Black & Decker B2250 All-In-One Automatic Breadmaker for 1-1/2 to 2-Pound Loaves

by Black & Decker

Product Features

• Automatic breadmaker bakes 1-1/2- to 2-pound loaves
• User-friendly control panel with digital display; 10 menu items; 3 crust shades
• 13-hour delay timer; 60-minute keep warm; viewing window; cool-touch housing
• Nonstick baking pan, kneading paddle, and measuring cup and spoon included
• Measures 18-3/5 by 12-2/5 by 14-4/5 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 12.4 x 14.8 inches ; 15.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000MIM030
• Item model number: B2250
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,015 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #44 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Bread Machines

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy the delicious aroma of freshly baked bread with this automatic breadmaker. The unit bakes 1-1/2- to 2-pound loaves and can handle any favorite recipe--from cinnamon raisin, honey wheat, rosemary, and cranberry oat to hearty rye, cheesy onion focaccia, and classic French bread, even cinnamon rolls for breakfast or dinner rolls for the evening meal. The machine features a user-friendly control panel with an easy-to-read digital display. Choose from three crust shades--light, medium, or dark, and 10 menu items including yeast breads, non-yeast breads, dough, and preserves and jams. The unit also provides a delay timer that can be set up to 13 hours--great for waking up to or coming home to a warm loaf ready to be sliced and lathered with butter. Other thoughtful details include a 60-minute keep-warm function, a viewing window, and cool-touch housing. A removable nonstick baking pan, a nonstick kneading paddle, and a measuring cup and spoon come included. The bread machine measures 18-3/5 by 12-2/5 by 14-4/5 inches.

Product Description

The B2250 has a built-in crust control, for improved crust and bread texture. It automatically controls proper temperature, kneading, and baking times so that you can enjoy freshly baked bread without all the work of doing it yourself. You'll be turning out wonderfully flavorful loaves.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value at $50, November 24, 2007

By 

John C. Hanson (Canada, eh!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker B2250 All-In-One Automatic Breadmaker for 1-1/2 to 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)

If you've read many breadmaker reviews like I have you'll notice many very negative reviews and many very positive reviews for the same machines. You'll also notice a tendancy for newbs to have great success and experienced users to fail dramatically. I don't understand why; though I suspect a conspiracy ;)

I am a newb bread maker, and I didn't read the other reviews on this product when I bought it on sale at ... a retail outlet for under $50. The price was great and it was the only one in the store. I knew I could return it if I wasn't happy. I wanted one as I want a better diet. I can't find any good tasting breads in stores that are also good for my blood sugars (diabetic eh). There may not be one anywhere as I now find out that all recipes have some white flour or equivalant to make them fluff up and stick together, but that's another tale.

This machine has made two loaves for me without a flaw. I made the plain white sandwich bread on medium nad a Robin Hood Oatmeal Raisin bread on light. Both were fantastic! I've written enough, so I'll point form the positives and negatives I found:

Positive:
+ does not burn. Bread was perfect.
+ shakes but moved only 1/4 of an inch on the #5 (3:40) setting, less on the sandwich (1:55) setting.
+ does not stick. Nope, it's very slippery. If you can't clean this, you should not be allowed in a kitchen.
+ LCD very visible
+ beeps loudly
+ very sturdy paddle. No issues.

Negatives:
- thin recipe book/manual. I'm skeptical of a currant bread with no currants.
- buttons very hard to read
- buttons backward from manual descriptions (pfft!)
- cover does not come off. My 2nd loaf did stick to it a bit, and cleaning was not difficult, but if a disaster happens, cleaning could be tough.
- it's a vertical bin, but that's what you pay for.

So far I'm very happy.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bring back the old!, February 3, 2009

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Island dweller "B" (Nanaimo, BC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker B2250 All-In-One Automatic Breadmaker for 1-1/2 to 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)

We purchased the B2005 model and loved it. It worked great for a few years until recently when a small metal part broke off and the unit can no longer turn the paddle. Couldn't buy a replacement part.
Not a big deal, we would buy another one.

B2250 All in one pro. Black & Decker 2-lb. Programmable Bread Maker

Brought it home, washed the pan, etc. Decided to try the cracked wheat sandwich bread recipe that was printed in the book. (since I wasn't sure if I could use my 'old' recipes in the new unit).

Good thing that I was home. It started up fine...everything seemed to be working...until I smelled smoke/burning. Yup, it was the unit...smoke pouring out everywhere. Needless to say, I am not happy with this unit. Forget replacing it with another B2250, I don't want it.

I've now read some reviews that state that the breadmakers are no longer manufactured by Black & Decker. Perhaps this is the problem? Name is still the same but the units are not. Too bad.

Anyways, I'm off to find a new bread machine. It won't be a B & D.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Burns the bread and impossible to clean, September 19, 2007

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Don T "Don" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker B2250 All-In-One Automatic Breadmaker for 1-1/2 to 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)

I agree with Trixie - this is a horrible bread maker.

I cannot find any settings that do not result in burned bread and its lid is permanently attached to the bread maker so if you get bread stuck (and burned) on the inside of the lid then it is impossible to clean properly.

This is the B2250 machine, but its big brother, the B2300 Horizontal bread maker, has the same problems. I have tried both and they now both reside in my basement.