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 great July 5, 2008
Robert Ullman (Talent, Or.)
Received the bread machine before pomised. Have made 4 wonderful loaves
of bread and they were perfect.
 good machine July 5, 2008
helenc
Sunbeam 5891 2-Pound Programmable Breadmaker
This machine is very good and simple to use. I've had a much more expensive bread machine, and the output from the Sunbeam is comparable in quality. I read the reviews on Amazon, which were helpful, so I ordered the Better Homes and Gardens book of breads and it also is well worth the money.
Great machine, especially for beginners! June 30, 2008
Tony (Minnesota)
Have used this product quite a few times now with no major glitches. Just like some of the other reviews said though, you probably want to get a different bread machine recipe book than the one given with the machine. I think there are differences in the amount of yeast used for basic recipes. Just used the jam setting last night too to try and make strawberry jam, and no major problems there either! The bread and the jam are tasting really good!
Money and time saver June 29, 2008
Denise (Texas)
I received this machine well over a week ago and have made a couple of loaves and love it! It has made some delicious bread and is so easy, I am kicking myself for not buying this sooner! I bought bread flour and yeast in bulk and when we're almost out of bread, just pop in the ingredients and let the machine do the work. It's super easy to follow and will save time and money for sure.
I have already recommended this machine to my friends and family and they're listening and purchasing!
Great bread machine at a bargain... June 28, 2008
hitechguy (San Jose, CA)
I've always been thinking about buying a bread machine, but didn't actually do it partially due to the price of bread machines, that I thought costs a lot. Until one day I saw this Sunbeam on sale for little money. I immediately bought one, as even if it doesn't work well, I don't lose much.
Well, ends up this machine is definitely worth more than what I paid for! After about 50 loaves, I can tell you this is definitely a fully functional bread machine that can make great breads. Yes, I had failures, but I don't blame the machine for it. Great breads require accurate measurement of ingredients and even proper temperature. The machine itself really is very low tech, just motor + oven combination that mix the ingredients, idle for risings, and heat up to bake. It assumes that you, the "master", put in the right amount of everything for it and select the correct Bread Type, Loaf Size, and Darkness with very few buttons on it. So, like many reviewers pointed out, good recipes are the key to great breads here.
I like this machine so much, I bought a 2nd one when it was on sale again. No, not as a house warming present. Just I now depend on it so much to make breads for my family everyday, that I'd really like to keep a backup. I don't buy bread/toast from grocery stores any more. So, in case the machine breaks, I can have the backup start making breads immediately. Not that I think this machine is going to break soon. From what I can see with my current one, I really doubt that I'll need the backup any time soon. But you never know... (Note, even if it breaks any time soon with the fact that I have made about 50 loaves so far, I already get my money worth from this bread machine, and will have no hesitation getting another one as backup immediately after promoting my backup as main one).
By the way, read the manual about how to take care of this machine. I didn't, and I soaked the bread pan in water after bake. And frequently, I got lazy and left the pan with full of water overnight. So one day after I put in all the ingredients trying to make bread, the machine refused to knead. I heard the motor tried to move, but no kneading. Turned out the knead blade assembly stuck completely, that the motor can't rotate it any more. It took me a while to get the assembly free to rotate again. Now I only wipe the pan clean and never soak it in water. I don't have any problem ever since.
I totally recommend this bread machine if you are in the market for one! And don't forget to grab a bread machine recipe book before you check out...
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