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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this bread machine!, April 2, 2007
By T.B.
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I bought this bread machine from Amazon because they had a nice sale on it about two weeks ago. It seemed like a good price for what looked like a decent machine, so I ordered it. I'm so glad that I did! I have made six loaves so far, all of which have come out perfectly. I tried two other, hand-me-down machines before this model, both of which burnt or did other crazy things to the loaves and so required tons of monitoring and adjustments. With this machine, though, it really IS as easy as throwing a few ingredients in the machine and pressing a button! So far I have made french bread, whole wheat bread, brown rice flour bread, irish potato brown bread, and more. The recipes that came with the machine work well, but I also picked up a few bread machine cookbooks for more variety.

In addition to making great bread, I love how quiet the machine is (like another reviewer, I kept checking to see whether it was working the first time). I also like that it's a little smaller than equivalent 2 lb. machines and so easily fits under kitchen cabinets, and I love the way it looks in my kitchen (it's not a huge, hideous white box!). There's a helpful fruit/nut add-in beep, the shape of the loaf is nicer than the other 2 machines I've used, and the finished bread easily slides out of the pan.

Overall, I am extremely happy with my purchase. 5 stars!

Added 10/25/2007:
I am still so happy with this bread machine, so I had to come back and add to my review. Since I bought this more 6 months ago I have been using it often (at least 1 loaf a week) and I have never had a failure yet. In addition to loaves made with bread flour, I have made many loaves with 100% whole wheat flour (the majority of my loaves are 100% whole wheat) or other flours like spelt, rice, and oat, and all loves came out beautifully. This machine produces perfect, perfect bread! I now bring fresh bread to every dinner party I attend, and people are always so grateful.

In addition to homemade bread being delicious, I think it's much healthier, too: I love that I now know exactly what went into every loaf of bread I eat (i.e. no weird chemicals or additives, I can decrease the sugar or replace it with a natural sweetener like maple syrup, etc.). I would give this machine 10 stars if I could, I love it that much.

One helpful tip someone gave me was to buy The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook by Beth Hensperger. I use recipes from this book every time I bake bread, and they always come out beautifully. I'm sure there are lots of other good bread machine cookbooks, but this is by far the best one I've tried.

UPDATE 09/04/2010:
3.5 years later, I STILL love this bread machine! My Breadman TR875 is still going strong, as of September 2010 with no problems at all. I made a loaf of whole wheat bread in it just yesterday, in fact :) In 3.5 years of near weekly use, I've had zero loaf failures, and zero merchanical problems. The machine has held up perfectly cosmetically, as well. Overall this has been a truly excellent, reliable machine - I remain thrilled with my purchase, and would absolutely recommend this bread machine to anyone.
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Initial post: Nov. 28, 2007 10:29 AM PST
Last edited by the author on Nov. 28, 2007 10:30 AM PST
J. Buttimer says:
Excellent review, and I have Beth's cookbook as well. I don't know why, but every loaf I make from her book comes out HUGE. I have to make the 1 1/2 pound loaf recipe because the 2 pound blows the roof off!

Try the sour cream bread recipe. It's perfect for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or cinnamon rolls!

Amazon.com has the book at an excellent price - I just ordered 2 copies for friends.

Posted on Feb. 5, 2008 2:37 AM PST
Niki M. says:
Thanks for sharing the extra tidbit about the cookbook. I am going to order a copy when I buy my bread machine.

In reply to an earlier post on Feb. 22, 2008 11:57 AM PST
T.B. says:
Oh my gosh, the sour cream bread recipe sounds amazing! I hadn't noticed it, but now I can't wait to try. Thanks for the tip!

Posted on Feb. 23, 2008 4:53 PM PST
flippergirl says:
Thanks so much for adding to your review a few months after your initial posting -- it's nice to hear what people think at first and then later after having the product for a while. Thanks for doing that, it is very appreciated!

Posted on Dec. 13, 2008 9:41 PM PST
I'd also like to thank you for adding your addendum a few months into product ownership. It's great to know it's still working. Thank you also for sharing that you've used this to cook with alternative flours. The number of gluten-free bread mixes in my local grocery stores has inspired me to consider owning (and using) a bread machine again.

In reply to an earlier post on Aug. 4, 2010 6:17 AM PDT
here it is 2010. I want to purchase a machine. Would you still recommend the Breadman small machine. There are only 2 of us and that would be sufficient.

In reply to an earlier post on Sept. 4, 2010 5:35 PM PDT
T.B. says:
Hi, yes! I should update my review. My bread machine is still going strong as of September 2010. We're a two person household, and it's perfect for us. I am still totally in love with this machine - made a loaf of whole wheat seed bread yesterday in fact! This machine has been incredibly reliable and has saved us tons of money - I remain thrilled with my purchase, and would recommend this model to others :)

Posted on Sept. 5, 2010 5:27 AM PDT
M. Medellin says:
Can anyone tell me whether this breadmaker (or which breadmaker) has a stainless steel interior chamber which houses and bakes the bread. I purchased on locally and it had the antistick coating.

In reply to an earlier post on Sept. 5, 2010 7:02 AM PDT
I ended up buying this model and I love it. Insideof loaf pan is anti-stick casing is steel. Love it, have not stopped using it. Have made cranberry/walniut on the fast cycle and yesterday used the dough cycle and made foccia bread and then added pizza topping, cheese, tomatoes (fresh) olive oil, garlic, baked it for a few minutes and it was great. Next time I will only use half of the dough because the whole recipe was too much for 2 seniors. I will freeze the other half for later use. Would recommend it highly
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