Bread Machines Yea or Ney

[Tanasi]

Greetings from Rocky Top,

The wife and I are going to buy some new and replace some old small kitchen appliances. Currently we do not have a bread machine so I'm asking for opinions on bread machines that are under $200.

From opinions I've been able to gather locally the Sunbeam or Oster appear to be the leading so far. The type of machine I'm looking for should be a two pound machine with a dough cycle (for pizza crust). While making bread products totally by hand is probably better, I'm lazy would like to spend my time in the garden making veggies.

Thanks,

Tanasi

[Kitchen Witch]

You are correct with the Sunbeam/Oster bread machines. Friends of mine have both and are very pleased with them. I have had bread from both - it was good.

I am not a bread machine person - too used to doing it by hand and being able to shape it the way I want and the size I want. So as long as the old arms and hands hold out - I'll keep using my own bread machine - "leftie and rightie". LOL

[Aline]

I have a West Bend Homestyle Plus Bread & Dough Maker. I've had it for years and it works great. It's a 1 or 2 lb loaf maker.

What I like about this machine, compared to the others, is that the bread actually looks like a loaf of bread. The container is not shaped like a pail. It's shaped like a loaf pan. It's the only bread machine that I've seen like this.

You can choose how dark you want your crust to be. You can make pizza dough. You can also bake banana bread in it.

You also can have the machine prepare the dough and then bake the bread in your own oven.

It comes with a book filled with recipes for all kinds of breads and doughs. Even recipes for breads prepared with the machine and baked in your oven.

[vpsaroza]

sunbeam is very good look on the internet for what u like 2 see that's where i got mine mine is telfon it's freat i use about once a wk

[Maria Luisa Niño]

I've had a Williams Sonoma bread machine for about three years and use it quite often. It is a very reliable machine, plus its chromed exterior makes a very handsome addition to my kitchen counter.