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"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"

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

"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?"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

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

"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 "

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

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

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

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

"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"

"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!"

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

"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"

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

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

"extremely disappointed!"

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

"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"

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

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

"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"

"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"

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

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

"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 "

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

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

"g too much bread it taste so delicious"

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

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

"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"

"2 the beeper is too quiet"

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

"even panettone which is notoriously difficult"

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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"

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

"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!"

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

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

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

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"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!"

"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"

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

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

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

"i have owned panasonic breadmakers since 1997"

"panasonic sd2501 is a fantastic bread maker"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"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 "

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

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

"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"

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

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

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

"they are poles apart!"

"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"

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

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

"the biggest mistake it is"

"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"

"but i needn’t have worried!"

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

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

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

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

"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"

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

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

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

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

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

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

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

"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 "

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

"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!"

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

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

"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"

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

"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"

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

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

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

"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 "

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

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

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

"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!"

"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"

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

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

"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"

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

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

"no skills needed"

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

"book of recipes seems to be disappointly useless"

"but the results r disappointed"

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

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

"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"

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

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

"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"

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

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"fabulous to have fresh baked bread & cakes"

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

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

"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"

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

"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"

"they seem to have massive quality control issues"

"panasonic have come up trumps with this 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"

"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"

"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"

"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 "

"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"

"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!"

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

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

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

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

"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"

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

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

"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!"

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

"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"

"also makes jam and dough"

"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"

"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!"

"the first was odd shaped loaves"

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

"pesto and pine nut yum!"

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

"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"

"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"

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

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

"home made bread yum"

"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"

"definitely will not buy it again"

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

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

"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!"

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

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

"emailed panasonic but they have not responded"

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

"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"

"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?"

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

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

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

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

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

"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"

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

"well why it bugs me?"

"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 "

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

"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"

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

"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"

"photos attached what’s wrong ؟"

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

"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"

"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"

"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 "

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

"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"

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

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

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

"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"

"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!"

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

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

"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"

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

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

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

"i required only one machine"

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

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

"my only gripe is that the quick program is rubbish compared to the proper way which kneads and rises twice"

"but the version which can do it is more expensive"

"it can't whisk the cake batter and you have to line the pan with baking parchment?"

"only problem with that is it outs you off other bread it is a must for any house hold"

"the most expensive model i've bought but well worth the extra money for the excellent results"

"when my last panasonic breadmaker stopped working i was a bit worried by some of the negative reviews on here but still decided to purchase another panasonic model"

"yeast was not mixed flour not mixed properly and the bread was not baked"

"it was almost gone for dinner so i made the second one on timer was ready at 7 am both large loaves second is medium crust"

"then i bought a bag of marriages bread flour and everything seemed to click into place"

"it is only useful if you use the delay timer which i do not and adds to the list of things that could go wrong and the 2501 costs a lot more"

"if you are having problems i would suggest trying a stronger bread flour as the difference it made was amazing and i would replace this with the same model or maybe the 2501 if it broke down"

"the first loaf i made on basic rapid that is 2 hours and dark crust"

"the non stick coating seems to be tough but i did notice some faint marking after using a whole grain bread mix so i'm not sure how long it would last if i did this too often"

"made six loaves five of which were poorly mixed and leaden and the sixth barely risen despite following trouble shooting advice"

"my previous ones pan same make model was no longer non stick and it was impossible to remove the bread"

"this panasonic breadmaker replaced a cheap supermarket machine which after 10 years gave up the ghost"

"i purchased another brand of bread machine a few years ago and it was complete rubbish i never made a successful loaf and subsequently gave it away"

"when my last panasonic breadmaker stopped working i was a bit worried by some of the negative reviews on here but still decided to purchase another panasonic model"

"the raisin dispenser broke and stayed open even though we never even used it"

"however the yeast dispenser on the sd zb2502 is unbelievably noisy and could wake the dead"

"the reason i didn't get the 2501 was because of the seed dispenser which to me isn't a big thing because i can add the seeds manually"

"even if you don't fancy square shaped loaves i think these are great machines just to knead the dough then bake in your normal oven"

"one has only to google the "panasonic breadmaker paddle problem" to see how many people have experienced it"

"the only tiny disappointment is no viewing window but this really isn't essential"

"last one died recently so i had no hesitation in getting another"

"i have tried a different recipe as suggested initially but that did not rise at all and was a total failure"

"the bread maker has been a huge disappointment and i will never purchase another panasonic bread maker again"

"very disappointed"

"total kaput and so much hassle returning it so i decided i have to get something which will last forever but also has to be simple without these unnecessary drawers and dispensers"

"i do not recommend the nasty cheap brown and cream plastic bread cutter on sale the thin plastic of which bends out of shape while you are trying to saw the bread the wood and metal one is outrageously expensive so i am just using a breadknife"

"bread nevers fails to rise"

"i was looking for a bread maker and had lots of stores from friends and family about how bad bread makers are and there experiences"

"and importantly has 'gluten free' setting but beware if you use the 'gluten free' setting the recipe given in the handbook will not produce a good loaf and possibly damage your machine"

"i certainly won't be buying bread from a supermarket again and just wish i hadn't wasted money on the cheaper machine which was a logik l1bms11"

"product failed just as warranty expired"

"there's a lot of nonsense said about bread needing salt for it to rise"

"put the ingredients in the breadmaker in this order: a sploosh of olive oil about one tablespoon all this does is make the dough workable and easy to tip the loaf out at the end 280ml of tepid water 30 seconds in the microwave to make it tepid will do don't make it too hot or you'll kill the yeast 400g of strong bread flour with 1 teaspoon of dried bread making yeast stirred into it"

"by adding 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of dough improver available from lakeland to the mix"

"produced about a dozen loaves and several dough batches all good though still learning how to tweak things a little"

"unfortunately it turned out loaves which were either brick like or didn't rise properly so that the tops were all gnarled and twisty and on slicing the bread it was just too hard"

"only minus it’s that you will need take off blade from bread after and was little messy plus was little bit of flour on it and around which needed go away"

"beware buyers"

"the only tiny disappointment is no viewing window but this really isn't essential"

"i am very unhappy"

"i was buying gf loaves at £3 per loaf which were tiny dry greasy no flavour or all of the above"

"it wouldn't stop me buying the machine but it is an unnecessary niggle"

"it has got slightly more noisy after a year of use 3 times a week or more at least but we put it downstairs by the back door or in the spare room if we want it to work overnight"

"however the yeast dispenser on the sd zb2502 is unbelievably noisy and could wake the dead"

"also i must add it has a ridiculously short mains lead"

"however the programmes for wholemeal are up to 5 hours which is very long and the shorter 3 hour version produces inferior results"

"one slight problem their site makes it extremely difficult to register this product!"

"occasionally i've had a slight issue getting the loaf out of the bread pan"

"this bread maker now is heading straight for the bin as the 30 days is up for returning same"

"i do not recommend the nasty cheap brown and cream plastic bread cutter on sale the thin plastic of which bends out of shape while you are trying to saw the bread the wood and metal one is outrageously expensive so i am just using a breadknife"

"previous breadmakers have been noisy and as we have two small nervous dogs i gave the last one away"

"the seller magic discounts amazon and panasonic are referring my problem to one another without accepting liability for a refund so i'm stuck with a faulty product that i can't return"

"one slight problem their site makes it extremely difficult to register this product!"

"unfortunately gluten free bread is not the best but that's not the bread makers fault!"

"also a complaint i’ve read in other reviews so why doesn’t the manufacturer take notice the bleep at the end when the loaf is ready is pathetically quiet"

"so dry and at times inedible also very expensive"

"he got a better loaf by making the dough cooking it in the oven so i can't really compare so you can make the cheap ones work but i'm lazy"

"so the panasonic is the option for busy people : if you decide to buy panasonic buy sd 2501 as it has seeds dispenser"

"it will also bake pre mixed dough if one wishes to mix a special cake recipe"

"changed the yeast changed the flour but still flat bread"

"almost too high"

"i am not bothered by the lack of any window in the lid but i do so wish it had a louder beeper however i simply put the on cooker timer which is nice and loud for the same amount of time"

"learned one valuable thing keep the yeast in the fridge and throw away when it reaches its best before date"

"i doubt we'd make jam or cakes in the machine but we will use the timer as the granary loaf took 5 hours and it would have been nice to have some for lunch instead of tea!"

"it has encouraged me in a new hobby for my enthusiasm for baking my own bread without a machine was waning rapidly"

"one small niggle is the end of loaf beep is quite quiet i did contact panasonic but was told that was how it is"

"you certainly don't need a seperate recipe book as the recipes in the panasonic booklet are more than ample for most people"

"the panasonic sd2500 is the 4th breadmaker we've had over a number of years and is by far the very best"

"bought after two very efficient panasonic breakmakers"

"my previous machine panasonic sd254 was brilliant purchased from amazon in september 2009 but it died on me after six years of making beautiful granary loaves on bake rapid"

"if you are having problems i would suggest trying a stronger bread flour as the difference it made was amazing and i would replace this with the same model or maybe the 2501 if it broke down"

"as with this bread maker you will get a hole in the center base where the dough paddle sits i can live with it!"

"some longer programmes so delivers a better result"

"don't waste money on cheaper models this is an investment in good food for years to come"

"i put another much louder timer on to let me know"

"i bought this to replace a previous panasonic breadmaker after the drive became noisy"

"my loaves have never been so large and after my old noisy breadmaker this one is so quiet i don't know it's on"

"so far i have made white wholemeal white fruit and fruit malt loaves exactly as described with the enclosed recipes and they have come out fantastic"

"opened the scales and not being gentle about anything i think its a bloke thing threw together the flour yeast salt butter etc into the pan without doing anything to the pan or mixing blade some find oiling the blade or rubber spatula for the pan helpful against sticking but i never had any issues whatsoever !"

"i have always found the panasonic bread machines far superior to the other machines i have had and replaced my old bread machine with yet another panasonic"

"therefore as you can clearly observe on page 10 where the list of bread types and baking options are listed there are two columns one for sd 2501 and sd 2500"

"the only weakness is the drawer that dumps in fruit known issue can do tricky home repair or spend £20+ on new one so as we almost never use the facility we've gone for the basic machine this time with no door"

"you do however need to take the loaf from the tin very soon after baking otherwise the loaf steams and spoils"

"more difficult was to choice which one to buy from panasonic choice dint bother about price just to ensure i got what i need dint bother about this model as i wanted timer automatic nuts raisin dispenser and more options spend few days on compare and ask questions plus speak with wife and almost brought the top model until i find out it’s useless for my needs wife needs "

"if you are having problems i would suggest trying a stronger bread flour as the difference it made was amazing and i would replace this with the same model or maybe the 2501 if it broke down"

"nothing is broken and it seems to me like nothing will be broken soon yes sometimes the bread maker is making a "strange noises" but it is simply at the time when the machine is mixing the dough after that is very quiet "

"made six loaves five of which were poorly mixed and leaden and the sixth barely risen despite following trouble shooting advice"

"the longer program seems unnecessary"

"i purchased this product some 16 months ago and in the last few months have started to experience the flat bread syndrome referred to by so many reviewers who have given the product 1 star as a result"

"i purchased this product some 16 months ago and in the last few months have started to experience the flat bread syndrome referred to by so many reviewers who have given the product 1 star as a result"

"bakes bread dough cakes and many more things"

"it seems they haven't googled it at panasonic adding extra water does not work"

"the non stick coating seems to be tough but i did notice some faint marking after using a whole grain bread mix so i'm not sure how long it would last if i did this too often"

"only reservation is that it can be tricky to line the pan when baking cakes"

"i can now eat bread that does not contain any chemicals or suspicious oils"

"i bought a cheap argos one which sufficed but a bit basic and i felt i could do better"

"there are also recipes for apple and ginger cake banana and walnut loaf boozy cake fruit tea bread gingerbread hazelnut and many more within the full manual that's included and available online at the panasonic website"

"i do this as i personally don't like the tall loaves that all bread machines produce or the paddle that is baked into the loaf leaving some weird slices which is my only criticism"

"no need for a yeast dropper as i understand it's insanely noisy in operation no night baking!"

"the old one lost anti stick on the pan was going to buy a new pan but saw this at similar price"

"my dad bought a cheap bread maker for less than half the price and he altered the recipe bit by bit until it worked perfectly and he used it for 10 years until the motor burnt out"

"dough recipe 16 on bread maker"

"i purchased another brand of bread machine a few years ago and it was complete rubbish i never made a successful loaf and subsequently gave it away"

"the machine loses a star for the following: end of cycle beep too quiet with no facility to adjust the volume the lcd display lens scratches easily the whole thing is solid but some of the plastic parts could fit better"

"i just get a stock reply"

"the panasonic is miles apart in terms of the quality of the bread it produces"

"opened the scales and not being gentle about anything i think its a bloke thing threw together the flour yeast salt butter etc into the pan without doing anything to the pan or mixing blade some find oiling the blade or rubber spatula for the pan helpful against sticking but i never had any issues whatsoever !"

"more difficult was to choice which one to buy from panasonic choice dint bother about price just to ensure i got what i need dint bother about this model as i wanted timer automatic nuts raisin dispenser and more options spend few days on compare and ask questions plus speak with wife and almost brought the top model until i find out it’s useless for my needs wife needs "

"put the ingredients in the breadmaker in this order: a sploosh of olive oil about one tablespoon all this does is make the dough workable and easy to tip the loaf out at the end 280ml of tepid water 30 seconds in the microwave to make it tepid will do don't make it too hot or you'll kill the yeast 400g of strong bread flour with 1 teaspoon of dried bread making yeast stirred into it"

"great bread maker only wish i had gone for the 2501 for the dispenser tray but this still works really well and makes great bread although i prefer half white half wholemeal so i had to play with the liquid amounts a bit to get them right"

"have tried different batches of flour and yeast to eliminate that as cause of problem"

"don't mess with the recipes leave them as they are panasonic have got it spot on"

"i decided to make just a basic white load for my first attempt"

"all previous machines i've had tend to get noisy over time so i'm not worried about it"

"on another occasion i had a deformed loaf but again it was my fault as i later realized i hadn't added enough water"

"the bread was flat as a pancake and very heavy"

"the result is a horrible dense cake like bun"

"total kaput and so much hassle returning it so i decided i have to get something which will last forever but also has to be simple without these unnecessary drawers and dispensers"

"it doesn't make too much noise thus being able to stay around while it's working without too much nuisance"

"put the ingredients in the breadmaker in this order: a sploosh of olive oil about one tablespoon all this does is make the dough workable and easy to tip the loaf out at the end 280ml of tepid water 30 seconds in the microwave to make it tepid will do don't make it too hot or you'll kill the yeast 400g of strong bread flour with 1 teaspoon of dried bread making yeast stirred into it"

"after several bad experiences with breadmakers i was persuaded to buy this one"

"no one could fail to hear that!"

"no more shop bought bread for this household"

"good unit i have made several loafs so far buying premixed from supermarket and very considtant"

"it's difficult to slice as it buckles due to lack of firmness"

"my old bead maker finally died of overwork so this one was a must and i can't say anything negative about it i have never owned any other make so i can't compare but i wouldn't contemplate any other"

"the brioche burned in the bread maker after just 1 hour and 55 minutes even though the finish time was 3 hours 30 minutes"

"i’ve only given four stars for durability simply because the lid feels a bit flimsy but handled gently it hasn’t been a problem"

"the first machine i received was faulty so i returned it for another"

"waitrose refunded me the cost of the duff bag but it wasted a bit of effort"

"the only downside is that the beep that sounds when you can add extra ingredients isn't loud enough so you could miss the time slot"

"the bread comes out much easier with the non stick baking tin"

"got the hang of it after 2 tries"

"the paddle has survived countless dishwasher cycles and the pan has remained incredibly non stick despite a few over enthusiastic scrapes with a knife from little ones"

"no need for a yeast dropper as i understand it's insanely noisy in operation no night baking!"

"also whole grain breads come out heavy and undercooked"

"i have made wholemeal granary white brown fruit and various others including ready mixed where only water is added "

"i can't wait until christmas fresh bread on christmas morning fresh wholemeal for the smoked salmon starter and no panic buying of too many loaves on christmas eve"

"i can't comment on the recipes because i am not that good at following them"

"we have tried all combinations of flours and yeasts and the bread refuses to rise"

"the bread is inedible uncooked heavy and damp inside"

"this happened also in a previous model but is worse in the sd 2500"

"the only very slight negative is that underneath the options panel the metal strip is a bit buckled and i wonder if this will get worse with time"

"also a complaint i’ve read in other reviews so why doesn’t the manufacturer take notice the bleep at the end when the loaf is ready is pathetically quiet"

"my only minor criticsm is the "pinger" at the end of the bread making cycle"

"bought the breadmaker to replace an old and very worn out breadmaker had a few problems in the beginning but discovered it was due to my yeast was in date but had been stored for quite a few months "

"i have made hot x buns and 2 loaves and now the machine is defunct"

"i had always wanted to make my own bread but had always been under the misconception that it was a messy and timely occupation i was wrong"

"it replaced another make which produced quite primitive shaped loaves"

"its large number of settings and instruction book which come with exact measurements for different products make it a one stop product for home baking"

"service centre which wanted £40 just to look at it so decided to go for new and bought the fairly basic sd 2500 wxc"

"very puzzled i bought this years ago and wore it out!"

"the only shortage is missing rye bread production"

"having spent years making half decent loaves in a morphy richards i purchaced the panasonic sd 2500 after reading the reviews"

"it didn't make the chocolate chip brioche as the chips melted and the loaf was heavy and not really edible but this has been the only disaster"

"yeast was not mixed flour not mixed properly and the bread was not baked"

"nothing is broken and it seems to me like nothing will be broken soon yes sometimes the bread maker is making a "strange noises" but it is simply at the time when the machine is mixing the dough after that is very quiet "

"some never made good bread and some did if you got the recipe just right but after a year or two the stirrer seised up or the bread pan began to leak around the stirrer"

"the problem with all bread makers is the paddle sometimes coming out with the bread but not all the time"

"we expected to 'hear' machine start and when it didn't it was a rest cycle thought the timer had not functioned"

"the seller magic discounts amazon and panasonic are referring my problem to one another without accepting liability for a refund so i'm stuck with a faulty product that i can't return"

"the panasonic entails mixing the ingredients then removing them then lining the tin then putting the mixed ingredients back in to the tin"

"it is worth reading the recipe book carefully as it has good tips on what to do if the bread is heavy has air holes in etc etc"

"having had a previous machine by this company which suddenly packed up i am so glad i heeded which report and replaced with same make updated version of course"

"this one has never put a foot wrong"

"it is only useful if you use the delay timer which i do not and adds to the list of things that could go wrong and the 2501 costs a lot more"

"i just regret i didn't bought it earlier"

"i would highly recommend this machine but i wouldn't pay the extra for the sd 2501 which has the dispenser it only means putting the extra ingredients in manually after about an hour which is no hardship unless you are baking overnight"

"i tried several different brands of flour morrisons asda tesco lidl etc and they all gave me similar results"

"i think i made the wrong one"

"in communication with panasonic re my complaint"

"previous breadmaker gave very moderate results with heavy stodgy bread"

"there are also recipes for apple and ginger cake banana and walnut loaf boozy cake fruit tea bread gingerbread hazelnut and many more within the full manual that's included and available online at the panasonic website"

"all previous machines i've had tend to get noisy over time so i'm not worried about it"

"to put it in a nutshell the bread isn't as nice nice than the cheapie but not as nice as the fastbake which although didn't have a special gluten free program made a very nice gluten free loaf"

"used it twice and sent it back as it didn't mix properly and the bread was flat and pale on top"

"the machine loses a star for the following: end of cycle beep too quiet with no facility to adjust the volume the lcd display lens scratches easily the whole thing is solid but some of the plastic parts could fit better"

"according to their model drop down menu this model doesn’t exist!"

"i primarily use the machine for the dough feature to make rolls and putting the dough into a normal 800g 2lb loaf tin and baking it in the conventional oven"

"the new one is slimmer and has a non stick surface on the bread pan and kneading blade which are coated with diamond particles that are apparently twice as tough and scratch proof as the old one"

"two niggles the graduations on the measuring tumbler are difficult to read when filled with liquid and the volume of the bleeper to tell you when the bread is ready is not loud enough panasonic really ought to fix that"

"i have tried various recipes for both bread and dough settings and the results are always excellent delivering perfect loaves every time"

"use a lot for making dough esp pizza and wouldn't be without it now"

"the only tiny disappointment is no viewing window but this really isn't essential"

"to make matters worse i made several attempts and in doing so i went beyond the 28 day return period"

"i purchased this product some 16 months ago and in the last few months have started to experience the flat bread syndrome referred to by so many reviewers who have given the product 1 star as a result"

"i purchased this one as i never ever did use the fruit and nut dispenser on the other so this does the job at almost 1 2 the price!"

"my old bead maker finally died of overwork so this one was a must and i can't say anything negative about it i have never owned any other make so i can't compare but i wouldn't contemplate any other"

"i make a loaf almost every day and in 3 months of use have not had a bad one that wasn't my fault "

"note that this model does not have the automatic dispenser for seeds etc so you can't make some loaves on the timer as you need to add the extra ingredients when prompted"

"idiot proof hey if i can make great bread with this anyone can!"

"the non stick coating seems to be tough but i did notice some faint marking after using a whole grain bread mix so i'm not sure how long it would last if i did this too often"

"i can't wait until christmas fresh bread on christmas morning fresh wholemeal for the smoked salmon starter and no panic buying of too many loaves on christmas eve"

"3 hour function for granary bread was somewhat disappointing with the bread not fully raised"

"amazon far from clear on how to contact them over this kind of problem"

"do not buy this model!"

"struggled a bit with the instructions and they don't mention that the 'rest period' is at the beginning of the cycle and the machine does nothing for an hour"

"the beeper is just not loud enough"

"whatever i do the bread is doughy soft and not fully cooked"

"immediately set to trying it out but the plastic measuring cup supplied for the water was found to be cracked"

"two things which could i feel be improved on a warning that the breadmaker begins with a rest period which made me at least think it wasn’t working at first"

"it doesn't make too much noise thus being able to stay around while it's working without too much nuisance"

"i was buying gf loaves at £3 per loaf which were tiny dry greasy no flavour or all of the above"

"i have wasted 2 lots of flour etc and the loaves have not processed at all"

"whatever i do the bread is doughy soft and not fully cooked"

"as for the dough paddle it does not stick at all and never has you have to let the machine cool completely before cleaning or putting any water on the metal bread making container the loafs we have are lovely and crusty with a fabulous taste so far to go as the best bread i have tasted in 50yrs"

"won’t buy another loaf!"

"no detergent is needed the dough will brush off easily"

"a buttered cake tin in an oven is far less aggro and the result will look like a cake rather than a loaf shaped cake"

"the only weakness is the drawer that dumps in fruit known issue can do tricky home repair or spend £20+ on new one so as we almost never use the facility we've gone for the basic machine this time with no door"

"to make matters worse i made several attempts and in doing so i went beyond the 28 day return period"

"nothing should break it would just look classier"

"few drops of water too much or too little and the result is changed radically"

"if it doesn't pop out rotate the blade a little back and forth by moving the fitting under the pan on top now of course and shake the pan again"

"i am not bothered by the lack of any window in the lid but i do so wish it had a louder beeper however i simply put the on cooker timer which is nice and loud for the same amount of time"

"we sent it over to panasonic customer service and they replaced the lid"

"would be much better if the recipes gave weights as well as volumes for yeast sugar and salt much more accurate to measure and scale up or down if you have small digital scales"

"the loaf was easy to remove from the non stick pan and there was minimal cleaning up to do afterwards"

"we have purchased many and varied makes of breadmaker some expensive some cheap this is by far the best one we have ever had we use this at least 3 times a week so we will have to see how long it will last but up to yet the best"

"we previously had one which worked perfectly but decided to upgrade a big mistake"

"there is higher model that has a nuts dispenser but i decided not to pay for that feature as i didn't think i would use it all that often"

"only quibble is crust could be crustier but it is my first machine so some fine tuning may be required!"

"one thing i found was that the bread recipes are only approximate because the result depends on the batch of flour and where it is sourced from and that will affect how much water you need"

"my previous ones pan same make model was no longer non stick and it was impossible to remove the bread"

"for menus 7 and 20 meaning bake rye and dough rye there is a line explaining that this option is not available for your breadmaker as it was not designed for this purpose"

"try it for yourself i doubt you will be disappointed"

"can't argue with that"

"5kg' avoid this flour!"

"secret is measure the ingrediants 100% do not just guesstimate"

"my old bread maker morphy richards was good but wearing out"

"i bought this on the strength of other reviews to replace an old morphy richards that we had been using daily"

"delighted with the panasonic its far better"

"our last panasonic breadmaker lasted eleven years and is still going strong as it turned out we were using old yeast rather than there being a problem with the breadmaker"

"obviously washing all user parts with a soft sponge and soapy water is the only prep i had done and my first loaf is a corker i went straight for the 1kg loaf not to do by half measures lol and the only thing i have to say anything about is that even on dark crust setting the loaf has a light to medium colouring and not as dark as i would like it but im sure i will find a way to get it a little darker still but this was done on prog 2 rapid loaf so it mat be darker if i used the full baking prog 1 ?"

"first week was difficult as stop eating gluten it’s not easy as to find replacement for diet and keep eating enough calories min 1000 per day"

"i bought the model with the raisin and nut dispenser for my daughter"

"did not bother with all the automatic gizzmos that come with some makes this one is plain and simple and works every time and the bread is delicious"

"the only downside is that the beep that sounds when you can add extra ingredients isn't loud enough so you could miss the time slot"

"it was not a good move although the breadmaker was smaller than the panasonic models there was no consistently about the quality of the bread"

"it didn't make the chocolate chip brioche as the chips melted and the loaf was heavy and not really edible but this has been the only disaster"

"makes great bread but it's a very big machine so finding storage space is not easy but would not be without it "

"just started a white loaf on program 7 and the dough is being mixed properly you can hear the difference in the force of the mixing between the old machine & the new one so problem solved!"

"the only very slight negative is that underneath the options panel the metal strip is a bit buckled and i wonder if this will get worse with time"

"more often than not the paddle stays in the bread but it’s easy to remove once the bread has cooled down"

"i have to say the wholemeal turned out to be very stodgy and not nice to eat at all"

"i’ve only given four stars for durability simply because the lid feels a bit flimsy but handled gently it hasn’t been a problem"

"breadmaker is as described perfect to replace an older panasonic one which broke down"

"the new panasonic has cured the problem"

"so easy to use you just can't go wrong"

"i cannot find any think bad about this product"

"some never made good bread and some did if you got the recipe just right but after a year or two the stirrer seised up or the bread pan began to leak around the stirrer"

"incidentally i didn't by the 2501 because it has the rasin nut distributor"

"it says it is suitable for breadmakers but it turned out 2 half cooked unrisen bricks"

"i found it very late"

"i bought this machine about a week ago having previously wasted money on a much cheaper bread maker which regularly produced loaves that were only fit for the bin and i don't mean the bread bin!"

"there's nothing like it"

"sth in the shop bread against mould and it unlocks diabetes and gaining weight"

"i have been using a panasonic bread maker for some years now with a good success rate but found after a period of time the non stick properties of the pan were not as good as they should be"

"i have made a fruit loaf in it and put the fruit and nuts in at the appropriate time without any problems and the timer i can hear from upstairs sometimes even though it's not that loud"

"returned without difficulty and i won’t bother again!"

"if the paddle remains in the machine the bread has only got a very small cut where the paddle was situated"

"i didn't seem to have a problem"

"it appears that the different brands blends etc affect the result far more with gf flour compared to normal flour"