what features do I loook for in a bread making machine?

Answer 1

These cycles are required for a good bread machine:
Regular
Wheat
Dough

Optional helpful cycles:
Light
Rapid

Also, a timed cycle for Regular and Wheat so you can put the ingredients in before you leave for work in the morning and have fresh, warm bread waiting for you when you get home. For me, that's an essential feature.

The longer the cycle for regular and wheat, the better the texture of the bread. My Panasonic has a four-hour regular cycle and five-hour wheat cycle. The rapid cycle allows me to make either kind in three hours if I don't have that much time.

Some machines have a beeper to let you know when to add ingredients such as nuts or raisins that you don't want chopped up.

Answer 2

The shape of the bread pan, for one thing. I don't like the round bread. A cool-down setting for the baked loaf is essential, as if you have to leave the house the bread will come out wet if the machine has none. A timer setting to be used overnight or when you are at work. A choice of crust darkness, as my perfect crisp crust may be overdone for you. A non-stick paddle and bread pan. A setting that will tell you if power was interrupted during the cycle. A mix-in signal that tells you when to add raisins or other stuff. And last of all, a machine that when the bread pan is locked down into it, doesn't rattle a lot when you shake it. Coz the noise will drive you crazy when you have a stiffer dough to be mixed. I love my Breadman pro, too.

Answer 3

Look for the size of the loaves it makes. Standard is usually 1 1/2 & 2 lb. loaves. Whether or not it produces verticle or horizontal loaves. Horizontal machines take up more counter space usually. If you are going to use it primarily for bread you don't need the delux model . You simply need a basic machine. I have a Regal (Walmart Special) that I.ve used everyday for the past 9 years & a Black & decker hand me down that has been used for 5 years. The only problem I've had with either one is with the center shaft that holds the mixing paddle getting stiff. Keep it well lubricated from the bottom side of the bread pan. Enjoy!! There is nothing better than the smell of homemade bread.

Answer 4

I had a Panasonic eastern in elementary terms type I have been given from the thrift shop for $20. had to have it rewired two times ( 20 every time). It made impressive bread and that i used it lots I burnt out the biggest bearing ultimately. I had a pair of others, however the Panasonic replaced into the ultimate, even nevertheless i could no longer study the buttons. I now use a Kitchenaid stand mixer for all my breads. pass the bread device and get an excellent stand mixer in case you have no longer have been given one. It nevertheless retains you extremely sparkling. Then all you like is a loaf pan and or pizza stone.

Answer 5

I like my Breadman Pro. It has 14 settings. Anything from basic bread to jelly/jams, to pasta dough. And it's a 2 pound pan, but it's more horizontal so loaves come out looking like a real loaf of bread instead of the more upright pans that make it more like a tower. I love this thing. I use it once at a week at least.

Answer 6

Check for settings that you are interested in. (I usually let the machine knead my bread or me but I bake it myself so I like the "dough" option which doesn't bake it).

Check the size of the pan itself (1 lb, 1 1/2 lbs, 2 lbs).

I would also check the brands. A good place to go is Amazon.com-you can look for a wide vareity of bread machines and read people's reviews to see if it's for you!

Happy Bread making!

Answer 7

the size of the bead pan and what can it be programed to do other than make bread