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"it was on gluten free setting when it just stopped working"

"an absolute waste of money following the supplied recipes exactly and it still produces rubbish bread"

"utterly disappointed!"

"very disappointed"

"returned as it takes forever to make your bread"

"there are no measuring utensils provided but the sort usually provided with these machines are generally pretty hopeless anyway and all kitchens should possess decent scales and measuring spoons"

"the build quality is not as good as the panasonic the baking tin is lightweight by comparison the paddle and the spindle is not as substantial and not so easy to keep clean with their grooves and crevices and the fitting of the tin in the breadmaker seems rather crude it just wedges in between some not very robust looking guides or fins and it sometimes a little difficult to remove the tin from the guides although i would think with use this will become easier"

"it needs a space to stand for a few hours while it does its work and also when kneading and knocking back it is quite noisy so putting it in a utility room if you have one would be a good idea"

"all of them were stodgy and not mixed properly with unmixed ingredients in the middle"

"no more wasted loaves of bread and it always taste better when it’s made at home"

"bought in june 2019 erratic performance with random non mixing of bread and then attempting to cook it resulting in deflated inedible loaf"

"the only small issue is getting it out without making a whole in the bottom from the bit that mixes the ingredients i am not sure any other breadmakers would get around that though"

"the dough inevitably sticks to the paddle so the hole in the bread bottom is larger causing issues when slicing"

"after trying several recipes so far i think it is very much a trial and error kinda of machine and hope for the best"

"i also have a massive issue with the fact that half the loaf sticks to the paddle when you remove it leaving a huge hole in the bottom"

"when i rang russell hobbs service department they were not helpful"

"only gripe is the mixer either stays in the bread or tears a hole in the bottom which is annoying"

"we’d opted for the medium crust and the bread came how fluffy with a light ‘chew’ to it but it was a bit “mushroom topped” as my wife describes it so we’ll probably opt for the medium size next so the dough it more contained within the basket and the only issue we had was slicing it… because it is soft it requires the quick development of a ‘technique’ in order to make straight cuts which was kind of funny but loved the outcome"

"i looked at more expensive machines but none of them received the same degree of customer satisfaction"

"took a couple of tries to work out how to do the perfect bread but that was the user issue not the machine!"

"also there is no way you could set this going overnight as it's very noisy"

"i've had some disasters until i realised that each machine has quirks and you need to learn your machine in the same way as i used to have to learn a new oven"

"extract the metal baking mould and stand it to cool a bit before removing loaf and put on cooling rack to avoid condensation"

"the loaf tin is not sitting square to the machine or even itself the whole thing looks distorted"

"extract the metal baking mould and stand it to cool a bit before removing loaf and put on cooling rack to avoid condensation"

"30 minutes in to it's first use using menu 1 the paddle stopped turning the display went out and the unit started making a loud buzzing noise"

"only annoying thing is paddle gets stuck and baked into the bread so when you turn it out you end up with a hole where the paddle was"

"always rolls the dough to perfection none left around the sides just a prefect dough ball"

"easy to use and no failed results"

"tried to make 3 different loaves different sizes different crust colours but all 3 were failures"

"the two slight issues were that whilst the machine was in the kneading mode it tends to walk across the worktop so i had to put a tea towel underneath and this resolved this issue"

"spending double to get a feature of little importance seems silly?"

"this isn't the most sturdy example of its type but it does make a nice tasting loaf of bread i am always disappointed by the appearance of bread made in machines and it's the same here the bread tastes lovely but looks irregular in shape and colour when it emerges"

"it was such a disappointment but the saying that if it's too good to be true it probably is was again proven by this cheap breadmaker"

"this machine is tricky to set up as the display lights are virtually impossible to see"

"the first attempt was a bit of a failure with a cakey texture and went stale very quickly so i tried a recipe from my trusty bread book by catherine atkinson which i recommend if you want to be a bit adventurous "

"also the tops of the loaves were all very pale and barely baked"

"spending double to get a feature of little importance seems silly?"

"can also be used for dough making"

"i tried it twice to make sure that i had weighed the ingredients correctly but still found an area of barely cooked dough in the middle"

"yes it is like all other machines i have had where you have to fish the paddle out of the bottom of the loaf but that's a small niggle "

"extract the metal baking mould and stand it to cool a bit before removing loaf and put on cooling rack to avoid condensation"

"however now it fails to reach a high enough heat to stop the bread sinking in the final stages"

"design fault in my opinion"

"most issues are not caused by the machine and sometimes you will get a bad loaf that just seems impossible to explain"

"i think i must have wasted about 10 bakes before i realised that it was not my fault expensive experiment not to be repeated another problem was when i wanted to return it co op gave me a date ie 2nd december for its collection but not a time so i had to stay in to hand the machine over to the courier was coming with a label for the outside i did wait in no one turned up!"

"i can't comment on the timer because i've not used it but the machine is simple and even i manage to produce fantastic bread following the recipe in the booklet produced a slightly crumbly loaf using doves farm gf brown bread flour so i added 7g of xanthan gum and 10ml of water and bingo!"

"and for some reason it seems more difficult to get the paddle out of the bottom of the loaf so it leaves a bigger hole in the bottom"

"recipes in the manual don’t include vitamin c or ascorbic acid as it is known i added half a teaspoon and the results are even better"

"the machine broke down after 1 week of use"

"a 55 minute fast bake 13 hour delay timer and a non stick pan and kneading paddle they are dishwasher proof but it only takes a minute to clean in hot soapy water"

"i had this machine but wore it out so replaced it with same model"

"i think i must have wasted about 10 bakes before i realised that it was not my fault expensive experiment not to be repeated another problem was when i wanted to return it co op gave me a date ie 2nd december for its collection but not a time so i had to stay in to hand the machine over to the courier was coming with a label for the outside i did wait in no one turned up!"

"so the 1st loaf i made i had to learn this and the loaf was restarted a few times it came out not looking too good but tasted fine"

"also you need to remove loaf as soon as it is finished or you will have trouble getting it out the pan"

"have tried several different receipes multi grain onion sun dried tomato etc and they have all turned out well"

"how do i return this under the guarantee if the return window is closed?"

"i prefer paddles to stick in the bread myself and grease the spindle with olive oil before commencement less damage to the loaf especially with these cranked paddles"

"after it had finished kneading i removed the paddle so only a very small hole in the bottom"

"would it be possible to send a replacement item please?"

"i haven’t used the cake or other programmes yet but the dough option has been helpful for doing small rolls in the normal oven"

"sorry no stars for this machine as it was returned because the paddle left a very large hole in the loaf"

"so could be dangerous and fall off the counter"

"avoid at all costs"

"why anybody – unless having more time than they know what to do with – would want to bother with weighing and mixing for themselves for ordinary loaves especially given all the risks entailed is beyiond me and you can always tinker successfully with mixes if you want a slightly different flavour "

"too late to return as faulty!"

"dump all your ingredients into it and withing a few hours you have fresh bread"

"bread maker paddles are always a problem but bread drops out easily"

"unlike with many machines the baking pan is inserted and removed directly with no twisting and removing it may cause a problem as a result if your grip isn't good"

"* top of the loaf collapsed: too much water"

"arrived today with parts missing eg paddle "

"returned sorry"

"sending it back"

"the only drawback was made clear in the reviews before i bought the breadmaker and that is that the paddle gets stuck and tears the bottom of the loaf or cake when extracting it from the tin but i was aware that it would happen and am not bothered by it"

"all 3 breads have to be thrown away"

"ok to start with but then every batch failed dough for baking rolls was fine so i presume it was something to do with the programme as each batch sunk it could not have been my fault as the first say because i didn't count 12 batches"

"i think i must have wasted about 10 bakes before i realised that it was not my fault expensive experiment not to be repeated another problem was when i wanted to return it co op gave me a date ie 2nd december for its collection but not a time so i had to stay in to hand the machine over to the courier was coming with a label for the outside i did wait in no one turned up!"

"but that's a minor quibble"

"how do i return this under the guarantee if the return window is closed?"

"the machine is not working"

"the mixing paddle has been redesigned and now doesn’t seem to get stuck inside the finished loaf when it’s tipped out of the bread pan"

"i found i had to add vita glutton flour to my wholesale loaf otherwise it sank in the middle"

"the only thing that didn't work so well with us was french bread which didn't seem to rise properly but that could easily have been our error"

"easy to remove cooked loaf"

"i prefer paddles to stick in the bread myself and grease the spindle with olive oil before commencement less damage to the loaf especially with these cranked paddles"

"* bread ballooned and lifted the machine lid: too much water too much yeast when not using a packet mix"

"i have so far only made three different loaves but they have all been really good"

"the pan is certainly less substantial also tricky to remove from the machine and a little awkward to clean"

"so far i have failed twice so on my third batch i would say that's more about me and not the machine"

"this is my second russell hobbs bread maker the other one finally committed suicide by leaping off the worktop when that first happened i just shoved the dough back and plugged it in and it went on fine but the second time the paddle must have come off and although it made a sort of loaf it didn't function again"

"in our experience most machines either leave the paddle in the pan with a small paddle sized inevitable defect in the loaf or the paddle slides off the spindle inside the loaf and can be winkled out with minimal effort"

"it’s this taller narrower pan which earns this model the title “compact” the foot print is significantly reduced"

"i wish i have returned it on time!"

"the first time i used it the machine did not finish its cycle"

"came up with error code eee after 6 months and no means of getting it replaced or repaired"

"that wouldn't have happened with my previous breadmaker as that would have lost the programme"

"bought as a replacement for the lakeland compact bread maker which has been discontinued"

"having had a big heavy clumsy breadmaker in the past i was pleasantly surprised when this arrived"

"i have wasted so much bread with this machine unlike my old one that i had for about 20years and was a cheap unknown brand but worked perfectly my issue is not really with the quality of the bread produced although a little doughy at times it is generally ok"

"bought in june 2019 erratic performance with random non mixing of bread and then attempting to cook it resulting in deflated inedible loaf"

"top of the breadmaker has scratch marks and the breadmaker box damaged so to me it doesn't look new probably it was on display for sure not happy with it"

"if you like a nicely browned loaf forget it even on high setting it turns out very pale even on a white loaf back to morphy richards"

"i was surprised there were no measuring tools with the machine and very few recipes"

"having to send it back not working properly"

"not consistently loud but switches on and makes a loud noise abruptly and unexpectedly which is disconcerting until you get used to it"

"the bread machine does not bake well!"

"anyway then you pick what size you want to make either 500g 750g or 1kg – although only 5 programs allow you to vary the size: basic french wholewheat sweet sandwich – so we opted to jump in with the largest size 1kg on the basic program apparently this program is good for any white bread dough based recipes well i say ‘we’ but in reality it was my wife that really took charge of everything"

"to begin with the loaf was difficult to get out of the tin and had to be eased out because it was 'attached' to the paddle which is at the bottom of the tin"

"at first however and the reason i mention it the presence of the hole was a surprise and we wondered if we did something incorrectly"

"the bread cooks at the"

"mains power off on and unit stayed dead"

"after reading all the guidance first there’s a section that explains the functions of each of the ingredients in the small booklet supplied she switched the machine on followed the recipe in the order prescribed and then left it to do its own thing"

"i can't recommend it sorry!"

"600 watts is not hot enough to cook a small cakedoughy in the middle no size or colour adjustment"

"it has never worked once so can't see how this is the problem"

"ruined 3 tea towels so far!"

"the newer panasonics are well over £100 but my panasonic sd 2500 is still available for £80 or less and that’s the one i’d save up for"

"also despite selecting the darker browning setting each time bread still comes out very pale"

"i can see it being useful for taking the effort out of kneading dough for rolls etc but i have not used it for this yet"

"having spent some time looking at various models i went for this one firstly because it would fit on my work top as i did not want a machine that i had to lift in and out of a cupboard and secondly because i have a russell hobbs slow cooker which has been used on a regular basis for some three years and is still going strong being in use several times a week"

"unlike with many machines the baking pan is inserted and removed directly with no twisting and removing it may cause a problem as a result if your grip isn't good"

"this is my second russell hobbs bread maker the other one finally committed suicide by leaping off the worktop when that first happened i just shoved the dough back and plugged it in and it went on fine but the second time the paddle must have come off and although it made a sort of loaf it didn't function again"

"yes it is noisy when it first starts up when its kneading the dough but that is only for a short time"

"this bread maker had a number of mainly positive reviews from beginners and more experienced users there are a wide range of programmes to choose from and loaves can be made in small medium sizes"

"stopped working after just one use!"

"if you're new to bread making then there is a little learning curve"

"the guarantee was for a year but somewhere in the small print it states that the paddle only has 6 months warranty and they are suggesting it has lost its coating"

"this russell hobbs machine seems to make good dough but i do miss the raisin nut dispenser – i usually make dough overnight so really need a dispenser"

"it’s fairly fully featured but has no fruit nut seed dispenser you have to be around when it beeps then add things manually or add them at the start and let them get squashed "

"bought this to replace an older machine which had died "

"in effect it is broken"

"this model has served the family well over the past seven years but now the paddle comes off the spindle during the cycle resulting in a failure"

"also just made the dough so i could plait a french herb artisan bread by hand and it did a really good job"

"recipes that come with it are limited and often don't work"

"it was such a disappointment but the saying that if it's too good to be true it probably is was again proven by this cheap breadmaker"

"i don't like gluten free but can't eat wheat however spelt is fine so i bake my own bread"

"the other issue was that the paddle ended up stuck in the bottom of the loaf but in fairness there really isn’t anywhere for the paddle to go so although it caused a small hole it didn’t bother me but i thought i’d pre warn anyone thinking of getting this bread maker "

"unlike with many machines the baking pan is inserted and removed directly with no twisting and removing it may cause a problem as a result if your grip isn't good"

"if you like a nicely browned loaf forget it even on high setting it turns out very pale even on a white loaf back to morphy richards"

"the paddle has stopped going round"

"very noisy and didn't mix dough well"

"the process of shaking the log out tears it to pieces inside and each slice simply falls apart in your hands"

"so when the paddle stops which on fast bake 1 it's when the paddle stops at 43 mins left to go i take the dough out using floured hands take out the paddle and put the mix back in it only leaves a small hole in your bread when you tip it out"

"it does do jam but i have not tried that yet"

"what a load of rubbish"

"bought in june 2019 erratic performance with random non mixing of bread and then attempting to cook it resulting in deflated inedible loaf"

"it doesn't work at all"

"wasn’t expecting that "

"very annoying because i like to make dough overnight and make fresh bread first thing"

"paddle usually comes out stuck in bread and has to be removed carefully to avoid leaving big hole in base of bread"

"had high hopes for this machine especially based on the reviews but my experience was very poor"

"it is a little shorter than my old one a little deeper but about a third less wide – so it takes up less room on the kitchen counter"

"i've not used the timer function so cannot report on that"

"ok to start with but then every batch failed dough for baking rolls was fine so i presume it was something to do with the programme as each batch sunk it could not have been my fault as the first say because i didn't count 12 batches"

"* bread not cooked through: packet mix too big for the machine"

"the pan is certainly less substantial also tricky to remove from the machine and a little awkward to clean"

"the bead is like from the bakery it's a little gold mine my 1st ever loaf was perfect don't pass this one up so easy to use i love it and i can't stop trying it out next shop i'm going to get stuff to try the jam programme"

"looking back it’s a little embarrassing how apprehensive we were before we started this little bread maker makes the process so simple"

"either way the loaf is ruined"

"i whip the paddle out after it has done its last knead it doesn’t warn you but it happens at 1hr40mins so i get an even better loaf than with the paddle left in"

"the 'bread' although pretty sure that cannot be classified as bread was completely unbaked"

"only gripe is the mixer either stays in the bread or tears a hole in the bottom which is annoying"

"so far i have only used it to make 'normal' white and wholemeal loaves but it does them really well"

"must have been delivered a dud"

"it has never worked once so can't see how this is the problem"

"packet mix troubleshooting main problems solved: * bread didn't rise: your water was either too hot or too cold"

"anyway then you pick what size you want to make either 500g 750g or 1kg – although only 5 programs allow you to vary the size: basic french wholewheat sweet sandwich – so we opted to jump in with the largest size 1kg on the basic program apparently this program is good for any white bread dough based recipes well i say ‘we’ but in reality it was my wife that really took charge of everything"

"i have made around 30 loaves tried different recipies and am now ready to give up"

"lid broke quite quickly but does not effect the operation"

"also you need to remove loaf as soon as it is finished or you will have trouble getting it out the pan"

"mixing paddle sticky has a habit of coming out with bread from pan but not really an issue"

"the other issue was that the paddle ended up stuck in the bottom of the loaf but in fairness there really isn’t anywhere for the paddle to go so although it caused a small hole it didn’t bother me but i thought i’d pre warn anyone thinking of getting this bread maker "

"i use our old breadmaker a panasonic mainly to make dough finishing the loaf by hand for better shape finish and crust or making the dough into something fancy like rolls or buns"

"i've used a bread machine for years so it's not a matter of not knowing what to do"

"so much less fun plastic"

"lid didn't fit properly due to shoddy plastic hinges"

"i have found when using the basic white ready mix the machine does not make the top very crusty or brown at all even when you program it on the "basic" menu to do so"

"after it had finished kneading i removed the paddle so only a very small hole in the bottom"

"not consistently loud but switches on and makes a loud noise abruptly and unexpectedly which is disconcerting until you get used to it"

"'very frustrating as ordered for christmas and no time to return and get a replacement!"

"makes other things too like pizza dough cakes malt loaf etc excellent product"

"but with each loaf i make i only get about half of the loaf that are proper slices the rest are just weird shapes where the paddle has been stuck in the bottom"

"think ill buy the same again"

"the breads taste so good they don't last long!"

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

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

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

"returning item"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"very frustrated as this is not a cheap machine"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"very frustrated as this is not a cheap machine"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"perfect can’t wait make more !"

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

"leaving it in the oven causes it to go soggy and unusable"