Breadman TR2500BC Ultimate Plus 2-Pound Stainless-Steel Convection Breadmaker

by Breadman

• Programmable bread machine bakes 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-pound horizontal loaves
• Convection bake function for crisper crust; 300+ pre-programmed recipes
• Gluten-free, low-carb, cake batter, jam, and pizza-, bagel-, and pasta-dough options
• Fruit, nut, and herb "add-in" dispenser; 24-hour delay-bake timer
• Measures 9-1/2 by 15-1/4 by 12-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 10 x 13 inches ; 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 21 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: B000BXD5WQ
• Item model number: TR2500BC
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (367 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,447 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #14 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Bread Machines

Product Description

Bring Home the Bakery! Fall in love with your favorite breads and baked goods all over again! Featuring 16 unique baking functions in 3 loaf sizes – 1, 1.5 & 2 lb. – plus light, medium and dark crust control, you can make all your favorite breads, dough and even jams with ease – including low carb and gluten free! Our patented automatic fruit & nut dispenser means no more waiting around, while convection technology ensures even cooking and professional results.Please Note: When delivered, kneading paddle may be attached to the power cord of the bread maker.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

560 of 562 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Fortune with my Breadman 2500 October 9, 2006

By R. VanCamp

Amazon Verified Purchase

After reading other reviews, I took my life in my hands and ordered the Breadman 2500. Fortunately, I have had no trouble with the machine at any of the stages. Having baked bread by hand regularly for over 40 years, I was surprised to find the Breadman texture quite acceptable. Here are a couple of tips I got from the company while trying to do the basic set up: 1. When you turn on the machine to "burn off manufacturing oils", take the bread pan out and leave the top of the machine open. This was not mentioned in the booklet. 2. When you set the cycle you want for a loaf, don't expect to see words like "white bread" - you get only the amount of time it takes to run the full cycle. Keep pressing "Select" until the arrow on the right stops where you want it. Then do the same with "Crust Control" and "Loaf Size". Then you're ready to push "Start". 3. After you have completed the entire baking, push the Reset button and hold down for 4 seconds. Do this as well if the electricity goes off but you are not baking, or if you unplug the machine. This precautionary measure will keep you from finding yourself in an emergency cycle.
Some people have trouble with the dough ball not picking up all the flour during kneading. My suggestion is that your dough ball isn't quite moist enough. I am creating my own recipes, especially since I like to make some breads with cooked cereal. The important thing if there is some question as to whether you have the right balance of wet and dry ingredients is to observe your dough ball during the 2nd kneading. If there is any flour in the corners that has not picked up after a few minutes, use your rubber spatula to scrape it toward the middle. If this doesn't work, I suggest using a spritzer on the dough ball until the flour adheres. If the dough is sticking a little to the sides of the pan as it goes around, begin lightly sprinkling flour on the ball until it stops doing this. The whole wheat bread, which I made precisely according to the recipe, turned out perfect, but, as I say, if you are experimenting, this is how you can bake any bread recipe you want to and it will turn out perfectly. Your dough ball should be spongy and only slightly sticky.
I hope this is helplful information for Breadman owners. The key to all good bread is learning how to recognize the look and feel of a good lump during and after kneading.

NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER:

It is July 15, 2008, and I'm still baking away. So far I've never had a failure with this machine. I have found a few corrections to the white bread recipe (for 1 1/2 lb loaf) make a better loaf. To start with, I always use King Arthur bread Flour, which a lot of Wal-Marts carry. I use 1 cup plus 3 teaspoons water instead of 2 teaspoons, 2 teaspoons of yeast rather than 1 1/2, tho 1 1/2 works fine. That little bit of extra water helps. I also probably use couple of TBS oil, rather than 1 1/2. And I use 2 teasp. salt rather than 1/1/2. It is important to know that different flours behave different ways, and different batches of flours of the same kind can need more or less moisture. This is especially noticeable using whole wheat flour. If you let the bread sit in the machine for 10-15 minutes after baking is complete, the steam softens the sides enough to dump the loaf out but doesn't leave the loaf soggy. Before I figured that out, I used a small rubber spatula to loosen the sides. Be sure you don't scrape the pan with a metal utensil as it scratches easily. Well, happy baking!!

PUSHING FIVE YEARS

March 2011: Well, here we are, still baking away. The only adjustment has been that I have upped the baking time slightly (I use the 2# setting for a 1 1/2 lb. loaf). The old relic is still performing and making perfect loaves of bread! Hey, is this thing still on the market anyway??

130 of 130 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Machine -- Great Gluten Free Bread! But add the liquid first to avoid motor burnout! November 27, 2007

By Cosmo

I bought this machine at Target, mainly because I was very nervous from all the negative reviews and I wanted to be able to return it easily. I safely tucked away my receipt, and started making bread. Very worried about burning out the motor or having the machine jump off the counter in an act of manic self-destruction, I researched why this happens so I could avoid the problem. I discovered two interesting things that may help with the burn out problem and hopping machine that some of the reviews mention.

1. The manual recommends when you first run the machine to do so empty to burn off the oils from the manufacturing process. You need to keep the lid OPEN, which they do not mention; this will ensure the unit does not get overly hot.

2. It is critical to always, always, add the liquid first, regardless of the instructions or whether or not it is a gluten free recipe. Adding the flour first then the liquid on top will contribute to the `hopping' and burn out your motor, eventually. The reason this happens is simple, the paddle is short and when it first starts to move, if you have the flour on the bottom it moves through the flour slowly pulling in the liquid. This creates a cement like mixture initially, until all the liquid can be pulled in. Just like when you mix by hand and do not have enough liquid in the flour, it is bloody hard to mix. This results on lots of strain on the paddles (making the machine jump) and the motor (burning it out). Add the liquid first then the flour on top, when the paddle engages, you can literally hear it swooshing though the liquid, gradually pulling in the flour. The machine doesn't even shimmy in the slightest. And the bread still turns out wonderful.

I had been diagnosed with Celiac disease about 15 years ago and have tried every frozen gluten free bread on the market, toasting the life out of each slice to get something palatable. I wanted real bread again. I picked up two gluten free mixes (Annies and Bob's Red Mill). The first loaf was amazing; I almost cried when I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with SOFT bread, I hadn't experienced that since grade school. It was great. The second loaf was just as good. I used the gluten free setting for the first loaf and the Whole Wheat Rapid setting for the second. In both cases I left the bread in the machine after the cycle was done for 15 minutes. If you do this, the machine goes into a `warm' mode, which slowly brings the temperature of the bread down and assists in ensuring the inside is cooked rather than too moist. Both came out wonderful, but different consistencies. The second loaf was a bit denser, but just as delectable. As for density and texture, I've learned that much of this can be managed with experimenting with the yeast/sugar combinations a little less of both, denser bread, a little more, lighter fluffier bread. Also experimenting with the different machine settings will result in a different texture of bread for the same bread mix.

This is a great machine, changed my family's life, we can actually enjoy real bread. And I can add fiber! Which is sorely lacking from most gluten free breads or mixes.

114 of 115 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well for Gluten Free breads July 18, 2006

By Cheff Jeff

Amazon Verified Purchase

I was given one of these machines for Christmas and am so pleased that I am buying one for my niece. We make only gluten free bread, which is significantly different than "regular" so I don't know about other reviews stating problems - perhaps there is a lot of unit to unit variability. We have had a couple loaves fail but, in general, get far better bread than we are able to make by mixing and baking in the oven. We figured out that with the cost of gluten-free bread from local stores is so expensive (fresh made is even more expensive than the horrid frozen loaves that grocery stores sell) that by making our own the payoff time for making our own is less than 6 months at a loaf a week!