Russell Hobbs 23620 Compact Fast Breadmaker, 660 W, Black
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Best price: £129.99 (34% off)
Product Summary
- 12 functions including: French, Gluten Free, Jam, Whole Wheat
- 55 minute fast bake
- 13 hr delay bake timer
- 3 crust options
- Dishwasher safe non-stick pan & kneading blades
Product Attributes
- Width: 11.4 Inches,
- Height: 11.8 Inches,
- Weight: 9.5 Pounds,
- Length: 12.7 Inches,
- Size: Black
Brand
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Product Review Analysis*
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 66.0% | 12.3% | 21.7% |
Senti score [78.3%] |
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good
absolutely gorgeous
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absolutely love
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Pros & Cons
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Pros [224]
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Strength |
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absolutely gorgeous"absolutely gorgeous and i’m so happy"
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100.0% |
works perfect"works perfect but you cant make things one after the other coz it dont work"
|
100.0% |
absolutely love"i received this as a birthday gift and i have to say that i absolutely love it!"
|
100.0% |
brilliant piece"brilliant piece of kit easy to use and clean looks great and makes lovely loaves we adjusted the time and added an extra 10 mins cooking time and was perfect"
|
100.0% |
excellent product"excellent product and easy to use"
|
100.0% |
bargain love"absolutely bargain love this machine!"
|
100.0% |
works brilliantly"this machine has a gluten free setting and it works brilliantly"
|
100.0% |
outstanding results"could i also recommend doves yeast which i have used over a number of years and it has always given outstanding results their bread making flours are also excellent and look out for marriages flours too they are excellent also"
|
99.9% |
amazingly successful"amazingly successful"
|
99.9% |
absolutely fantastic"this new version is absolutely fantastic"
|
99.9% |
excellent results"excellent results great price"
|
99.9% |
wonderfully stretchy"the dough produced by this machine is wonderfully stretchy so makes thin crisp pizzas"
|
99.9% |
highly recommend"highly recommend"
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99.6% |
best thing"it's the "best thing since sliced bread" honestly"
|
99.6% |
well risen"it is so easy to measure the ingredients straight into the pan i have only used the small basic loaf but it was so tasty and well risen"
|
99.4% |
really good"recipes really good"
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99.3% |
excellent loaf"used a recipe from the bread machine that i owned before and using the medium loaf measurements and settings gave an excellent loaf of bread"
|
99.2% |
works perfectly"second unit arrived quickly within 2 days and works perfectly"
|
98.6% |
great results"great results every time"
|
97.6% |
they are excellent"could i also recommend doves yeast which i have used over a number of years and it has always given outstanding results their bread making flours are also excellent and look out for marriages flours too they are excellent also"
|
93.1% |
moves around"it moves around on the worktops so you need to keep an eye on it"
|
92.9% |
arrived love"used it as soon as it arrived love it!"
|
92.8% |
excellent pizza dough"very impressed makes a lovely loaf if you remove paddle about an hour before end time you only have a tiny hole in bottom of loaf tried various flour varieties of doves flour all come out excellent pizza dough is next on list"
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90.3% |
super product"super product"
|
90.3% |
cook beautifully"the dough did cook beautifully in the oven though"
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89.5% |
does a brilliant"this beauty gets used roughly every 5 6 days without fail and does a brilliant job"
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89.5% |
excellent used every 3rd"excellent used every 3rd day"
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88.9% |
lovely loafs"makes lovely loafs and is faff free!"
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88.9% |
lovely loaves"brilliant piece of kit easy to use and clean looks great and makes lovely loaves we adjusted the time and added an extra 10 mins cooking time and was perfect"
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88.9% |
good loaves"it has never let me down and bakes good loaves"
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88.8% |
really enjoying"this is a great easy light weight small sized bread maker that i am really enjoying using"
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88.6% |
price brilliant"excellent machine quick and easy on offer price brilliant definitely a good buy if youve never had a bread maker this is the one to try"
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88.6% |
compact and effective"as it’s my first i can’t compare but this one is compact and effective and the bread is delicious!"
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88.5% |
really happy"really happy with my purchase gt it yesterday n cooked my first loaf 2day turned out lovely bit squashed but my fault included a foto used the french setting house smelled lovely gna try a wholemeal loaf 2morro"
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88.4% |
great recepies"so simple to use and some great recepies included"
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88.0% |
great breadnaker"great breadnaker"
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88.0% |
great smelling"seems to work really well just made my first lemon and poppy seed loaf last night and it turned out much better than expected for a first time bread maker like myself just follow the rather comprehensive instructions and recipes and you will have perfect great smelling and tasting fresh bread"
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88.0% |
great addition"the timer function is a great addition"
|
75.0% |
successful fruit cake"as well as bread we have used it to make a successful fruit cake and pizza dough"
|
75.0% |
good variety"good variety of recipes"
|
75.0% |
fits easily"it is small and compact and fits easily under the counter in my very small kitchen"
|
75.0% |
works well"a little butter added along with sugar and salt works well"
|
75.0% |
great machine"it lasted for 10 years and was a great machine"
|
75.0% |
tasted delicious"so far i have made a basic white loaf and a fruit loaf and both have turned out well and tasted delicious there is no comparison to shop bought bread this is so superior"
|
75.0% |
nice price"lovely shiny black finish to it as well and a nice price"
|
75.0% |
great price"excellent results great price"
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75.0% |
bread lovely"overall for the money very good bread lovely"
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75.0% |
decent loaf"makes a decent loaf"
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75.0% |
nice light"you may at least be able to disccover whether it’s your machine that is at fault or your own technique… as a by the by because i like a nice light “airy” loaf i add an extra gram or so of water to the mix for every 100g of finished product and make sure the water has the chill taken off it"
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75.0% |
looks good"the machine looks good and is a compact size"
|
75.0% |
great value"great value too!"
|
74.9% |
really well"we bought this bread maker to make keto bread and it performs really well "
|
74.9% |
fast delivery"very good product great price fast delivery first class seller aaaa++++"
|
74.9% |
good reviews"the russell hobbs was in my available price range and had some good reviews"
|
74.9% |
friendly makes"looking forwards to experimenting with various recipes but on the whole very good value user friendly makes good bread 👍😊"
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74.9% |
perfect bread"perfect bread made"
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74.9% |
higher setting"also always ues light crust setting as found higher setting left massive hole"
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74.9% |
half pound"the size of a loaf is nearly the same as in shops 1 and a half pound"
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74.8% |
looks great"this looks great but the bread is awfully"
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74.8% |
very quickly"because it contains no preservatives it doesn't keep as long but the upside is because it's so tasty it's eaten very quickly"
|
74.8% |
price range"the russell hobbs was in my available price range and had some good reviews"
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74.8% |
super quiet"does it's job and is super quiet too"
|
74.7% |
bread easy"great bread easy to use"
|
74.7% |
five stars"it's still incovenient for a single person needing only a 500g loaf but easy to use and reliable of results for the average household and if there were two of me living here it would earn five stars"
|
74.7% |
good machine"it’s a good machine but not all the recipes make a nice loaf"
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74.6% |
compact fast breadmaker"i have used the rh compact fast breadmaker for granary loaves and fruit cake and am very happy with the results"
|
74.6% |
works fine"the baking bowl restricts the size of the loaf but the device works fine"
|
74.6% |
perfect loaf"i’m still learning how to make the perfect loaf not quite there yet!"
|
74.5% |
really helpful"i brought a brilliant bread making for beginners book to go with it and she said it was really helpful and filled in the gaps of the instruction manual as well as providing her with different bread recipes :"
|
74.5% |
lovely loaf"makes a lovely loaf and makes the house smell great"
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74.5% |
right choice"having looked at several posts on utube i did wonder if he had made the right choice but i have to admit i love it i made a 400g whole meal loaf as pictured"
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74.5% |
work alright"so it scores well on this count it has a single paddle which seems to work alright – but it can leave quite a big hole in the bottom of the loaf however careful you are about getting it out"
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74.5% |
good enough"i have tried the fastbake option to make white bread which took 55 minutes and although more moist than i prefer it was good enough to eat"
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74.5% |
please advise"please advise"
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74.5% |
crust colour"it makes good sized loaves with the option of smaller sizes and different crust colour as required"
|
74.4% |
lovely breadmaker"this is a lovely breadmaker very easy to use"
|
74.4% |
excellent value"excellent value for money"
|
74.4% |
interesting recipes"the instruction book also contains a number of interesting recipes though i have only used it for making bread so far"
|
74.4% |
good sized loaf"it makes a good sized loaf and is easy to use"
|
74.4% |
tasted great"onto our 5th loaf all have looked and tasted great"
|
74.4% |
crisp pizzas"the dough produced by this machine is wonderfully stretchy so makes thin crisp pizzas"
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74.4% |
rather comprehensive"seems to work really well just made my first lemon and poppy seed loaf last night and it turned out much better than expected for a first time bread maker like myself just follow the rather comprehensive instructions and recipes and you will have perfect great smelling and tasting fresh bread"
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74.3% |
bread rise"very easy to use & you can watch the bread rise in the window on the top ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
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74.3% |
lovely taste"the bread has a lovely taste"
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74.3% |
with all packet"generally with all packet mixes i use slightly less water than it says on the pack make sure it's at the right temperature switch to p8 sandwich "
|
74.3% |
good packaging"arrived in good packaging and works really well"
|
74.3% |
good value"this was a good value for money option and it is easy to use"
|
74.3% |
fantastic purchase"present for my daughter loves the rapid bake programme makes great gluten free bread fantastic purchase"
|
74.2% |
looks stylish"looks stylish"
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74.2% |
delicious stuff"programs options a bit limited but makes delicious stuff"
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74.2% |
really nice"it is a really nice machine"
|
74.2% |
great item"great item"
|
74.2% |
fits snuggly"i've experimented with a few breadmakers over the years and this is one of the best no fuss not difficult to use clean or maintain and it fits snuggly in a corner cupboard"
|
74.1% |
quick and easy"excellent machine quick and easy on offer price brilliant definitely a good buy if youve never had a bread maker this is the one to try"
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74.0% |
does n't retract"the only downside to this item is that the stirring paddle either stays in the bread or makes a big hole in the bottom of the loaf because it doesn’t retract but for £50 it’s a great piece of kit"
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74.0% |
whole process"also the whole process takes over 3 hours"
|
74.0% |
clear and precise"the instruction book gives clear and precise directions i have used a breadmaker for a long time and thought it a wonder in itself"
|
74.0% |
very happy"i am very happy with this bread maker"
|
74.0% |
performance ease"i am very happy with the performance ease of use and end product"
|
73.9% |
some respects"the russell hobbs is fairly straight forward if a little annoying in some respects"
|
73.9% |
excellent service"the only reason i bought this machine is because our existing russell hobbs breadmaker white completely seized up after several years of excellent service"
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73.9% |
good thing"the manufacturer no longer provides measuring beakers and spoons which i think is a good thing they are not accurate enough breadmaking is such a finicky process the safest way by far is to measure ingredients both solid and liquid straight into the pan in the correct order on an electronic kitchen scale even the half packet mix and its water"
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73.9% |
best present"to be honest it's possibly the best present i've ever bought her the bread is wonderfully made tastes brilliant the instructions are perfectly clear and the included recipes easy to follow"
|
73.9% |
were excellent"very easy to work with dough and results were excellent"
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73.8% |
amazing breadmaker"this is an amazing breadmaker which i’ve used everyday since it arrived"
|
73.8% |
compact breadmaker"russell hobbs 23620 compact breadmaker"
|
73.8% |
great smell"love it great smell of fresh bread 🍞"
|
73.7% |
awesome bread"lovely first breadmaker makes awesome bread!"
|
73.7% |
good breadmaker"this is a good breadmaker and at an exceptional price as well!"
|
73.7% |
good product"good product works well"
|
73.7% |
good results"recipe's provided produce good results"
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73.6% |
fool proof"practically fool proof"
|
73.6% |
many thanks"many thanks chris howard"
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73.6% |
good and easy"this bread maker is very good and easy to use"
|
73.5% |
bread love"it’s my first and in four days i’ve made six loaves wanted to share the bread love with friends and try out the timer!"
|
73.5% |
works good"came with loose lid but works good"
|
73.4% |
great size"is a great size and does the job perfectly"
|
73.4% |
tasty loaf"nice bread maker makes a nice tasty loaf every time and nice fruit cake yummy"
|
73.4% |
amazing bread"a little noisy but bakes amazing bread"
|
73.3% |
less expensive"much better than my previous bread maker and a lot less expensive"
|
73.3% |
very impressed"very impressed makes a lovely loaf if you remove paddle about an hour before end time you only have a tiny hole in bottom of loaf tried various flour varieties of doves flour all come out excellent pizza dough is next on list"
|
73.2% |
whole family"personally favourite is the tomato and cheese bread 😍 the whole family have begun to leave her bread orders which she thinks is great!"
|
73.2% |
bread tastes lovely"bread tastes lovely"
|
73.2% |
perfect results"perfect results"
|
73.1% |
quality price"excellent quality price and delivery"
|
73.1% |
perfectly clear"to be honest it's possibly the best present i've ever bought her the bread is wonderfully made tastes brilliant the instructions are perfectly clear and the included recipes easy to follow"
|
73.1% |
pleased thanks"bought for a christmas present really pleased thanks"
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73.0% |
fresh baked bread"recommend it if you like fresh baked bread"
|
72.9% |
best things"one of the best things i’ve ever bought"
|
72.8% |
definitely recommend"definitely recommend"
|
72.7% |
happy bread"hope this helps and happy bread making"
|
72.6% |
satisfactory results"a good standard machine that is easy to use and gives satisfactory results for basic breads"
|
72.6% |
highly recommended"very pleased highly recommended"
|
72.6% |
quality results"it is easy to use easy to clean and produces some good quality results and it doesn't take up too much space in the kitchen"
|
72.5% |
free setting"this machine has a gluten free setting and it works brilliantly"
|
72.4% |
would recommend"i'm happy so far with the breadmaker and would recommend"
|
72.4% |
great piece"the only downside to this item is that the stirring paddle either stays in the bread or makes a big hole in the bottom of the loaf because it doesn’t retract but for £50 it’s a great piece of kit"
|
72.4% |
fantastically easy"wow fantastically easy"
|
72.3% |
baking cycle"you get the aroma around the house as it nears completion of the baking cycle"
|
72.3% |
price excellant"for the price excellant"
|
72.2% |
fantastic machine"fantastic machine i love it"
|
72.0% |
daughter delighted"daughter delighted"
|
72.0% |
robust item"standard in its operation this product seems like a robust item and is currently performing well"
|
71.9% |
fairly straight forward"the russell hobbs is fairly straight forward if a little annoying in some respects"
|
71.9% |
much better"cheaper and so much better than shop bought"
|
71.9% |
fitted our requirements"came on time and fitted our requirements"
|
71.8% |
perfect result"very good for the price but i think that with any of these bread makers you have to play around until you find you have to use and play around to find your perfect result its not as simple as you first think"
|
71.7% |
being best"all are acceptable with the full program bread being best"
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71.7% |
turned out excellant"made 3 types of bread & all turned out excellant"
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71.5% |
very tasty"very easy to use makes very tasty breads"
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71.1% |
brought this"brought this as a replacement and i couldn’t be happier"
|
70.8% |
used everyday"this is an amazing breadmaker which i’ve used everyday since it arrived"
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70.8% |
solid and liquid"the manufacturer no longer provides measuring beakers and spoons which i think is a good thing they are not accurate enough breadmaking is such a finicky process the safest way by far is to measure ingredients both solid and liquid straight into the pan in the correct order on an electronic kitchen scale even the half packet mix and its water"
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70.8% |
received thank"received thank you"
|
70.4% |
quality & value"good quality & value for money"
|
70.3% |
enjoy using"best i could’ve got as daddy and little ones enjoy using it"
|
70.3% |
exellent product"exellent product easy to use "
|
70.2% |
most easiest"it is the most easiest way to make bread"
|
70.2% |
flour varieties"very impressed makes a lovely loaf if you remove paddle about an hour before end time you only have a tiny hole in bottom of loaf tried various flour varieties of doves flour all come out excellent pizza dough is next on list"
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70.0% |
breadmaker ideal"i would call this a mid ranged breadmaker ideal for those that want fresh bread and learn how to adapt that bread by adding nuts seeds etc and flavours"
|
69.9% |
easy recipes"fab love it easy recipes"
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69.6% |
baked loaves"home baked loaves keep longer in the bread bin without going moldy"
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69.5% |
working properly"i think the quality of the machine is excellent as are the loaves it turns out when it is working properly"
|
69.4% |
excellent item"excellent item from a first class seller"
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69.3% |
recommend doves"could i also recommend doves yeast which i have used over a number of years and it has always given outstanding results their bread making flours are also excellent and look out for marriages flours too they are excellent also"
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69.2% |
tasting fresh loaf"the paddle does come out with the loaf so you have to fish it out and leaves a whole in the bottom but worth the sacrifice for a great tasting fresh loaf!"
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69.2% |
yummy yummy"yummy yummy yummy i got bread in my tummy"
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68.8% |
rapid bake programme"present for my daughter loves the rapid bake programme makes great gluten free bread fantastic purchase"
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68.6% |
great idea"and the jam making programme – wow you can use a breadmaker to make jam that’s a great idea!"
|
68.5% |
excellent machine"excellent machine"
|
68.5% |
discounted price"appealing retail discounted price and design seems robust enough"
|
68.1% |
likes good bread"great for anyone who likes good bread"
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67.9% |
smart in black"this looks smart in black although it is a little static at first and collected a thin film of flour when i first used it"
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67.8% |
great quality bread"great quality bread"
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67.8% |
sweet bread programme"i also tried the sweet bread programme which came out softer and denser – as you would expect"
|
67.1% |
quick delivery"quick delivery and first loaf made and tested!"
|
67.1% |
lovely fresh bread"so easy to use and lovely fresh bread"
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66.8% |
just love this"just love this!"
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66.6% |
most delicious"much superior to the one i had previous the recipe book wasn’t exciting but purchased a recipe book from amazon and since then have made the most delicious loaves"
|
66.4% |
loves the machine"he loves the machine & said it is easy to use"
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66.4% |
pleased at the end result"we were a bit apprehensive about how it would turn out but we’re really pleased at the end result and how easy this machine was to use"
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66.3% |
local shop"bought this russell hobbs model to replace my morphy richards as i've missed having a breadmaker especially as my local shop has closed down"
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65.9% |
come out miss"makes a lovely loaf if your doing a large but small and medium size loafs come out miss shaped"
|
65.9% |
delighted with"bought as an anniversary present and the recipients are highly delighted with it"
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65.8% |
pleased with"does have the annoying hole in the bottom of loaf issue that many bread makers seem to have but pleased with it for the price"
|
65.8% |
pleased with this"however i must admit it was much nicer consistency from this machine which in turn made it a lot easier to cut so i'm extremely pleased with this"
|
65.8% |
pleased with my purchase"i'm very pleased with my purchase"
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65.8% |
pleased with the result"this was my first attempt and i am very pleased with the result"
|
65.8% |
measure the ingredients"it is so easy to measure the ingredients straight into the pan i have only used the small basic loaf but it was so tasty and well risen"
|
65.5% |
fits in place"the way the bread pan fits in place has been altered in a way that makes it easier to put in place and remove"
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65.3% |
fits well in my kitchen"easy to use compact which fits well in my kitchen"
|
65.3% |
superb bread"secondly i have always used only wright’s and tesco’s bread mixes which both produce superb bread swiftly and simply – pour in the weighed quantity of water pour in the bread mix press go"
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65.3% |
rapid bake"the rapid bake with this machine takes an hour longer but at least the dough is cooked all the way through"
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65.2% |
really well just"seems to work really well just made my first lemon and poppy seed loaf last night and it turned out much better than expected for a first time bread maker like myself just follow the rather comprehensive instructions and recipes and you will have perfect great smelling and tasting fresh bread"
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65.2% |
excellent recipes"excellent recipes in the instruction book"
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65.1% |
lots of settings compact"love this easy to use lots of settings compact"
|
64.9% |
lovely first breadmaker"lovely first breadmaker makes awesome bread!"
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64.8% |
does the job perfectly"is a great size and does the job perfectly"
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64.8% |
absolutely loves"i brought this machine for my mum for christmas and was by far the best present i think i’ve ever brought her she absolutely loves it!"
|
64.5% |
personally favourite"personally favourite is the tomato and cheese bread 😍 the whole family have begun to leave her bread orders which she thinks is great!"
|
64.4% |
extremely well"the machine works extremely well and we are delighted with it"
|
64.4% |
looked back since"i haven't looked back since and the bread is delicious and stays fresh for days"
|
64.3% |
ease and speed"but prefer this one for ease and speed"
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64.2% |
works really well"i already have another bread maker of another make and it works really well"
|
64.1% |
stirring paddle"the only downside to this item is that the stirring paddle either stays in the bread or makes a big hole in the bottom of the loaf because it doesn’t retract but for £50 it’s a great piece of kit"
|
64.1% |
everything it touches"the blade always pulls the middle out of the loaf which is annoying when trying to slice it and the pan leaves black marks on everything it touches!"
|
64.0% |
easy to follow menus"easy to follow menus etc"
|
63.9% |
easily performs as well"i have had a number of bread makers over the years of various prices and this is priced at the lower end of the scale but easily performs as well as a machine that is twice the price"
|
63.6% |
makes a fab loaf"absolutely lovely machine and makes a fab loaf"
|
63.6% |
machine is adequate"the machine is adequate but you should have a pair of ‘mole grips or pliers’ ready to remove the paddle arm from the baked bread"
|
63.6% |
really easy to"the product is great really easy to use and you can literally have fresh bread every morning"
|
63.6% |
very easy to set"it arrived in time very easy to set up and use"
|
63.6% |
great fresh bread"this is just great fresh bread and so so easy to make with a recipe book too !"
|
63.5% |
stays fresh for days"i haven't looked back since and the bread is delicious and stays fresh for days"
|
63.5% |
very easy to"good item though and very easy to use"
|
63.4% |
quite strong"i have owned a few breadmakers and they tend not to last very long being rather flimsy but this one seems quite strong"
|
63.3% |
good for price"good for price"
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63.3% |
reasonably easy to"reasonably easy to use and recipes are great bread does sometimes finish a little dense"
|
63.2% |
value machine"i am very impressed with this good value machine"
|
63.1% |
viewing window is useful"the viewing window is useful"
|
63.1% |
just love it"just love it!"
|
63.1% |
great bread and cake"makes great bread and cake"
|
63.1% |
good tasting bread"good tasting bread and does not take up too much space on kitchen worktop"
|
63.0% |
pleased with the item"really good pleased with the item make lovely bread"
|
63.0% |
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Cons [184]
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Strength |
|---|---|
absolute waste"an absolute waste of money following the supplied recipes exactly and it still produces rubbish bread"
|
99.9% |
utterly disappointed"utterly disappointed!"
|
99.9% |
very disappointed"very disappointed"
|
99.0% |
takes forever"returned as it takes forever to make your bread"
|
98.8% |
pretty hopeless"there are no measuring utensils provided but the sort usually provided with these machines are generally pretty hopeless anyway and all kitchens should possess decent scales and measuring spoons"
|
93.6% |
rather crude"the build quality is not as good as the panasonic the baking tin is lightweight by comparison the paddle and the spindle is not as substantial and not so easy to keep clean with their grooves and crevices and the fitting of the tin in the breadmaker seems rather crude it just wedges in between some not very robust looking guides or fins and it sometimes a little difficult to remove the tin from the guides although i would think with use this will become easier"
|
89.0% |
quite noisy"it needs a space to stand for a few hours while it does its work and also when kneading and knocking back it is quite noisy so putting it in a utility room if you have one would be a good idea"
|
88.6% |
stodgy and not mixed"all of them were stodgy and not mixed properly with unmixed ingredients in the middle"
|
88.5% |
wasted loaves"no more wasted loaves of bread and it always taste better when it’s made at home"
|
75.0% |
erratic performance"bought in june 2019 erratic performance with random non mixing of bread and then attempting to cook it resulting in deflated inedible loaf"
|
74.9% |
small issue"the only small issue is getting it out without making a whole in the bottom from the bit that mixes the ingredients i am not sure any other breadmakers would get around that though"
|
74.9% |
causing issues"the dough inevitably sticks to the paddle so the hole in the bread bottom is larger causing issues when slicing"
|
74.9% |
error kinda"after trying several recipes so far i think it is very much a trial and error kinda of machine and hope for the best"
|
74.9% |
massive issue"i also have a massive issue with the fact that half the loaf sticks to the paddle when you remove it leaving a huge hole in the bottom"
|
74.9% |
were not helpful"when i rang russell hobbs service department they were not helpful"
|
74.9% |
only gripe"only gripe is the mixer either stays in the bread or tears a hole in the bottom which is annoying"
|
74.9% |
only issue"we’d opted for the medium crust and the bread came how fluffy with a light ‘chew’ to it but it was a bit “mushroom topped” as my wife describes it so we’ll probably opt for the medium size next so the dough it more contained within the basket and the only issue we had was slicing it… because it is soft it requires the quick development of a ‘technique’ in order to make straight cuts which was kind of funny but loved the outcome"
|
74.9% |
more expensive"i looked at more expensive machines but none of them received the same degree of customer satisfaction"
|
74.8% |
user issue"took a couple of tries to work out how to do the perfect bread but that was the user issue not the machine!"
|
74.8% |
very noisy"also there is no way you could set this going overnight as it's very noisy"
|
74.8% |
some disasters"i've had some disasters until i realised that each machine has quirks and you need to learn your machine in the same way as i used to have to learn a new oven"
|
74.8% |
baking mould"extract the metal baking mould and stand it to cool a bit before removing loaf and put on cooling rack to avoid condensation"
|
74.7% |
looks distorted"the loaf tin is not sitting square to the machine or even itself the whole thing looks distorted"
|
74.6% |
avoid condensation"extract the metal baking mould and stand it to cool a bit before removing loaf and put on cooling rack to avoid condensation"
|
74.6% |
buzzing noise"30 minutes in to it's first use using menu 1 the paddle stopped turning the display went out and the unit started making a loud buzzing noise"
|
74.6% |
annoying thing"only annoying thing is paddle gets stuck and baked into the bread so when you turn it out you end up with a hole where the paddle was"
|
74.6% |
dough ball"always rolls the dough to perfection none left around the sides just a prefect dough ball"
|
74.4% |
failed results"easy to use and no failed results"
|
74.4% |
were failures"tried to make 3 different loaves different sizes different crust colours but all 3 were failures"
|
74.4% |
slight issues"the two slight issues were that whilst the machine was in the kneading mode it tends to walk across the worktop so i had to put a tea towel underneath and this resolved this issue"
|
74.4% |
seems silly"spending double to get a feature of little importance seems silly?"
|
74.4% |
looks irregular"this isn't the most sturdy example of its type but it does make a nice tasting loaf of bread i am always disappointed by the appearance of bread made in machines and it's the same here the bread tastes lovely but looks irregular in shape and colour when it emerges"
|
74.3% |
cheap breadmaker"it was such a disappointment but the saying that if it's too good to be true it probably is was again proven by this cheap breadmaker"
|
74.2% |
virtually impossible"this machine is tricky to set up as the display lights are virtually impossible to see"
|
74.2% |
went stale"the first attempt was a bit of a failure with a cakey texture and went stale very quickly so i tried a recipe from my trusty bread book by catherine atkinson which i recommend if you want to be a bit adventurous "
|
73.9% |
barely baked"also the tops of the loaves were all very pale and barely baked"
|
73.7% |
little importance"spending double to get a feature of little importance seems silly?"
|
73.7% |
dough making"can also be used for dough making"
|
73.6% |
barely cooked"i tried it twice to make sure that i had weighed the ingredients correctly but still found an area of barely cooked dough in the middle"
|
73.6% |
small niggle"yes it is like all other machines i have had where you have to fish the paddle out of the bottom of the loaf but that's a small niggle "
|
73.5% |
cooling rack"extract the metal baking mould and stand it to cool a bit before removing loaf and put on cooling rack to avoid condensation"
|
73.4% |
bread sinking"however now it fails to reach a high enough heat to stop the bread sinking in the final stages"
|
73.2% |
design fault"design fault in my opinion"
|
73.2% |
seems impossible"most issues are not caused by the machine and sometimes you will get a bad loaf that just seems impossible to explain"
|
72.2% |
wasted about 10 bakes"i think i must have wasted about 10 bakes before i realised that it was not my fault expensive experiment not to be repeated another problem was when i wanted to return it co op gave me a date ie 2nd december for its collection but not a time so i had to stay in to hand the machine over to the courier was coming with a label for the outside i did wait in no one turned up!"
|
72.1% |
bread flour"i can't comment on the timer because i've not used it but the machine is simple and even i manage to produce fantastic bread following the recipe in the booklet produced a slightly crumbly loaf using doves farm gf brown bread flour so i added 7g of xanthan gum and 10ml of water and bingo!"
|
71.7% |
more difficult"and for some reason it seems more difficult to get the paddle out of the bottom of the loaf so it leaves a bigger hole in the bottom"
|
71.5% |
ascorbic acid"recipes in the manual don’t include vitamin c or ascorbic acid as it is known i added half a teaspoon and the results are even better"
|
71.4% |
broke down"the machine broke down after 1 week of use"
|
71.1% |
delay timer"a 55 minute fast bake 13 hour delay timer and a non stick pan and kneading paddle they are dishwasher proof but it only takes a minute to clean in hot soapy water"
|
70.8% |
same model"i had this machine but wore it out so replaced it with same model"
|
70.7% |
another problem"i think i must have wasted about 10 bakes before i realised that it was not my fault expensive experiment not to be repeated another problem was when i wanted to return it co op gave me a date ie 2nd december for its collection but not a time so i had to stay in to hand the machine over to the courier was coming with a label for the outside i did wait in no one turned up!"
|
70.2% |
looking too good"so the 1st loaf i made i had to learn this and the loaf was restarted a few times it came out not looking too good but tasted fine"
|
70.0% |
remove loaf"also you need to remove loaf as soon as it is finished or you will have trouble getting it out the pan"
|
69.9% |
grain onion"have tried several different receipes multi grain onion sun dried tomato etc and they have all turned out well"
|
69.5% |
return window"how do i return this under the guarantee if the return window is closed?"
|
68.5% |
cranked paddles"i prefer paddles to stick in the bread myself and grease the spindle with olive oil before commencement less damage to the loaf especially with these cranked paddles"
|
68.5% |
stopped working"it was on gluten free setting when it just stopped working"
|
67.8% |
removed the paddle"after it had finished kneading i removed the paddle so only a very small hole in the bottom"
|
67.5% |
replacement item"would it be possible to send a replacement item please?"
|
67.4% |
doing small rolls"i haven’t used the cake or other programmes yet but the dough option has been helpful for doing small rolls in the normal oven"
|
67.2% |
sorry no stars"sorry no stars for this machine as it was returned because the paddle left a very large hole in the loaf"
|
67.1% |
fall off the counter"so could be dangerous and fall off the counter"
|
67.1% |
avoid at all costs"avoid at all costs"
|
66.9% |
ordinary loaves"why anybody – unless having more time than they know what to do with – would want to bother with weighing and mixing for themselves for ordinary loaves especially given all the risks entailed is beyiond me and you can always tinker successfully with mixes if you want a slightly different flavour "
|
66.8% |
return as faulty"too late to return as faulty!"
|
66.7% |
dump all your ingredients"dump all your ingredients into it and withing a few hours you have fresh bread"
|
66.5% |
bread maker paddles"bread maker paddles are always a problem but bread drops out easily"
|
66.4% |
cause a problem"unlike with many machines the baking pan is inserted and removed directly with no twisting and removing it may cause a problem as a result if your grip isn't good"
|
66.4% |
much water"* top of the loaf collapsed: too much water"
|
66.3% |
missing eg paddle"arrived today with parts missing eg paddle "
|
66.2% |
returned sorry"returned sorry"
|
66.1% |
sending it back"sending it back"
|
66.0% |
gets stuck"the only drawback was made clear in the reviews before i bought the breadmaker and that is that the paddle gets stuck and tears the bottom of the loaf or cake when extracting it from the tin but i was aware that it would happen and am not bothered by it"
|
65.7% |
thrown away"all 3 breads have to be thrown away"
|
65.5% |
baking rolls"ok to start with but then every batch failed dough for baking rolls was fine so i presume it was something to do with the programme as each batch sunk it could not have been my fault as the first say because i didn't count 12 batches"
|
65.1% |
expensive experiment"i think i must have wasted about 10 bakes before i realised that it was not my fault expensive experiment not to be repeated another problem was when i wanted to return it co op gave me a date ie 2nd december for its collection but not a time so i had to stay in to hand the machine over to the courier was coming with a label for the outside i did wait in no one turned up!"
|
65.1% |
minor quibble"but that's a minor quibble"
|
64.9% |
i return this"how do i return this under the guarantee if the return window is closed?"
|
64.6% |
machine is not working"the machine is not working"
|
64.5% |
been redesigned"the mixing paddle has been redesigned and now doesn’t seem to get stuck inside the finished loaf when it’s tipped out of the bread pan"
|
64.4% |
sank in the middle"i found i had to add vita glutton flour to my wholesale loaf otherwise it sank in the middle"
|
64.3% |
been our error"the only thing that didn't work so well with us was french bread which didn't seem to rise properly but that could easily have been our error"
|
64.2% |
remove cooked loaf"easy to remove cooked loaf"
|
64.1% |
damage to the loaf"i prefer paddles to stick in the bread myself and grease the spindle with olive oil before commencement less damage to the loaf especially with these cranked paddles"
|
63.7% |
much yeast"* bread ballooned and lifted the machine lid: too much water too much yeast when not using a packet mix"
|
63.7% |
three different loaves"i have so far only made three different loaves but they have all been really good"
|
63.4% |
remove from the machine"the pan is certainly less substantial also tricky to remove from the machine and a little awkward to clean"
|
63.3% |
failed twice"so far i have failed twice so on my third batch i would say that's more about me and not the machine"
|
63.3% |
n't function again"this is my second russell hobbs bread maker the other one finally committed suicide by leaping off the worktop when that first happened i just shoved the dough back and plugged it in and it went on fine but the second time the paddle must have come off and although it made a sort of loaf it didn't function again"
|
62.8% |
inevitable defect"in our experience most machines either leave the paddle in the pan with a small paddle sized inevitable defect in the loaf or the paddle slides off the spindle inside the loaf and can be winkled out with minimal effort"
|
62.7% |
taller narrower"it’s this taller narrower pan which earns this model the title “compact” the foot print is significantly reduced"
|
62.5% |
returned it on time"i wish i have returned it on time!"
|
61.9% |
not finish its cycle"the first time i used it the machine did not finish its cycle"
|
61.8% |
error code"came up with error code eee after 6 months and no means of getting it replaced or repaired"
|
61.4% |
lost the programme"that wouldn't have happened with my previous breadmaker as that would have lost the programme"
|
61.4% |
been discontinued"bought as a replacement for the lakeland compact bread maker which has been discontinued"
|
61.4% |
clumsy breadmaker"having had a big heavy clumsy breadmaker in the past i was pleasantly surprised when this arrived"
|
61.3% |
wasted so much bread"i have wasted so much bread with this machine unlike my old one that i had for about 20years and was a cheap unknown brand but worked perfectly my issue is not really with the quality of the bread produced although a little doughy at times it is generally ok"
|
61.3% |
deflated inedible loaf"bought in june 2019 erratic performance with random non mixing of bread and then attempting to cook it resulting in deflated inedible loaf"
|
59.8% |
scratch marks"top of the breadmaker has scratch marks and the breadmaker box damaged so to me it doesn't look new probably it was on display for sure not happy with it"
|
59.3% |
turns out very pale"if you like a nicely browned loaf forget it even on high setting it turns out very pale even on a white loaf back to morphy richards"
|
58.8% |
no measuring tools"i was surprised there were no measuring tools with the machine and very few recipes"
|
58.6% |
send it back"having to send it back not working properly"
|
58.5% |
abruptly and unexpectedly"not consistently loud but switches on and makes a loud noise abruptly and unexpectedly which is disconcerting until you get used to it"
|
58.0% |
does not bake well"the bread machine does not bake well!"
|
57.6% |
500g 750g or 1"anyway then you pick what size you want to make either 500g 750g or 1kg – although only 5 programs allow you to vary the size: basic french wholewheat sweet sandwich – so we opted to jump in with the largest size 1kg on the basic program apparently this program is good for any white bread dough based recipes well i say ‘we’ but in reality it was my wife that really took charge of everything"
|
57.5% |
begin with the loaf"to begin with the loaf was difficult to get out of the tin and had to be eased out because it was 'attached' to the paddle which is at the bottom of the tin"
|
57.3% |
something incorrectly"at first however and the reason i mention it the presence of the hole was a surprise and we wondered if we did something incorrectly"
|
57.2% |
bread cooks at"the bread cooks at the"
|
57.1% |
stayed dead"mains power off on and unit stayed dead"
|
56.9% |
small booklet"after reading all the guidance first there’s a section that explains the functions of each of the ingredients in the small booklet supplied she switched the machine on followed the recipe in the order prescribed and then left it to do its own thing"
|
56.8% |
n't recommend it sorry"i can't recommend it sorry!"
|
56.4% |
small cakedoughy"600 watts is not hot enough to cook a small cakedoughy in the middle no size or colour adjustment"
|
56.2% |
this is the problem"it has never worked once so can't see how this is the problem"
|
56.2% |
ruined 3 tea towels"ruined 3 tea towels so far!"
|
56.2% |
panasonic sd 2500"the newer panasonics are well over £100 but my panasonic sd 2500 is still available for £80 or less and that’s the one i’d save up for"
|
56.0% |
comes out very pale"also despite selecting the darker browning setting each time bread still comes out very pale"
|
56.0% |
of kneading dough"i can see it being useful for taking the effort out of kneading dough for rolls etc but i have not used it for this yet"
|
55.9% |
hobbs slow cooker"having spent some time looking at various models i went for this one firstly because it would fit on my work top as i did not want a machine that i had to lift in and out of a cupboard and secondly because i have a russell hobbs slow cooker which has been used on a regular basis for some three years and is still going strong being in use several times a week"
|
55.9% |
your grip is n't good"unlike with many machines the baking pan is inserted and removed directly with no twisting and removing it may cause a problem as a result if your grip isn't good"
|
55.9% |
shoved the dough"this is my second russell hobbs bread maker the other one finally committed suicide by leaping off the worktop when that first happened i just shoved the dough back and plugged it in and it went on fine but the second time the paddle must have come off and although it made a sort of loaf it didn't function again"
|
55.8% |
kneading the dough"yes it is noisy when it first starts up when its kneading the dough but that is only for a short time"
|
55.8% |
mainly positive reviews"this bread maker had a number of mainly positive reviews from beginners and more experienced users there are a wide range of programmes to choose from and loaves can be made in small medium sizes"
|
55.7% |
working after"stopped working after just one use!"
|
55.7% |
a little learning curve"if you're new to bread making then there is a little learning curve"
|
55.7% |
months warranty"the guarantee was for a year but somewhere in the small print it states that the paddle only has 6 months warranty and they are suggesting it has lost its coating"
|
55.7% |
raisin nut dispenser"this russell hobbs machine seems to make good dough but i do miss the raisin nut dispenser – i usually make dough overnight so really need a dispenser"
|
55.6% |
seed dispenser"it’s fairly fully featured but has no fruit nut seed dispenser you have to be around when it beeps then add things manually or add them at the start and let them get squashed "
|
55.6% |
which had died"bought this to replace an older machine which had died "
|
55.5% |
effect it is broken"in effect it is broken"
|
55.2% |
resulting in a failure"this model has served the family well over the past seven years but now the paddle comes off the spindle during the cycle resulting in a failure"
|
55.2% |
made the dough"also just made the dough so i could plait a french herb artisan bread by hand and it did a really good job"
|
55.2% |
often do n't work"recipes that come with it are limited and often don't work"
|
55.1% |
such a disappointment"it was such a disappointment but the saying that if it's too good to be true it probably is was again proven by this cheap breadmaker"
|
54.9% |
n't like gluten free"i don't like gluten free but can't eat wheat however spelt is fine so i bake my own bread"
|
54.9% |
other issue"the other issue was that the paddle ended up stuck in the bottom of the loaf but in fairness there really isn’t anywhere for the paddle to go so although it caused a small hole it didn’t bother me but i thought i’d pre warn anyone thinking of getting this bread maker "
|
54.8% |
no twisting and removing"unlike with many machines the baking pan is inserted and removed directly with no twisting and removing it may cause a problem as a result if your grip isn't good"
|
54.8% |
forget it even"if you like a nicely browned loaf forget it even on high setting it turns out very pale even on a white loaf back to morphy richards"
|
54.7% |
stopped going round"the paddle has stopped going round"
|
54.7% |
n't mix dough well"very noisy and didn't mix dough well"
|
54.7% |
falls apart"the process of shaking the log out tears it to pieces inside and each slice simply falls apart in your hands"
|
54.7% |
take the dough"so when the paddle stops which on fast bake 1 it's when the paddle stops at 43 mins left to go i take the dough out using floured hands take out the paddle and put the mix back in it only leaves a small hole in your bread when you tip it out"
|
54.7% |
have not tried that"it does do jam but i have not tried that yet"
|
54.6% |
load of rubbish"what a load of rubbish"
|
54.6% |
random non mixing"bought in june 2019 erratic performance with random non mixing of bread and then attempting to cook it resulting in deflated inedible loaf"
|
54.6% |
does n't work at"it doesn't work at all"
|
54.6% |
n't expecting that"wasn’t expecting that "
|
54.6% |
very annoying"very annoying because i like to make dough overnight and make fresh bread first thing"
|
54.5% |
comes out stuck in bread"paddle usually comes out stuck in bread and has to be removed carefully to avoid leaving big hole in base of bread"
|
54.3% |
experience was very poor"had high hopes for this machine especially based on the reviews but my experience was very poor"
|
54.1% |
third less wide"it is a little shorter than my old one a little deeper but about a third less wide – so it takes up less room on the kitchen counter"
|
54.0% |
not report on that"i've not used the timer function so cannot report on that"
|
53.9% |
n't count 12 batches"ok to start with but then every batch failed dough for baking rolls was fine so i presume it was something to do with the programme as each batch sunk it could not have been my fault as the first say because i didn't count 12 batches"
|
53.9% |
bread not cooked through"* bread not cooked through: packet mix too big for the machine"
|
53.9% |
awkward to clean"the pan is certainly less substantial also tricky to remove from the machine and a little awkward to clean"
|
53.9% |
little gold mine"the bead is like from the bakery it's a little gold mine my 1st ever loaf was perfect don't pass this one up so easy to use i love it and i can't stop trying it out next shop i'm going to get stuff to try the jam programme"
|
53.7% |
little embarrassing"looking back it’s a little embarrassing how apprehensive we were before we started this little bread maker makes the process so simple"
|
53.5% |
loaf is ruined"either way the loaf is ruined"
|
53.5% |
does n't warn"i whip the paddle out after it has done its last knead it doesn’t warn you but it happens at 1hr40mins so i get an even better loaf than with the paddle left in"
|
53.3% |
classified as bread"the 'bread' although pretty sure that cannot be classified as bread was completely unbaked"
|
53.2% |
which is annoying"only gripe is the mixer either stays in the bread or tears a hole in the bottom which is annoying"
|
53.0% |
white and wholemeal"so far i have only used it to make 'normal' white and wholemeal loaves but it does them really well"
|
52.8% |
been delivered a"must have been delivered a dud"
|
52.7% |
never worked once"it has never worked once so can't see how this is the problem"
|
52.6% |
bread did n't rise"packet mix troubleshooting main problems solved: * bread didn't rise: your water was either too hot or too cold"
|
52.5% |
largest size 1"anyway then you pick what size you want to make either 500g 750g or 1kg – although only 5 programs allow you to vary the size: basic french wholewheat sweet sandwich – so we opted to jump in with the largest size 1kg on the basic program apparently this program is good for any white bread dough based recipes well i say ‘we’ but in reality it was my wife that really took charge of everything"
|
52.2% |
tried different recipies"i have made around 30 loaves tried different recipies and am now ready to give up"
|
52.2% |
effect the operation"lid broke quite quickly but does not effect the operation"
|
51.9% |
trouble getting it"also you need to remove loaf as soon as it is finished or you will have trouble getting it out the pan"
|
51.9% |
from pan but not really"mixing paddle sticky has a habit of coming out with bread from pan but not really an issue"
|
51.7% |
small hole"the other issue was that the paddle ended up stuck in the bottom of the loaf but in fairness there really isn’t anywhere for the paddle to go so although it caused a small hole it didn’t bother me but i thought i’d pre warn anyone thinking of getting this bread maker "
|
51.7% |
making the dough"i use our old breadmaker a panasonic mainly to make dough finishing the loaf by hand for better shape finish and crust or making the dough into something fancy like rolls or buns"
|
51.7% |
knowing what to"i've used a bread machine for years so it's not a matter of not knowing what to do"
|
51.6% |
much less fun plastic"so much less fun plastic"
|
51.5% |
plastic hinges"lid didn't fit properly due to shoddy plastic hinges"
|
51.5% |
very crusty"i have found when using the basic white ready mix the machine does not make the top very crusty or brown at all even when you program it on the "basic" menu to do so"
|
50.8% |
very small"after it had finished kneading i removed the paddle so only a very small hole in the bottom"
|
50.7% |
loud noise"not consistently loud but switches on and makes a loud noise abruptly and unexpectedly which is disconcerting until you get used to it"
|
50.6% |
very frustrating"'very frustrating as ordered for christmas and no time to return and get a replacement!"
|
50.6% |
like pizza dough"makes other things too like pizza dough cakes malt loaf etc excellent product"
|
50.5% |
been stuck in the bottom"but with each loaf i make i only get about half of the loaf that are proper slices the rest are just weird shapes where the paddle has been stuck in the bottom"
|
50.5% |
buy the same again"think ill buy the same again"
|
50.5% |
n't last long"the breads taste so good they don't last long!"
|
50.1% |
| ... | |
Top positive statements
| Statement | Strength** |
|---|---|
| "Wow fantastically easy." | 100.0% |
| "Amazingly successful." | 99.9% |
| "This machine has a gluten free setting and it works brilliantly." | 93.1% |
| "To be honest it's possibly the best present I've ever bought her the bread is wonderfully made tastes brilliant the instructions are perfectly clear and the included recipes easy to follow." | 93.1% |
| "It's very easy to operate and clean." | 93.1% |
| "It comes with a starter recipe guide which will keep you more than happy." | 93.1% |
| "Very easy to use and clean looks great and the bread is fabulous." | 93.1% |
| "Absolutely gorgeous and I’m so happy." | 93.1% |
Top negative statements
| Statement | Strength |
|---|---|
| "Utterly disappointed!" | 88.3% |
Top rated in Breadmakers
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Positive mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Hobbs |
"the Russell Hobbs compact is exactly what i was looking for"
"if you register your purchase with Russell Hobbs they will give you an extra year guarantee"
"i've had the Russell Hobbs 18036 since february this year that i've used regularly"
|
59.5% | |
| Chris Howard |
"many thanks Chris Howard"
|
53.6% |
Negative mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|
Emotion analysis
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 49.2% | 27.7% | 23.1% |
happiness 35.0%
neutral 26.4%
worry 11.6%
hate 7.0%
relief 5.8%
love 5.5%
sadness 3.6%
fun 1.5%
empty 1.2%
surprise 0.9%
anger 0.6%
joy 0.6%
fear 0.3%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-17
