box was maybe 1x1x3" and it came in a delivery box that was approximately 10x 20x4" and stuffed with brown paper 😱 That was shocking over-packaging, but the bread machine arrived only in the box that it would be in if you bought it from a store shelf. Thankfully, it looks like everything is in working order.
It's a nice looking item, not too bulky and doesn't weigh too much. If there's a way to do it, I might suggest a new user may want to put it through a heat cycle while not baking anything, to burn off that "new machine" smell. The smell was not especially nice, but did not affect the flavour of the bread.
I did the caraway rye recipe from the booklet. I was familiar by name with some of the more unusual ingredients, but I'm not sure if even a big grocery store would carry all of them. I went to one health food store that I frequent , but being a smaller store in the chain didn't carry everything… I had to go to one of their bigger stores to get all the ingredients. Customers in a more remote area might have to do it through mail order from a larger store chain or Amazon.
This is my first experience with a bread machine – prior to getting ready to do the baking, in my mind I was still thinking old-school, having to dig out my bowls and make a big dusty mess! LOL It's wonderful to just be able to pop everything in the bake pan and let the machine do the rest. No mixing, no kneading – heaven!
I noticed the loaf rising nicely, and at one point I closed the microwave on the other side of my kitchen and I don't know if it's my imagination that the sound made the loaf sink a bit…or if it is supposed to do that. I've never even made gluten-free bread in an oven so this is all new to me.
When the process was over and I turned out the loaf, I couldn't believe how nicely it turned out! When I did a taste test later, it was really nice! I look forward to trying the other recipes in this booklet, as well as other recipes from Gluten free bread machine books.
I did a very rough estimate on the cost to make a loaf, and I would say it's maybe half the cost. Maybe a bit less, maybe a bit more, I wasn't terribly scientific in calculating. One downside to the recipes is that the nutritional information shows that everything is way higher than loaf I would normally get in the store. However, it's fresh and you know what's in it... It's also a more solid loaf than one would find in the stores, so not full of *air*. I weighed this one at 700 g. (almost 2 lb)
It's not a fault of the machine, but the recipes in the booklet, so it might be advisable to find recipes elsewhere: I've added a photo: one slice is approximately 4 in x 5 in, so roughly the same size as a store loaf, however the nutritional values like calories, sodium, carbohydrates, are about three times (!) what a store slice would be. One third of the slice is awfully tiny, and obviously not big enough to make a sandwich with. Again though, it's very dense and very filling so perhaps one just has to train oneself to use smaller than industry-standardized slices.
If the photos turned out in the correct order, you see the process from beginning to end. (I've added one more to show the small size you would need to make a slice in order to make the equivalent nutritional values of a store-bought slice).The dough after mixing; the dough rising; the dough when I worried if it sank; the beautiful finished product!