Best Bread Maker Machine Review

Great Deal Breadman T4000 Ultimate Dream Machine, 2.5 LB.

I am writing a review of the Breadman TR2200C, but I’m afraid the review by “Costume Designer” is the one that prompted me to write.

I have had my Breadman for four years, and I have baked a lot of bread by hand as well, both before and after I got the machine. However, I have just sent for another one, after all this time. I know about bread too, I wouldn’t be considered an expert, but I think the Breadman Ultimate is a wonderful machine. Sure, the rise time is fixed by the machine, but you can override it if you want to. I’ve used it for mixes, as well as for recipes from scratch. The machine is great for people that want to go do other things, and not worry about it. The options that “Costume Designer” mentions would be nice, but if you put all those options into the machine, it would drive some people crazy. I am really glad for the help with the kneading. Machine kneading has been rated very well by others (notably, Cook’s Illustrated), even better than hand kneading. You do have to watch the corners and push the flour back to the blade, but that doesn’t bother me, I enjoy the final results, and it takes only a minute. And you don’t have to look at the machine again. If I really want good, gourmet bread, I make it myself, but if I just want good bread, without the worry and the effort, I use the machine. It works great.

I think that “Costume Designer” understands about bread. Because of the yeast, bread not as simple as some people think, but she should loosen up a bit, and realize the limitations of a machine. She can probably find one that will do all the things she wants, but it’s going to be pretty expensive.

By the way, I’m giving this machine 4 stars, because some people think all the 5 star reviews are written by people that work for the company, I don’t. I really like my machine though.

DISCONTINUED PRODUCT – NO PRODUCT REPAIR FROM SALTON – Daven592 – Marysville, MI USA
I bought my Breadman T4000 about 3 months ago. Everything seemed great until during the kneading cycles the machine would squeak very loudly (early on it only squeaked during one way of the knead, later it squeaked during both directions of the knead. I contacted Salton for repair. Customer service stated that they don’t repair or carry this unit anymore. Would advise on buying another unit. It was nice while it lasted.

Disappointed – Judith Mcdermott –
Just received my Breadman TR4000 and quite honestly, I am very disappointed.

I made the basic white bread recipe first, as recommended, and had to get a flashlight to see the LCD panel of instructions. I also scraped the unmixed flour out of the corners of the breadpan during a pause as recommended and could not remember having to do this on my much less expensive now long gone bread machines that I had purchased in the past.

The first loaf of bread was somewhat of a shock as I lifted it out of the breadmachine and carefully slid the bread out onto the cooling rack. The bottom and sides were done beatifully but the top was a pale color and wrinkled and funny looking. While I made the 2lb loaf, it had risen above the pan and pushed against the glass window. I was certainly glad I didnt attempt the 2.5lb loaf.

The size and shape of the loaf was also disappointing. The loaf was as tall as it was long and when it was barely cool enough to slice I got out my electric knife and my bread holder/slicer to test the inside of the loaf. Perfect! The bread was evenly baked and the textue was perfect. I grabbed one slice, buttered it up, shared it with my husband, and we enjoyed a very good piece of bread. I laughed tho as I looked at the slices. I mused that I could cut those slices in half width wise and make regular sized slices of bread with no crust on one side. That could be a solution to this very oddly shaped, taller than it was long, loaf of bread.

Next day I pulled out all the ingredients for banana walnut bread. What a disappointment that was. I carefully followed all the instructions, and during the pause, lifted the pan out of the breadmaker and folded in A LOT of flour that had not mixed into the batter. I then reached into the sticky batter as instructed and pulled out the paddle, placed the pan back into the breadmaker and touched the resume button. The bread came out very heavy, and took much much longer than quick breads normally take. I sliced off a couple of pieces and found there were lumps of unmixed flour chunks scattered throughout the bread. Now I fully realized that I may have done something wrong to create a too dense, too heavy quick bread, but this bread was anything but quick, and the unmixed chunks of flour were the fault of the machine, not me!

Why Salton, after all their years of experience making bread machines would design a state of the art machine with an odd sized bread pan and only one paddle to mix an area that should obviously have two paddles is beyond me. Another very irritating feature is the LCD pad. Make sure you keep a flashlight right next to your breadmachine!!

Don’t waste your money on this one.

Rating : 4.0

Price on Jul 15, 2010 19:05:21 : $329.99



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