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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%]

Morphy Richards Fastbake Breadmaker 3 Loaf Sizes, Gluten Free, Cool ..

  • Fastbake function for freshly baked bread in 50 minutes
  • Delay timer so you can wake up to freshly baked bread
  • Adjust settings for different loaf sizes and crust styles
  • Programmes to bake cakes, make jams or marmalades

Product Attributes

  • Width: 11.2 Inches,
  • Height: 12.0 Inches,
  • Weight: 13.6 pounds,
  • Length: 15.9 Inches,
  • Size: One Size

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

65.9% 14.3% 19.9%

Senti Score  [80.1%]

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

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

Morphy Richards Fastbake Breadmaker 3 Loaf Sizes, Gluten Free, Cool ..

wrong faulty excellent product great perfect excellent very disappointed happy very pleased avoid love dense really pleased temp waste replace very dissapointed

Compare Cons

huge problem in both products

"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%

more expensive in both products

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

only problem in both products

"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%

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%

bread flour in both products

"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%

dark crust in both products

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

gave up the ghost in both products

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

come up trumps in both products

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

knead the dough in both products

"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%

take the dough in both products

"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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

stopped working

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

remove the bread

"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%

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%

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%

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%

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%
...

huge problem in both products

"not a huge problem it is easily removed but is a slight design flaw"
97.1%

more expensive in both products

"we have had other more expensive bread makers and never had such good results"
74.8%

only problem in both products

"the only problem is that the kneading blade sometimes sticks in the loaf"
74.5%

dried yeast in both products

"i put the water in first followed by salt then sugars the the flour and the dried yeast on top"
73.8%

same problem in both products

"we have tried various different liaves and all have the same problem far too sweet"
72.4%

only negative in both products

"had it a while now & bread is better than shop bread the only negative is the paddle which we knew from reading other reviews before purchase not all bead has been perfect but then we have had a really hot summer which does affect baking but was still tasty"
72.3%

bread flour in both products

"bread flour the posh organic stuff costs less than a £1"
71.7%

dark crust in both products

"i haven't tried dark crust!"
70.6%

gave up the ghost in both products

"my previous one gave up the ghost after about eight years use so owes us nothing"
64.7%

come up trumps in both products

"i am like a mad scientist at the moment trying different ingredients and blends and the bread maker always seems to come up trumps"
57.1%

knead the dough in both products

"i think i will be returning this as it has developed a pretty annoying squeak and struggles to knead the dough sometimes "
55.8%

take the dough in both products

"if you're baking bread just remeber to take the dough out after the proofing stage before the cooking and remove the little mixer blade thingy"
54.7%

temp waste

"followed all direction explicity tested yeast bought thermometer for water temp waste of money"
99.7%

very dissapointed

"the loves were small and heavy very dissapointed as this was recommended to me by a family member"
99.6%

very disappointed

"i’ve had a bread maker for years without issues so very disappointed"
99.0%

owner and the worst

"this is the third bread maker i have owner and the worst!"
89.8%

that stopped

"only thing that stopped me giving 5 stars is that the recipe book needs updating"
89.8%

quite noisy

"it is quite noisy and takes a bit of manoeuvering to get the container in and out of the machine i am comparing it to the two i have owned previously "
88.6%

never rose

"i tied to use it with different mixtures yeasts and flours and bread never rose"
75.0%

some residue

"the shape is not ideal oblong as opposed to square as you will get some residue in the corners but you can always poke it with a plastic spatula but i did not buy an automatic bread maker to have to manually help it along"
74.9%

same issue

"father in law has had the same issue with three machines"
74.9%

utter rubbish

"utter rubbish"
74.9%

major issue

"you do have to remove the stirring paddle which leaves a small hole at the bottom but this is not a major issue"
74.8%

just wears

"the non stick on the bread pan itself just wears off"
74.8%

same fault

"years ago i had a morphy richards bread machine and in my opinion it made fantastic bread better than dearer machines but it had a fault and would stop working tried three machines and they all had the same fault so in the end had to buy a panasonic"
74.8%

minor fault

"bought to replace my original morphy richards bread maker which had given up sorry only 4 stars does all it says on the box but its rather clumber some oval shape getting it in and out of the box a minor fault yes and the paddle sized on the first time we used it so five star for the loaves we make but"
74.8%

cope too well

"if you can ignore that and the sound of the motor sometime straining and the mixture part screeching imagine nails on the blackboard then the bread it makes is ok but does not cope too well if you do a large loaf"
74.7%

small quantities

"suggest mixing dry components minus yeast with the oil adding the flour last in small quantities while stirring"
74.7%

baking bricks

"after 6 attempts strictly observing measured ingredients and method i would have been better buying a clay oven and baking bricks"
74.7%

gives too hard

"good but gives too hard a crust"
74.7%

were stale

"otherwise the usual sliced loaves were far too big for a single user and often were stale in quick time"
74.6%

needs updating

"only thing that stopped me giving 5 stars is that the recipe book needs updating"
74.6%

prevent starvation

"verdict go to the bakers for your bread unless stranded deep in the artic when the ingredients alone should prevent starvation"
74.6%

junk bread

"take a while to find how to bake for your taste but once you master that you will never buy junk bread full of chemicals from the stores"
74.5%

disposable glove

"i found that wearing an oiled sunflower disposable glove enables me to take the paddle out just before final rise and bake this is a moment when the paddle has finished its work"
74.5%

very limited

"aside from their lack of aftercare this isn't a great breadmaker as the recipes are very limited and make very dense bland bread"
74.4%

bland bread

"aside from their lack of aftercare this isn't a great breadmaker as the recipes are very limited and make very dense bland bread"
74.4%

unhelpful typos

"downside apart from unhelpful typos in menu volumes are the measuring spoons but only because everything else does exactly what i want"
74.3%

spent more

"i wish i had spent more and got a better machine i don't think i'll be holding on to this one for long and i certainly wouldn't recommend it"
74.0%

dried herbs

"there will be many more experiments to come including the use of onion granules and dried herbs"
73.8%

gone faulty

"suspect it has gone faulty"
73.7%

doing wrong

"not sure what we're doing wrong as i have had a breadmaker for years"
73.6%

ignore that

"if you can ignore that and the sound of the motor sometime straining and the mixture part screeching imagine nails on the blackboard then the bread it makes is ok but does not cope too well if you do a large loaf"
73.5%

returning this

"i think i will be returning this as it has developed a pretty annoying squeak and struggles to knead the dough sometimes "
73.5%

very strange

"very strange"
73.2%

attempts strictly

"after 6 attempts strictly observing measured ingredients and method i would have been better buying a clay oven and baking bricks"
73.2%

baking sometimes

"a good machine for home baking sometimes does not completely mix all the ingredients every time"
73.0%

error error

"error error"
72.9%

never worked

"never worked was broken no replacement or refund!"
72.4%

large chuck

"no tool to provided to pull it out and because it stops in a totally random position the blade part can be facing anywhere away from the centre you have to cut away a large part of the underside of the loaf with a blunt tool something blunt otherwise you will damage its teflon coating and are left with all your middle slices of bread with a large chuck missing from their bottom side"
72.3%

poor light

"bread ok but some difficulty reading the displays in poor light"
72.2%

fruit beep

"i buy breadmakers for the dough settings only and this does the job well but the when baking the whole thing the add fruit beep does not operate but that aside good breadmaker for the money wonder why no one makes a dough only bread machine"
72.0%

little old fashioned

"i only used it once to bake bread in but i'm a little old fashioned and like to see bread bake in the oven"
71.7%

returned item

"the box arrived opened and i suspected that it had previously been a returned item as the instructions were missing"
71.7%

design flaw

"not a huge problem it is easily removed but is a slight design flaw"
71.6%

would be better

"i haven't tried the quick bake perhaps that would be better"
71.2%

disastrous results

"we have each tried this machine using 4 different bread recipeswith disastrous results"
71.2%

broke down

"however after a few months the machine broke down i now make my own from scratch which i find more rewarding and quite easy"
71.1%

whatever flaw

"the brown marks stopped wiping off so i assumed whatever flaw makes it mark the plastic is now worse than before so it has been replaced with a lakeland breadmaker that also fits in the same space"
70.6%

failure otherwise

"failure otherwise"
70.1%

hurt my wrist

"i thought a bread maker was a waste of space until i hurt my wrist and couldn't knead by hand"
69.7%

wrong amount

"i am going to photocopy the recipes and separate them into individual ones as i have found myself starting one recipe and then measuring out the wrong amount from the one above it"
69.0%

false starts

"after a few false starts this has worked very well"
68.8%

faulty item

"’ no you can do better than offer a hollow apology and actually replace a faulty item along with an offer of a replacement machine at a ‘reduced’ cost"
68.4%

chemical bread

"no more shop bought chemical bread for me"
68.4%

different model

"i must have a different model as the first one which arrived kept giving bad bakes"
67.9%

were missing

"the box arrived opened and i suspected that it had previously been a returned item as the instructions were missing"
67.8%

trouble shooting tips

"i baked 6 loaves and followed all the instructions and trouble shooting tips and none of them cooked properly"
66.0%

worse than before

"the brown marks stopped wiping off so i assumed whatever flaw makes it mark the plastic is now worse than before so it has been replaced with a lakeland breadmaker that also fits in the same space"
65.7%

remove paddle

"there is no facility to remove paddle before final rise and baking"
65.5%

delay feature

"time delay feature means we wake up to fresh bread on a saturday morning"
65.5%

standard bread programmes

"standard bread programmes were much better"
65.4%

no more shop

"no more shop bought chemical bread for me"
65.2%

replaced a broken machine

"replaced a broken machine arrived very quickly very pleased with it"
65.1%

faulty electrical item

"returned to amazon very easily but disconcerting that a faulty electrical item was doing the rounds"
64.6%

heavy dence

"i might add that the first two loaves were digusting heavy dence and inedible"
64.4%

large and heavy

"also how do we return it farr to large and heavy to even carry"
64.2%

small and heavy

"the loves were small and heavy very dissapointed as this was recommended to me by a family member"
63.9%

tepid water

"oz tepid water 1"
63.8%

plain and flavoured

"i have tried a half dozen recipes so far from their booklet making a plain and flavoured one each week"
63.6%

n't rise well

"i have never used a bread maker before the first time i used it the loaf didn't rise well but the second time i followed the instruction i managed to produce a good bread as good as in the shops"
63.2%

nothing works

"tried different techniques but nothing works"
63.0%

rather clumber

"bought to replace my original morphy richards bread maker which had given up sorry only 4 stars does all it says on the box but its rather clumber some oval shape getting it in and out of the box a minor fault yes and the paddle sized on the first time we used it so five star for the loaves we make but"
62.9%

nothing fancy

"there's nothing fancy about it but it does the job"
62.8%

components minus

"suggest mixing dry components minus yeast with the oil adding the flour last in small quantities while stirring"
62.6%

sticky dough

"not having to get sticky dough from in between your fingers 3"
61.7%

teething problems

"a few teething problems at first but ok"
61.4%

dragged up the shaft

"it just slides over the keyed drive shaft when you assemble it and after it has finished mixing kneading it gets dragged up the shaft as the bread rises leaving it buried inside the bottom of the loaf after baking"
60.6%

bread dose not rise

"bread dose not rise"
59.7%

flat and unedible

"i did add extra flour but they still turned out flat and unedible"
59.4%

after baking

"some reviewers have experienced difficulty in removing the paddle from the loaf after baking"
59.3%

buttons programmes

"the new pan does in fact fit my old breadmaker and the general layout of both machines buttons programmes etc"
59.3%

hard brick

"every loaf turned out like a hard brick"
59.0%

darkest crust

"another thing that i would add is the fact that i'm using the darkest crust but the bread crust it's still a bit pale"
58.1%

recipes fault

"with all due respect to the reviewers leaving bad reviews it’s their recipes fault not the machine itself"
58.1%

does not operate

"i buy breadmakers for the dough settings only and this does the job well but the when baking the whole thing the add fruit beep does not operate but that aside good breadmaker for the money wonder why no one makes a dough only bread machine"
57.9%

very first loaf 1

"very first loaf 1lb was perfect!"
57.3%

not last long

"before buying this morphy richards machine be aware that it may not last long and the recipes are terrible"
57.1%

would n't recommend

"i wish i had spent more and got a better machine i don't think i'll be holding on to this one for long and i certainly wouldn't recommend it"
56.4%

dough making option

"the dough making option only takes 1"
56.3%

hard dollop

"a hard dollop of a dense heavy bread with sharp 'rustic' jagged bits on top crust"
56.2%

they have n't responded

"i emailed morphy richards customer support several months ago and they haven't responded"
56.1%

reverted to old variant

"reverted to old variant"
56.1%

hand problems

"having said that the finished loaf is better than any thing i have produced by hand which i can no longer do due to hand problems"
56.1%

very poor reaction

"very poor reaction from morphy richards so be careful if you buy this product make sure you register the second year guarantee and don’t expect proper customer service if things go wrong"
56.1%

trial and error

"trial and error is the watchword here"
56.0%

small problem

"i think the company should supply something similar to make this small problem easy"
56.0%

affect baking

"had it a while now & bread is better than shop bread the only negative is the paddle which we knew from reading other reviews before purchase not all bead has been perfect but then we have had a really hot summer which does affect baking but was still tasty"
55.6%

morphy richards website

"plus points for me were the 2 year guarantee and the ready availability of a replacement pan from amazon or the morphy richards website at a fairly reasonable cost"
55.4%

that does not

"this model is wider and therefore there is always flour on the sides that does not mix"
55.4%

too complicated and time

"have not used it read and reread instructions for making gluten free bread far too complicated and time consuming for an 83 yr old man with disbetes and vascular dementis to use"
55.2%

make a mistake

"if you make a mistake on your program it does not let you adjust even if you switch it off"
55.2%

teflon coating

"no tool to provided to pull it out and because it stops in a totally random position the blade part can be facing anywhere away from the centre you have to cut away a large part of the underside of the loaf with a blunt tool something blunt otherwise you will damage its teflon coating and are left with all your middle slices of bread with a large chuck missing from their bottom side"
55.2%

started to leak

"i previously had an andrew james aj bm102xj breadmaker which lasted nearly five years but the pan started to leak a common problem"
55.2%

pretty annoying

"i think i will be returning this as it has developed a pretty annoying squeak and struggles to knead the dough sometimes "
55.2%

quarter and half measures

"these could be extended to cover the quarter and half measures that crop up in every menu"
55.0%

such a disappointment

"such a disappointment"
54.9%

not buy this model

"my advice is save your money and do not buy this model"
54.7%

could not be repaired

"we were advised that the machine could not be repaired and that it was not covered by the manufacturer’s guarantee because we hadn’t registered it with them why does this need to be done guarantees should be automatic!"
54.7%

will never again

"i will never again purchase processed bread from a shop will only eat freshly made wholemeal and granary bread"
54.7%

were n't up to much

"quick loaf programmes weren't up to much"
54.6%

have not had before

"there is also a button you can press for light medium or dark crust which i have not had before"
54.5%

the dough back

"then put the dough back in"
54.5%

some not so great

"i have had some great results and some not so great"
54.3%

does not completely

"a good machine for home baking sometimes does not completely mix all the ingredients every time"
54.1%

does n't mix in properly

"the only down side i have found is that because the tin is oblong and the mixer paddle obviously has a circular motion it has a tendency to leave one 'floury' corner where it doesn't mix in properly"
54.0%

their lack

"aside from their lack of aftercare this isn't a great breadmaker as the recipes are very limited and make very dense bland bread"
54.0%

being a bit noisy

"other than being a bit noisy it’s a great bread maker"
53.7%

like to send it back

"would like to send it back but have mislaid the box"
53.7%

could be better

"what could be better!"
53.6%

removed from the baking

"the paddle is not easily removed from the baking tin as loaf mixture holds it in place until it is soaked off"
53.6%

no feed back

"no feed back"
53.5%

send it back

"i'll give it 2 more tries if nothing i'll send it back"
53.4%

n't have any extra

"you don't have any extra bowls to wash up and it's so easy to use and even easier to eat"
53.4%

small loaves

"i'd got a breadmaker but it only made small loaves and the paddle was wearing out and couldn't be replaced"
53.2%

stopped mixing the dough

"however after about ten months of use maybe once or twice a week it started making horrible graunching noises and stopped mixing the dough"
53.2%

always heavy

"this makes fantastic bread our last bread maker was rubbish the bread was always heavy now we use this new one all the time and have perfect bread every time"
53.1%

rustic ' jagged

"a hard dollop of a dense heavy bread with sharp 'rustic' jagged bits on top crust"
53.1%

no other paperwork

"no other paperwork and no guarantee!"
52.9%

pretty cracked

"i have used my hands before but they are getting pretty cracked and dry with all the hand washing i am having to do so i thought i would try a bread maker again"
52.8%

given to the birds

"i measured the ingredients carefully according to instructions but the dough turned out very runny and not surprisingly the bread rolls had to be given to the birds"
52.8%

does not seem to matter

"i omit the skim milk powder which does not seem to matter"
52.7%

hell jejeje

"so i was dissapointed on the first load but it was my fault i messed up and got tbsp rather than tsp 😂 so it was salty as hell jejeje then i tried half a loaf for a test and put the water of a full loaf"
52.2%

tried different breads

"i haven’t tried cakes but i have tried different breads"
52.2%

getting better

"i've made 6 different sizes so far and i am getting better at this"
52.0%

crust button

"i've only had the breadmaker for a short while and the crust button or size of loaf button have all failed to work why well don't really know but i will try to contact amazon or morphy richard's no help is forthcoming "
52.0%

heavy and oily

"small 2lb loaves were dense heavy and oily not suitable for cucumber sandwichesfor the mayoress"
51.8%

white beige

"the photos make it look black and white it's actually the off white beige that old computer desktop pcs used to be"
51.8%

rubbish the bread

"this makes fantastic bread our last bread maker was rubbish the bread was always heavy now we use this new one all the time and have perfect bread every time"
51.8%

small hole

"you do have to remove the stirring paddle which leaves a small hole at the bottom but this is not a major issue"
51.7%

3rd white flour

"our 3rd loaf was another whole meal loaf but this time we lightened the recipe and used 1 3rd white flour for a lighter loaf"
51.7%

being back

"satisfactory product but it is let down by the lcd not being back lit"
51.6%

element was broken

"then after a few loafs the kneading function stopped working so ordered a replacement this one the element was broken so did all the work but wouldn’t cook at the end"
51.6%

hollow apology

"’ no you can do better than offer a hollow apology and actually replace a faulty item along with an offer of a replacement machine at a ‘reduced’ cost"
51.5%

wholemeal prog3 breads

"i have cooked white prog1 and wholemeal prog3 breads 1 1 2lb and 2lb without issue"
51.5%

granary malted granary

"i have made white bread wholemeal granary malted granary with seeds banana bread and raisin bread"
51.5%

giving bad bakes

"i must have a different model as the first one which arrived kept giving bad bakes"
51.5%

bottom and heavy

"not happy with this bread maker i have made 7 loaves they have turned out small and not cooked properly bunt on the bottom and heavy"
51.4%

absolutely no idea

"how it compares with other makes and model i have absolutely no idea as it was the first one i bought and it was absolutely fine"
51.2%

plastic spatula

"the shape is not ideal oblong as opposed to square as you will get some residue in the corners but you can always poke it with a plastic spatula but i did not buy an automatic bread maker to have to manually help it along"
51.2%

nothing like bread at

"nothing like bread at all"
51.1%

first one finally dying

"this is my second bread maker the first one finally dying after many years excellent service"
51.1%

entirely sure

"not entirely sure why"
50.7%

long nosed pliers

"i use a pair of long nosed pliers"
50.6%

which is n't metal

"all came out like the photo above and it’s simply because there’s a big viewing window which isn’t metal so there’s nothing to keep the heat over the top of the dough as it cooks"
50.5%

can only apologise

"we had the usual response ‘i can only apologise"
50.3%
...

Compare Pros

excellent product in both products

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

very pleased in both products

"very pleased"
100.0%

huge success in both products

"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%

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%

excellent results in both products

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

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend"
99.6%

best thing in both products

"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%

great result in both products

"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 in both products

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

really good in both products

"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%

minimal effort in both products

"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%

been excellent in both products

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

great results in both products

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

it's brilliant in both products

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

lovely loaves in both products

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

really happy in both products

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

works well in both products

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

great machine in both products

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

good price in both products

"a good price from this retailer"
75.0%

great price in both products

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

very fresh in both products

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

really easy in both products

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

great recipes in both products

"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%

great value in both products

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

really well in both products

"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 in both products

"super fast delivery too"
74.9%

good reviews in both products

"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%

perfect bread in both products

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

good recipes in both products

"good recipes in the included book"
74.6%

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%

crust colour in both products

"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 in both products

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

will probably in both products

"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 in both products

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

very quiet in both products

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

very versatile in both products

"very good machine and very versatile"
74.3%

simple and easy in both products

"simple and easy to use machine"
74.2%

nice and easy in both products

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

quality product in both products

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

really nice in both products

"most importantly the bread is really nice"
74.2%

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%

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%

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%

excellent white brown

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

strongly recommend

"i would strongly recommend"
99.4%

favourite gadget

"but otherwise breadmaker is a favourite gadget"
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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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 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%

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%

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%

reduced price

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

easy instructions

"easy instructions and all i wanted"
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%

original machine

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

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%

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%

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%

worked perfectly

"everything has worked perfectly with fabulous results"
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%

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%

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%

delicious smell

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

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%
...

excellent product in both products

"so far so good well done morphy richards an excellent product"
100.0%

very pleased in both products

"overall very pleased"
100.0%

huge success in both products

"it’s been a huge success and given the price it’s been absolutely great producing delicious loaves of bread time after time"
100.0%

great success in both products

"easy to use have made banana bread and seeded loaves with great success"
99.9%

excellent results in both products

"i baked several different loaves of bread with different ingredients and i received the same excellent results"
99.9%

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend"
99.6%

best thing in both products

"best thing since sliced bread"
99.6%

well risen in both products

"a good well risen loaf"
99.4%

really good in both products

"only had a week but bread turns out really good"
99.3%

minimal effort in both products

"this machine is so easy to use and makes great bread i've been making cakes too and they came out wonderful it arrived on time was well packed and a fantastic price looks lovely on my worktop is also easy to clean you can make so many different flavoured breads with it with minimal effort"
99.3%

been excellent in both products

"i have only used the machine for basic breads but the results so far have been excellent"
98.3%

great results in both products

"great results"
97.6%

it's brilliant in both products

"i used to have a breadmaker years ago and decided to try a new one so i chose the morphy richards fastbake it's brilliant we love being able to have fresh bread when we need it"
92.7%

lovely loaves in both products

"makes lovely loaves its quiet and easy to clean"
88.9%

really happy in both products

"really happy"
88.4%

works well in both products

"great bread machine bakes perfectly very good recipes works well with packaged bread mixes"
75.0%

great machine in both products

"fabulous had same before great machine easy to use comes with recipes but i use my own and from flour bag and still get a good loaf and rolls"
75.0%

good price in both products

"good price"
75.0%

great price in both products

"still experimenting with recipes but a great machine at a great price"
75.0%

decent loaf in both products

"decent loaf"
75.0%

very fresh in both products

"this bread machine is handy for very fresh bread thanks"
75.0%

really easy in both products

"love it only used once so far to make banana bread was really easy and tasted good my daughter loved the banana bread"
74.9%

great recipes in both products

"i would recommend this and i have had no issues with it and it comes with some great recipes the raisin bread is a firm favorite!"
74.9%

great value in both products

"great value for money"
74.9%

really well in both products

"i've been testing out recipes found online instead and these have worked really well"
74.9%

fast delivery in both products

"excellent product and fast delivery"
74.9%

good reviews in both products

"this one had good reviews and would make 2lb loaves"
74.9%

perfect bread in both products

"makes perfect bread every time but never used the fastbake"
74.9%

good recipes in both products

"really easy to use comes with a lovely booklet that's so simple to understand with some good recipes"
74.6%

perfect loaf in both products

"made a perfect loaf but still wondering how i can remove the blade before the bake to avoid it baking into the bread"
74.5%

lovely loaf in both products

"i really liked this breadmaker it made a lovely loaf and easy to make"
74.5%

crust colour in both products

"select the programme then loaf size then crust colour and then press go"
74.4%

delicious loaf in both products

"it is easy to use the instructions are very straight forward and as long as you follow the recipe you should end up with a delicious loaf of bread at the end!"
74.4%

will probably in both products

"it is also a very good price for something that will probably last many years"
74.4%

pretty good in both products

"our old bread maker was a breville and to be fair did a pretty good job"
74.4%

fast deliver in both products

"fast deliver"
74.4%

very quiet in both products

"very easy to use and the machine is very quiet"
74.4%

very versatile in both products

"very versatile"
74.3%

simple and easy in both products

"i love this breadmaker so simple and easy to use"
74.2%

nice and easy in both products

"nice and easy to use tasty recipes"
74.2%

quality product in both products

"for the price of the product you get a really good quality product"
74.2%

really nice in both products

"bakes great bread to the recipes included and makes really nice dough saving time when making pizzas"
74.2%

very happy in both products

"so overall very happy with my product choice"
74.0%

really pleased

"really pleased"
100.0%

excellent ptoduct

"fresh bread every morning excellent ptoduct"
100.0%

excellent machin

"excellent machin"
100.0%

brilliant product

"brilliant product"
99.9%

amazing results

"amazing results at a very reasonable price"
99.8%

great thanks

"great thanks"
99.5%

good ingredients

"there is a good range of measuring devices and accurate measurement with good ingredients are the key to good bread from a machine"
99.2%

absolutely amazing

"absolutely amazing value and really easy to use!"
99.0%

everything perfect

"practice makes everything perfect"
97.3%

excellent bread machine

"excellent bread machine!"
97.1%

clearance bargain

"bought this machine to replace a tesco basics bread maker that we bought as a clearance bargain for £10 some years ago!"
95.7%

excellent bread everyone

"excellent buy for the price use it on a reqular bases makes excellent bread everyone loves it"
93.6%

brilliant break maker

"brilliant break maker we have tried lots of different options and more still to try"
93.1%

happy and successful

"after 2 months of happy and successful bread making i continue to be really pleased with the machine"
93.1%

brilliant so presumed

"my previous morphy richards breadmaker was brilliant so presumed i could trust the brand again"
92.9%

very smart

"this breadmaker is very smart and easy to clean"
91.7%

bought one and loved

"my daughter bought one and loved it too"
91.7%

brilliant pizza dough

"it makes great bread and brilliant pizza dough"
90.3%

really love

"it’s the first time i use a bread maker and i really love it!"
90.1%

absolutely great

"it’s been a huge success and given the price it’s been absolutely great producing delicious loaves of bread time after time"
90.0%

bakes perfectly

"great bread machine bakes perfectly very good recipes works well with packaged bread mixes"
89.8%

easy and perfect

"so easy and perfect results every time"
89.3%

lovely jubley

"lovely jubley "
88.9%

lovely booklet

"really easy to use comes with a lovely booklet that's so simple to understand with some good recipes"
88.9%

breadmaker is a bargain

"this breadmaker is a bargain"
88.8%

good breakmaker

"good breakmaker"
88.8%

absolute bargain

"an absolute bargain for the price!"
88.4%

great with the window

"great with the window so you can see the process"
88.3%

turned out perfectly

"5lb & 2 lb and they have all turned out perfectly!"
88.3%

delicious and fresh

"bread is delicious and fresh"
88.0%

reasonably quiet

"reasonably quiet too"
75.0%

good variety

"good variety of bakes however when using bread pack on 3hr programme the loaf comes out very tall and a bit crumbly but very tasty"
75.0%

firm favorite

"i would recommend this and i have had no issues with it and it comes with some great recipes the raisin bread is a firm favorite!"
75.0%

best taste

"the bread have the best taste with it and remain fresh for longer time"
75.0%

lovely easy

"this is a lovely easy to use breadmaker it is the 2nd one i have had and i use it 3 times a week"
75.0%

good products

"morphy richards led the way to guaranteeing their products for two years because they're good products"
75.0%

really useful

"really useful product"
75.0%

handy instruction book

"any failures have been my fault and the handy instruction book clearly explains why"
75.0%

taste good

"the loaves look good and taste good"
75.0%

look amazing

"they all taste smell and look amazing"
74.9%

were delicious

"yesterday she tried a bread mix for cheese and onion bread and prepared it on the dough setting and then made rolls and cooked them in the oven they were delicious"
74.9%

easy process

"easy process"
74.9%

reliable results

"it is super simple and gives reliable results every time"
74.9%

gather ingredients

"we have fresh bread whenever we need it 10 minutes to gather ingredients 3 hours to bake 45 minutes to cool"
74.9%

taste amazing

"4 loaves made already and they look smell and taste amazing!"
74.9%

very experienced

"i am a very experienced cook and spend a lot of time baking so i was very disappointed in this particular result"
74.8%

followed correctly

"very easy to use and providing the instructions are followed correctly a perfect loaf every time"
74.8%

very filling

"the whole meal loaf was very filling and might be considered “heavy” but this is down to the flour rather than the breadmaker"
74.8%

sounds great

"sounds great except that the ‘reduced’ cost was higher than the original amount we had paid"
74.8%

tried several

"i've tried several from a simple loaf to the very moreish mixed fruit loaf"
74.8%

clear instructions

"very easy to use as book provides clear instructions"
74.7%

recommended ones

"i had to alter the ingredients slightly to the recommended ones in the recipe but it still came out great"
74.7%

good machine

"good machine"
74.6%

baked loaf

"the design of the paddle allows the baked loaf to be removed without taking a sizeable chunk out of it unlike our last ten year old machine"
74.6%

baking capabilities

"1st bake was good looking forward to testing my it's baking capabilities"
74.6%

life saver

"absolute life saver easy to use and results are brilliant as long as instructions are followed"
74.6%

quality machine

"good quality machine for bread making"
74.5%

lovely machine

"lovely machine"
74.5%

wonderful addition

"my new bread maker makes a wonderful addition to my kitchen"
74.4%

remarkable value

"remarkable value for money"
74.4%

simple but reliable

"a few more features but generally a simple but reliable breadmaker"
74.3%

good value

"excellent bread maker good value for money"
74.3%

bread excellent

"bread excellent"
74.3%

stylish and easy

"this snazzy bread machine is a stylish and easy way to make your own bread"
74.2%

machine easier

"colourings a lot better machine easier to clean a good recipe book i would add a little more cinnamon and fruit than recommended in the fruit loaf but that is taste"
74.1%

fairly quiet

"runs fairly quiet too"
74.1%

great window

"easy to use great window to watch it bake"
74.1%

that gap neatly

"so this fills that gap neatly"
74.1%

fantastic price

"this machine is so easy to use and makes great bread i've been making cakes too and they came out wonderful it arrived on time was well packed and a fantastic price looks lovely on my worktop is also easy to clean you can make so many different flavoured breads with it with minimal effort"
74.0%

very reasonable

"it’s a fantastic product for a very reasonable price"
74.0%

entirely reliable

"this breadmaker replaces an ealier model that has been entirely reliable it is easy to programme and very much quieter"
74.0%

best purchase

"best purchase of the year so far"
73.9%

that helped

"hope that helped :"
73.9%

maker quick

"loved this bread maker quick and easy to use"
73.9%

amazing machine

"amazing machine and so easy to use "
73.9%

light and crispy

"the bread might not last as long as shop bought but fresh bread buttered with honey or jam cannot be beaten and the toast made from the bread is light and crispy"
73.8%

with results

"very happy with results"
73.8%

especially good

"the french bread is especially good"
73.8%

really cracking

"a really cracking little buy"
73.7%

good product

"very easy to use good product"
73.7%

good results

"very easy to use good results for wholegrain bread i only did this type of bread"
73.6%

many thanks

"many thanks"
73.6%

excellent bread

"excellent bread only tried basic as yet but will try all other in time"
73.5%

consistently delicious

"it is so easy to use and the loaves are consistently delicious"
73.5%

really lovely

"really lovely bread"
73.5%

fantastic product

"it’s a fantastic product for a very reasonable price"
73.4%

works good

"works good"
73.4%

tasty loaf

"easy to use clear instructions and has made a tasty loaf every time"
73.4%

amazing bread

"so today i’ve given another try and i made an amazing bread : i’ve used the granary instructions for an organic wheat malt and barley bread flour and oh man it was amazing"
73.3%

better fitting paddle

"better fitting paddle a little quieter"
73.3%

very impressed

"i'm still learning all the various functions but very impressed so far"
73.2%

great bonus

"what a great bonus to have in your kitchen"
73.2%

even better

"50mts or even better is the french programme which is 3hrs"
73.2%

perfect results

"this is the first time i have bought a breadmaker so i have nothing to compare it to but as someone who knows very little about baking in general i have so far achieved perfect results every time with this machine"
73.1%

consistently good

"it is easy to use and results are consistently good"
73.1%

free goodies

"i’m looking forward to making more gluten free goodies in this"
73.1%

granary instructions

"so today i’ve given another try and i made an amazing bread : i’ve used the granary instructions for an organic wheat malt and barley bread flour and oh man it was amazing"
73.1%

well packed

"this machine is so easy to use and makes great bread i've been making cakes too and they came out wonderful it arrived on time was well packed and a fantastic price looks lovely on my worktop is also easy to clean you can make so many different flavoured breads with it with minimal effort"
73.0%

quality item

"good quality item"
73.0%

fresh moist

"we followed the recipe and the resultant bread was fresh moist and with a medium crust everything we expected"
72.8%

kitchen counter

"wouldn't fit on kitchen counter so had to send it back"
72.8%

best things

"easy and fun with a little peeky window the best things about this maker are: 1"
72.8%

also made cakes

"also made cakes too which has been a big hit with the children"
72.7%

came out great

"i had to alter the ingredients slightly to the recommended ones in the recipe but it still came out great"
72.6%

highly recommended

"highly recommended"
72.6%

tasty recipes

"nice and easy to use tasty recipes"
72.5%

bread taste good

"good machine simple to use bread taste good too"
72.4%

excellent easy

"this is an excellent easy to use breadmaker and with easy to follow instructions"
72.4%

pretty versatile

"it's pretty versatile for such a basic machine"
72.4%

expected and good

"delivery as expected and good value for money"
72.4%

very american

"we took this to our house in grenada the bread there is very american and sweet so this is a godsend"
72.4%

would recommend

"would recommend to anyone looking to bake at home"
72.4%

strong flour

"followed the simple recipe bake number 1 using 8 grain strong flour and hey presto a large loaf soft crusty tasty!"
72.3%

brown flour

"using a mix of white and brown flour you get a loaf of bread that actually tastes like bread instead of cotton wool that some of the "shop bought" bread tastes like!"
72.2%

very similar

"is very similar"
72.1%

excellent breadmaker

"excellent breadmaker easy to use good for gluten free baking which i need"
72.0%

predicatable great

"reliable predicatable great"
71.9%

much better

"it is easy to follow the recipes and is so much better than the one i had previously"
71.9%

fresh flour

"consequently gave the machine another chance with fresh flour and the result was wonderful"
71.8%

really tasty

"the machine works well and the bread is really tasty"
71.8%

packet premix

"i even tried a packet premix again following the instructions"
71.6%

very tasty

"good variety of bakes however when using bread pack on 3hr programme the loaf comes out very tall and a bit crumbly but very tasty"
71.1%

extra water

"have also added small changes to the ones in the book and found the ratio of flours used needed a little extra water and also added a spoonful of organic molasses for taste and more soft texture"
71.0%

very usuful

"very easy to use and bread recepie booklet coming with the product is very usuful"
70.9%

recommend this

"fantastic highly recommend this"
70.9%

nice warm bread

"i brought as we want nice warm bread"
70.9%

very flexible

"not very flexible if you want to try something different guess it’s a case of trial and error"
70.8%

very rewarding

"took all up just over 3 hours but as you only added ingredients leaving it to do the rest it was simple to do and very rewarding"
70.8%

good service

"i hope this replacement bread maker gives as good service"
70.6%

clean kitchen surfaces

"your clean kitchen surfaces 2"
70.5%

become invaluable

"we use it every day and it has become invaluable amid coronavirus lockdown"
70.4%

recipe instructions

"recipe instructions are easy to follow and so far as we can tell accurate!"
69.9%

gently remove

"when bread is baked sometimes the mixing paddle stays inside the bottom of the loaf but let it cool and then gently remove"
69.7%

works great

"basic but works great"
69.5%

wonderful machine

"check your ingredients before you throw this wonderful machine away"
69.4%

likes the wholemeal bread

"after trying out several recipes i like the white french bread and she likes the wholemeal bread"
69.4%

very straight forward

"it is easy to use the instructions are very straight forward and as long as you follow the recipe you should end up with a delicious loaf of bread at the end!"
69.2%

baked several different

"i baked several different loaves of bread with different ingredients and i received the same excellent results"
68.8%

solid 5 5 stars

"solid 5 5 stars from me"
68.6%

super simple

"it is super simple and gives reliable results every time"
68.6%

excellent machine

"excellent machine & simply to use"
68.5%

worth the money

"it was well worth the money"
68.4%

fits the bill

"i wanted a value for money bread maker and this certainly fits the bill"
68.3%

good range

"the other settings are all perfectly timed and produce a good range of bread and dough"
68.1%

been pleasantly

"i've been pleasantly surprised by this one"
67.8%

loved the banana bread

"love it only used once so far to make banana bread was really easy and tasted good my daughter loved the banana bread"
67.6%

dough selection

"however what i did do was use the dough selection to make my dough and then baked it in the oven"
67.4%

still maintains

"tastes definitely better than supermarket bread after 3 days still maintains freshness"
67.4%

overall very good

"overall very good"
67.3%

prepare healthier bread

"bought this to prepare healthier bread for my daughter would highly recommend it"
67.2%

making novice

"as a bread making novice i did enough searching on amazon and this one is very very good"
67.1%

quick delivery

"quick delivery and good product for the money"
67.1%

lovely fresh bread

"like the keep warm feature and eating lovely fresh bread"
66.8%

likes fresh bread

"we are pleased with the product and would recommend it to anyone who likes fresh bread and experimenting with food"
66.6%

more success

"i have since bought a book on machine bread making and use the recipes in that and i am having more success"
66.6%

charity shop

"so happy that when we saw one in a local charity shop pat approved for £12 we bought that one too!"
66.4%

well and easy

"bread comes out well and easy to use"
66.4%

delightful burning smell

"that smell of fresh bread with no risk of it turning into a delightful burning smell"
66.3%

pleased with the product

"we are pleased with the product and would recommend it to anyone who likes fresh bread and experimenting with food"
66.3%

height wise

"the slices of the 2lb loaf do not fit height wise into a conventional toaster a huge annoyance to our toast addict teenager!"
66.3%

pleased with the machine

"after 2 months of happy and successful bread making i continue to be really pleased with the machine"
66.3%

good solid construction

"it is of good solid construction in creamy off white plastic"
65.9%

pleased with

"bought this latest model and i am yet again so pleased with it"
65.8%

good well done

"so far so good well done morphy richards an excellent product"
65.8%

pleased with my purchase

"the resulting loaf turns out well and i'm pleased with my purchase"
65.8%

been successful

"all so far have been successful"
65.8%

tried basic

"excellent bread only tried basic as yet but will try all other in time"
65.7%

lots of different options

"brilliant break maker we have tried lots of different options and more still to try"
65.6%

divine and easy

"the bread tastes divine and easy to make"
65.6%

worth buying

"definately worth buying"
65.5%

bread thanks

"this bread machine is handy for very fresh bread thanks"
65.5%

very nice loaf

"makes a very nice loaf and easy to use"
65.5%

tasted great

"the loaf tasted great and wrapped in plastic bag kept well for 3 full days"
65.2%

fluffy and tasty

"it's easy to use it the products are very good fluffy and tasty!"
65.2%

very good value

"very good value for money i use it every other day and the bread keeps much longer than shop bought"
65.2%

glad that i bought

"glad that i bought one!"
65.1%

nice looking loaves

"hassle free nice looking loaves come out good texture and flavour not at all heavy"
65.0%

been great

"if it worked it would have been great instead i’m looking for another make machine that actually works"
64.8%

choice many years

"when it came to replacing our bread maker once more i jumped at the chance to buy once more what had been our original choice many years ago"
64.7%

clean and simple

"overall a good machine easy to clean and simple instructions"
64.6%

great bread and cakes

"easy to use great bread and cakes"
64.3%

shop baked

"works extremely well only made one granary loaf so far but it tasted so much better than shop baked we are converted"
64.2%
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Compare Emotion analysis

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

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Neutral tone

Negative tone

45.3% 35.0% 19.7%
  happiness 36.4%
  neutral 34.7%
  worry 11.7%
  sadness 4.9%
  relief 3.2%
  hate 3.2%
  fun 3.0%
  love 2.3%
  surprise 0.4%
  empty 0.2%
Morphy Richards Fastbake Breadmaker 3 Loaf Sizes, Gluten Free, Cool ..

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53.0% 24.4% 22.6%
  happiness 37.4%
  neutral 23.9%
  worry 10.9%
  relief 6.2%
  hate 6.2%
  sadness 4.4%
  fun 3.6%
  love 3.1%
  enthusiasm 1.3%
  surprise 0.8%
  anger 0.8%
  joy 0.5%
  empty 0.3%
  boredom 0.3%
  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 2024-11-26