Posted: 2/2/2005 2:09:36 PM EDT
| anybody own one? any recommendations or any "stay away" froms? |
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I have one, a Sunbeam. Pretty sure it was a "walmart special" but it has a timer on it and works fine. I've had it about 5 years now and use it probably 4-5 times a week with no complaints. My only advice is to follow the order suggested in the owners guide when adding ingredients. Patty |
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I have one. West bend 1-1/2 pound loaf model. Used it a bunch just made a loaf of sour dough myself but for my own enjoyment. Have to be careful with the water. Too hot or too cold and it will mess up. I had a loaf of hawaiian sweet bread that came out like pound cake. |
| I have one from Williams-Sonoma. I have no idea what brand it is, but I love it. My mother-in-law who used to have too much money for her own good bought it for me so I am pretty sure that it was in the "way too damn much" price range. BTW, the Williams-Sonoma mixes for bread machines are awesome as well. |
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Bread machines don't last long. My wife's first one quit on its 576th loaf.(seriously). It was a 1 and 1/2 pound model (west bend). Replaced with a 2 pound model and like it much better. Current one is Betty Crocker brand private labeled for WallMart. Works great, but you have to follow the directions exactly. |
I was gonna ask you about how much the one from Williams-Sonoma was. I love Williams-Sonoma stuff so much...but I haven't been able to buy anything because it's too expensive at the moment. I take that back. I bought a spoon rest and measuring spoons from them. But that's it so far... |
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Ditto to the instructions about order of ingredients...also, after a machine died, we realized we needed to use the surge protector. Just a thought if electrical problems are common in your area. Generally I use the Kitchen Aid stand mixer for large, regular loaves, and just hand shape. Or use a batter recipe. Check out the recipes on Fleischman Yeasts Bread Brigade site...you can sign up for discount coupons. And...buy yeast at a restaurant supply, MUCH cheaper. For the last few months we have been using the "Just for Dinner" bread machine daily. Makes a 3/4 pound loaf, in 45 min. Works for our family of 3...the loaf looks like a big roll :) Fairly large machine though... For sammiches or toast we slice the bread horizontally. If I had the bucks for a regular American loaf style breadmaker, I'd choose the Zojirushi machine, since I don't care for the typical square or round loaves. Gwen in L.A. |
My wife just got a BreadmanUltimate because she wanted one that would make loaves that could be sliced like normal sandwich bread. It's nice. Fresh bread every day for about the same price as the nasty cheap white bread... And it can be set up with the timer the night before so that the bread is ready and fresh when you wake up in the morning. |
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If you've never been to Epinions.com, it's a nice place to compare stuff like this: Epinions rating of Breadman Ultimate Rating of Zojirushi Rating of Sunbeam Keep in mind that these ratings are done by people with preferences, just like you and me! |
That store can become really addictive if you aren't careful! They have all these cool "things" that I think I need and then all of a sudden, I'm completely broke. 
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Hahaha!! That sounds like me... 
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mrs dr frige... Amazon had some crappy reviews of the zojirushi one Sears has one on sale til end of day today but, they dont offer rainchecks and dont take my sears gift card on line or over the phone. (69.99) Looking now at the breadman plus or breadmabn ultimate....I want horizontal loaf not veritcal.... |