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Andrew James Bread Maker | Dual Blade with 15 Functions Including Gl..

  • DOUBLE BLADE BREAD MAKER -- Create delicious breads at home wit..
  • 15 PRE-SET FUNCTIONS WITH 3 LOAF SIZES -- Use the preprogrammed..
  • 15 HOUR TIMER DELAY WITH 60 MIN KEEP WARM -- Have your bread re..
  • COOL TOUCH EXTERIOR, VIEWING PANEL AND LCD DISPLAY -- The LCD D..
  • 2 YEAR MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY -- Shop with confidence. Your And..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 1.0 inches,
  • Height: 1.0 inches,
  • Length: 1.0 inches

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

65.9% 11.4% 22.7%

Senti Score  [77.3%]

Panasonic SD-2501WXC Automated 25 Mode Breadmaker with Gluten Free P..

  • Raisin/Nut Dispenser - mixes additional ingredients in at just ..
  • 27 Bake and Dough Modes. Power Consumption [Max.][W] : Maximum ..
  • Loaf size and darkness options - it is possible to determine ho..
  • Diamond-fluro-coated bread pan - no more sticky pans and scratc..
  • Jam and Compote Modes

Product Attributes

  • Width: 15.0 inches,
  • Height: 15.3 inches,
  • Weight: 15.4 Pounds,
  • Length: 10.1 inches,
  • Size: 1 - Pack

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

63.9% 12.2% 23.9%

Senti Score  [76.1%]

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Andrew James Bread Maker | Dual Blade with 15 Functions Including Gl..

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Panasonic SD-2501WXC Automated 25 Mode Breadmaker with Gluten Free P..

absolutely brilliant best worst thing wrong leave excellent absolutely perfect perfect better worried extremely disappointed complete waste disappointed love expensive brilliant lots

Compare Cons

dried yeast in both products

"i substituted the oil with butter and did not use the sugar but increased the dried yeast and it comes out perfectly every time"
73.8%

same problem in both products

"i see its not on sale any longer i wonder if others have had same problem"
72.4%

stopped working in both products

"we tried out the gluten free which we wanted to make for our sister in laws dietary requirement but the machine just stopped working during the process of making the bread"
67.8%

remove the bread in both products

"worth noting you must remove the bread as soon as it's finished"
64.9%

initial disaster

"still learning but have had some success after an initial disaster"
92.1%

increasingly difficult

"it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain a machine that has two paddles and a tin that produces bread in the shape of a conventional loaf"
75.0%

returning item

"returning item"
74.9%

leave holes

"shame the metal feet that kneed the loaf leave holes in the bottom of the bread but hey ho still great"
74.8%

annoying feature

"the two paddles stop the annoying feature of single paddle machines in that the dough doesn't end up in one corner and get pushed up to the top"
74.3%

dough button

"then i do the dough button first and then bake seems to work better for this loaf style"
73.5%

small nuisance

"one small nuisance is that the paddles do tend to stay in the loaf when the bread is removed however its easy to get them back again i think this is common to all bread makers"
72.9%

machine poor design

"the bread pan is not easy to fit into the machine poor design"
69.4%

cheap machine

"very frustrated as this is not a cheap machine"
68.9%

heat and cold

"for example when you open to get the bread on mulinex all the interior side was made from plastic and because of stress from the heat and cold is starting to creak"
66.0%

removed however

"one small nuisance is that the paddles do tend to stay in the loaf when the bread is removed however its easy to get them back again i think this is common to all bread makers"
65.5%

failed miserably

"i have tried to bake 2 loaves today and both have failed miserably not even close to being edible"
64.9%

wrong with the product

"nothing wrong with the product but impossible with my arthritic hands!"
64.7%

total pain

"my one problem with this machine and it is a total pain in the ass is that if you move the position of the paddles underneath breadpan when you are cleaning it it's a total pig to get back into the machine"
63.7%

failed again

"however i had to have a new pan after three years and now the pan has failed again after moderate use of twice a week"
61.0%

health reasons plus

"i have never used the full bake only used the dough settings due to health reasons plus i hated those unsightly holes that the paddles left in my loaves"
60.6%

very frustrated

"very frustrated as this is not a cheap machine"
60.6%

almost as expensive

"i had thought that this machine would be my last one i have been making my own bread for nearing 50 years and have had more than my fair share but looks as though i may have to consider buying another as i am guessing that a replacement bread bin would be almost as expensive as a new machine"
58.7%

completely dead

"by the way i have paid only 59£ after an year and a month is completely dead"
57.4%

not supplying spares

"that in itself is poor but i now find that andrew james are not supplying spares"
56.4%

little difficult

"placing the bucket in the machine is a little difficult as it is not clear what way round it should be placed"
55.7%

n't move anything

"now that i know i make sure that i always put it back in the same way and don't move anything"
54.7%

does not work at

"it might be ok for normal bread and it might be ok if you use the largest loaf setting but the small loaf setting does not work at all"
54.6%

varnish will burn

"however i suspect that if i use it to make a complete loaf the varnish will burn off!"
54.4%

n't wait make more

"perfect can’t wait make more !"
53.9%

quantities by weight

"i am very impressed with the machine however i am not so impressed with the recipe book the ingredient quantities are expressed in teaspoons tablespoons or cups surely it would have been better to show all quantities by weight"
53.3%

soggy and unusable

"leaving it in the oven causes it to go soggy and unusable"
52.3%
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dried yeast in both products

"a wessex cobbler loaf made with dried yeast and a 50 50 loaf with white & wholemeal flour as shown in picture all of the loaves have come out perfectly and taste great"
73.8%

same problem in both products

"had same problem as others who only made bricks for loaves"
72.4%

stopped working in both products

"have always had panasonic breadmakers and this one replaces my last where the automatic raisin dispenser stopped working"
67.8%

remove the bread in both products

"i didn't read the bit where you have to remove the bread when it's done i left it in until i got up but i was still great!"
64.9%

extremely disappointed

"extremely disappointed!"
99.9%

complete waste

"i had a kenwood bread maker a few years ago which was appalling in comparison and complete waste of money"
99.9%

worst thing

"i have had two breadmakers in the past not panasonic the last about 12 years ago and i found the worst thing about them was the fact that the paddles were large and always stuck in the finished loaf"
99.5%

poor eyesight

"the lcd display is a bit hard to read sometimes with my poor eyesight but that's not unusual these days"
99.1%

quite boring

"we live abroad and although the local bread was a novelty at first after a few years the lack of variety was quite boring"
98.2%

dried fruit dispenser

"i haven't tried the quick recipe after reading the reviews so can't comment on that programme and neither have i used the dried fruit dispenser"
97.2%

huge problem

"the problem of the mixing blade sticking in the bottom of the bread seems to go away after a few weeks usage something a couple of other reviewers noted in the comments i'm not sure why but it was never a huge problem to begin with simply use a wooden chopstick to lever out the blade"
97.1%

terrible breads

"i bought panasonic bread maker after returning another which was half the price of this and made terrible breads"
95.5%

totally awful

"the bread is totally awful it’s so rock hard and the texture is like a sandpaper!"
93.3%

awful bread

"people complaining about it and saying it makes awful bread obviously aren't adding the right ingredients and measuring them properly because well every single loaf of bread i've made has turned out perfectly except one but it was my fault for adding too much liquid to the mixture "
93.1%

poor results

"having had poor results from other machines the panasonic has produced excellent results"
91.8%

performed perfectly

"having made several loaves of different types it has performed perfectly and is not very noisy in kneading mode which some models apparently are"
89.2%

much bread

"g too much bread it taste so delicious"
88.3%

much too quiet

"my only criticism is that the bleeps at the end are much too quiet"
74.9%

only gripe

"the only gripe i have with my machine is the size of the loaves the medium size is slightly smaller than my ideal and the large size is slightly too large"
74.9%

pale loaves

"edit 15 04 2014 after 10 weeks of perfect bread the machine started to produce pale loaves with undercooked sticky crumb"
74.9%

wooden chopstick

"the problem of the mixing blade sticking in the bottom of the bread seems to go away after a few weeks usage something a couple of other reviewers noted in the comments i'm not sure why but it was never a huge problem to begin with simply use a wooden chopstick to lever out the blade"
74.9%

beeper is too quiet

"2 the beeper is too quiet"
74.8%

fault this

"i can't fault this in any way shape or form"
74.8%

notoriously difficult

"even panettone which is notoriously difficult"
74.8%

user error

"only disappointing results have been from user error forgetting to put the paddle in the machine!"
74.8%

into insignificance

"i can't believe the difference in the quality of the loaves coming from this new machine they make everything else pale into insignificance"
74.8%

small backwards step

"ok i have already memorised the 3 i use the most but it is a small backwards step"
74.8%

more expensive

"it is more expensive than other makes but in my opinion it is definately worth it"
74.8%

soggy lump

"seems to have given up halfway through baking the bread so all we got out was a soggy lump"
74.8%

pretty skeptical

"i have never used a breadmaker and was pretty skeptical as to how the bread would turn out"
74.8%

very noisy

"having made several loaves of different types it has performed perfectly and is not very noisy in kneading mode which some models apparently are"
74.8%

trapped dough

"the kneading paddle just needs a bit of a soak to loosen the trapped dough and the pan and machine interior just need a wipe with a damp cloth"
74.8%

baking booklet

"note: there is an error in the baking booklet"
74.7%

baking isle

"prompt delivery a quick visit to the baking isle of the supermarket and we had a go and blow me if we ok my wife didn't make some fantastic bread!"
74.7%

baking parchment

"panasonic sd 2501wxc automatic breadmaker white with nut & raisin dispenser & gluten free program 1 question can you use silicone loaf tin inside bread pan instead of baking parchment?"
74.7%

more messy

"surely making jam and cake in a breadmaker is so much more messy than just doing it in a saucepan or bowl!"
74.6%

disappointing loaf

"the only disappointing loaf was brioche as it was too "bready""
74.6%

become unreliable

"impressed with this replacement for our previous panasonic which had recently become unreliable after years of excellent service"
74.5%

louder alarm

"only problem is i need a louder alarm when the program is finished"
74.5%

only problem

"in fact the only problem we've faced so far has been accurately slicing the resulting loaves but that's hardly a problem this machine sets out to solve"
74.5%

single shop

"we purchased this roughly 1 month ago and have not bought one single shop bought loaf since the bread is gorgeous as long as you follow the instructions and take bread out when the alarm goes off you cant go wrong i have not looked back since buying this bread maker"
74.5%

only fault

"the panasonic however first bake out of the box and with me doing nothing other than following the instructions exactly produced an exceptionally fluffy white loaf the only fault was with my setting for the crust which i prefer slightly crunchy so i will change that for the next one"
74.5%

gathering dust

"i bought a breadmaker on a whim and was a bit worried that it would end up gathering dust as so many of them seem to do but this has seen pretty much constant use since it arrived"
74.4%

rather annoying

"the only thing i'm not sure about is the noise it makes when kneading i didn't expect it to be completely silent but it's really quite noisy with a definite thump on each paddle turn also there is a rather annoying squeak"
74.4%

poorly risen

"had a few poorly risen loaves to start with but think it was more to do with poor quality ingredients than the machine"
74.3%

most expensive

"this breadmaker is not the most expensive but surely is oneof the best"
74.3%

never moved

"machine isn't very noisey when working and it needs to be set back from edge of worktop so it is stable but so far never moved"
74.3%

negative reviews

"read the reviews all seemed reasonable for the panasonic checked i wasn't buying a tv and hoped the negative reviews were just people having a moan or extemely unlucky"
74.3%

cheap breadmaker

"i had a cheap breadmaker first time round which was pretty rubbish and in the end i had to resort to only using it to knead the dough and then i used to take the dough out and leave it to rise in a loaf tin"
74.2%

very wrong

"having baked my own bread for years and being sure that no bread machine could some close i was proven to be very wrong"
74.2%

virtually impossible

"the first one's bread pan eventually lost it's non stick function and it became virtually impossible to get the loaf out hence this purchase"
74.2%

minor issue

"the only minor issue is that i would have preferred a slightly larger raisin dispenser but that is mainly because i am a bit of a raisin fanatic"
74.0%

caused my problems

"this lead me to think that it's probably the additives and preservatives in supermarket bread and the way it is made which caused my problems!"
74.0%

minute cant

"effort required zero time required about 1 minute cant believe it"
73.8%

mainly seedy

"though i first stuck closely to the recipes that came with it i have now altered them including the things i like mainly seedy brown bread and the outcome is very tasty every time"
73.7%

disappointing results

"only disappointing results have been from user error forgetting to put the paddle in the machine!"
73.7%

prevent an sogginess

"with all bread makers i highly recommend you are there as the machine finishes its baking so you can turn it out immediately to prevent an sogginess"
73.7%

delivery problems

"i must admit that i am surprised because i have never had any delivery problems with any of the many items that i have bought from amazon in the past so i am hoping that this was a one off but i would have thought that it would have been a common courtesy for them to send me a reply so this has left me feeling a little disappointed"
73.7%

fussy husband

"i have a fussy husband who won't eat ' supermarket bread' so i always brought it from the local bakery until they decided to stop trading so it was down to me to sort the bread situ"
73.7%

supermarket loaves

"but the two smaller sizes are for the most part loaf shaped albeit a tad small relative to large supermarket loaves "
73.6%

supermarket breads

"supermarket breads don't come anywhere near to the results from making a loaf at home"
73.6%

panasonic breadmakers

"i have owned panasonic breadmakers since 1997"
73.5%

panasonic sd2501

"panasonic sd2501 is a fantastic bread maker"
73.5%

cooling rack

"we find it best to have it ready of an evening when we get home from work put it on a cooling rack with a tea towel over it to cool then putting it away before bed"
73.4%

major problem

"we don't know if all breadmakers work this way but its not a major problem"
73.4%

mixed flour

"a couple of minor niggles on rye breads it tends not to fully mix the ingredients often leaving a bit of uncooked mixed flour at one end of the pan whether you use the special rye bread mixing paddle or the normal one"
73.2%

little niggles

"i have a few little niggles : some programs will not allow all the functions to be used such as timed start crust colour loaf size and adding fruit"
73.1%

preservative chemicals

"the variety of different breads that can be made is astounding and the knowledge that there are none of those horrid preservative chemicals in it makes it all so much better"
72.9%

more wrong

"i couldn't have been more wrong we have made dozens of loaves in the weeks we have had it and never once bought any bread "
72.5%

large loaves

"already made a mix of extra large loaves and used the seeds dried fruit and it has lived up to expectations"
72.3%

fall out easily

"the loaf never seems to get stuck and fall out easily when finished"
72.1%

bread flour

"the only loaf 'failures' i have ever had have been due to inferior bread flour it really is the combination of good quality canadian bread flour and the name panasonic which produce the most amazing bread adored by my entire family and "
71.7%

working order

"also the box was quite badly damaged and it is a miracle that the breadmaker inside it is undamaged and appears to be in good working order"
71.3%

drop its load

"we have had this newer version for 6 months and the raisin dispenser has refused to drop its load already"
71.3%

abrasive side

"using the non abrasive side of a dish washing sponge this non stick coating should last the life of the machine"
71.1%

delay timer

"i also have not tried the delay timer but i am sure i shall at some time in the future"
70.8%

stale bread

"did i mention the stale bread is excellent for french toast another very satisfying and easy meal?"
70.8%

same model

"this is the second panasonic breadmaker we have owned and is a replacement for the same model after several years of service"
70.7%

dark crust

"the first was set as 'dark crust' and the second one was a ‘medium crust’"
70.6%

poles apart

"they are poles apart!"
69.6%

very low price

"i bought my as "refurbished" and covered by amazon with a very low price £61 everything were there only the measure spoon missing its still a good deal i know somebody got a new one for here even cheaper than mine when they were doing a price fight with supermarkets"
69.3%

faulty machine

"thought it was faulty machine only to find the website below and found out machine was not faulty it is the bad wheat harvest"
69.3%

wrong usually

"quite expensive but bread rarely goes wrong usually my mistake its easy to use and timer great for overnight"
69.1%

biggest mistake

"the biggest mistake it is"
69.1%

little pointers

"a few little pointers always use a good strong flour i use marriages 100% canadian white and wholemeal very strong flour fresh dried yeast sea salt and instead of sugar i use horlicks don't laugh it contains milk powder malt and sugar all of which feed the yeast well and olive oil instead of butter"
69.1%

have worried

"but i needn’t have worried!"
69.0%

undercooked sticky crumb

"edit 15 04 2014 after 10 weeks of perfect bread the machine started to produce pale loaves with undercooked sticky crumb"
68.9%

first flake

"now on to my fifth no longer worried about local shops sold out at first flake of snow !"
68.8%

cheap loaves

"economically it doesn't undercut the cheap loaves but they're incomparable"
68.7%

flat cakes

"i have also used it to make croissants chelsea buns and flat cakes"
68.6%

hard crust

"the bread rose a little more but was still a hard crust so i thought all it can be is the yeast so although my tinned yeast has a 2020 date but i had opened it one week ago i thought i would try allisons easy bake packet yeast instead of buying another tin this was the last chance for the bread maker i was going to return it because i had made 8 rubbish loaves of bread"
68.5%

naughty cost

"it has some benefits over the sd 255 and a naughty cost cutting exercise: 1 the diamond coating is fantastic"
68.2%

what preservatives

"i wanted to stop buying supermarket bread as don't know what preservatives are used but wasn't sure which bread maker to buy"
68.1%

waste your money

"don't waste your money on any other machine we have had other machines which have not produced bread as the panasonic"
68.1%

sugar yeast

"if you want to get your ingredients ready for the arrival of your breadmaker so you can use it right away to make a quick basic loaf all you really need is strong flour wholemeal or white salt sugar yeast which usually goes in first easy bake fast action yeast for breadmakers butter marg water"
68.0%

this problem

"has anyone else got this problem with this machine are all bread makers noisy or am i doing something wrong?"
68.0%

were very flat

"the first few loaves i made were very flat and did not rise i tried changing to different flours etc but nothing seemed to work"
68.0%

minor niggles

"a couple of minor niggles on rye breads it tends not to fully mix the ingredients often leaving a bit of uncooked mixed flour at one end of the pan whether you use the special rye bread mixing paddle or the normal one"
67.8%

stick coating

"using the non abrasive side of a dish washing sponge this non stick coating should last the life of the machine"
67.6%

resulting loaves

"in fact the only problem we've faced so far has been accurately slicing the resulting loaves but that's hardly a problem this machine sets out to solve"
67.4%

suffer from this

"anybody else suffer from this or is it just me?"
67.1%

apple banana

"i've tried several recipes wholemeal white quick bake 3 hours from start to finish seeded bread granary cider apple banana and walnut cake"
67.1%

different better

"but this panasonic is so different better bread than i have eaten for a long time"
66.9%

only minor niggle

"my only minor niggle would be that i find the crust too be a bit too soft even on those recipes where you can adjust the crust "
66.6%

machine 2500

"unfortunately my old machine 2500 gave up the ghost after many years of excellent service"
66.5%

trouble shooting advice

"the instruction booklet is 47 pages very comprehensive but a bit of a faff going backwards n forwards between the step by step pics showing what to do and the recipe quantities but it is easy to follow and read with plenty of recipes and trouble shooting advice"
66.4%

much water

"the only time i’ve had a duff loaf is if the yeast is getting old or i’ve put too much water in or forgot to put the paddle in!"
66.3%

disappointed at the size

"i made my first loaf but was somewhat disappointed at the size"
65.9%

white bread wholemeal

"i have tried white bread wholemeal 50% wholemeal bacon milk bread fruit bread brioche and others"
65.9%

white bread

"i have used it many times now and made white bread rye seeded bread ciabatta savory bread and so on and it has never disappointed yet"
65.9%

software updates

"also i have stopped buying appliances if i can't download the user manual and software updates where appropriate"
65.9%

flat bladed knife

"when slicing it up in order to get all the slices the same thickness all the way around i cut just through the crust on the top and sides with a serrated knife then use a 1" wide flat bladed knife to cut through from top to bottom that way i don't get any slices that are thick at one end and thin at the other"
65.9%

stick container

"non stick container and paddle that means only occasionally does the paddle get stuck"
65.7%

wrong order

"it has made great bread even when i did a normal bread mix for myself and put the ingredients in in the wrong order!"
65.6%

were a problem

"this in turn meant that some brands packs of flour were a problem"
65.5%

advised in the manual

"however i changed flour to a well known and more expensive brand of 'very strong flour' as advised in the manual and produced two bricks tasty bricks but little rise "
65.4%

goof white loaves

"lots of other bread machines only make goof white loaves"
65.3%

wrong recipe

"was a bit worried at first as i was using the wrong recipe but once realised what i had done it worked out great"
65.2%

trick meaning

"the dispenser in the lid seems to do trick meaning you don't have to time yourself to be around when things need adding"
65.1%

plain flour

"although we can't buy strong flour here as it's just not available we find that a loaf made with normal plain flour is delicious!"
64.9%

gave up the ghost

"i brought this panasonic to replace our existing panasonic which finally gave up the ghost after many years of virtual daily use"
64.7%

moan or extemely

"read the reviews all seemed reasonable for the panasonic checked i wasn't buying a tv and hoped the negative reviews were just people having a moan or extemely unlucky"
64.6%

proprietary flour

"i used allison's very strong wholemeal flour and proprietary flour for white and brown loaves"
64.5%

reccomend this product

"all in all i would reccomend this product to any novice out there who has never made bread in their lives"
64.5%

failed to rise

"only once has the bread failed to rise and we never discovered why not mind you this was the "quick bread" which takes less than 2 hours so no great loss"
64.5%

still too dense

"having researched the fault i tried different flours and different yeast but the bread is still not properly cooked and still too dense"
64.5%

anybody else

"anybody else suffer from this or is it just me?"
64.2%

no skills needed

"no skills needed"
64.0%

basic bread wholemeal

"i've only made 2 types of basic bread wholemeal and granary but so far i'm really pleased with this machine"
64.0%

sized lumps

"this is the second panasonic we've had and after 15 years almost daily use the original still produced great bread it was just that we couldn't get it out of the pan anymore and we were fed up with eating it in hand sized lumps"
63.7%

much of a problem

"as we only eat bread at the weekends it wasn't too much of a problem thankfully it finally gave up the ghost which forced me to get a new one"
63.5%

defect nut dispenser

"unfortunately i got one of those products with a defect nut dispenser and didn't have time to try it before the 30 days return policy extinguished"
63.4%

even watched

"made sure i watched all the videos on the product page and on youtube and i came to the conclusion that this is easy to use even for me a person who had never baked anything in my life not even watched anyone doing it"
63.3%

wrong again

"we do use it everyday but for that kind of money i would expect it to last longer than six months and not to go wrong again like its predecessor"
63.2%

began to wear

"the previous one was used 4 to 5 times a week but eventually the non stick surface in the bread pan and on the paddle began to wear out"
63.2%

worry about the bread

"don't worry about the bread not keeping for long because there are no preservatives in your loaf like shop bought bread has the problem is more that it is difficult to stop eating it and it soon disappears"
63.2%

plain white bread

"however last night i made my first loaf of plain white bread and it was delicious!"
62.9%

disappointly useless

"book of recipes seems to be disappointly useless"
62.7%

results r disappointed

"but the results r disappointed"
62.3%

panasonic sd 2501wxc

"having digested them i decided to spend more than i intended as too many had niggling problems and i wanted something reliable and the panasonic sd 2501wxc seemed to fit the bill"
62.3%

panasonic sd 2501

"over the past few years i have had several breadmakers and when my last one finally gave up i bought the panasonic sd 2501 based on the reviews"
62.3%

gave it away

"i have sd 251 before then gave it away after moving house and bought a lakeland compact one to fit in our new small kitchen"
62.1%

replace the bread

"on our previous machines not panasonic the spindle in the bread pan fell out which meant having to replace the bread pan"
61.7%

much free time

"i haven't got too much free time so i haven't used it too often then i left it safe in cupboard for around 3 months"
61.7%

mode doesnt

"on top of that the rapid mode doesnt have an option to activate the automated dispenser so i need to guess the right timing to throw in the ingredients or put the ingredients in the pan upfront"
61.7%

going rotten

"after numerous loafs of supermarket bread going rotten after 1 day and carefully reading all the reviews i decided to buy one these fabulous machines"
61.5%

remove bread

"i have owned two breadmakers before kenwood and bifinet from lidle good results but the first one difficult to remove bread pan and the second had two paddles which left two large holes where the dough had stuck to it"
61.4%

trap door stuck

"we had a problem with the first seeded loaf we made in that the trap door stuck and the seeds were dumped on top of the loaf near the end of cooking rather than mixed through but it has worked flawlessly since so i'm not taking a star off for that"
60.6%

poor supermarket bread

"the only downside is when out you realise how poor supermarket bread is"
60.3%

really need

"if you want to get your ingredients ready for the arrival of your breadmaker so you can use it right away to make a quick basic loaf all you really need is strong flour wholemeal or white salt sugar yeast which usually goes in first easy bake fast action yeast for breadmakers butter marg water"
59.9%

mixed reviews

"i was a bit worried about buying this because of all the mixed reviews but honestly it's amazing!"
59.7%

quite badly

"also the box was quite badly damaged and it is a miracle that the breadmaker inside it is undamaged and appears to be in good working order"
59.7%

removed for washing

"it is very easy to clean the bowl can be removed for washing"
59.6%

does n't stick

"we make bread every day and the blade doesn't stick"
59.5%

more flour

"the only problem i have found is that if it is necessary to add more flour if the mix is to wet it tends to spray all over the inside of the machine"
59.2%

tastes awful

"very rarely i have had to purchase supermarket bread and find it tastes awful compared to home baked"
59.0%

gone making it so noisy

"we were always delighted with it but the non stick coating was worn out necessitating a spatula to get the bread out and the bearing in the pan had gone making it so noisy it could only be run in the day time"
58.8%

major complaint

"only major complaint is the old one gave a load bleep when the cycle was complete which you could hear from another room"
58.7%

only negative thing

"the only negative thing i can say about this machine is that the kneader gets stuck in the bread about 50% of the time which is a bit annoying i do manage to pull it out but i gave a loaf of bread to a family member and forgot to check the kneader and left it in the bread but luckily i got it back"
58.6%

10 incher instead

"if you need a further push i've lost about 1 2 stone since eating the bread now a trim 11 stone 5ft 10 incher instead of eating my usual junk food"
58.6%

bread & cakes

"fabulous to have fresh baked bread & cakes"
58.6%

panasonic model

"i fancied a new one but stuck with the same panasonic model because it had been so good for us"
58.5%

does the paddle get stuck

"non stick container and paddle that means only occasionally does the paddle get stuck"
58.1%

forgot to add the water

"my only failure was one occasion when i forgot to add the water!"
58.1%

niggling problems

"having digested them i decided to spend more than i intended as too many had niggling problems and i wanted something reliable and the panasonic sd 2501wxc seemed to fit the bill"
57.7%

sure i shall

"i also have not tried the delay timer but i am sure i shall at some time in the future"
57.5%

wrestle the paddle

"i've made white wholemeal and rye bread in this one so far although i baked the rye in the oven as i wasn't going to wrestle the paddle out of it"
57.4%

quality control issues

"they seem to have massive quality control issues"
57.2%

come up trumps

"panasonic have come up trumps with this machine"
57.1%

wrong with machine

"i thought that i did something wrong so i tried again and it happened again the same thing what means that something is wrong with machine"
57.0%

going to return

"the bread rose a little more but was still a hard crust so i thought all it can be is the yeast so although my tinned yeast has a 2020 date but i had opened it one week ago i thought i would try allisons easy bake packet yeast instead of buying another tin this was the last chance for the bread maker i was going to return it because i had made 8 rubbish loaves of bread"
56.7%

weight instead of cups

"the only problem for me is the recipe book giving flour measurement by weight instead of cups i did try and weighted everything but it didn't go well so i had to guess and watch the consistency"
56.7%

almost impossible

"however the reason that i didn't give it 5 stars is the beeper to let you know when the bread is ready is so quiet that unless you're actually in the room when it goes off it's almost impossible to hear and i've got fairly good hearing "
56.6%

raisin dispenser

"the nut and raisin dispenser which is new to me is invaluable for making e"
56.5%

trying to remove

"i have now made quite a few loaves it supplies a lovely loaf one problem is the paddle gets stuck in the loaf when removing it from the maker this causes a big hole in the base of the loaf when trying to remove it"
56.4%

banana and walnut loaf

"my highly anticipated bread maker arrived this morning and i felt that i just had to leave a review sat next to 2 large white loafs 3 french sticks and a banana and walnut loaf absolutely fantastic and i'm gobsmacked!"
56.4%

down to the fact

"you can't use the timer for gf function but that more down to the fact gf needs to be made right away or it will ruin while the ingredients sit"
56.3%

expired and this

"replaced a moulinex one which expired and this one is much superior as long as you read the instructions it is idiot proof and as it only has one paddle you only get one hole in the bottom"
56.3%

that's no biggie

"the blending paddle gets stuck in the bread sometimes but that's no biggie"
56.2%

never disappointed

"i have used it many times now and made white bread rye seeded bread ciabatta savory bread and so on and it has never disappointed yet"
56.1%

seed dispenser

"you can add seeds such as poppy or sesame via the seed dispenser or add pumpkin seed sunflower seed linseed in with the other ingredients"
55.9%

only quibble

"my only quibble is that obviously the "medium large" loaves are just higher rather than bigger which makes for interesting sandwiches sometimes and a large loaf can be difficult to cut evenly"
55.9%

have been away

"only if we have been away and need something quick for sandwiches for work"
55.9%

knead the dough

"i had a cheap breadmaker first time round which was pretty rubbish and in the end i had to resort to only using it to knead the dough and then i used to take the dough out and leave it to rise in a loaf tin"
55.8%

diamond coating

"it has some benefits over the sd 255 and a naughty cost cutting exercise: 1 the diamond coating is fantastic"
55.8%

does n't always

"the dispenser doesn't always work so my seeded bread sometimes doesn't have seeds but it still tastes good"
55.8%

risen mush

"for the last few years i have struggled with my existing bread maker for every loaf i got right i had two that were rubbish not risen mush or just a lump of hard dough i decided i had had enough and threw the bread maker away"
55.8%

buying same

"in any case i still think this is a very machine and worth your while in buying same"
55.7%

seed nut dispenser

"my wife also wanted one with the seed nut dispenser though this feature hasn't been used by us yet"
55.6%

broke tomorrow

"if it broke tomorrow i would order another one the same day my sister has had her panasonic breadmaker in france since 2002 and still uses it twice a week they don't have sliced bread in the shops where she lives!"
55.6%

recipe was wrong

"i've only had one problem and that was with the ciabatta bread because the recipe was wrong"
55.5%

once the novelty wore

"my family thought it would just sit in a cupboard once the novelty wore off but we all use it and no longer buy shop made bread"
55.5%

makes jam and dough

"also makes jam and dough"
55.5%

does n't like cooking

"i had a cheap breadmaker before but this one is fa lot better i cook bread almost every day and i am someone that doesn't like cooking"
55.4%

turned out awful

"i've just resulted to browsing the internet for different recipes for bread makers and they work fine : i just made a brown loaf but it turned out awful!"
55.3%

odd shaped loaves

"the first was odd shaped loaves"
55.2%

cycle warning beeps

"and the end of cycle warning beeps are very quiet"
55.1%

pesto and pine nut

"pesto and pine nut yum!"
55.1%

have the big holes

"the 'easy ciabatta' is nothing like ciabatta and doesn't have the big holes"
55.1%

easier control

"the new one is better than the old one because of some helpful features we didn't have before a flashing start button to help to protect against forgetting to start it and a timer that can be lowered as well as raised giving easier control of the timer than previously"
55.1%

doing nothing other

"the panasonic however first bake out of the box and with me doing nothing other than following the instructions exactly produced an exceptionally fluffy white loaf the only fault was with my setting for the crust which i prefer slightly crunchy so i will change that for the next one"
55.1%

that i do not understand

"only thing that i do not understand is most of the standard programs begins with a rest period"
54.9%

full of preservatives

"otherwise it won't stay fresh for a long as shop bought bread but then that's full of preservatives!"
54.9%

made bread

"home made bread yum"
54.9%

white and wholesale

"my previous bread maker was inconsistent on the advice of a friend i went for this one as hers doesn't have the tray to add nuts etc to dough and she wished she had spent a bit extra to get it really good bread maker made rye bread it was excellent as was white and wholesale so far so good"
54.8%

no viewing window

"it has no viewing window but it doesn't need one as it tells you what stage its at and as long as you don't open the lid and peak while its rising its fine"
54.8%

will not buy it again

"definitely will not buy it again"
54.7%

few problems with

"we had the same make 2 years ago but had a few problems with it they seem to have rectified these with this model"
54.7%

embarrassment and ashamed

"after the wedding they called me to their house imagine the embarrassment and ashamed i felt when they asked me to test it and indeed it never worked at all nor the electronics do anything"
54.7%

friction with the flour

"even after the first use i saw that the inside paint enamel coating has been left with very fine circle marks caused by friction with the flour"
54.7%

take the dough

"i had a cheap breadmaker first time round which was pretty rubbish and in the end i had to resort to only using it to knead the dough and then i used to take the dough out and leave it to rise in a loaf tin"
54.7%

very little effort

"use this 2 3 times a week make dough for rolls at weekends and medium white loaves for in the week very little effort needed"
54.6%

very little time

"very useful for people like me who have very little time to bake during the week"
54.6%

only stuck once

"the paddle has only stuck once and that was in a granary loaf"
54.6%

such an ugly word

"the fools don't realise i will be hiding it and using it to bribe them well blackmail is such an ugly word to do their share of the housework!"
54.6%

very long time

"i cannot recommend this product highly enough and plan to be using it for a very long time to come"
54.6%

throw it away

"that must be very sad to open the lid and uggh throw it away and start again!"
54.5%

paddle problem

"this is the second panasonic breadmaker i have purchased and although it does everything it says on the tin i am disappointed that the paddle problem has not been resolved"
54.5%

have not responded

"emailed panasonic but they have not responded"
54.3%

yeast dry ingredients

"put in the yeast dry ingredients then water select programme and off you go!"
54.3%

only words of warning

"only words of warning you will want to make bread regularly once you have tasted this so you need somewhere to store a reasonable amount of flour unless you live next door to a supermarket"
54.3%

silicone loaf

"panasonic sd 2501wxc automatic breadmaker white with nut & raisin dispenser & gluten free program 1 question can you use silicone loaf tin inside bread pan instead of baking parchment?"
54.2%

no wall cupboards

"machine is tall so i have it sat where there are no wall cupboards"
54.0%

hardly hear it mixing

"it is a great machine very easy to use incredibly quiet you can hardly hear it mixing and it bakes delicious bread"
53.9%

50:50 wholemeal

"i've had it 2 days and have made 3 loaves 1 "quick bread" recipe 1 fruit loaf using the dispenser and 1 50:50 wholemeal white using the timer"
53.9%

do n't make bread

"would say am a fair homecook but i don't make bread"
53.9%

covered by the warranty

"but warranty only covers 1 year and by the time i've tried different things to try to fix the problem i'm not covered by the warranty"
53.9%

unless i hide

"look forward to experimenting with different menus so far the basic menu 01 has resulted in lovely white bread excellent texture and the only complaint is it didn't last long enough unless i hide it"
53.9%

should anything go wrong

"it seems to get better reviews than more recent models so i’m not worried about that trusting in amazon should anything go wrong"
53.8%

n't expecting much

"great bread maker first attempt i wasn't expecting much but made a good loaf with just the instruction supplied this is great you can make all kinds of bread and have it ready in the morning for breakfast currently collecting different recipes from around the world so easy to use all measuring cups supplied"
53.8%

such as nut dispenser

"i don't use the fancy bits such as nut dispenser i just put them in with the mix or rye blade and i've never made a compote in it but for bread it's very consistent and delicious"
53.7%

loud enough

"both bread and cakes taste delicious have only given it 4 stars because no viewing window and buzzer not loud enough if you are not in kitchen at end of baking time"
53.7%

n half teaspn

"02 approx 125g yeast pack was 99p only use 1 n half teaspn per xl loaf tiny amounts of sugar n salt n oil are needed"
53.7%

like a ` brick

"my first loaf was a little like a 'brick' when it came out that's why i decided to make another one immediately after and the second one turned out just perfect"
53.7%

problems with both

"shame because this was recommended to us but we have had problems with both"
53.7%

does n't happen

"you need to dry line the compartment with grains so this doesn't happen"
53.7%

died recently

"our old machine died recently after a good 15 years quality service"
53.6%

a dough programme

"the nut dispenser works well on bake programmes but unless i have missed it there is no programme to automatically add fruit and nuts to a dough programme so you either add them at the end by hand or at the start and risk them being a bit beaten up"
53.6%

made wholemeal loaves

"have only made wholemeal loaves so far but am looking forward to trying the pizza dough and other bread recipes in the winter"
53.5%

well why it bugs

"well why it bugs me?"
53.4%

2 hours or less

"i would have liked to see a rapid programme with added grains raisins started with warm water and finishing in 2 hours or less the panasonic does it in 4 or 5 hours "
53.3%

ca n't make bread

"i can cook anything and unfortunately i can’t make bread"
53.3%

were definitely

"one comment that had stood out for me was where another reviewer said that all bread makers were definitely not the same and how impressed they were with this one"
53.3%

mistake all breadmakers

"that was mistake all breadmakers are not the same!"
53.2%

nice but not as nice

"i also tried a quick bake just to see was nice but not as nice and the other loafs i have also had a go at a pine nut and pesto loaf and this was also fantastic"
53.2%

what's wrong

"photos attached what’s wrong ؟"
53.2%

not unusual these days

"the lcd display is a bit hard to read sometimes with my poor eyesight but that's not unusual these days"
53.2%

large holes

"i have owned two breadmakers before kenwood and bifinet from lidle good results but the first one difficult to remove bread pan and the second had two paddles which left two large holes where the dough had stuck to it"
53.1%

need to experiment

"i haven't had a bad loaf i need to experiment with flours to find the perfect one but what i'm doing now is fine"
53.1%

no farther than this

"anyway if you're looking for a bread maker then look no farther than this if you can afford it then this will do you for anything you want to create and if it doesn't then you should probably invest in a bread making course because this pretty much does everything except the very exotic and it does actually do reasonably exotic as well "
53.1%

fruit nut dispenser

"fruit nut dispenser works but can press into the top of the loaf if left down"
53.1%

lost about 1 2 stone

"if you need a further push i've lost about 1 2 stone since eating the bread now a trim 11 stone 5ft 10 incher instead of eating my usual junk food"
53.0%

review complaint

"the only odd review complaint against this bread maker was a sticking paddle but we have never ever had this problem"
52.8%

and raisin dispenser

"the nut and raisin dispenser has been great for adding seeds to the bread mix"
52.8%

have n't looked back

"i then bought bread machine yeast and haven't looked back"
52.8%

white and wholemeal

"a few little pointers always use a good strong flour i use marriages 100% canadian white and wholemeal very strong flour fresh dried yeast sea salt and instead of sugar i use horlicks don't laugh it contains milk powder malt and sugar all of which feed the yeast well and olive oil instead of butter"
52.8%

difficult to clean

"i must confess to feeling a bit apprehensive at first wondering what the results would be and wondering also if the machine would be difficult to clean afterwards but i needn't have worried!"
52.7%

stopped at 90degrees

"it would be better if it stopped at 90degrees so it didn't ruin more than one slice of bread when it is sliced"
52.7%

teflon coated

"i have now ordered a replacement paddle from another shop which aparanteley is teflon coated and will never get stuck in the loafs"
52.7%

separate yeast dispenser

"i had the 2500 before 3 years ago and prefer these models to the panasonic one with a separate yeast dispenser which i could not get on with it"
52.6%

hate the blade

"i hate the blade in the bottom of the loaf and this gives me flexibility"
52.5%

tricky in itself

"on removal which was tricky in itself they left a huge hole"
52.5%

slightly damaged

"what's more we bought from amazon 'seconds' and the only signs of a return was a slightly damaged box"
52.4%

required only one machine

"i required only one machine"
52.2%

edit 15 04 2014

"edit 15 04 2014 after 10 weeks of perfect bread the machine started to produce pale loaves with undercooked sticky crumb"
52.0%

very short time

"it was delivered in a very short time but i was ready having already purchased what i thought would be the correct ingredients"
52.0%
...

Compare Pros

very pleased in both products

"very pleased"
100.0%

great success in both products

"i have made gluten free bread as well with great success"
99.9%

lovely loaves in both products

"lovely loaves and comes out bread shaped!"
88.9%

decent loaf in both products

"never got a decent loaf so returned it"
75.0%

perfect loaf in both products

"makes a perfect loaf and being the same shape as shop bread is easy to cut"
74.5%

lovely loaf in both products

"this thing is magic throw the ingredients in and the machine will create you a lovely loaf within 3hrs with zero human effort"
74.5%

very happy in both products

"very happy with my purchase and impressed by how easy it is to use"
74.0%

works well in both products

"a bit fiddly to fit the bread pan but once fitted all works well"
65.0%

excellent functionality

"excellent functionality for the price"
100.0%

brilliant product

"brilliant product makes great bread"
99.9%

excellent loaf

"i confirm the excellent loaf and dough making results"
99.2%

excellent bread machine

"excellent bread machine"
97.1%

tasty and fresh

"tasty and fresh"
92.9%

kids loved

"my kids loved it"
92.3%

good cupful

"always add a good cupful of mixed seeds and just add 20mls more water to make the perfect wholesome bread"
88.8%

amazing machine

"amazing machine vey pleased with the bread and variations"
88.1%

free option

"have been using gluten free option but better to select light crust as dark makes bread hard"
74.9%

correctly tomorrow

"tasty bead but i'll make it correctly tomorrow"
74.8%

really easily

"the paddles come out really easily too which means there are no big holes in the loaf🍞"
74.7%

lovely machine

"makes other things as well good value for a lovely machine"
74.5%

excellent value

"excellent value for money and very easy to use"
74.4%

superior machine

"it is a superior machine bought to replace my 15 year old jmc model that finally packed in"
74.3%

good value

"☆☆☆☆☆ good value for money"
74.3%

excellent machines

"the build quality seems very robust and is reminiscent of some of the excellent machines panasonic used to make"
74.3%

good product

"good product"
73.7%

excellent bread

"excellent bread every time were onto our fifth loaf and all have been the same"
73.5%

excellent condition

"quick delivery in excellent condition"
73.5%

very courteous

"came very well packed and very courteous driver have used it and very easy instructions made a very good loaf of bread too"
73.4%

amazing bread

"it makes amazing bread"
73.3%

significantly quiet

"it's significantly quiet and the double dough hooks means no more poking around with a wooden spoon to ensure it mixes properly my previous machine frequently left an amount of flour at the side of the dough unmixed "
73.3%

very impressed

"as a first time user of a bread maker we are very impressed"
73.2%

even better

"my favourite recipe is to use the 'dough' setting and then bake my loaves in the oven: this makes for even better bread and it handles almost any recipe that you can throw at it"
73.2%

highly recommended

"highly recommended"
72.6%

real fiddle

"i am devastated that the spindle that holds one of the paddles has now become loose and is a real fiddle to use"
72.5%

prefer butter

"i prefer butter to the oil so use 4ozs butter for my wholemeal bread "
72.5%

perfectly baked

"home made perfectly baked bread"
72.1%

family love

"all my family love this"
71.5%

better mixed

"recipe book could be better mixed ml cups teaspoons and weights don't tally 2lb is not 1000g it is 907 and colour is spelt colour not color"
71.3%

very professional

"this machine produces very professional loaves of different sizes"
70.0%

build quality

"the build quality seems very robust and is reminiscent of some of the excellent machines panasonic used to make"
69.6%

works great

"works great"
69.5%

very robust

"the build quality seems very robust and is reminiscent of some of the excellent machines panasonic used to make"
69.3%

nice shape loaf

"nice bread a bit big so you need to have room to put it but makes a nice shape loaf"
68.9%

maker great

"i love this bread maker great way to have home made bread"
67.9%

recommend the machine

"i would highly recommend the machine"
67.3%

lovely bread as well

"lovely bread as well"
67.2%

quick delivery

"quick delivery in excellent condition"
67.1%

would greatly

"it would greatly simplify the cooking process"
67.1%

with no hassle

"no problems makes great bread with no hassle"
66.7%

tasty bead

"tasty bead but i'll make it correctly tomorrow"
66.4%

pleased with my purchase

"they taste delicious and i am really pleased with my purchase"
65.8%

light crust

"have been using gluten free option but better to select light crust as dark makes bread hard"
65.8%

exactly what i needed

"this is exactly what i needed"
65.5%

robust model

"robust model"
65.4%

very good value

"it is also incredibly cheap to buy very good value for money"
65.2%

hour delivery window

"great product great delivery time with a one hour delivery window"
64.9%

best recipes and methods

"it is easy to use i am still getting used to it made 2 loaves and 1 fruit cake as i say still getting used to it so i can experiment and find out the best recipes and methods"
64.4%

helpful people

"saddly it has over heated but i’m sure the helpful people at andrew janes will sort it out"
64.2%

easy and convenient

"taste better than most in the shops and so easy and convenient to use"
63.9%

makes a nice loaf

"makes a nice loaf"
63.6%

perfect wholesome bread

"always add a good cupful of mixed seeds and just add 20mls more water to make the perfect wholesome bread"
63.5%

very easy to

"may traditional bread normal way and very easy to use"
63.4%

very good loaf

"came very well packed and very courteous driver have used it and very easy instructions made a very good loaf of bread too"
62.8%

sensible large loaf

"makes a sensible large loaf that cuts into slices that fit in the toaster and are suitable for making sandwiches"
62.2%

makes lovely bread

"makes lovely bread even though i forgot to set the loaf size!"
62.2%

very well packed

"came very well packed and very courteous driver have used it and very easy instructions made a very good loaf of bread too"
61.6%

yoghurt well

"it makes yoghurt well too!"
61.5%

brilliant machine

"brilliant machine"
61.1%

very easy instructions

"came very well packed and very courteous driver have used it and very easy instructions made a very good loaf of bread too"
60.5%

loaves good

"works well similar to a previous bread maker loaves good"
60.5%

makes great bread

"brilliant product makes great bread"
60.3%

great delivery time

"great product great delivery time with a one hour delivery window"
60.0%

best breadmaker

"this is the best breadmaker i have ever had"
59.8%

recommend this product

"i definitely will recommend this product"
58.5%

easy to clean

"easy to use and easy to clean"
58.4%

delicious bread

"makes delicious bread "
58.0%

great range of options

"great range of options"
57.1%

good sized bread

"good sized bread pan"
57.1%

mulinex beard maker

"i am really happy with this product previously i have an mulinex beard maker but this one is better then that"
56.7%

lovely replacement

"lovely replacement for a similar old lidl model!"
55.3%

great product

"great product"
55.0%

shop bread

"makes a perfect loaf and being the same shape as shop bread is easy to cut"
54.5%

recommend to others

"would definitely recommend to others"
54.3%

better than most

"taste better than most in the shops and so easy and convenient to use"
54.3%

it's 100 % perfect

"it’s 100% perfect"
53.9%

happy with the product

"happy with the product"
53.1%

star service

"5 star service"
53.1%

duel blade mixer

"i was looking for a duel blade mixer as that was the size of my previous one"
52.5%

easy however

"the timer function makes this easy however"
51.8%

kitchen cupboards

"not noisy and although fairly bulky it fits in one of my kitchen cupboards when not in use"
51.3%

good size loaf

"makes a good size loaf"
50.8%

helpful customer service

"helpful customer service with recipes too"
50.5%
...

very pleased in both products

"very pleased"
100.0%

great success in both products

"i have made jam which was a great success and the pizzas are a great hit with all the family"
99.9%

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend"
99.6%

lovely loaves in both products

"pleased with product i have produced two lovely loaves so far"
88.9%

works well in both products

"i've also tried the rye programme with the special paddle and that works well too"
75.0%

decent loaf in both products

"having read the ratings & reviews i was fairly happy to order this model but concerned that some appear to be rogue models that fail to produce a decent loaf or break down after 15months"
75.0%

easy instructions in both products

"easy instructions and all i wanted"
74.9%

perfect loaf in both products

"this machine produces a perfect loaf every time"
74.5%

lovely loaf in both products

"i find the rapid bake programme really useful i start off the yeast in some warm water to make sure it is nice and frothy before it goes in and that produces a lovely loaf"
74.5%

very happy in both products

"i've tried lots of different bread mixes and have been very happy with the results"
74.0%

absolutely perfect

"panasonic excel when it comes to quality you really cant go wrong with this machine my last model lasted for 17 years and it makes absolutely perfect bread"
100.0%

absolutely brilliant

"absolutely brilliant machine don't know how we lived without it"
100.0%

brilliant lots

"great buy makes lovely bread recipe booklet supplied is brilliant lots of lovely breads to try"
100.0%

most beautiful

"well i looked at several makes and models before i took the plunge and eventually settled on the above panasonic sd 2501 wxc it arrived in super quick time and i took free delivery opened the box read the instructions and basically loaded it up with ingredients set the timer and in the morning i got up to the most beautiful sumptuous 'massive' loaf of bread!"
100.0%

excellent product

"excellent product will make a wide variety of breads machine and dough's for oven bake"
100.0%

huge success

"the recipes never fail and the bread pizza dough hot cross buns etc that i have made with it since purchase have proven no pun intended to be a huge success"
100.0%

perfect perfect

"perfect perfect perfect!"
100.0%

worked out perfectly

"every bake has worked out perfectly thus far by following instructions exactly"
100.0%

excellent loaves

"this new model is just as good as the previous one and even easier to use turning out excellent loaves time after time it takes less than 2 minutes to measure put in the ingredients and set the programme and we wake up to the fabulous smell of freshly baked bread every morning"
100.0%

excellent compote

"makes excellent compote though"
100.0%

most amazing

"it makes the most amazing bread we have ever eaten"
100.0%

superb loaf

"no problem there so did that and the 25001 made a superb loaf"
100.0%

very satisfying

"the fresh bread was excellent and very satisfying"
100.0%

wonderful loaves

"this is a terrific bread machine – wonderful loaves every time"
100.0%

really delicious

"both tasted really delicious and i was really surprised when they both came out of the machine of how good they looked especially when you just put the ingredients in at the beginning you don't know what to expect"
99.9%

quite good

"so far it has baked good white good wholemeal excellent spicy fruit loaf although this can't be baked using the timer delicious 5 seeded bread and quite good malted fruit loaf wasn't very malty might add more malt extract next time "
99.9%

absolutely delicious

"i have baked my first whoemeal large loaf on the rapid setting and it is absolutely delicious!"
99.9%

well baked

"first three loaves brilliant well baked good rise very tasty"
99.9%

excellent cakes

"this is a great machine perfect bread every time we have also made excellent cakes with it"
99.9%

absolutely fantastic

"i made a spelt loaf absolutely fantastic and am now making bread rolls as it makes unbelievable dough"
99.9%

excellent piece

"it's an excellent piece of kitchen equipment and the bread it produces is superb"
99.9%

great improvement

"this version of the bread maker is a great improvement"
99.9%

fits snugly

"the reconfigured design means the breadmaker fits snugly in a corner taking up less work space"
99.9%

excellent results

"excellent results of baking plus easy removal of loaf"
99.9%

very enjoyable

"i have made 3 loves since this bread maker arrived and every one has been very enjoyable"
99.7%

best ingredients

"one of the best things is that you can use the best ingredients and cut down on the salt and butter the bread tastes much better than bought bread and costs half the price"
99.7%

best thing

"one can make all sorts of weird and wonderful creations but for me the best thing about it is that you simply chuck a load of flour in with a couple of teaspoons of salt yeast and sugar add some butter and water and press go"
99.6%

excellent white brown

"the quality of the loaves so far has been excellent white brown and seeded"
99.5%

great result

"so if you want great result from the bread maker my choice is to use canadian very strong flour and allisons packet easy bake yeast"
99.5%

well risen

"the loaf is very light texture with a lovely crust and well risen"
99.4%

strongly recommend

"i would strongly recommend"
99.4%

really good

"i am very pleased with the bread maker so easy to use makes really good bread and its suitable for all types of bread"
99.3%

favourite gadget

"but otherwise breadmaker is a favourite gadget"
99.3%

minimal effort

"the new type of teflon lining to the bread pan is a great improvement and the cooked loaf just slides out with minimal effort"
99.3%

best results

"i find that you always have to use luke warm water that you must first put in the tepid water and then add flour yeast etc to get the best results"
99.3%

brilliant purchase

"brilliant purchase"
99.0%

really fantastic

"but the results are really fantastic"
98.9%

loaf superior

"ok this is not home baking as such but i have always got a great loaf superior to any shop bought product"
98.8%

been excellent

"i have only had my breadmaker for a couple of months but so far it has been excellent"
98.3%

great bread taste

"this is great bread taste lovely and takes the work out making my pizza bases for home made pizzas"
98.0%

visually pleasing

"just used breadmaker for first time and made a pretty perfect large wholemeal loaf i was expecting to fail a few times but hey presto one edible and visually pleasing loaf"
97.8%

great results

"what surprised me is just how easy it is to use and get great results"
97.6%

freshly baked

"the timer function is excellent nothing beats waking up to the smell of freshly baked bread and the fruit & nut dispenser has worked perfectly in practice too"
96.8%

pretty perfect

"just used breadmaker for first time and made a pretty perfect large wholemeal loaf i was expecting to fail a few times but hey presto one edible and visually pleasing loaf"
96.4%

nice crust

"also the bread has a nice crust and is soft and we as a family prefer it to the shop brought bread"
95.9%

super loaves

"it has made some super loaves"
95.6%

really sweet

"use sugar with pectin as well as separate pectin cos strawberries are low pectin and go a bit easy on the sugar unless you like really sweet jam"
95.5%

bread maker is excellent

"this bread maker is excellent"
94.4%

quite satisfied

"i hope eventually to branch out into different kinds of bread but for the moment i an quite satisfied with my part rye loaves"
94.2%

brilliant start

"brilliant start"
94.0%

even passable

"however for rye bread and wholemeal bread and non standard mixes or recipes you have to experiment to get good or even passable results"
94.0%

impressive range

"impressive range of programs which is one the strength of this machine i guess"
93.3%

truly is amazing

"having missed good whole meal bread since i came to england in 2000 and being pretty picky when it comes to ingredients i try to eat lacto free and without eggs this bread are truly is amazing!"
93.1%

love love love

"i love love love this"
93.1%

excellent and great

"product is excellent and great fun to use"
93.1%

come out excellent

"every loaf we have made has come out excellent"
93.1%

just wonderful

"just wonderful!"
93.0%

it's brilliant

"i've had this machine for just over 8 months and used it 2 3 times a week it's brilliant"
92.7%

used mainly

"it turns out consistently good bread and whilst it's used mainly for simple white or brown bread i've used the dough programme for successful focaccia fougasse pizza bases and so on"
92.6%

best and well

"the french style loaf is definitely the best and well worth the wait"
92.4%

cooked to perfection

"cooked to perfection"
92.2%

pizza bases perfect

"we love it make all our own bread brioche and pizza bases perfect works brilliantly makes large loaf one we borrowed before buying had smaller loaf tin "
92.0%

excellent as always

"the bread is excellent as always when using the recipe book that comes with the bread maker the raisin loaf is my favourite :"
92.0%

very satisfied

"one very satisfied household"
91.8%

highly recomended

"highly recomended"
91.6%

plain white

"on the first day of getting the breadmaker i made two loaves one plain white loaf the other a white spicy fruit loaf"
91.4%

works a treat

"works a treat"
90.9%

turned out brilliantly

"i use this two or three times a week and so far every loaf has turned out brilliantly!"
90.2%

xl white loaf brilliant

"i had a practice run with an xl white loaf brilliant"
89.7%

product is great

"after years of faultless baking on my panasonic baker sd 253 this product is great"
89.3%

wonderful and great

"wonderful and great value"
89.2%

delicious fresh bread

"works an absolute treat a pleasure to have delicious fresh bread every morning"
89.0%

which is excellent

"i have just baked a rye bread loaf which is excellent"
88.9%

lovely crust

"the loaf is very light texture with a lovely crust and well risen"
88.9%

lovely breads

"great buy makes lovely bread recipe booklet supplied is brilliant lots of lovely breads to try"
88.9%

easier and quicker

"the controls are easier and quicker to use and more intuitive"
88.9%

good crust

"was light and fluffy and had a good crust!"
88.8%

good scales

"we would confirm other reviews that accuratly measured ingredients are essential so good scales and a good measuring jug are a must"
88.8%

good proportion

"all the recipes we have tried work splendidly and i can substitute a good proportion of soft organic flour with strong flour and still have a very good loaf"
88.8%

good allisons

"lovely smell when cooking fantastic to eat does not do wholemeal loaves they are just rock solid unless its the allisons flour no good allisons strong white excellent bread"
88.8%

every loaf is perfect

"love this breadmaker every loaf is perfect"
88.6%

machine is great

"need trial and error to invent your own breads but machine is great"
88.5%

really happy

"we bought this machine few months ago we make bread every two days and i am really happy with this product"
88.4%

perfect and tasty

"it makes perfect and tasty bread every time and despite the which review saying that the blade stuck in the bread when it was finished i have never had this happen"
88.1%

great reciepes

"easy to use great reciepes included"
88.0%

perfect every time

"the bread is perfect every time"
88.0%

only drawback

"one and only drawback is that we are eatin"
86.0%

great addition

"makes delicious bread every time and the nut and fruit dispenser is a great addition"
75.0%

great machine

"its a great machine it makes good bread and ensures i can control what is in our bread"
75.0%

equally good

"i bought it to replace my earlier version which had been equally good until the pan stirrer and dispenser wore out after only about 2 years and i found the replacement costs were extortionate approaching the cost of a new breadmaker"
75.0%

great deal

"after a great deal of deliberation i decided to get this particular bread maker mostly based on customer reviews"
75.0%

good price

"a good price from this retailer"
75.0%

good taste

"i have also used the dough setting to make rolls and hot cross buns which have risen well and had a good taste and texture although i have reverted to using my old hot cross bun recipe instead of the panasonic one because it uses more spices "
75.0%

tasted delicious

"so far all have tasted delicious"
75.0%

smells good

"they will produce something that smells good sometimes looks good but always has the density of rubble"
75.0%

great price

"thanks amazon for a speedy delivery well packaged goods and a great price!"
75.0%

very handy

"has a timer very handy if you want to wake to fresh bread!"
75.0%

spicy fruit loaf

"on the first day of getting the breadmaker i made two loaves one plain white loaf the other a white spicy fruit loaf"
75.0%

looks good

"they will produce something that smells good sometimes looks good but always has the density of rubble"
75.0%

very reduced

"it came in perfect condition for a very reduced price so i couldn't turn it down"
75.0%

hugely tall

"if you guys good quality canadian white strong bread flour you'll find the ck08 is hugely tall you can half it and it's more of a normal size slice 😁 also the fruit and nut dispenser was great and worked really well"
75.0%

very fresh

"the next day i slice it and pop it in the freezer and always have very fresh bread"
75.0%

solid investment

"a solid investment purchasing my breadmaker"
75.0%

reliable machine

"i would recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable machine which is so easy to use"
75.0%

really easy

"the fruit nut dispense is great makes adding seeds to the breads really easy"
74.9%

reduced price

"bought this item via amazon market place at a reduced price"
74.9%

speedy delivery

"thanks amazon for a speedy delivery well packaged goods and a great price!"
74.9%

positive feedback

"the main reason why i purchased this machine it was because of the positive feedback on the machine and the automated ingredient dispenser"
74.9%

great recipes

"lovely bread every time great recipes that are flexible if you want to adapt by adding extra ingredients such as seeds as long as you add a little extra yeast you can get away with it"
74.9%

original machine

"i had my original machine for about ten years and in that time bought very very few loves from shops"
74.9%

great value

"our last one lasted 11 years before replacement so they tend to provide great value for money and convenience"
74.9%

really well

"if you guys good quality canadian white strong bread flour you'll find the ck08 is hugely tall you can half it and it's more of a normal size slice 😁 also the fruit and nut dispenser was great and worked really well"
74.9%

fast delivery

"super fast delivery too"
74.9%

good reviews

"you can trust the good reviews on this one i'm glad i did as i definitely made the right choice in buying it"
74.9%

pretty economical

"having decided that i quite liked the home cooked taste and found it pretty economical i decide to take the plunge and get a better model"
74.9%

perfect bread

"ohh aawww i made perfect bread for my husband he’s so pleased"
74.9%

very economical

"very economical as a large loaf can be cut into up to 6 portions and frozen for a couple"
74.9%

definately recommended

"definately recommended"
74.9%

recommended numbers

"when i followed the recommended numbers inside of the lid all was fine"
74.8%

real quality

"worth the extra investment real quality"
74.8%

were precise

"in the past i must have had at least 4 or 5 other models that seemed to be pure chance if you got a good loaf out even if you were precise with the ingredients"
74.8%

really quickly

"turned up really quickly and well packaged"
74.8%

very quickly

"firstly it arrived very quickly within 72 hours of purchase then i started to use it and study the manual which is very easy to understand"
74.8%

texture crispy

"lovely taste good texture crispy but not chewy crust"
74.8%

smells nice

"it is a big outlay but is worth it for the quality of product you get which you can actually eat and the house smells nice every morning if you set the timer"
74.7%

lovely time

"love this bread maker simple and easy to use makes great bread jams had a lovely time using all the functions"
74.7%

totally delicious

"the bread it totally delicious light and fluffy"
74.7%

were perfect

"i've only made two loaves with this but both were perfect!"
74.7%

favourite recipes

"it really easy to set up and once you've had it a while you'll know your favourite recipes off by heart"
74.7%

looks streamlined

"this model is excellent and looks streamlined on the worktop"
74.7%

first rate

"the quality of the bread is first rate"
74.7%

interesting ideas

"the book comes with lots of recipes including such interesting ideas as cheese and bacon loaf and a curry loaf"
74.6%

good design

"good design and even makes your house smell nice"
74.6%

enticing smell

"it is incredibly easy plug in put the paddle in the bucket measure the ingredients put tehm in the bucket set the menu number and loaf size according to the recipe and choose crust colour if applicable press start or set timer if you want to waken to the enticing smell of fresh bread"
74.6%

good recipes

"good recipes in the included book"
74.6%

totally reliable

"fantastic great value works very well great bread and totally reliable "
74.6%

more flexibility

"i highly recommend the 2501 over the 2500 as it gives you more flexibility"
74.6%

positive reviews

"having read so many positive reviews i opted for this make and model of breadmaker"
74.6%

lovely smell

"lovely smell when cooking fantastic to eat does not do wholemeal loaves they are just rock solid unless its the allisons flour no good allisons strong white excellent bread"
74.6%

some warm water

"i find the rapid bake programme really useful i start off the yeast in some warm water to make sure it is nice and frothy before it goes in and that produces a lovely loaf"
74.6%

marvellous machine

"this is a marvellous machine"
74.6%

pleased customer

"for the moment one extremely pleased customer !"
74.6%

tastes delicious

"it makes lovely bread which rises beautifully and tastes delicious"
74.5%

right choice

"you can trust the good reviews on this one i'm glad i did as i definitely made the right choice in buying it"
74.5%

just perfect

"it was huge and soft and just perfect"
74.5%

very efficient

"it is very easy to use and very efficient"
74.5%

fantastic flours

"fantastic flours update august 2013"
74.5%

delicious results

"we have experimented with various breads from the recipe book and have had delicious results"
74.5%

incredibly easy

"it is incredibly easy plug in put the paddle in the bucket measure the ingredients put tehm in the bucket set the menu number and loaf size according to the recipe and choose crust colour if applicable press start or set timer if you want to waken to the enticing smell of fresh bread"
74.5%

crust colour

"i am a 4th generation baker and have always loved good bread the crust colour and texture but most of all flavour"
74.4%

delicious loaf

"have enjoyed many a delicious loaf with this machine"
74.4%

just amazing

"the smell on a saturday morning is just amazing and it seems to stay fresh for much longer than i remembered for home made bread sorry mum "
74.4%

lovely texture

"it taste so much better and has lovely texture"
74.4%

will probably

"i like the good quality lining of the bread maker as i think it will probably last longer than my previous models"
74.4%

pretty good

"i have also tried strawberry jam with pretty good results too: i was pleasantly surprised about this"
74.4%

worked perfectly

"everything has worked perfectly with fabulous results"
74.4%

very quiet

"in fact it is very quiet and can only be heard in the kneeding period"
74.4%

just great

"having a timer on it is just great waking up to the smell of fresh bread in the morning is a luxury"
74.4%

lovely recipes

"my new panasonic is brilliant does what it should as regards perfect loaves and has lots of lovely recipes in the instruction book"
74.4%

very easily

"i love the non stick bread pan the loaf comes out very easily"
74.4%

some guidance

"it would be helpful if the manual included some guidance on max total weight of ingredients that the mavhine can deal with if using with own bread dough recipe"
74.4%

smells lovely

"easy to use takes no time at all to start it up smells lovely while cooking and tastes even better"
74.3%

very useful

"it comes with a recipe book which is very useful and a measuring spoon cup"
74.3%

very versatile

"very good machine and very versatile"
74.3%

bread rise

"to help the bread rise in such a short time i use warm water not hot and dissolve the sugar and salt in the water before adding the liquid to the flour"
74.3%

added bonus

"an added bonus is that it is so easy to clean"
74.3%

most mornings

"he tends to stick to a couple of tried and tested loaf recipes so hasn't made more than one cake in it and never tried jam making but it's still going strong and i wake up most mornings to the wonderful smell of delicious bread"
74.3%

brand flour

"i use shop brand flour and yeast not expensive branded product"
74.3%

warm water

"to help the bread rise in such a short time i use warm water not hot and dissolve the sugar and salt in the water before adding the liquid to the flour"
74.3%

simple and easy

"simple and easy to use machine"
74.2%

european version

"absolutely fantastic the texture of the bread i did yesterday and the flavour is just wow : today will try the compote mode as my daughter loves it and can't also wait to try the eastern european version of panettone which is more sweet kind of bread"
74.2%

incredible easy

"however it is incredible easy to use and the bread is fantastic"
74.2%

nice and easy

"the manual is nice and easy to read and recipes are fool proof!"
74.2%

delicious smell

"the ingredients go in the night before and the delicious smell greets us on the morning"
74.2%

quality product

"very good it does everything we expected from a quality product"
74.2%

fairly happy

"having read the ratings & reviews i was fairly happy to order this model but concerned that some appear to be rogue models that fail to produce a decent loaf or break down after 15months"
74.2%

really nice

"most importantly the bread is really nice"
74.2%

nice new touches

"nice new touches like the programs printed in the lid"
74.2%

perfectly acceptable

"the 'normal' baked loaves that we make half wholemeal and half white flour are great and although the 'quick loaf' is not as good it is perfectly acceptable for those occasions where you forget to start it early"
74.2%

fast and efficient

"mine arrived the day before it was due so a fast and efficient service"
74.1%

higher score

"my reason for giving a higher score is that the result of the bread was pretty impressive a great crumb and texture with a good crust and properly risen loaf"
74.1%

premium bread

"the result was amazing a large loaf of premium bread"
74.1%

well worth

"it is well worth paying the extra for the quality and reliability of this panasonic machine as i'm sure it will give years of excellent service"
74.1%

industrious friend

"having eaten several scrumptious loaves given to us by an industrious friend over time we decided to follow their example and bought our own panasonic breadmaker we too now enjoy the same lovely bread"
74.1%

more suitable

"the different sizes is also handy xl is very tall so sometimes the l is more suitable"
74.1%

right ingredients

"use the right ingredients in the right quantities let the breadmaker do it's job and you can't really fail and the result is far better than any supermarket bread"
74.1%

bread perfect

"bread perfect every time and waking up to the scent of fresh bread is priceless"
74.1%

were not disappointed

"we certainly were not disappointed"
74.1%

good new features

"this has several good new features and produces excellent bread"
74.0%

quick and easy

"it's quick and easy to use takes about 12mins to put a loaf on and is 100% reliable"
74.0%

kneading session

"so i use the brioche programme first it has a fairly lengthy kneading session switch it off once the kneading is over and then put it on the gluten free programme "
74.0%

occasion something

"bought for my mum who is happy with the product however on one occasion something went wrong even though she had followed the same procedure with same ingredients as her previous uses"
74.0%

keep fresh

"the loaves to my amazement seem to keep fresh for so long with no trouble at all"
74.0%

every confidence

"i have every confidence that it will be ok"
74.0%
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