Panasonic SDZB-2502BXC Bread Maker review
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verdict: Brilliant
Panasonic has dominated our Best Buy bread makers list for a while now, and here’s another Best Buy to add to that hall of fame. The SD-ZB2502 scored top marks in all our baking tests, so if you’re after the best bread maker on the market, look no further.
- Makes excellent white and brown bread
- Very easy to use
- Very easy to clean
- Very quiet
- Delay start
- Keep-warm
- Automatic dispensers for yeast and nuts
- Additional blade for rye bread
- Lots of different bread programs to try
- No viewing window
- Slower than others
Panasonic SD-ZX2522BXC Bread Maker review
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verdict: Versatile – and great at the basics
Panasonic bread makers tend to do well in our tests, and the SD-ZX2522BXC didn’t disappoint. We loved the brown and white bread it baked in our test kitchen, and it’s very easy to use and clean. With so many plus points, it thoroughly deserves our Best Buy logo.
- Wide range of bread and dough options
- Excellent white bread
- Good wholemeal bread
- Very easy to use
- Very easy to clean
- Delay timer
- Very quiet
- Keep-warm
- Automatic yeast
- Fruit and nut dispensers
- Slow
- Heavy
- No viewing window
Morphy Richards Multi-use Fastbake Bread Maker 48281 review
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verdict: A decent inexpensive model
This bread maker is very easy to use and makes tasty white and brown bread. The paddle doesn’t get stuck in your loaf so you won’t tear out huge chunks when unloading, and it’s easy to clean up when you’ve finished.
- Makes good bread
- Very easy to use
- Easy to clean
- Delay timer
- Keep-warm
- Quiet
- No major flaws
Russell Hobbs Compact Black Bread Maker 23620 review
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verdict: Generally good
We loved the white and brown loaves from this bread maker, but loaves made using the delay timer are disappointing
- Makes great white and brown bread
- Easy to use
- Dishwasher-safe parts
- Delay timer
- Keep-warm
- Gluten-free program
- Bread cooked on the delayed start setting is heavy and dense
- Paddle sticks occasionally
Lakeland White Compact 1lb Daily Loaf Bread Maker 16147 review
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verdict: Good bread, but the paddle sticks
We were impressed with the bread made in this compact Lakeland bread maker. It works quickly and is easy to clean, too. But the paddle tends to stick, leaving a hole in your bread when it’s pulled out.
- Compact design
- Easy to use
- Very easy to clean
- Produces decent loaves
- Delay timer works well
- Keep-warm function
- Paddle regularly gets stuck in bread
- Noisy when kneading
- Loaves may be too small for some
Morphy Richards Homebake 502001 review
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verdict: Delicious wholemeal loaves for large households
This cheap bread maker is a good option for people who like a fresh loaf in the mornings. It bakes excellent wholemeal loaves and satisfactory white bread. Unlike some bread makers, it makes good loaves using the delay-timer – even better than white bread made on the normal setting. It’s quiet and easy to use, too.
- Made tasty
- Well-risen white and wholemeal breads in our tryout
- Fast bake worked well
- Easy to clean
- Quiet
- No recipe for simple gluten-free loaves
- Kneading blade hard to hand wash
- No automatic fruit
- Nut or yeast dispenser
- Blade left large hole in bread on fast-bake setting
Sage Custom Loaf Pro BBM800BSS review
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verdict: Feature-packed, but not the best bread
We found the Sage Custom Loaf Pro easy to use, and there’s no denying that its numerous extra features and programs are useful. But, overall, we just weren’t bowled over by the quality of its bread.
- Customisable bread and dough options
- Very easy to use
- Quick
- Quiet
- Delay timer
- Keep-warm
- Automatic dispenser
- Collapsible paddle
- Others make better bread
Panasonic SD YR2550 review
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verdict: Excellent
This Panasonic bread maker didn’t disappoint; the sleek new design is pretty large, though, and it takes up a fair amount of counter space, but the bread we made was impressive, and exactly what we’ve come to expect from the core Panasonic bread makers. It’s easy to see why the majority of Panasonic bread maker owners chose to stick with the brand when buying a new one.
- Easy to use
- Great results
- Good rapid setting
- Many recipes
- Sourdough starter spoon included
- Big
- No backlight on display
- No viewing window