Panasonic SD-R2530KXC Automatic Breadmaker with nut dispensers and gluten free programmes – Black
Delicious. Easy. Homemade. Quality you can taste.
Enjoy fresh bread without the hassle using the SD-R2530 Breadmaker. Delicious breads, cakes, pizza dough and more are easy to conjure up with your own extra ingredients, and with the best results every time. A range of programmes do the work for you.
- Automatic Breadmaker with Raisin/Nut Dispenser
- 30 Programmes for Whole Wheat, Brioche, Cake, Jam, Pizza Dough and more
- Manual Settings for Kneading & Rising of Cake and Bread Dough
- 4 Gluten-Free Programmes for Bread, Cake, Pasta and Pizza Dough
- Bread Mix Programmes
- Dual Temperature Sensors & 13 hr Digital Timer
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Tailored to your tasteWith the R2530 Breadmaker from Panasonic, you have a kitchen helper that is based on over 34 years of experience and excellence. Dual temperature sensors along with a full range of perfectly tuned features ensure you get the bread you crave ‒ always in the best quality. | Dual sensors make the differenceThe best bread quality is thanks to having just the right temperature. Which is why the R2530 uses two built-in sensors to determine both internal and external temperatures to optimise each programme along at every step. Whatever the climate conditions you enjoy the same delicious results every time. | Artisan-style kneading techniqueThe R2530 brings the bakery to your home kitchen. The secret lies in innovative Panasonic technology, which replicates the kneading techniques of an artisan baker. The unique kneading blade works with the specially placed ribs in the bread pan to deliver the best-tasting bread with the ideal texture. |
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Creativity with manual settingsMade for sweet or savoury breads and cakes, the manual settings help you be creative without the hassle of kneading or mixing by hand. Create different Artisan-like bread shapes or set the kneading and rising times needed for your own recipe creations. Then enjoy the delicious results. | Easy baking with bread mixesSimply use the bread mix of your choice, add water and et voila! With the R2530 Breadmakerʼs dedicated programmes, fresh bread is easy and hassle-free. The tasty results will wow you and your family. | Four gluten-free optionsThe R2530 Breadmaker is ideal for people who suffer from gluten intolerance or simply want to eat less gluten. Programmes for gluten-free bread, cake, pizza dough and pasta allow you to leave out allergens without compromising taste. |
| Weight: | 8.06 kg |
| Dimensions: | 46.6 x 41.2 x 31.8 cm; 8.06 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Panasonic |
| Model: | SD-R2530KXC |
| Colour: | Black |
| Colour: | Black |
Good bread make
Good sized bread maker. Useful menu options to help choose what loaf you want. Recipes inside manual give more ideas. Very happy with purchase
Quality produc
Bought this as a replacement for our old Panasonic bread maker
Would not buy any other brand as it always gives great results
Timer facility is excelle
Excellent value for money
So easy to use. Great variation on programmes and produces excellent bread.
Fantastic buy and great value for money.
In my opinion Panasonic bread makers, are the best .
I use this every day, and use to use its predecessor every day. Would not buy a different make.
In my opinion Panasonic bread makers, are the best .
I use this every day, and use to use its predecessor every day. Would not buy a different make.
Best bread maker for us in 30 years
Easy to use, instructions comprehensive, very pleased with product, having ‘tried’ a few!
Best bread maker for us in 30 years
Easy to use, instructions comprehensive, very pleased with product, having ‘tried’ a few!
Super easy to use & great results
Exceeded expectations on easy of use and results – already recommended it to friends and family
Great value
Bought as a replacement for our 20 year Old Panasonic bread maker after it finally died – wider and has more features and is making excellent bread and dough. Excellent product v satisfied
Brillia
Love this it’s my second bread maker great waking up to the smell of the bread baking and the bread stays fresher for longer than shop bought ones easy to use clear instructions highly recommend
Read the instructions- several times!
Superb bread, once I figured out how the instructions were set out. Now I have, it’s easy to use and makes absolutely terrific bread. Absolutely made up with it TIP: don’t measure the volume of your water as it’s too fiddly. Weigh it along with the rest of your ingredients. 1mL of water=1g of weight so if a small loaf needs 280mL, just weigh out 280g. Much easier and much more accurate.
The bread maker works grea
Bread has been lovely so much nice4 than brought br3ad and so easy to do
Simply Brillia
This bread maker is little short of brilliant. Easy and quick to use with reliable and perfect results
Simply Brillia
This bread maker is little short of brilliant. Easy and quick to use with reliable and perfect results
Excellent machine
Used an older version for almost 16 years until the heating element gave up.
So far incredibly pleased with this replacement.
Extremely easy instructions to follow, and that is the main thing with these bread makers, you must follow the instructions precisely or it will not work well at all.
Looking forward to many years of freshly made bread again.
Takes up much less space on worktop
This is my 3rd Panasonic bread maker and the design is the best so far – it sits sideways and takes up much less worktop space
Excellent Quality Breadmaking
This is an excellent, quality machine that makes lovely bread. Have tried most recipes, white basic, quick white, brioche, raisin and wholewheat rapid. Tried the French bread recipe (6hrs) but found that the same recipe using rapid white (2hrs) came out just as well. All came out really well but for me the tastiest is the rapid wholewheat using granary flour. Thanks Panasonic.
Does the job really well
It is very straightforward to use with excellent instructions. I have not given a score for “ingredient quality” as no ingredients are supplied with the item so it is not a sensible questio
Does exactly what it says it will
This is my second Panasonic. My previous one had given me good service for over twelve years, but was beginning to give rather less than perfect results, so I decided it was time to replace it. I chose this model because it seemed like a good middle of the range option, with the ability to be flexible with the timings if required. I have given it five stars because it does exactly what it says on the tin. Produces beautifully baked bread with an evenly risen crust (no lopsided loaves), and tasting wonderful. However, I do have one or two minor quibbles, but they are not enough to really influence my score. Firstly, the machine is taller than I expected, and as I am quite short, I either have to stand on tiptoes or use a folding step to actually allow me to read the tiny display which is sited on the top of the machine, rather than to the front. Secondly, it would be nice to have an obvious reminder that the bread is cooked if you don’t hear the beep at the end. My old one had an easily seen light which flashed on and off and reminded you to remove the bread if you forgot. This one has a tiny little flashing icon set into the display which you can’t readily see. I didn’t actually find the instruction manual confusing as some people have, but do wish there were more recipes. I was quite disappointed not to find a program for my favourite soft sandwich bread which I frequently baked in my old machine, but then found that the method they give you for Milk Bread is quite a good substitute. These are minor niggles which won’t bother everyone, and the machine bakes such gorgeous bread that I can forgive them.
Trust what you know
When the old bread maker finally broke down, we replaced it with a different make ….. bad mistake. We sent the new purchase back, and bought another Panasonic ….. good decision. Easy to use, and a nice loaf every time.
Expensive but makes perfect bread every time
Repalced an earlier Panasonic bread maker that lasted over 10 years. While, like all Panasonic breadmakers, it has a long rest period at the start, the bread that’s made is brilliant. The long delay timer allows you to set it up in the evening ready for fresh bread in the morning. The nut/seed/rasin dispenser is handy to add things without having to be at the machine. One of the more expensive bread makers but if it keeps producing good loafs it will quickly pay for itself.
Amazing
Wife moaned and moaned for a bread maker because she is the laziest person in the world. Since the purchase this bread machine is used twice a week. i would advise NOT to use the recipe book because the recipes are more miss than hit.
The machine is extremely large so you will need a place to store it when not in use. The mixing and timer is spot on. Once the bread is ready it will beep. Removing the bread is extremely simple, oven gloves on remove the container. the bread will slide out of the container (we have made over 40 of them and the bread EVERY TIME slides out).
Cleaning it is extremely easy, all I do is use a piece of kitchen towel and just wipe the inside. The container is so clean its unreal apart from a few crumbs. if you plan to not use it frequently you can always use a sponge some washing up liquid and clean, very easy and there are no parts making it hard to clean.
We purchased the one with the nut dispenser and it works a treat, as well as adding fruit to the mix.
Apart from the size this machine is a+, i would ONLY advise in purchasing this if you plan to use it on a regular basis. if you dont it will be yet another appliance that sits gathering dust. The idea behind this was to stop the wife moaning and to produce our own bread without all the added extras you find with supermarket bread.
Amazing
Wife moaned and moaned for a bread maker because she is the laziest person in the world. Since the purchase this bread machine is used twice a week. i would advise NOT to use the recipe book because the recipes are more miss than hit.
The machine is extremely large so you will need a place to store it when not in use. The mixing and timer is spot on. Once the bread is ready it will beep. Removing the bread is extremely simple, oven gloves on remove the container. the bread will slide out of the container (we have made over 40 of them and the bread EVERY TIME slides out).
Cleaning it is extremely easy, all I do is use a piece of kitchen towel and just wipe the inside. The container is so clean its unreal apart from a few crumbs. if you plan to not use it frequently you can always use a sponge some washing up liquid and clean, very easy and there are no parts making it hard to clean.
We purchased the one with the nut dispenser and it works a treat, as well as adding fruit to the mix.
Apart from the size this machine is a+, i would ONLY advise in purchasing this if you plan to use it on a regular basis. if you dont it will be yet another appliance that sits gathering dust. The idea behind this was to stop the wife moaning and to produce our own bread without all the added extras you find with supermarket bread.
Amazing
Wife moaned and moaned for a bread maker because she is the laziest person in the world. Since the purchase this bread machine is used twice a week. i would advise NOT to use the recipe book because the recipes are more miss than hit.
The machine is extremely large so you will need a place to store it when not in use. The mixing and timer is spot on. Once the bread is ready it will beep. Removing the bread is extremely simple, oven gloves on remove the container. the bread will slide out of the container (we have made over 40 of them and the bread EVERY TIME slides out).
Cleaning it is extremely easy, all I do is use a piece of kitchen towel and just wipe the inside. The container is so clean its unreal apart from a few crumbs. if you plan to not use it frequently you can always use a sponge some washing up liquid and clean, very easy and there are no parts making it hard to clean.
We purchased the one with the nut dispenser and it works a treat, as well as adding fruit to the mix.
Apart from the size this machine is a+, i would ONLY advise in purchasing this if you plan to use it on a regular basis. if you dont it will be yet another appliance that sits gathering dust. The idea behind this was to stop the wife moaning and to produce our own bread without all the added extras you find with supermarket bread.
Amazing
Wife moaned and moaned for a bread maker because she is the laziest person in the world. Since the purchase this bread machine is used twice a week. i would advise NOT to use the recipe book because the recipes are more miss than hit.
The machine is extremely large so you will need a place to store it when not in use. The mixing and timer is spot on. Once the bread is ready it will beep. Removing the bread is extremely simple, oven gloves on remove the container. the bread will slide out of the container (we have made over 40 of them and the bread EVERY TIME slides out).
Cleaning it is extremely easy, all I do is use a piece of kitchen towel and just wipe the inside. The container is so clean its unreal apart from a few crumbs. if you plan to not use it frequently you can always use a sponge some washing up liquid and clean, very easy and there are no parts making it hard to clean.
We purchased the one with the nut dispenser and it works a treat, as well as adding fruit to the mix.
Apart from the size this machine is a+, i would ONLY advise in purchasing this if you plan to use it on a regular basis. if you dont it will be yet another appliance that sits gathering dust. The idea behind this was to stop the wife moaning and to produce our own bread without all the added extras you find with supermarket bread.
Good and bad
I recently bought this model as a replacement for my old Panasonic breadmaker. This one is considerably wider than the old model but the overriding bad point about this model is the tiny screen where you input size of loaf, colour etc. Your choices are made by identifying the minute symbols on this tiny screen – and the screen itself is so badly illuminated that it is virtually unreadable. I use a torch to read it! The breadmaker itself functions well, as one would expect from Panasonic, but why put such a tiny screen on a machine that is considerably bigger than previous models??
Superb Bread Make
The Panasonic SD-R2530 is a superb machine that makes bread making easy, fun, and delicious. The provided instruction manual has a variety of different recipes to use. Every loaf we have baked has come out easily and deliciously. No need to buy bread at the store anymore. Excellent and easy to use.
Even I make nice bread now
I’m not much of a baker – but this makes perfect bread every time without fail!
Love it!!
Makes barely any noise and clear instructions
Love the delay functio
Very good produc
Reliably good bread
After a couple of years struggling with the bricks from another brand of breadmaker, I have gone back to Panasonic and am so glad I did. The bread always turns out as expected, and the paddle hasn’t stuck once!
Best breadmakers in the marke
Excellent breadmakers. When I’ve worn one out I buy another. The bread comes out perfect every time. Been making my own bread 25 years. My husband won’t eat any other then home made.
Perfect loaves no fuss
Made two loaves so far a white and a malted grain both perfectly baked. No fuss just put the ingredients in and take the loaf out. Organic fresh bread for less than a standard supermarket loaf.
Love it!
Just love having fresh bread. Tried making my own without a bread maker and was never very successful. So far with this bread maker success every time. Overall very easy to use. Timer means can have fresh bread for when you get up. One thing I would say is that you have to take out the bread as soon as timer beeps. I’ve left it a few minutes but timer keeps going off until programme stopped or machine is unplugged. A little annoying but not enough for me to be dissatisfied.
Super easy bread making
Went for the mid-range option.
Fairly easy to use and great results (so far, still going through the various types)
Would recommend
Not my loaf of bread. 🍞
Wow a retail price of 179.00 for a bread maker – you could buy 179 loafs of bread for that price, was a little bit confused on the retail price comparing to other bread makers ! !
I have never owed a bread maker before so can’t really compare it to any thing which is a little bit annoying as I’m not sure the retail price is actually a good price or not?
I tend not to eat to much bread due to IBS but having children in the house who likes eating beans on toast, I thought this would come in handy.
The first issue I had was trying to find somewhere for it to live as it’s quite big and heavy- to be fair it’s not going to get used a lot and can see it being put at the back of the cupboard and forgotten about.
There are many programmes that can be used (to many in my mind), has a delayed cook which is pretty good for hot bread for breakfast if you wanted to cook over night, the machine is very quiet while in use, easy to clean and I must admit makes the house smell lovely when you are cooking fresh bread.
I found that the bread came out really easy from the tin but you need to following cooking instructions and make sure you have all the ingredients in.
I think I would just prefer to pop to the local bakery and pick up a loaf as this will save time, mess and money.
Not my loaf of bread. 🍞
Wow a retail price of 179.00 for a bread maker – you could buy 179 loafs of bread for that price, was a little bit confused on the retail price comparing to other bread makers ! !
I have never owed a bread maker before so can’t really compare it to any thing which is a little bit annoying as I’m not sure the retail price is actually a good price or not?
I tend not to eat to much bread due to IBS but having children in the house who likes eating beans on toast, I thought this would come in handy.
The first issue I had was trying to find somewhere for it to live as it’s quite big and heavy- to be fair it’s not going to get used a lot and can see it being put at the back of the cupboard and forgotten about.
There are many programmes that can be used (to many in my mind), has a delayed cook which is pretty good for hot bread for breakfast if you wanted to cook over night, the machine is very quiet while in use, easy to clean and I must admit makes the house smell lovely when you are cooking fresh bread.
I found that the bread came out really easy from the tin but you need to following cooking instructions and make sure you have all the ingredients in.
I think I would just prefer to pop to the local bakery and pick up a loaf as this will save time, mess and money.
Very pleased.
Only had it a few days and we’re still experimenting with it but we have made several loaves with different ingredients and we are very pleased with it. We are certainly glad we bought it.
Perfect breadmake
When my breadmaker broke during lockdown I stuggled to get a replacement. This breadmaker was a good price and bakes the bread to perfection. Operates far better than my previos breadmakers and they were good brands. Easy to use and clear instructions.
Great Christmas Prese
The bread maker seems great so far – my partner has been baking bread regularly since Xmas Day and enjoying it.
The only negative so far ( and it’s incidental) is that it was delivered without a box so you could see what it was and it was a surprise Xmas present! Fortunately, my partner wasn’t here when it was delivered.
Super bread machine.
Very tasty bread everytime. Easy to use. We no longer by any bread from supermarket. 10/10
Game changer...
So easy to use. 5 minutes adding ingredients and presented with a tasty fresh loaf in a couple of hours. Minimal cleaning required.
Makes excellent bread
I bought this to replace my 10 yr old Panasonic bread maker which had started to produce inferior loaves. The new version of my old model was rather expensive so I went for this one. My old one had a yeast dispenser, but this one hasn’t. You put the dried yeast in the pan.before adding any other ingredients, keeping the granules away from the kneading blade. It was a bit awkward trying to spread them evenly so with the second loaf I made, I put a fine layer of the flour in first and sprinkled the granules evenly before adding the rest of the flour and the other ingredients. No difference in the quality of the finished loaf, it was just as good as the first one. I have not tried any of the other breads, cakes or dough yet, but I have no doubt they will all turn out fine. I have to say I bought mine at John Lewis for a massive 50 pounds cheaper, at 129. They also give 2 years guarantee as standard instead of one. No extra charge.
Makes excellent bread
I bought this to replace my 10 yr old Panasonic bread maker which had started to produce inferior loaves. The new version of my old model was rather expensive so I went for this one. My old one had a yeast dispenser, but this one hasn’t. You put the dried yeast in the pan.before adding any other ingredients, keeping the granules away from the kneading blade. It was a bit awkward trying to spread them evenly so with the second loaf I made, I put a fine layer of the flour in first and sprinkled the granules evenly before adding the rest of the flour and the other ingredients. No difference in the quality of the finished loaf, it was just as good as the first one. I have not tried any of the other breads, cakes or dough yet, but I have no doubt they will all turn out fine. I have to say I bought mine at John Lewis for a massive 50 pounds cheaper, at 129. They also give 2 years guarantee as standard instead of one. No extra charge.
Makes excellent bread
I bought this to replace my 10 yr old Panasonic bread maker which had started to produce inferior loaves. The new version of my old model was rather expensive so I went for this one. My old one had a yeast dispenser, but this one hasn’t. You put the dried yeast in the pan.before adding any other ingredients, keeping the granules away from the kneading blade. It was a bit awkward trying to spread them evenly so with the second loaf I made, I put a fine layer of the flour in first and sprinkled the granules evenly before adding the rest of the flour and the other ingredients. No difference in the quality of the finished loaf, it was just as good as the first one. I have not tried any of the other breads, cakes or dough yet, but I have no doubt they will all turn out fine. I have to say I bought mine at John Lewis for a massive 50 pounds cheaper, at 129. They also give 2 years guarantee as standard instead of one. No extra charge.
Makes excellent bread
I bought this to replace my 10 yr old Panasonic bread maker which had started to produce inferior loaves. The new version of my old model was rather expensive so I went for this one. My old one had a yeast dispenser, but this one hasn’t. You put the dried yeast in the pan.before adding any other ingredients, keeping the granules away from the kneading blade. It was a bit awkward trying to spread them evenly so with the second loaf I made, I put a fine layer of the flour in first and sprinkled the granules evenly before adding the rest of the flour and the other ingredients. No difference in the quality of the finished loaf, it was just as good as the first one. I have not tried any of the other breads, cakes or dough yet, but I have no doubt they will all turn out fine. I have to say I bought mine at John Lewis for a massive 50 pounds cheaper, at 129. They also give 2 years guarantee as standard instead of one. No extra charge.
Makes hassle free great tasting bread
I previously had a cheaper Morphy Richards bread maker and it did okay, but tended to rip a big hole in the bottom of the loaf as the paddle was angled as the non-stick coating deteriorated quickly without easy spares.
Not an issue with this one. I wasn’t really expecting a massive differences, but the Panasonic does a much better job of raising, providing lighter fluffier bread – I was particular impressed by the taste of the loaf from Marriages Organic Country Fayre Strong Malted Brown Bread Flour.
The bread comes out easily of the tin and although there is still a gap in the bottom of the loaf from the paddle, because it’s straight, it doesn’t tear through so the issue is very much diminished. It mixes well, lots of different programmes, delayed cook, very quiet compared to my old machine – do make sure to follow the recipes at first and experiment with changing them up once you’ve got the hang of things.
Overall, 5 stars from me.
so easy to use
Makes lovely bread and gives of wonderful aromas though I do suggest using an electric knife, when you’ve made a couple of loaves you will want to experiment a little, different flavours and ingredients, just a brilliant piece of kit.
First attempt is a winne
Bread Looks good, crispy skin and smells lovely. The bread maker is very easy to use, just follow simple recipe and you’ve got lovely loaf 🙂
This is my third Panasonic bread maker. It doesn’t fit on my larder shelf well now the design has changed. It’s very awkward to read all the different programs this way round. It makes bread as well as my old ones but none of my favourite recipes are in the new instruction book making it difficult to find the right program for my choice of mixes. I have to alternate between the old book and new. There are so many sourdough recipes which may please some people but not me.
I find this instructions booklet very confusing and difficult to follow. Why change things when they worked so well before?
Well, where do I start…. I’ll keep it short. If you’re considering buying a bread maker, just do it. Absolute game changer. I’m addicted and am making more bread than I can eat because I’m so excited. Even just a plain white rapid loaf is divine. Don’t listen to anyone marking this product down, they must be intellectually challenged. Just follow the simple instructions, in the order stated, and you’ll be making the best bread you’ve ever tasted, for about 20p a loaf.
Simple to use, easy to get good results every time.
I bought this to replace the same model that have used three times a week for fifteen years. The gears were starting to get a bit noisy so i decided to put it out of it’s misery and get a new one. Very pleased with it ,has the added bonus that the spare paddle i had for the old one fits this one…
Ours works OK
This is a Xmas present, I dont know what this one is like, but if it is like ours there will be no problems. so cant give a decision until I know how it goes.
Great produc
I bought this as an upgrade to my first one and what a great purchase it is. Every single bread I made so far came out perfect. Easy to use. Great price as well.
A brilliant buy, money well spent.
Love this bread maker, first two loaves were a bit heavy, but have now mastered it and bread comes out perfect every time.
Brilliant buy would definitely recommend this product .
Good machine
Replaces an 8 year old panasonic working well at moment just a little different to previous machine.
Makes excellent bread
Bought to replace a very old one which appeared to have gone wrong. The new one is as good as the old one which I have since discovered was not baking correctly due to mis-labelled flour and still works well.
Now we have two excellent breadmakers !
That the way no back light on i
It makes a good loaf of brea but it is difficult to see and read the scree
Only Panasonic
Last Panasonic I had lasted for 20 years I am sure this will be no differe
Foolproof.
A perfect loaf every time I have used it. I had a Tefal one before this that I returned after a week as every loaf ended up like a brick. This one was a little bit more expensive but so worth it.
If the manufacturer’s instructions are followed and the liquids are put in last and not first, as with some other bread machines, it mixes well and makes a lovely loaf with a browned top which my previous one didn’t.
Brillia
Lovely looking machine sits well in kitchen bread is so easy to make too
Bread looks and tastes amazing too
Job done
I’m split between a 3 and 4 star rating for this breadmaker. It’s good and makes some nice bread, but also seemed a little hit and miss. For the 180 price tag I was expecting a little more – A great and clear instruction/recipe manual with pictures of the food would’ve been a nice start
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This is only the second breadmaker I’ve used (the other was a different brand), and the last one was over 10 years old. With such a big gap I was a little disappointed to see not much has been improved, changed, or modernized. The black colours is nicer than a big white box on your worktop, it’s not as deep as others but is a very tiny bit taller (so might be good for people with less worktop space, although it’s still big overall). It’s also a bit quieter than my other one which is the best improvement for me. Besides that, it’s pretty much the same and has a large sticker with numbers on listing all the settings
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Annoyingly, the first time we used it for whole wheat was a total disaster. This was due to the terribly confusing instruction/recipe book included. Side note – Why are the instruction manual and recipes not in 2 separate books?? Would be a lot better. Anyway, for some silly reason it covers multiple models and instructions can vary slightly between them. It also took a while to find the recipes, I found a QR code on the book which I expected to take me to the website of recipes but it just took me to the Instagram page which contains no instructions. In the end I just had to Google it. All the recipes are in the included book but there were no pictures to sell me on them. Once you find the website you can see the pictures for the recipes in the book. It’s a missed opportunity to not include the pictures in the book and make them a lot more appealing
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On the first attempt I read the instructions and it said to put the yeast in the top compartment. Turns out that was completely wrong and the bread came out as one small dense block with no yeast in and had to be thrown away. Turns out the top compartment is just for adding raisins/nuts on other bread recipes. Upon re-reading the instructions I found that the compartment on other models is for yeast but not the one I have. Super confusing and separate instructions manuals for each model should be sent instead. So double check your model number.
Even on the second attempt at whole wheat bread and following the instructions perfectly it didn’t seem to come out very good or rise enough. I found another bread maker recipe in another book I had and it was so much better.
Moving on from the bad start, I’ve made a couple of other breads from the recipes in the book and they went smoothly and came out much better than the whole wheat. Make sure to remove the metal mixer attachment from the bottom of the bread (this normal and happens on the majority of bread makers)
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I hope this review doesn’t sound too harsh as it’s still a good bread maker. Once you get it right, the food that comes out of this is certainly delicious. It’s just that for the asking price and a modern day breadmaker I was expecting a little more and for the instructions to be a lot better (they were honestly quite the letdown for Panasonic). That would really cut the learning curve for this so it’s ready to make perfect bread right out of the box
I’m split between a 3 and 4 star rating for this breadmaker. It’s good and makes some nice bread, but also seemed a little hit and miss. For the 180 price tag I was expecting a little more – A great and clear instruction/recipe manual with pictures of the food would’ve been a nice start
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This is only the second breadmaker I’ve used (the other was a different brand), and the last one was over 10 years old. With such a big gap I was a little disappointed to see not much has been improved, changed, or modernized. The black colours is nicer than a big white box on your worktop, it’s not as deep as others but is a very tiny bit taller (so might be good for people with less worktop space, although it’s still big overall). It’s also a bit quieter than my other one which is the best improvement for me. Besides that, it’s pretty much the same and has a large sticker with numbers on listing all the settings
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Annoyingly, the first time we used it for whole wheat was a total disaster. This was due to the terribly confusing instruction/recipe book included. Side note – Why are the instruction manual and recipes not in 2 separate books?? Would be a lot better. Anyway, for some silly reason it covers multiple models and instructions can vary slightly between them. It also took a while to find the recipes, I found a QR code on the book which I expected to take me to the website of recipes but it just took me to the Instagram page which contains no instructions. In the end I just had to Google it. All the recipes are in the included book but there were no pictures to sell me on them. Once you find the website you can see the pictures for the recipes in the book. It’s a missed opportunity to not include the pictures in the book and make them a lot more appealing
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On the first attempt I read the instructions and it said to put the yeast in the top compartment. Turns out that was completely wrong and the bread came out as one small dense block with no yeast in and had to be thrown away. Turns out the top compartment is just for adding raisins/nuts on other bread recipes. Upon re-reading the instructions I found that the compartment on other models is for yeast but not the one I have. Super confusing and separate instructions manuals for each model should be sent instead. So double check your model number.
Even on the second attempt at whole wheat bread and following the instructions perfectly it didn’t seem to come out very good or rise enough. I found another bread maker recipe in another book I had and it was so much better.
Moving on from the bad start, I’ve made a couple of other breads from the recipes in the book and they went smoothly and came out much better than the whole wheat. Make sure to remove the metal mixer attachment from the bottom of the bread (this normal and happens on the majority of bread makers)
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I hope this review doesn’t sound too harsh as it’s still a good bread maker. Once you get it right, the food that comes out of this is certainly delicious. It’s just that for the asking price and a modern day breadmaker I was expecting a little more and for the instructions to be a lot better (they were honestly quite the letdown for Panasonic). That would really cut the learning curve for this so it’s ready to make perfect bread right out of the box
I’m split between a 3 and 4 star rating for this breadmaker. It’s good and makes some nice bread, but also seemed a little hit and miss. For the 180 price tag I was expecting a little more – A great and clear instruction/recipe manual with pictures of the food would’ve been a nice start
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This is only the second breadmaker I’ve used (the other was a different brand), and the last one was over 10 years old. With such a big gap I was a little disappointed to see not much has been improved, changed, or modernized. The black colours is nicer than a big white box on your worktop, it’s not as deep as others but is a very tiny bit taller (so might be good for people with less worktop space, although it’s still big overall). It’s also a bit quieter than my other one which is the best improvement for me. Besides that, it’s pretty much the same and has a large sticker with numbers on listing all the settings
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Annoyingly, the first time we used it for whole wheat was a total disaster. This was due to the terribly confusing instruction/recipe book included. Side note – Why are the instruction manual and recipes not in 2 separate books?? Would be a lot better. Anyway, for some silly reason it covers multiple models and instructions can vary slightly between them. It also took a while to find the recipes, I found a QR code on the book which I expected to take me to the website of recipes but it just took me to the Instagram page which contains no instructions. In the end I just had to Google it. All the recipes are in the included book but there were no pictures to sell me on them. Once you find the website you can see the pictures for the recipes in the book. It’s a missed opportunity to not include the pictures in the book and make them a lot more appealing
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On the first attempt I read the instructions and it said to put the yeast in the top compartment. Turns out that was completely wrong and the bread came out as one small dense block with no yeast in and had to be thrown away. Turns out the top compartment is just for adding raisins/nuts on other bread recipes. Upon re-reading the instructions I found that the compartment on other models is for yeast but not the one I have. Super confusing and separate instructions manuals for each model should be sent instead. So double check your model number.
Even on the second attempt at whole wheat bread and following the instructions perfectly it didn’t seem to come out very good or rise enough. I found another bread maker recipe in another book I had and it was so much better.
Moving on from the bad start, I’ve made a couple of other breads from the recipes in the book and they went smoothly and came out much better than the whole wheat. Make sure to remove the metal mixer attachment from the bottom of the bread (this normal and happens on the majority of bread makers)
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I hope this review doesn’t sound too harsh as it’s still a good bread maker. Once you get it right, the food that comes out of this is certainly delicious. It’s just that for the asking price and a modern day breadmaker I was expecting a little more and for the instructions to be a lot better (they were honestly quite the letdown for Panasonic). That would really cut the learning curve for this so it’s ready to make perfect bread right out of the box
Easy homemade proper bread
Had two machines previously the SD 2501 actually wore them out as I used these twice a week for years.
Not sure why they changed the design or the recipes, I would rather have had the SD2501 but no longer available. The SD B2510 still makes good bread, I hope it lasts as long as the previous machines.
Does as advertised, every time
Works perfectly as described, easy no fuss, perfect bread every time
Big and feature-packed but easier to keep it simple
Make sure you’ve got some counter-top space or a spare cupboard as this bread maker is a bit of a beast. Together with its footprint, the height means you’ll need to have it somewhere that doesn’t have cupboards above it in order to be able to open the lid with ease. Given its size, it’s a slight surprise to open it up and see how small the mixing bucket is. The instruction manual requires its own instruction manual, it’s really unclear and there are so many functions that I decided to keep it simple at first.
And the results were surprisingly good. Basic loaves are easy to prepare and the machine really does all the work. This is perfect for those low on time but still keen to enjoy fresh bread. Despite ambitions to try some of the more advanced recipes and bread types, I haven’t progressed beyond the basics, but the ability to incorporate nuts, seeds and fruit looks really clever. The machine is easy to clean at least, if not to use, and the high price point will hopefully be justified, as it has with my other Panasonic devices, with long life and good service.
Big and feature-packed but easier to keep it simple
Make sure you’ve got some counter-top space or a spare cupboard as this bread maker is a bit of a beast. Together with its footprint, the height means you’ll need to have it somewhere that doesn’t have cupboards above it in order to be able to open the lid with ease. Given its size, it’s a slight surprise to open it up and see how small the mixing bucket is. The instruction manual requires its own instruction manual, it’s really unclear and there are so many functions that I decided to keep it simple at first.
And the results were surprisingly good. Basic loaves are easy to prepare and the machine really does all the work. This is perfect for those low on time but still keen to enjoy fresh bread. Despite ambitions to try some of the more advanced recipes and bread types, I haven’t progressed beyond the basics, but the ability to incorporate nuts, seeds and fruit looks really clever. The machine is easy to clean at least, if not to use, and the high price point will hopefully be justified, as it has with my other Panasonic devices, with long life and good service.
Excellent bread make
This is my second bread maker and this is defiantly worth the extra outlay. The only criticism is the menu window is clear but very small. The bread it produces is still excelle
Panasonic Auto Breadmaker with Dispenser Check Which Model Has What Though Firs
Makes delicious fruited bread that we’ve had a few times now using this. What I would mention though is that there are various models in this range and this one I got doesn’t have the various fancy things that the others do. Saying that it’s still so much better in terms of using as you can see the digital display and see what cycle it’s on throughout the bread making process.
I like it but it’s a heavy beast and wouldn’t want to have to lug it around kitchen to use it. It’s taller than my old one and doesn’t have a viewing window unlike that one. Taller and slimmer is how I would describe it but best checking measurements to see if it will either fit under kitchen overhead cabinets or on shelves and they had better be beefy ones with this weighty one.
It’s an awful lot of money I can say that . Yet the cost of bread and the smell and taste of it makes it worth having. Not tried out French bread baguettes yet. For seeded loaf and fruited one though tastes yummy but you do have to wait a time for it. Think most bread makers are like that though takes time. This machine does all the hard work like kneading, getting to the right temperature letting it settle or rise for appropriate time. You then just have the not do hard job of eating it.
Makes not loads of noise unless it’s on certain settings and going through the various cycles. First time round did wonder if something had gone wrong hearing a loud noise but no all fine.
Cleaning is easy apart from the metal thing at the very bottom of the bread silver pan thing. Can be taken out to clean but a brush still needed around that round bit to get any dough remains out of it.
Panasonic Auto Breadmaker with Dispenser Check Which Model Has What Though Firs
Makes delicious fruited bread that we’ve had a few times now using this. What I would mention though is that there are various models in this range and this one I got doesn’t have the various fancy things that the others do. Saying that it’s still so much better in terms of using as you can see the digital display and see what cycle it’s on throughout the bread making process.
I like it but it’s a heavy beast and wouldn’t want to have to lug it around kitchen to use it. It’s taller than my old one and doesn’t have a viewing window unlike that one. Taller and slimmer is how I would describe it but best checking measurements to see if it will either fit under kitchen overhead cabinets or on shelves and they had better be beefy ones with this weighty one.
It’s an awful lot of money I can say that . Yet the cost of bread and the smell and taste of it makes it worth having. Not tried out French bread baguettes yet. For seeded loaf and fruited one though tastes yummy but you do have to wait a time for it. Think most bread makers are like that though takes time. This machine does all the hard work like kneading, getting to the right temperature letting it settle or rise for appropriate time. You then just have the not do hard job of eating it.
Makes not loads of noise unless it’s on certain settings and going through the various cycles. First time round did wonder if something had gone wrong hearing a loud noise but no all fine.
Cleaning is easy apart from the metal thing at the very bottom of the bread silver pan thing. Can be taken out to clean but a brush still needed around that round bit to get any dough remains out of it.
Mum was thrilled
My mum can bake from scratch and as much as she loves it has always secretly wanted a bread machine. She was thrilled when this arrived and took great time and care getting this out, setting it up and reading the instructions. She has been using this for over three months now and absolutely loves it. It certainly isn’t the only thing she uses for breadmaking as she still buys the occasional load. However, she has used it many times for a variety of items. She has produced white and brown loaves as well as using the French style which she adores. Obviously being a chef she is already knowledgeable on the bread ingredients and she didn’t have any issues on that, however she did mention their recipes are very good. She has tested the various settings for crust colour as you can choose it to be light, medium or dark and she likes the rapid bake option for a standard white loaf. Overall a really good bread maker that seems to be easy enough to use and produces decent loaves. She is yet to bake with it but is planning on some baked goods in a few months
Mum was thrilled
My mum can bake from scratch and as much as she loves it has always secretly wanted a bread machine. She was thrilled when this arrived and took great time and care getting this out, setting it up and reading the instructions. She has been using this for over three months now and absolutely loves it. It certainly isn’t the only thing she uses for breadmaking as she still buys the occasional load. However, she has used it many times for a variety of items. She has produced white and brown loaves as well as using the French style which she adores. Obviously being a chef she is already knowledgeable on the bread ingredients and she didn’t have any issues on that, however she did mention their recipes are very good. She has tested the various settings for crust colour as you can choose it to be light, medium or dark and she likes the rapid bake option for a standard white loaf. Overall a really good bread maker that seems to be easy enough to use and produces decent loaves. She is yet to bake with it but is planning on some baked goods in a few months
Automatic Breadmake
A very useful kitchen gadget, though I do find my surfaces are covered with the footprint of so many gadgets!
Great for making different types of bread – I do find though I stick to one recipe over and over again. Probably because I am a creature of habit, but also because this machine is so reliable – it works every time.
The family all love the smell of the bread maker, and a loaf is devoured in minutes. It is so easy to use, and intuitive – the benefits of having another gadget outweigh the negatives.
Good quality, great value, and highly recommended.
Grea
This definitely weighs a ton more then I expected and whilst it does take up counter space I am obsessed, initially I got this for my dad, it’s basically a hit in the whole house, very easy to use and follow the instructions quality is great, trusted brand, great vaule for money and actually makes great bread, I’m really happy would abosutely recommend
Bread make
Following the instructions book is easy .Do exactly as written you will be amazed . So easy looks good with my other black worktop appliances. Highly recommend if you like fresh bread.
Good machine
I have used the bread make a few times and have had good results much better than my old bread maker. If you are looking for a good machine l would recommend you buy this one as I have not found anything I can fault about it except that It is large and you need plenty of room to lift the lid so I have it at the front of my work top to place ingredients inside then move it back to plug in which works well
Not So Small, And Confusing Instructions - But Works Well
This is a tad bigger than i was expecting and despite being described as ‘horizontal design is optimised to take up minimal space on your kitchen worktop’ it is still quite a big and fairly heavy piece of equipment. I actuallu have to pull it forward on my units to use as the lid opens and smacks my shelves above so you may need to bear this in mind if you have limited or small amounts of space.
My little one has wheat and gluten intolerance but loves a bit of toast or a sandwich so this is the perfect solution for me to ensure he can have the best of both worlds – even if Mummy needs a bit of practice in her baking skills! This bread maker by Panasonic is a great tool in helping me create decent tasting breads, cakes and dough that the whole family can enjoy and we know exactly what we have put in it. There is a programme for all manner of items and for me, I’m enjoying the trial and error of exploring with this maker.
The instruction manual isn’t the best ether and it actually has sections for several models, so you need to know which you are using and which part of the instruction to follow – tad confusing, thank you Panasonic! Once you’ve mastered the instructions, you simply have to play around and experiment. This one has the ability to kneed and rise the bread (though I’m not overly convinced on the timings of this as my bread seems to sag). It also has an automatic raisin/nut dispenser that mixes additional ingredients to help ensure they are evenly distributed throughout the loaf – but I’ve yet to explore the full range of this.
Overall, I like that I can throw everything in, pick a programme and come back to tasty bread. The only negatives are the not so ‘optimised’ space saving design and the terrible manual – but the recipes give a great starting point and ideas you may never have thought of combining.
Not So Small, And Confusing Instructions - But Works Well
This is a tad bigger than i was expecting and despite being described as ‘horizontal design is optimised to take up minimal space on your kitchen worktop’ it is still quite a big and fairly heavy piece of equipment. I actuallu have to pull it forward on my units to use as the lid opens and smacks my shelves above so you may need to bear this in mind if you have limited or small amounts of space.
My little one has wheat and gluten intolerance but loves a bit of toast or a sandwich so this is the perfect solution for me to ensure he can have the best of both worlds – even if Mummy needs a bit of practice in her baking skills! This bread maker by Panasonic is a great tool in helping me create decent tasting breads, cakes and dough that the whole family can enjoy and we know exactly what we have put in it. There is a programme for all manner of items and for me, I’m enjoying the trial and error of exploring with this maker.
The instruction manual isn’t the best ether and it actually has sections for several models, so you need to know which you are using and which part of the instruction to follow – tad confusing, thank you Panasonic! Once you’ve mastered the instructions, you simply have to play around and experiment. This one has the ability to kneed and rise the bread (though I’m not overly convinced on the timings of this as my bread seems to sag). It also has an automatic raisin/nut dispenser that mixes additional ingredients to help ensure they are evenly distributed throughout the loaf – but I’ve yet to explore the full range of this.
Overall, I like that I can throw everything in, pick a programme and come back to tasty bread. The only negatives are the not so ‘optimised’ space saving design and the terrible manual – but the recipes give a great starting point and ideas you may never have thought of combining.
Couldn't live with out i
This breadmaker has been revelatory for us and we’ve pretty much been making our own since we received it, which has saved money and waste.
The maker itself is a big thing but not so big it can’t be stored away easily, or that it takes up too much room when out on the counter. It’s remarkably easy to use with the ingredients placed straight into the removable basket, and a handful of buttons to select what you’re making.
There are recipes galore included in the comprehensive instructions ranging from your standard white/brown loaves to brioche and milk roll. You can select medium, large, or extra-large for most loaves and most allow up to three options for ‘crustiness’. As well as full, loaves the machine can be used for dough, cakes, jam, all of which are easy to make with full instructions.
Everything we’ve made so far has come out perfectly and tastes phenomenal, far better than shop-bought.
In use, it’s a lot quieter than expected, even during the kneading stages and it doesn’t move around at all so no worries about it falling off the counter.
Overall it’s extremely intuitive and you can pump out a couple of loaves each day, more if you go with the quick 2-hour loaves. It’s easy to clean and we couldn’t now live without it.
Couldn't live with out i
This breadmaker has been revelatory for us and we’ve pretty much been making our own since we received it, which has saved money and waste.
The maker itself is a big thing but not so big it can’t be stored away easily, or that it takes up too much room when out on the counter. It’s remarkably easy to use with the ingredients placed straight into the removable basket, and a handful of buttons to select what you’re making.
There are recipes galore included in the comprehensive instructions ranging from your standard white/brown loaves to brioche and milk roll. You can select medium, large, or extra-large for most loaves and most allow up to three options for ‘crustiness’. As well as full, loaves the machine can be used for dough, cakes, jam, all of which are easy to make with full instructions.
Everything we’ve made so far has come out perfectly and tastes phenomenal, far better than shop-bought.
In use, it’s a lot quieter than expected, even during the kneading stages and it doesn’t move around at all so no worries about it falling off the counter.
Overall it’s extremely intuitive and you can pump out a couple of loaves each day, more if you go with the quick 2-hour loaves. It’s easy to clean and we couldn’t now live without it.
Really good results
Its been a long time since I had a bread maker, and my, how they have come on in sophistication. My last one was compact, and produced a loaf that was a bit of an odd shape, a bit like a rectangular football, if you will.
This Panasonic is a whole new ball game. It has a raft of programmes from basic loaves, through seeded, fruited, sourdough, and just dough settings. It also can be used to bake cakes and cook jam. I have not tested the latter, as jam making is a pretty hands on process, and I don’t really want my cakes to look like loaves.
The instruction book is fairly comprehensive with a good selection of recipies and a good section on how to maintain and run the machine, I did however have to look on the internet to solve one problem, there is a very long rest time before the machine begins to work on some settings, and if this is one of the ones you chose first of all, you may think your machine is not working! After a little research I found that this is on order to get the contents of the pan up to room temperature. Once you are aware of this, its all very simple. Add the ingredients in the order stated in the recipe, choose the crust colour, loaf size, add seeds to the hopper if you are making a loaded loaf, press on, and let the machine do its stuff. Its worth noting that the hopper will only deliver items to the pan if the correct program number is inputted. ASs with all bread making, the best results come with yeast and flour within their sell by dates, so if your first loaf is disappointing, buy more yeast and it will probably be ok. So far we have had basic white bread, rapid white, wholemeal and caraway bread, all delicious and great to be baking without preservatives like commercial bread. The machine itself is fairly chunky, we bring it out as needed as it does take up a fair sized footprint on the worksurface.
I really can recommend this beadmaker, its been a bit of a game changer in our household.
Really good results
Its been a long time since I had a bread maker, and my, how they have come on in sophistication. My last one was compact, and produced a loaf that was a bit of an odd shape, a bit like a rectangular football, if you will.
This Panasonic is a whole new ball game. It has a raft of programmes from basic loaves, through seeded, fruited, sourdough, and just dough settings. It also can be used to bake cakes and cook jam. I have not tested the latter, as jam making is a pretty hands on process, and I don’t really want my cakes to look like loaves.
The instruction book is fairly comprehensive with a good selection of recipies and a good section on how to maintain and run the machine, I did however have to look on the internet to solve one problem, there is a very long rest time before the machine begins to work on some settings, and if this is one of the ones you chose first of all, you may think your machine is not working! After a little research I found that this is on order to get the contents of the pan up to room temperature. Once you are aware of this, its all very simple. Add the ingredients in the order stated in the recipe, choose the crust colour, loaf size, add seeds to the hopper if you are making a loaded loaf, press on, and let the machine do its stuff. Its worth noting that the hopper will only deliver items to the pan if the correct program number is inputted. ASs with all bread making, the best results come with yeast and flour within their sell by dates, so if your first loaf is disappointing, buy more yeast and it will probably be ok. So far we have had basic white bread, rapid white, wholemeal and caraway bread, all delicious and great to be baking without preservatives like commercial bread. The machine itself is fairly chunky, we bring it out as needed as it does take up a fair sized footprint on the worksurface.
I really can recommend this beadmaker, its been a bit of a game changer in our household.
Really good results
Its been a long time since I had a bread maker, and my, how they have come on in sophistication. My last one was compact, and produced a loaf that was a bit of an odd shape, a bit like a rectangular football, if you will.
This Panasonic is a whole new ball game. It has a raft of programmes from basic loaves, through seeded, fruited, sourdough, and just dough settings. It also can be used to bake cakes and cook jam. I have not tested the latter, as jam making is a pretty hands on process, and I don’t really want my cakes to look like loaves.
The instruction book is fairly comprehensive with a good selection of recipies and a good section on how to maintain and run the machine, I did however have to look on the internet to solve one problem, there is a very long rest time before the machine begins to work on some settings, and if this is one of the ones you chose first of all, you may think your machine is not working! After a little research I found that this is on order to get the contents of the pan up to room temperature. Once you are aware of this, its all very simple. Add the ingredients in the order stated in the recipe, choose the crust colour, loaf size, add seeds to the hopper if you are making a loaded loaf, press on, and let the machine do its stuff. Its worth noting that the hopper will only deliver items to the pan if the correct program number is inputted. ASs with all bread making, the best results come with yeast and flour within their sell by dates, so if your first loaf is disappointing, buy more yeast and it will probably be ok. So far we have had basic white bread, rapid white, wholemeal and caraway bread, all delicious and great to be baking without preservatives like commercial bread. The machine itself is fairly chunky, we bring it out as needed as it does take up a fair sized footprint on the worksurface.
I really can recommend this beadmaker, its been a bit of a game changer in our household.
Really good results
Its been a long time since I had a bread maker, and my, how they have come on in sophistication. My last one was compact, and produced a loaf that was a bit of an odd shape, a bit like a rectangular football, if you will.
This Panasonic is a whole new ball game. It has a raft of programmes from basic loaves, through seeded, fruited, sourdough, and just dough settings. It also can be used to bake cakes and cook jam. I have not tested the latter, as jam making is a pretty hands on process, and I don’t really want my cakes to look like loaves.
The instruction book is fairly comprehensive with a good selection of recipies and a good section on how to maintain and run the machine, I did however have to look on the internet to solve one problem, there is a very long rest time before the machine begins to work on some settings, and if this is one of the ones you chose first of all, you may think your machine is not working! After a little research I found that this is on order to get the contents of the pan up to room temperature. Once you are aware of this, its all very simple. Add the ingredients in the order stated in the recipe, choose the crust colour, loaf size, add seeds to the hopper if you are making a loaded loaf, press on, and let the machine do its stuff. Its worth noting that the hopper will only deliver items to the pan if the correct program number is inputted. ASs with all bread making, the best results come with yeast and flour within their sell by dates, so if your first loaf is disappointing, buy more yeast and it will probably be ok. So far we have had basic white bread, rapid white, wholemeal and caraway bread, all delicious and great to be baking without preservatives like commercial bread. The machine itself is fairly chunky, we bring it out as needed as it does take up a fair sized footprint on the worksurface.
I really can recommend this beadmaker, its been a bit of a game changer in our household.
My first impressions of this bread maker were quite good, it looks very stylish and modern and would look great in any kitchen. At first glance it seems like a very high tech and complicated machine to use, but after using it several times I’m getting the hang of it and its actually a lot easier than it look! the instructions make it seem a little more complicated than it is. I thought there would be a lot of trial and error until I perfected it but i thought wrong, i’ve made nothing but perfect loafs so far!
It has a great selection of presets available for practically any type of dough you want to make from wholewheat, brioche and sourdough all the way to pizza dough! There is also a manual function which offers more versatility if you want to control it yourself. I’ve found the presets very useful and each time has baked me perfect bread thats lovely and soft on the inside! I also love that I can select my preferred loaf size and crust too, allowing me to make the perfect bread in around 4 hours.
I am beyond impressed with this bread maker and how effortless it is to make perfect bread!
Perfec
I used to knead dough by hands and make bread to release my work stress. It took long time to see the outcome as well as need to stand for sometime. Especially after I got pregnant and then gave birth, our life became so busy. There is no time for making bread. Always want to have either stand mixer or breadmaker and couldn’t make up my mind. Finally I got my dream breadmaker. It came with nice and secured package. The first thought was “so huge”. It’s bigger than I imaged. Our kitchen is not that big so it makes our kitchen look even smaller. Instruction is easy to follow and understand how to operate the machine and it’s pretty straight forward. If you don’t know anything, there are quite enough recipes to start with – choose the bread you like, throw the ingredients in, select the mode that instruction advise and press start. Simple is that. Then you can just relax and wait for it to be done. I tried rapid mode for white loaf for the very first time because it only takes 2 hours. I’m impressed. The second time I tried the normal process – 4 hours to bake white loaf. Actually they taste quite same. I’m not sure is that mean to be. I tried the wholewheat loaf too. My husband was surprised by the quietness of machine. It’s very quiet. We used to see the model Panasonic produced years ago in friend’s house. It was not that quiet. If it’s stand mixer, it’s even more noisy. My husband has asked me few times ,’is it working?’, while the machine was doing the job. My husband loves the bread and my daughter likes it too. Although I feel crowded in the kitchen now, never regret to have it. And definitely I will bake more and more, and try different stuff that machine also can do, like cake or jam! Definitely it’s good investment.
Perfec
I used to knead dough by hands and make bread to release my work stress. It took long time to see the outcome as well as need to stand for sometime. Especially after I got pregnant and then gave birth, our life became so busy. There is no time for making bread. Always want to have either stand mixer or breadmaker and couldn’t make up my mind. Finally I got my dream breadmaker. It came with nice and secured package. The first thought was “so huge”. It’s bigger than I imaged. Our kitchen is not that big so it makes our kitchen look even smaller. Instruction is easy to follow and understand how to operate the machine and it’s pretty straight forward. If you don’t know anything, there are quite enough recipes to start with – choose the bread you like, throw the ingredients in, select the mode that instruction advise and press start. Simple is that. Then you can just relax and wait for it to be done. I tried rapid mode for white loaf for the very first time because it only takes 2 hours. I’m impressed. The second time I tried the normal process – 4 hours to bake white loaf. Actually they taste quite same. I’m not sure is that mean to be. I tried the wholewheat loaf too. My husband was surprised by the quietness of machine. It’s very quiet. We used to see the model Panasonic produced years ago in friend’s house. It was not that quiet. If it’s stand mixer, it’s even more noisy. My husband has asked me few times ,’is it working?’, while the machine was doing the job. My husband loves the bread and my daughter likes it too. Although I feel crowded in the kitchen now, never regret to have it. And definitely I will bake more and more, and try different stuff that machine also can do, like cake or jam! Definitely it’s good investment.
Perfec
I used to knead dough by hands and make bread to release my work stress. It took long time to see the outcome as well as need to stand for sometime. Especially after I got pregnant and then gave birth, our life became so busy. There is no time for making bread. Always want to have either stand mixer or breadmaker and couldn’t make up my mind. Finally I got my dream breadmaker. It came with nice and secured package. The first thought was “so huge”. It’s bigger than I imaged. Our kitchen is not that big so it makes our kitchen look even smaller. Instruction is easy to follow and understand how to operate the machine and it’s pretty straight forward. If you don’t know anything, there are quite enough recipes to start with – choose the bread you like, throw the ingredients in, select the mode that instruction advise and press start. Simple is that. Then you can just relax and wait for it to be done. I tried rapid mode for white loaf for the very first time because it only takes 2 hours. I’m impressed. The second time I tried the normal process – 4 hours to bake white loaf. Actually they taste quite same. I’m not sure is that mean to be. I tried the wholewheat loaf too. My husband was surprised by the quietness of machine. It’s very quiet. We used to see the model Panasonic produced years ago in friend’s house. It was not that quiet. If it’s stand mixer, it’s even more noisy. My husband has asked me few times ,’is it working?’, while the machine was doing the job. My husband loves the bread and my daughter likes it too. Although I feel crowded in the kitchen now, never regret to have it. And definitely I will bake more and more, and try different stuff that machine also can do, like cake or jam! Definitely it’s good investment.
Perfec
I used to knead dough by hands and make bread to release my work stress. It took long time to see the outcome as well as need to stand for sometime. Especially after I got pregnant and then gave birth, our life became so busy. There is no time for making bread. Always want to have either stand mixer or breadmaker and couldn’t make up my mind. Finally I got my dream breadmaker. It came with nice and secured package. The first thought was “so huge”. It’s bigger than I imaged. Our kitchen is not that big so it makes our kitchen look even smaller. Instruction is easy to follow and understand how to operate the machine and it’s pretty straight forward. If you don’t know anything, there are quite enough recipes to start with – choose the bread you like, throw the ingredients in, select the mode that instruction advise and press start. Simple is that. Then you can just relax and wait for it to be done. I tried rapid mode for white loaf for the very first time because it only takes 2 hours. I’m impressed. The second time I tried the normal process – 4 hours to bake white loaf. Actually they taste quite same. I’m not sure is that mean to be. I tried the wholewheat loaf too. My husband was surprised by the quietness of machine. It’s very quiet. We used to see the model Panasonic produced years ago in friend’s house. It was not that quiet. If it’s stand mixer, it’s even more noisy. My husband has asked me few times ,’is it working?’, while the machine was doing the job. My husband loves the bread and my daughter likes it too. Although I feel crowded in the kitchen now, never regret to have it. And definitely I will bake more and more, and try different stuff that machine also can do, like cake or jam! Definitely it’s good investment.
My first impressions of this bread maker were quite good, it looks very stylish and modern and would look great in any kitchen. At first glance it seems like a very high tech and complicated machine to use, but after using it several times I’m getting the hang of it and its actually a lot easier than it look! the instructions make it seem a little more complicated than it is. I thought there would be a lot of trial and error until I perfected it but i thought wrong, i’ve made nothing but perfect loafs so far!
It has a great selection of presets available for practically any type of dough you want to make from wholewheat, brioche and sourdough all the way to pizza dough! There is also a manual function which offers more versatility if you want to control it yourself. I’ve found the presets very useful and each time has baked me perfect bread thats lovely and soft on the inside! I also love that I can select my preferred loaf size and crust too, allowing me to make the perfect bread in around 4 hours.
I am beyond impressed with this bread maker and how effortless it is to make perfect bread!
Live the new desig
Got this to upgrade and so glad I did love the new design it’s so much more better for space.
There are 25 different programmes ranging from Basic Bread to French, Italian, Brioche, Rye, Gluten free etc. The majority of the baking programmes have various options such as the size of the loaf medium,large and xtra large the colour of the crust (Light, Medium or Dark) . Each programme has 4 different processes a resting period, the kneading process, the rising process and baking. Each loaf type has a different combination of processes and takes a different time from start to finish. There is 2 sensors to keep a eye on room and internal and the program will adjust . You can also make doughs pasta jam and chutney aswell as cake. I love this gadget and its so easy to use .
Live the new desig
Got this to upgrade and so glad I did love the new design it’s so much more better for space.
There are 25 different programmes ranging from Basic Bread to French, Italian, Brioche, Rye, Gluten free etc. The majority of the baking programmes have various options such as the size of the loaf medium,large and xtra large the colour of the crust (Light, Medium or Dark) . Each programme has 4 different processes a resting period, the kneading process, the rising process and baking. Each loaf type has a different combination of processes and takes a different time from start to finish. There is 2 sensors to keep a eye on room and internal and the program will adjust . You can also make doughs pasta jam and chutney aswell as cake. I love this gadget and its so easy to use .
The machine is easy to use and you get a manual with over 30 recipes to use for white, wholemeal and gluten free breads, dough and sweets. You can do one of 3 sizes of bread – medium, large and extra large. You can also select one of 3 settings on the crust. If you fancy waking up with freshly baked bread, you can use the delay bottom that adds time to the cooking programme you are using. You can do a quick white bread in 2h, a classic white bread in 4h and a wholemeal bread in 5h. The recipes are really tasty and so easy to make, that anybody with very little skills can manage them.
I tried the Italian bread (the white bread picture) and wholemeal bread (the darker sliced bread). You can see in the picture that a 400gr (medium size) is about 25cm tall and its nice and fluffy inside.
My only negative about it is that there isn’t a menu for a 50-50 bread (white and wholemeal) which was surprising with how popular it is in the UK. If a white bread takes 4h and a wholemeal one takes 5h, you would think a 50-50 one should take 4.5h to cook but you don’t have any programme to use with this length. I tested it twice now with the menu 7 option for 5h and it comes out nice but a bit dry, not a problem if you finish your bread within 2-3days.
I would definitely recommend this bread machine for being so easy to use, healthier than shop bread with no preservatives and very tasty.
Best bread maker ever owned perfect every loaf very happy 😃
I have made hundreds of loaves in my 72 years and most have been disasters
Never wanting to give up, this will be my third bread maker and I have finally
Had success. Thank you panasonic.
The machine is easy to use and you get a manual with over 30 recipes to use for white, wholemeal and gluten free breads, dough and sweets. You can do one of 3 sizes of bread – medium, large and extra large. You can also select one of 3 settings on the crust. If you fancy waking up with freshly baked bread, you can use the delay bottom that adds time to the cooking programme you are using. You can do a quick white bread in 2h, a classic white bread in 4h and a wholemeal bread in 5h. The recipes are really tasty and so easy to make, that anybody with very little skills can manage them.
I tried the Italian bread (the white bread picture) and wholemeal bread (the darker sliced bread). You can see in the picture that a 400gr (medium size) is about 25cm tall and its nice and fluffy inside.
My only negative about it is that there isn’t a menu for a 50-50 bread (white and wholemeal) which was surprising with how popular it is in the UK. If a white bread takes 4h and a wholemeal one takes 5h, you would think a 50-50 one should take 4.5h to cook but you don’t have any programme to use with this length. I tested it twice now with the menu 7 option for 5h and it comes out nice but a bit dry, not a problem if you finish your bread within 2-3days.
I would definitely recommend this bread machine for being so easy to use, healthier than shop bread with no preservatives and very tasty.
Brilliant bit of ki
The ‘Panasonic SD-R2530KXC Automatic Breadmaker’ is an instant winner in our household, thanks to its ease of use and reliability; it guarantees you the perfect loaf every time.
The breadmaker is easy to setup and comes with simple instructions and recipe ideas, all written in plain English. You can use it manually but the automatic settings are really all you would ever need and allow you to create all manner of different doughs and loaves. I particularly like the pizza dough option, as it saves a lot of time and effort proofing the dough.
I thought the nut dispenser might be a bit of a gimmick, but it really does help ensure an even distribution of nuts/seeds/raisins/olives throughout the bread, rather than allowing them to all sink to the bottom.
The ceramic coated, scratch-resistant bread pan is easy to clean and can be put in the dishwasher, although I tend to hand wash mine as it’s a slightly awkward shape for my little dishwasher.
Not only is the breadmaker smartly designed, it’s also compact, stylish with neat lines and looks good on the kitchen counter. The relatively small size of the breadmaker does limit the capacity and therefore the size of loaves you can make, but I think the trade-off is a happy compromise.
Some trial and error, but no wgetting good results
Whilst I can bake cakes and cook meals, bread is something I have never got to grips with. I have tried baking a loaf in the past and had no luck. I had high hopes for this bread maker and despite almost throwing it out and giving it a one star review, it has come through for me. Actually, it has always been there for me, I was the one at fault!
For some reason, my loaves were sinking or stodgy and I had followed recipes and instructions, but somewhere I was either missing a step or misjudging ingredients. To be fair to me, the instruction manual is not the easiest to follow. However, after some trial and error, I am pleased to say that I can now bake a loaf to perfection around 99% of the time. The occasional I get a measure wrong and the bread is either dry or stodgy, but I am pretty much where I need to be to bake a tasty loaf that is appreciated by the family.
This is pretty much a case of throw in the ingredients and let it get on with it. The more it is used, the easier it gets to make a loaf. I am hoping that in a few months when I can do it blindfolded, we will do away with shop bought bread completely. The large loaves are often wasted as we don’t use a huge amount of bread, but these smaller loaves are an ideal size to reduce wastage — and save money.
Brilliant bit of ki
The ‘Panasonic SD-R2530KXC Automatic Breadmaker’ is an instant winner in our household, thanks to its ease of use and reliability; it guarantees you the perfect loaf every time.
The breadmaker is easy to setup and comes with simple instructions and recipe ideas, all written in plain English. You can use it manually but the automatic settings are really all you would ever need and allow you to create all manner of different doughs and loaves. I particularly like the pizza dough option, as it saves a lot of time and effort proofing the dough.
I thought the nut dispenser might be a bit of a gimmick, but it really does help ensure an even distribution of nuts/seeds/raisins/olives throughout the bread, rather than allowing them to all sink to the bottom.
The ceramic coated, scratch-resistant bread pan is easy to clean and can be put in the dishwasher, although I tend to hand wash mine as it’s a slightly awkward shape for my little dishwasher.
Not only is the breadmaker smartly designed, it’s also compact, stylish with neat lines and looks good on the kitchen counter. The relatively small size of the breadmaker does limit the capacity and therefore the size of loaves you can make, but I think the trade-off is a happy compromise.
Brilliant bit of ki
The ‘Panasonic SD-R2530KXC Automatic Breadmaker’ is an instant winner in our household, thanks to its ease of use and reliability; it guarantees you the perfect loaf every time.
The breadmaker is easy to setup and comes with simple instructions and recipe ideas, all written in plain English. You can use it manually but the automatic settings are really all you would ever need and allow you to create all manner of different doughs and loaves. I particularly like the pizza dough option, as it saves a lot of time and effort proofing the dough.
I thought the nut dispenser might be a bit of a gimmick, but it really does help ensure an even distribution of nuts/seeds/raisins/olives throughout the bread, rather than allowing them to all sink to the bottom.
The ceramic coated, scratch-resistant bread pan is easy to clean and can be put in the dishwasher, although I tend to hand wash mine as it’s a slightly awkward shape for my little dishwasher.
Not only is the breadmaker smartly designed, it’s also compact, stylish with neat lines and looks good on the kitchen counter. The relatively small size of the breadmaker does limit the capacity and therefore the size of loaves you can make, but I think the trade-off is a happy compromise.