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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
Good Machine
For the price, it's a pretty good bread machine. One thing I would add is this... If you are not using the brand of yeast recommended by Breadman, your results may not be good. Their recipes were tested using Red Star Yeast Active Dry Yeast. Not all yeasts will yield the same result. Know how the yeast you're using will perform.
I use an organic...
Published 11 months ago by A. Terry
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
fabulous bread machine... did not last
This machine was so great while it lasted. I almost always used the dough setting and shaped and baked the loaves myself. I was baking about 2 lbs of bread every 3 weeks or so. It was delicious and so simple. The numbers are hard to read, but that was a small price to pay.
However, after about 9 months of use, I find my machine no longer mixes the dough...
Published 13 months ago by Riks
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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
Good Machine, September 27, 2009
This review is from: Breadman TR520 Programmable Bread Maker for 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)
For the price, it's a pretty good bread machine. One thing I would add is this... If you are not using the brand of yeast recommended by Breadman, your results may not be good. Their recipes were tested using Red Star Yeast Active Dry Yeast. Not all yeasts will yield the same result. Know how the yeast you're using will perform.
I use an organic yeast, and when I used the amount recommended in the first white bread recipe, (1 Tbsp for a 2 lb loaf), the bread rose and fell. The taste was okay, but I knew when the loaf didn't dome, that the problem was too much yeast.
I used (1 3/4 tsp of organic yeast for a 1 1/2 lb loaf) for whole wheat bread, and it came out absolutely perfect. The bread was just as good as the whole wheat bread I used to purchase at the grocery store for $3.50 a loaf. Now that I know that I have to adjust the amount of yeast since I'm not using the one tested for their recipes, I am very happy with my machine. I would not use a bread machine for quick breads because I prefer to do them by hand. I will only use my machine for yeast breads.
I have experience using bread machines and I know how my yeast performs thru trial and error. A novice would not have known that there are differences in brands of Active Dry Yeast. Also, through experience, I know that the relative humidity will affect the outcome of your bread. Check your bread while it's kneading on a humid day to see if a little flour needs to be added, only adding a Tbsp at a time.
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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
good deal - we're happy with it, July 23, 2008
We bake a loaf about every 5 days, usually basic white or honey wheat. We've also made herb breads, seed breads and pizza dough. This is our first and only bread machine so we've nothing to compare it to, but seems great to us. The loaves are beautiful and almost always perfect - we've only had one loaf that didn't turn out (don't know why). There's a timer that lets us set it up the night before and wake to the smell of fresh bread baking... mmmm...... The paddle does tend to take a largish chunk of bread with it when the loaf comes out of the pan. The writing is hard to read as others have said, but we use the default setting 95% of the time so we don't have to read anything - just hit start. For an inexpensive breadmaker, it's really great. We've had ours 7 months.
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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
Horizontal Loaf Breadmaker, March 8, 2008
This review is from: Breadman TR520 Programmable Bread Maker for 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)
This Breadmaker is exactly what I had hoped for. In all my years of skirting around purchasing a Breadmaker, I never realized how easy it would be to use one and then we found this one on Amazon.com. My husband is the primary cook in our 2-member family, we are retired senior citizens, and he is very pleased. The breads are delicious and there was no trial/error period! The aroma of fresh cooking bread is so good! We find ourselves waiting anxiously for the end of the cooking cycle, slice it after it's cooled, get out the butter/margarine and enjoy a very small piece and critique it. No failures! Thanks. jtf895@aol.com
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
fabulous bread machine... did not last, July 19, 2009
This review is from: Breadman TR520 Programmable Bread Maker for 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)
This machine was so great while it lasted. I almost always used the dough setting and shaped and baked the loaves myself. I was baking about 2 lbs of bread every 3 weeks or so. It was delicious and so simple. The numbers are hard to read, but that was a small price to pay.
However, after about 9 months of use, I find my machine no longer mixes the dough properly. In my last 3-4 batches, the dough did not mix well and bubbled over the sides. I still use the machine to start off the process but have to pull it out mid-cycle and knead it by hand. What a mess. Only slightly more convenient than doing it myself. I say, spend the extra money and get a bread machine that will last you. Now I have to figure out if its worth it for me to invest in a new one.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Great Buy!, February 5, 2009
I spent some time deciding between this machine and the Panasonic (which was more $$). I only considered horizontal loaves and I'm glad because they are still quite tall. I'm very happy I chose this machine and didn't spend the extra money. Having a window really makes a difference - to monitor whether or not to scrape the flour/dough down to make sure it all gets into the dough ball, and to make sure it's not too sticky (or dry). It's also just fun to peek! Of course maybe the Panasonic does a better job kneading all the ingredients together without "help"... I'll never know!
I was worried that the white-on-beige control labels might be a pain but I haven't found them inconvenient (although it could be designed better with more contrast). The options and controls are pretty simple and straightforward and easy to get used to.
I've made about 6-7 loaves and some rolls (dough cycle) and all have come out great. Although the daytime (monitored) loaves were more symmetrical than the overnight loaves, we were still very happy with the overnight loaves using the delay-timer.
I'm looking forward to doing a pizza crust and maybe some breadsticks, but for someone like me who just wanted a good alternative to the bread you get in the store (plus the aroma in the a.m!) this is a great choice. I just hope it holds up for a while being used 2+ times a week. I make sure and push it WAY back on the counter (it does "walk" a bit) and I don't immerse the bread pan (per the instructions - not sure why). The biggest problem with our breadmaker? The bread is so delicious and we eat WAY too much bread now (the homemade loaves are sometimes gone in a day compared to store-bought loaves which hang around forever!) But we're eating healthy, wholesome and delicious bread now (no calcium proprionate or other suspicious additives) and we couldn't be happier!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Breadman 2-lb Horizontal Breadmaker - TR520, May 3, 2008
For the Price - and excellent buy!!
When I got it home the first thing I made was Cranberry Quick Bread. It was really great tasting, no added bowls-everything was just put in the baking container, turned it on and done.
I use to make bread from scratch and this machine has taken the work out of making bread. Plus now, you can have bread in a little over an hour.
Great Buy if you like no work and homemade bread!!!
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Not too shabby!!, November 12, 2008
This review is from: Breadman TR520 Programmable Bread Maker for 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)
This is my first bread machine and it's a beauty! My first loaf was a failure, but the 2nd, 3rd and 4th have been simply delicious. I believe the trick is to sift your flour thoroughly and remove immediately after baking (don't use the 'warm' option). Gotta go...there's bread to be made! ha ha
P.S. Don't be fooled amazon shoppers...this is the exact same model as the 'Breadman TR520'. They're roughly the same price, yet the Melitta has free shipping...or at least it did when I purchased it.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Another satisfied customer, November 17, 2009
This review is from: Breadman TR520 Programmable Bread Maker for 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-Pound Loaves (Kitchen)
Add me to the list of happy Breadman users. My boyfriend got this machine about 2 years ago, and he's been making delicious loaves of bread ever since. This machine is great! With the FastBake option, you're eating bread in an hour. (Other machines, I researched have taken 2 + hours.) The recipe book is really good - I highly recommend the onion cheese bread! My boyfriend made a super fantastic banana bread just last night. We have only had one bad loaf, and that was completely user error. You really have to keep measurements precise when baking bread - the ratio of wet-to-dry ingredients is critical.
Cons: This thing is kind of loud. Also, depending on if you add enough liquids it "clanks" through the kneading cycle. Additionally, as another reviewer commented, the dough does travel all around the bread pan during the knead cycle. Depending on how much noise the thing is making, and how much the dough is moving, I will often times scrape the sides of the bread pan and add a little extra water while it's kneading. This will fix both problems (but is an extra step). Also, the bread pan can be a little difficult to get out of the machine - especially because it's hot!
But honestly, to me the cons are extremely minor and well worth the loaves of bread this machine turns out. It's cheap, fast and works great.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Our new breadmaker, May 27, 2008
Our old Sunbeam bread machine is still operative, but the non-stick coating is almost worn off from heavy use. We had the new Breadman on the table side-by-side with the old unit. It occured to my wife to try exchanging the bread pans of the two machines. Voila! The Breadman and the Sunbeam are basically identical. If the Breadman gives the same service as the Sunbeam, we will be pleased. As others have noted, the goofy color scheme of the control panel makes it hard to read. The price was right and the S&H fair. Delivery was prompt.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Good bread, but not real flexible, February 18, 2008
This will make good bread, but only allows using the pre-programmed options and I wouldn't recommend using recipes that do not require resting to allow for the dough to rise. No custom baking modes, need to use a regular oven for that.
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