Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Breadmaker, with Gluten Free Programme and Nut Dispenser – White
Tailored to your taste
With 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.
Creativity with manual settings
Made 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.
Fully automatic ease
The more precise the breadmaking process, the more delicious the results. Which is why the R2530 Breadmaker features both yeast and raisin/nut dispensers. They automatically add the ingredients for you at just the right time – ensuring consistently tasty bread with less work.
Expertise since 1987
Panasonic has been delivering consistent breadmaking for over 34 years through continuous enhancements & improvements to their products.
Dual Sensors
The R2530 uses two built-in sensors to determine both internal & external temperatures to optimise each programme along at every step.
Artisan-style Kneading
The unique kneading blade works with the special ribs in the bread pan to replicate the kneading techniques of an artisan baker for ideal texture.
30 Easy Baking Programmes
With up to 30 automatic programmes, you can bake many kinds of bread. Whole wheat and brioche, or even cake, jam and pizza dough.
 SD-R2530WXC |  SD-B2510WXC |  SD-ZB2502BXC |  SD-2511KXC |  SD-2501WXC |  SD-2500WXC | |
| Colour | White | White | Silver/stainless steel look | Black or white | White | White |
| Raisin/nut dispenser | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Yeast dispenser | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Manual setting | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Gluten free programme | Bread, cake, pasta, pizza | Bread, cake, pasta, pizza | Bread | Bread | Bread | Bread |
| Bread mix programme | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Auto cake programme | Yes | Yes | Bake only | Bake only | Bake only | Bake only |
| Crust control | Light/Medium/Dark | Light/Medium/Dark | Light/Medium/Dark | Light/Medium/Dark | Light/Medium/Dark | Light/Medium/Dark |
| Loaf size | M/L/XL | M/L/XL | M/L/XL | M/L/XL | M/L/XL | M/L/XL |
| Timer | up to 13 hours | up to 13 hours | up to 13 hours | up to 13 hours | up to 13 hours | up to 13 hours |
| Dual temperature sensors | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| No. of auto programmes | 30 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 25 |
| Weight: | 7 kg |
| Dimensions: | 25.2 x 40.8 x 36.2 cm; 7 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Panasonic |
| Model: | SD-R2530WXC |
| Colour: | White |
| Colour: | White |
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 .
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 .
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 .
We have been using bread makers for nearly 25 years and some last a long time (we think the Kenwood one we had before probably made us 1000 loaves, but Kenwood have stopped making them). Which? magazine recommend this Panasonic and (with 3 months experience) the loaves are more consistently well risen/good shape than the Kenwood managed and also the paddle is a clever design that means it makes only a very thin “hole” in the loaf – it never (so far) has torn out any of a loaf.
We only make standard wholemeal loaves, so don’t know what it would be like on exotic stuff.
Downsides:
No window to see how the bread is getting on.
The LCD panel that shows status does not line up well with the descriptions at the side of it (so reading it you need to remember to offset by one stage to know where it is) – but you don’t really need to know – just wait for the beep and see the red light to know the bread is ready.
The manual is a little over complicated. The detail is required, but it could start with “if you just want to make a basic loaf of bread just to this. . .”
So not really problems.
We definitely recommend it.
Replaced my old Panasonic breadmaking machine of the last 14 years with this model.
Having made bread for all these years I understand the Panasonic machines.
Tried and tested never fails.
Hope this one lasts as long.
One comment…
Don’t bother with the ‘Add nuts’ version.
When I started making bread there were no ready prepared seeded flour. Now there’s loads.
I never used my nut dispenser on old one so went for basic.
Makes lovely pizza dough too.
Highly recommend for quality and performance.
For several years I had an excellent Russell Hobbs bread maker, but when it eventually died I decided to replace it with the newer model. Unfortunately Russell Hobbs’ redesign was not so good and after several failed loaves I returned it (thanks to Amazon for an easy returns process) and purchased this Panasonic SD-B2510 bread maker instead. It’s quite a lot more expensive, but boy is it worth it! Every loaf has turned out perfect – I’ve tried brioche and wholemeal as the photos show, and have now made several loaves all without any problems whatsoever.
This model is at the basic end of the range, which means there are fewer programmes, but as I mostly make the same bread recipe that’s not an issue for me. If you’re looking for something that has a really wide range of programmes you should look at one of the more expensive models.
Some people don’t like the lack of a viewing window, but frankly it doesn’t bother me and I never used the viewing window in my old bread maker anyway.
The manual is pretty well laid out and easy to understand. One slight quirk is that the recipe section is separate from the handling instructions. I can see why they’ve done this (so that they don’t have to repeat the handling for each recipe, as some are the same), but it does mean you have to flip between sections initially until you get familiar with the operations.
You can make three sizes of loaf which differ in height – medium, large and extra-large. I use extra-large but that does mean the slices stick out the top of the toaster a bit, which I don’t mind (and could always use a smaller loaf if it bothered me). Baking times are quite long (5hrs for wholemeal XL), but that’s because it provides a proper resting time, and you do have the option for a rapid bake which omits the rest time (2-3hrs depending on recipe; I haven’t tried it so can’t say if it works OK).
I really like the larger kneading blade than the Russell Hobbs machines, and so far it has always come out of the loaf very cleanly when turning it out at the end.
It comes with a measuring spoon and measuring cup, and what I like about the cup is that if you fill it with flour it’s exactly 300g and most of the XL recipes call for 600g of flour so “weighing” it out is easy! The recipes call for butter as their fat ingredient, but I’ve been using rapeseed oil and that works perfectly fine: 1 tbsp oil = 10g butter.
All in all I’m very happy with this machine after about a month’s constant use (about 2-3 loaves a week).
Prese
Better looking than my old Panasonic bread machine. No complaints from girlfriend, so when she is expert cooking bread we may progress. Thank you Panasonic 🙂
This is so superior to my previous breadmaker. I have done over a dozen different loaves so far using different flours and each one was prefect! Very pleased indeed.
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
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
Excellent.
I received this Panasonic Bread Maker yesterday and set up it last night on the ‘delay’ setting. The loaf was ready to come out of the machine at 0830 this morning. I am delighted with the result. The machine is easy to use, with clear instructions.
The loaf is as it should be.perfectly formed and smells delicious. No more shop-bought bread for me! Very happy with this purchase.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Well made product.
Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to use the machine as it didn’t fit into the space I had for it in the kitchen!
My last Pano Baker lasted 7 years and we bake all our own bread, some rolls and flatbreads. My absolute favourite is French Bread so I did lots of homework to check this upgrade includes French loaf! It does but… don’t rely on their printed version as I found it disappointing. I have found a mix of the old blended with this latest works best so we still get our gorgeous warm, soft and huge 50:50 wholemeal/white tasty loaf. So 1 tsp yeast (Hovis works best) – 210gm stoneground wholemeal very strong flour – 190gm very strong white (Canadian is great) – half tbsp caster sugar – 12gm butter – 1and half tsp salt – 285ml cold tap water. Programme 11. bake to awake in morning to fresh yummy bread fighting to get out of the machine! Enjoy!
Easy to use. Produces good results
Very easy to use and by following the recipes provided produces very good results
Easy to use. Produces good results
Very easy to use and by following the recipes provided produces very good results
Easy to use. Produces good results
Very easy to use and by following the recipes provided produces very good results
So easy to use
I had a Panasonic for many years which I loved until my Son accidently dropped it so I dithered about buying this breadmaker for some time, wish I hadn’t as I love it
I have used package mixes and they come out perfect every time. The only small problem is I have a very small kitchen and it’s quite a large machine so have had to use it in the utility room.
I would highly recommend this machine
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
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.
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
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.
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.
So far so good!
I am a total novice bread maker yet was able to produce an very edible loaf first time!
The controls are easy to operate and read. I was able to identify at what stage the process was at and the countdown timer helps to build the excitement!!
The non stick material makes cleaning the baking tray easy.
Only minor issue for me initially was having to flip around within the combined instructions/recipe sections to ensure I was on the right track. This becomes less of an issue as experience is gained.
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.
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.
A great updated nice looking bread maker…
At time of review this bread maker has dropped in price to 149.00
I was offered this on the vine program for my honest review.
I had a bread maker years ago when they first came out.and it was no where as big or clever as this one
This is the Panasonic SD-R2530 automatic bread maker
A lot bigger than expectedand takes up a lot of space on my work top..
Quite heavyso won’t be moving this very often.
This comes supplied with 1 x kneading blade, 1 x sourdough/measuring cup, 1 x measuring spoon, 1 x sourdough starter spoon and a very good instruction book.
Looks easy once you get started..good for gluten free bread..
Unfortunately there is no timer for 50/50 bread..
Has 30 different programs.
Can cook pastapizza and cakes.
Will automatically add nuts and raisins at correct time
3 loaf sizes.
Various shaped bread..
Non stick.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Seems to over complicate the process. I only really use this to make dough then finish it myself. The dough function for some reason after rising.knocks it back again but then doesn’t leave enough time to rise again. It has a lot of functions but the dough settings don’t seem right to me and the overal process takes twice as long to get a loaf made as my old machine. Can’t really comment on baking side of things as haven’t used it for tha
Quiet, sturdy, even-bake
I’ve been making bread for a few years and I’ve always had more success with my bread maker than by hand.
This bread maker is a different shape and size to my old model — it’s wide and narrow, allowing space at the front of the worktop/surface, rather than at the side. It was very easy to set up.
Inside the box is the machine, 2 measuring spoons, a plastic beaker for a sourdough starter to be kept in and an instruction/ recipe booklet.
I do struggle to get the inside baking basket to unlock after use but I think it’s because I’m used to my old machine which unlocked in a different way.
There are several settings integrated into this bread maker, including a timer, so you can have fresh bread baked in the morning by putting the ingredients in the night before. This machine can also be used for making cakes, jam and proving dough. So far I’ve only made bread. A ready prepared mix and my own shokupan recipe. Both came out perfectly.
There is a dispenser that deposits extra ingredients during the programme (such as seeds, chocolate drops or nuts and dried fruit) — I haven’t used it yet, but I noticed that the compartment had opened to release ingredients during both of my bakes.
The thing I like most about this machine is how sturdy and quiet it is when mixing the dough.
Replaces a Morphy Richards Fastbake machine, bought in 2007 for 30, which the paddle finally seized on, but otherwise still worked as new.
It was a tough decision whether to spend over 40 more on this than the Tower T11005, which has more features, overall positive reviews and a more attractive finish. I decided I could live with no nut/fruit dispenser, no viewing window and a plastic case if it made good bread!
What swung it in the end was attention to detail by the manufacture … the Tower website is rubbish and there is no way to download the manual. Many reviewers say the Tower recipes dont work either, so I have to wonder how much real world testing they do …
The more expensive Panasonic machines seem to add very little extra value for significantly more cost, but I liked the larger loaf options for these newer models, so went for the cheapest newer model.
So less than 24hrs later, its unboxed and on the kitchen counter. My first observation is how similar it is to the 14 year old Morphy Richards. Same layout, same controls, same functionality. I was expecting the tin to be more ‘horizontal’, like a conventional loaf, but it is still largely ‘vertical’, so the loaf will be taller than it is wide.
As an engineer, I see designs constantly evolving, but it seems there seems to be very little change in the breadmaker world! I think a lot could be done to improve the paddle and heating design. For example I noticed Kenwood briefly produced a fan-assisted oven, which would produce a faster, more even bake, but they seem to have quit the market. The paddle leaves a hole in the loaf instead of retracting or laying flat before the bake.
So, the first attempt has to be the booklet recipe for a medium white loaf (Program 1!). 4 hours later and the results speak for themselves. This was using supermarket ‘very strong’ (Canadian) flour. Ill try the standard flour next as a benchmark.
One minor complaint: after starting the program the machine does nothing for (at least) 30 minutes. The booklet calls this the ‘resting’ stage, but if you add ingredients at room temperature it is completely pointless, and there is no option to skip it.
Otherwise, the booklet is very good and the machine is virtually silent in operation.
Ill try some more recipes, but so far, so good …
I’m In Love
This is a big machine. It comes with a measuring cup with a lid, measuring spoon and a smaller sooon for sourdough starter (think that’s what I read!). The bonus of this machine vs my older broken model (and it’s not that it works!!) is two fold. Firstly with this there is a compartment where you can place dry ingredients such as seeds/nuts for inclusion into the dough later on in the process. There’s no need to keep an ear out for the alarm and pop them in part way through. Secondly is there is a timer. By this I mean at 9pm at night you can place your ingredients into the machine, set which menu options you want and then decide how many hours later you’d like your bread to be ready by. I needed just over 11hrs to wake up to a nice warm seeded loaf as provided in the recipes in the manual (there are three pages of different ideas). Another plus is that when turning the loaf out the paddle actually stayed in the tub!! Whether this will last or turn out to be down to it being a new machine only time will tell but it was nice not having to dig it out for a change!!
There are options to create jam and cakes but I’ve yet to try these as it will pretty much always be used as a bread maker. One happy baker here
Love i
Love it . So easy to make bread …recipes are included
Love i
Love it . So easy to make bread …recipes are included
Love i
Love it . So easy to make bread …recipes are included
Easy to use - Clever multi stage programs - Nut/Seed function is grea
It has been a long time since I have tried a breadmaker and the last one I had was pretty basic and gave relatively poor results. I have tried this Panasonic breadmaker and follows instructions to a T and so far the results have been pretty consistent. Particularly impressed by the separate nut and seed container which allows that to go into the mixture at a later stage or to top the loaf which really is very impressive. The timer function seems reliable and easy to use ensuring that we can wake up to fresh bread at the weekend which really is a lovely surprise. Due to the cost attached to making your own bread I wouldn’t be using it all the time but when we are entertaining or at weekends et cetera where we will enjoy bacon sandwiches it is definitely worth the effort to really make a difference. I haven’t tried the gluten-free program yet but my dad is intolerant so it’s good to know it has it and you can use approved ingredients. I’m also very happy with the dough making function as we have a woodfired pizza oven and I’m quite impressed by the consistency of the dough. Overall it’s not the cheapest kitchen gadget but as with all kitchen gadgets I would rather pay the money and have one that does the job properly and has something that is pretty poor. The unit itself is easy to clean after use, qualms in giving this a full five stars.
Love this
I had a Panasonic bread machine about 20 years ago that I would use every weekend and it never ever broke down, all I had to do was buy new tins now and again and new blades as they overtime became scratched and less non-stick. Unfortunately though, I moved home and the bread machine got lost so I was over the moon to come across this one a few months ago, and start baking my own bread again. Although I still do basic sourdough bread by hand, the ease and simplicity of making bread with this machine is a joy.
I mainly make white loaves on a Friday for eating over the weekend and with this machine it couldn’t be easier. The recipe book is clear and easy to use and each different bake has a program number and you can choose your preferred crust setting separately.
I have enjoyed experimenting with addition of seeds, nuts and cheese, and whilst I still add the cheese into the main tin at the start, same as my old machine, for nuts and seeds, this machine had a separate compartment that will add these at the optimal time for you.
The timer also works really well, because I like to set it up in the morning before I go to work, and then delay the start so that when I get home after work on a Friday, I open the front door to the wonderful smell of freshly baked bread! It’s heavenly!
Great bit of kit for not a lot of dough
Always wanted a bread maker and now I can’t stop making bread.
Really good timer functions and is so easy to set-up in the evening before going to bed. The bake is even and although the large loaves end up tall rather than long, it’s a great way to start the day!
FANTASTIC BREAD MACHINE!!
I Bought this Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Bread maker yesterday And must say its the best one I have ever owned. It makes great bread, and I would highly recommend it to all.
FANTASTIC BREAD MACHINE!!
I Bought this Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Bread maker yesterday And must say its the best one I have ever owned. It makes great bread, and I would highly recommend it to all.
FANTASTIC BREAD MACHINE!!
I Bought this Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Bread maker yesterday And must say its the best one I have ever owned. It makes great bread, and I would highly recommend it to all.
FANTASTIC BREAD MACHINE!!
I Bought this Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Bread maker yesterday And must say its the best one I have ever owned. It makes great bread, and I would highly recommend it to all.
Quality bread making!
Great machine- takes all the hard work out of bread making!
The ultimate bread make
I have had a much more affordable bread maker for years now that makes reliable and good bread.
I had wondered how much difference a more expensive model would make.
Turns out quite a lot.
It is a big machine, one that is hard to conceal as it’s too tall to go in any of my kitchen cupboards so I have to leave it out on the countertop.
This has encouraged me to use it more so it’s not entirely a negative.
It’s has lots of features, I really had to read and reread the instruction manual multiple times to absorb all the information and advice.
Easy to adapt a bread or dough recipe to your desired requirements.
My mum has a yeast intolerance so using this machine I’ve been able to make find a program that makes gorgeous tasting bread that she can eat without concern.
Over time this will work out cheaper then buying specialist bread every few days.
The nut and fruit dispenser is ideal, I could never be bothered to add manually as I like setting off the bake and leaving it be rather then having to come back after some time to add bits in.
Much less hassle and hands off.
The bread comes out a much better quality then the ones my previous machine made.
Perfectly risen with a lovely crispy crust.
I’ve loved playing around making sourdough also, a first for me.
Every few days I set up the mix at night and use the delayed bake feature so that we wake up to freshly baked bread.
It feels very decadent .. and we are loving it.
Amazing bread maker, hassle free, bread ready every morning fresh and tasty
I am completely stunned how amazing this bread maker is. This is my first bread maker i ever have and there is nothing better than making your own bread. Waking up by smell of fresh bread in the morning. Just incredible. Since i am diabetic i noticed in many breads from supermarket they put caramel to make bread look more brown and in consequences there is too much sugar which insanely brings mu sugar level up. Thanks to this bread maker i can make my own, so i put what i want and i least i know what i can expect from this bread.
This beadmaker is fully automatical. All you have to do is simply drop ingredients and set up program. There is 30 different automatical programs included depending on your personal preferences.
This icludes:
12 bread programs
4 gluten free
7 Dough
4 sweet
3 manual
as well settings for size of the loaf (small, medium, large), wholemeal or white bread. Amount of options is huge. Best thing is that you don’t have to know or remember all of this. There is book included with all recipe for you to just simply follow, every single ingredient and time how long it is gonna take. This bread maker allows you to delay program up to 13 hours including time for making bread. Which in my opinion is plenty anyway. I always prepare it on evening and set up to finish at 7 am. Very handy.
There is also included menu of programs included on top next to buttons to help with selection of program if you don’t have book next to you. I love nut dispenser. I filled it with poppy seeds, sunflower, pumpkin. Taste of it is incredible. I does take literally 4-5 minutes to prepare. From now on i always make sure i have flour in my cupboard and yeast. Superb, completely worth the money.
It’s like Magic. I absolutely love i
I absolutely love this machine, it’s so easy to use and the smell of fresh baking bread is incredible.
I’m a complete novice when it comes to this bread making machines so I popped round to our local supermarket and pick up a bread mix that was Cheddar and Sundried Tomato. It cost a pound and all I needed to add to it was water. My first go, I emptied the bread mix 500g which looks just like flour in to our bread machine and added water. There’s a button on the machine, number 5 that says bread mix. I selected that, it asks you to choose your crust from three icons from light, medium and dark and hit the start button. That’s it! 3 and a half hours later I opened the lid a slid out a full loaf that was crusty on the outside and so fresh in the inside. It literally melted in your mouth.
I know you can easily buy a loaf for a pound or less but I just wanted to try it out the easiest way I could and the results have been amazing. I’ve now started using strong white flour and dry yeast sachets with a little more experimenting and we don’t but bread from the supermarket anymore.
I love that you can chuck all the ingredients in at night, set the timer and wake up to the smell of fresh baked bread. There’s nothing else like it.
We have also used it to make pizza dough for our garden pizza over, perfect every time.
Size wise it is really big and not something we can leave out on our worktop all the time but it’s super easy to clean though and takes no time to pack it away in our large cupboard when not in use.
Overall, I can’t recommend this enough. Its our favourite kitchen gadget, we a literally obsessed with it.
Excellent replaceme
Having had my old Panasonic bread machine some 20 years it had started to wear out – the lid was starting to crumble and the mechanism squeaked even after oiling, the bread inevitably stuck in the pan….. so it was time to replace. No hesitation in going for another Panasonic, so far it is proving to be as good as the old one was, the up to date buttons and display are ok – agree with other review that the digital read out can be tricky to see if the light/angle of view is wrong. New non-stick pan is lovely. Tend not to use the recipes with the machine but instead the recipe book Fresh Bread in the Morning by Annette Yates.
Super Bread make
Did a lot of research before I bought this model. I wanted one suitable for Gluten free bread and Panasonic seem to be the best in reviews. And after making my first loaf of Brown bread today I can agree it is delicious. I can’t fault it. Well worth the price, quality is really good it does what it says.
Panasonic Bread maker Arrived very fast.
Absolutely nothing wrong with it just haven’t used it yet. I’m sure it will be as good as the old one.
Panasonic Bread maker Arrived very fast.
Absolutely nothing wrong with it just haven’t used it yet. I’m sure it will be as good as the old one.
A versatile bread make
I wouldn’t call myself a bread aficionado but I do like making the odd loaf or batch of bread rolls. This new Panasonic comes from a major brand but isn’t a lot different from the old Kenwood I used for years. It does have a lot more settings and options, the majority of which I’m yet to get to grips with. It also has the ability to make very good bread.
Making decent bread using a bread maker is fortunately, not one of the dark arts, but a case of carefully following the instructions. For example the order of adding ingredients does affect how well they mix, and getting measurements right is very important if you want a decent result.
Making bread rolls (see photo) works just as well as making a loaf, but takes a little more effort in that the bread maker creates the dough and what you do with it after is up to you. Personally I let it rise in the oven (having preheated to 50C) for 30 minutes and then bake at180C, which always seems to work well. Today’s results are up to the usual standard…
There are the usual options with the Panasonic for loaf size and browning, the ability to make pizza dough, and a gluten free program, which I’m yet to investigate. The dispenser is particularly good for one of my favourites, cinnamon and raisin, as the fruit needs to be added towards the end of the mixing process.
I think that the only thing I’m not fussed on is the colour, the plain slightly off white is a bit basic in a modern kitchen where black and chrome is more common place.
I think that the price at 159 is appropriate for a high end bread maker. If it lasts as long as my old Kenwood did it will have justified the price tag.
Very versatile bread make
This is quite a hefty, solid, decent quality bread machine. It is really extremely easy to use and very versatile. It has loads of different pre-set buttons on it.
You can make Bread, Pasta, Pizza, Cake – pretty easy so I see making all these although I’ve only made bread in it myself so far! I’ve made 3 different types of bread – 2 were bread mixes (Rosemary Focaccia Bread and Cheese with Sun Dried Tomatoes) and a bog standard granary/multi-seed loaf. All three came out perfectly and my only problem is that it is so easy to make that I may just be eating much too much bread for my own good!
Good looking Bread Maker **Update
**Finally had the time to try this out for the first time. So far, very impressed. I just measured precisely as stated – once ingredients were in and I put the programme as I needed, I was unsure if it was actually doing anything; looking in after about 30 minutes, it was kneading away. Going through the process as expected according to a video I had watched. Can’t wait to see how it bakes too!
The machine looks smart and fits under the kitchen worktops perfectly in between uses. There is a booklet provided with recipes for various breads including raisin, Brioche, French Gluten free, Jam, cake and compote. Also, you can use the machine to make a dough for the bread to be baked actually in the oven instead of the bread maker machine so various options.
I am looking forward to getting my ingredients and giving this a whirl!
Windy Miller eat your heart out.
I like. I like alot.
Compared to my old bread maker this is so much quieter and bakes far superior as well as being much easier to use – certainly after reading the basic how to use. Though, anyone with experience of such a machine could, I would have thought, work out usage pretty quickly on their own.
Two things I noticed was the weight, whilst certainly lighter than my old one, still remains heavy. No problem if it lives on the worktop (takes up less room than my MR old one) but still quite heavy if living elsewhere. Given what the machine has to do though its both a blessing and a curse for us oldies with bad backs.
The second thing and the hardest for a ‘set in his ways’ old codger like me to get used to is the order you add the ingredients.
The water goes in last! Now if thats the hardest thing, it says alot about usage.
The results…. Hang on, I’ll just have a taste……..mm…… I’ll just have another….oh yeah….and another, and another and another and another. Bother, its all gone. Hang on, I’ll have to make another loaf and I’ll get back to you on that……now, where’s the flour?
This is an excellent budget breadmaker.
We like:
1. The great design, a slight improvement on our 15-year-old Panasonic (which, incidentally, is still going strong!). The digital panel is easier to see and setting the programmes is very easy indeed.
2. The quality of the loaves – they taste excellent. You need to use Canadian strong flour which gives the best result. Other flours don’t give the same rise, although they still make good bread.
3. The non-stick pan is a boon.
4. The nut and raisin facility – not with our model, although the next model 2501 has it – has not been missed, even though we have this with our old model.
We aren’t so keen on:
1. The ‘beeper’ which sounds when the loaf is cooked is not very loud.
2. Our old model has a recipe for mixed white and rye flour bread. With this model machine you cannot cook rye bread – apparently you need the 2501 model which has a separate paddle for rye bread. I haven’t dared try the old machine’s recipe in this new machine in case it causes a problem.
3. Even using the Canadian strong flour, the loaves do not rise quite as well as those using the old machine.
All in all we are very happy with this machine and for it to take over completely when our old model fails.
We’ve used several manufacturer’s bread makers, but Panasonic are consistently excellent, and this machine is no exception, beating many other more expensive machines. It also has a smaller footprint and is lighter than my Morphy Richards Fastbake. The extensive range of recipes includes gluten-free, brioche, some cakes and jams, as well as French and Italian style loaves and several speciality breads. Most of the bread programmes also feature a timer-delay function, so you can set it in the evening and wake up to fresh bread in the morning.
There is a comprehensive recipe collection in the manual, which is supplied as hard-copy with the breadmaker. It is also available online in quite a few languages on the Panasonic website.
It’s important to note that with the Panasonic machines one adds the dry ingredients to the pan first, unlike the majority of others where you add the wet ingredients first.
The downside on the consistency of results is that cooking times are often longer because the machine rests the ingredients whilst it optimises the conditions. It’s well insulated, aiding not just the consistency but also means that the machine is quieter than all the others that I’ve used and the outside doesn’t get hot to the touch.
The lid is opaque, again aiding insulation, but this means you can’t look inside as it’s working. You really mustn’t be tempted to peek inside once it has started unless you want to risk ruining your loaf. There are a couple of handy tabs on either side of the lid so that it is easy to open, one on either side so you can open either left- or right-handed.
Unlike the higher models, this machine won’t make full rye bread but it will bake a partial rye. We made a rye and spelt loaf, which worked really well.
Loaves come out quite tall and you can make a medium, large or extra-large loaf, there is no small loaf setting but we found that the medium loaf was suitable when we wanted a small loaf.
Bought to replace a smaller one from Lakeland that I wore out.
This is a very quiet machine.
The programmes are quite long… longer than my previous machine. However, it makes brilliant bread which is the most important thing.
Used weekly, mainly for a standard brown/white mix loaf which this machine produces beautifully and to a better standard than the old machine did. Creates a good loaf with a nice flavour and most importantly, it releases from the tin every single time, smoothly and leaving the paddle in the tin, not in the loaf. The paddle has never once got stuck in the loaf.
Also used for soda bread. I used a greaseproof loaf liner for that as you have to take the paddle out and I didn’t want the bread to leak into the machine workings. That worked well.
Also used for dough to make flat breads which worked well, and for pizza dough which came out beautifully.
Cannot comment on the delay options as I never use that feature.
Highly recommend. It’s not the cheapest machine but it’s very, very good at what it does.
Like many during these difficult times, I ordered a bread machine. It took a month to arrive due to stock issues (so much so I’d sort of given up) but then it finally came, hurrah!
Eager to make a loaf, I gathered my ingredients, followed them to the letter and… what the hell is this? It kinda looked like someone had boiled some suet. OK, this isn’t right.
I’ll confess. I know very little about baking. I was put off baking due to an overly-aggressive home economics teacher in high school who left permanent damage on my very soul.
So, of course, I assumed I’d made a mistake. I tried again. Same result.
To the Internet!
What I’ve gathered is that it pays to only use the instructions as a guide. Alas, some trial and error is needed – which isn’t ideal when ingredients are hard to come by. It seems the recommended amount of water is actually far too high for what I want, so I have to lower it. Of course, I then lowered it by too much but we got closer to a decent loaf.
Fourth time is the charm, and finally, hurray! I have a loaf of bread, after burning through a whole bag of flour, my precious yeast, and all my other stuff. Oh well, live and learn.
Yes, it does work. Yes, it makes good bread. And yes, it is pretty straightforward to use. But before beginning, if your ingredients are at a premium right now, do as much research as you can beforehand because otherwise, you’ll be feeling a proper muppet like I did.
A replacement for a 15 year old Breadman. SO much quieter. I love it. Made quite a few from the recipes which are brilliant. Soft sandwich bread for mum is lovely using French flour (picture) Used the timer on this no problem. Italian with pesto, onions and garlic is fab.Tear and share (picture) is now a favourite..Rye also good even though I messed with the recipe. Pizza/focaccia good.The sour dough with starter made in the machine, is not traditional but still good. I prefer the dough finished the traditional way. And have just found on the additional recipe website you can use for pizza. Use good quality flour! I buy mine from a local mill.. it makez a massive difference.Lots to like about this machine. Highly recommend.
Very very happy with it. My wife asked it for Christmas and she is over the moon with it since. I bought it because of the known brand, fairly well priced, and because of the gluten free option, as we are experimenting to find the cause of my daughter’s skin issues. It’s almost always on in our household since the box was open, and it delivers with no faults every single time. The instructions are easy to follow, anyone could do it and the result is much much better than the the ones from the shop, and you can be 100% sure about the ingredients in it.
We love it, the kids love it, absolute success.
I hope it’s gonna work for a long time.
I bought the Panasonic SD 2500 which is the cheapest of the Panasonic bread maker range to replace my tired eight year old Panasonic SD 254 which also was the cheapest. The new one is slimmer and has a non-stick surface on the bread pan and kneading blade which are coated with diamond particles that are apparently twice as tough and scratch proof as the old one. The easy to use programs are conveniently numbered on the display and there are options for size, crust and timer control so you can wake to fresh bread smell. Among the programs are French, Italian, Brioche, Gluten Free, Speciality, Jam, Compote, the usual Basic, Wholemeal and Dough. There are also recipes for apple and ginger cake, banana and walnut loaf, boozy cake, fruit tea bread, gingerbread, hazelnut and many more within the full manual that’s included and available online at the Panasonic website. I primarily use the machine for the dough feature to make rolls and putting the dough into a normal 800g/2lb loaf tin and baking it in the conventional oven. I do this as I personally don’t like the tall loaves that all bread machines produce or the paddle that is baked into the loaf leaving some weird slices which is my only criticism. Don’t be tempted to buy a cheaper machine as this is a quality product that works perfectly and will last years!
his is my second Panasonic bread maker, my first lasted for more than ten years. After lots of checking and thining, I decided to get a straight-forward model – which probably makes more different breads than I’ll ever try anyway. I’ve used it once and the result was perfect – I try to use good ingredients, nothing special, I follow the recipes carefully and the results are always stunning. The bread is always better than supermarket-bought bread. I suggest that all users buy a good weighing machine that’s accurate to 1 gram, make sure the yeast goes in first and the flour goes on top of that – then the salt goes in last, right at the top of the mound of flour …. then let the bread maker do the rest. My favourite recipe is to use the milk loaf ingredients and cook it on the French program, the result is great! 2g (0.5tsp) fast-acting yeast, 400g strong white flour, 1tbsp milk powder, 1tbsp sugar, 20g unsalted butter, 145g whole milk, 145g water, 1tsp salt … set the French programme and then press start: 6 hours later you’ll have a great loaf!
Really love the bread; we’ve made probably 20-30 loaves now. The bread is *much* better than a supermarket in-store bakery, probably a similar quality to a proper artisanal bakery.
We run it most days, and are slowly working through the recipes. The olive bread and tomato breads are particularly excellent, as is the panettone.
The milk loaf has a lovely flavour.
Wish it would do a timer on the brioche/panettone recipes, so we could have it fresh in the morning. Feels a bit wrong baking it the night before.
The blade always comes out cleanly, and leaves a hole the size of a marble, which you don’t really notice once you’ve sliced the loaf.
I did a TON of research before finalising on this bread machine model and brand. Even within Panasonic, I looked at all the different options and finally zeroed in on the SD 2511. The white was much cheaper than the black so I went with that.
Ease of Use:
I was mainly after a “set it and forget it option” with a good timer since I work full time and knew I’d be mainly making the bread in the evenings to be ready for next morning. Since a typical loaf takes ~4 hours, I wouldn’t be able to wait for it to done. The timer goes up to 13 hours which is perfect. I normally add the ingredient in around 8:30pm and set it to be ready for 6:30am. Fantastic results every single time.
It’s also very easy to clean. The inner compartment is good quality non stick and I use a soft sponge with soap to clean. The bread normally comes out clean and you don’t need to scrub or soak the pan after that.
Ingredients:
The yeast is important and I got a 1 pound bag of Saf Instant (the red and blue pouch) and store it in the refrigerator. I haven’t bothered with warming up water even if the recipe calls for it since this machine has a rest period in the beginning to bring all ingredients to ambient temperature for best results. Also with a timer, warming up water or milk doesn’t really matter. I also buy bread flour and whole wheat flour from Bob’s Red Mill which has a great nutty flavour.
Bread Menu Options:
So far I have tried regular white bread, 100% whole what bread and sandwich bread. All have turned out fantastic. I don’t intend to just use it for dough but may give it a shot over a weekend. I am waiting for my rye flour to get here so I can try that too. This machine comes with a separate rye dough hook so remember to swap it out if you do try it. I am also hoping to try the scone and maybe sourdough but we are not big fans of the latter.
I got a cooling rack, a bread knife, and a bread storer after getting this and we bake a loaf every 3 days. So far our breads have stayed soft up to that point. I also notice the light crust option or the sandwich option keeps bread soft the longest.
If you are on the fence or researching, I can highly recommend this bread machine. Go for it!
Very pleased with the results. The first loaf I made on basic rapid, that is 2 hours, and dark crust. It was almost gone for dinner, so I made the second one on timer, was ready at 7 am, both large loaves, second is medium crust. The taste is great, nothing like the packed bread at the shop, and I used sourdough mix. Looks like the second one is slightly bigger, may be because it was on a longer programme /4 hours/ and also stayed overnight on timer. I decided to buy a bread machine just because I read they put sth called peri..sth in the shop bread against mould and it unlocks diabetes and gaining weight. I have read a lot of reviews before deciding on Panasonic SD2500WXC model, considering baking, functions and reliability. My daughter uses Russel Hobbs for about 60 and is not pleased, so I intend to buy another like this as a gift to her. This shows how pleased I am. Also arrived in time and in perfect condition.
Our 3rd Panasonic breadmaker. Each has been a 5* item and has been used almost daily for 6+ years before getting rattly, hard to clean etc. In other words, 2000+ loaves/pizza doughs for the money. They were still working when scrapped. The only weakness is the drawer that dumps in fruit (known issue, can do tricky home repair or spend 20+ on new one) so, as we almost never use the facility, we’ve gone for the basic machine this time with no door. No need for a yeast dropper as I understand it’s insanely noisy in operation (no night baking!) and it’s easy just to put in yeast, other dry ingredients and water on top. This, the most basic in their range, is the pick for me! The bread, if using quality ingredients (I highly recommend Wessex Mills Six Seed or Multigrain) is fantastic.
This Panasonic breadmaker replaced a cheap supermarket machine which, after 10 years, gave up the ghost. 10 years use though for 25 is pretty good I feel!
I bought this Panasonic from amazon at 90 wondering if it was worth the money and…
Superb results so far.
The ‘French’ setting (6 hours) produced a truly wonderful loaf. Light, fluffy and with a typically ‘butter’ French crust. I followed the recommended recipe in the manual exactly using digital scales to measure the ingredients. The result was truly excellent loaf.
If the machine lasts 10 years it will have proven to be great value for money. Whether or not it does in fact last that long long, we will see. Panasonic have a good reputation though, so I am hopeful.
I highly recommend the SD-2500.
Incidentally, I didn’t by the 2501 because it has the rasin/nut distributor. It is only useful if you use the delay timer (which I do not) and adds to the list of things that could go wrong and the 2501 costs a lot more.
This purchase replaced my original Panasonic breadmaker which had given many years of reliable service. At this price it never was going to be viable to see if the old one could be repaired. I firmly believe that no other brand can match the end result of a loaf made in a Panasonic breadmaker, the texture is absolutely superb.
Well-packaged item with less polystyrene than I could have hoped for.
Operation of the machine is as easy as can be, just read through the literature first. The instruction/recipe book is worthy of note as it is well written, easy to understand, in a good sized font and in perfect English.
This model is noticeably quieter than my previous machine ever was, hardly heard any sound of it working. The countdown clock is a useful feature too.
The appliance arrived today and produced its first loaf within 3 hours – tasted delicious. Could not be happier with this excellent deal.
This bread maker arrived just over a week ago and 3 loaves have been made. Although the loaves are not particularly large (600g being the largest amount of flour to use in the XL recipes) the quality of the bread is superb and the fact that one can add the ingredients and walk away until the bread is ready is brilliant. I find the baked loaves one finds at Sainsburys and Tesco lacking. Morrisons were superior but a year ago they told me they had difficulty obtaining the ready mixed flours hence their dropping the seeded loaves. Unfortunately my local bakers don’t bake what I want so I bought this bread maker. I use Wessex Mill wholemeal bread flour and their Sunflower bread flour (50/50) and add 4 tbspns sunflower seeds to the mix. I also use extra virgin olive oil for the fat (can’t taste it). The texture of the finished loaf is superb, it is springy and has bite and it is perfect for sunday morning ‘doorstep’ toast. I am thrilled with this product and it is easy to clean. My local garden centre stocks Wessex Mill flour at a very reasonable price as does a local grocers. The Amazon suppliers for the Wessex Mill flour were expensive when I last looked but I may try Dove’s Organic flour as an alternative.
As a coeliac, I’ve been struggling to find a good breadmaker that does gluten free. The Panasonic SD 2500 is amazing. It’s so easy to use even for a complete novice like me. Makes gorgeous bread as the photo shows. I love i
Simply outstanding. One of the cheaper makers from Panasonic without bells, whistles but it still turns out good bread every time. It’s lovely and quiet in operation – you wouldn’t even know it was kneading the bread unless you stood next to it and listened carefully. I haven’t bought any bread since this arrived a few months ago. It takes less than 5 minutes to load it up and set it going. The rapid programs take a few hours but it’s worth using the standard programs because although they can take up to 5 hours the bread is better. The supplied measuring jug is a waste of plastic – it is only big enough for the smallest size of loaf. Most people will have an adequate measuring jug already with a capacity of over 350ml. The measuring spoon is welcome though because some recipes call for 1/2 or 1/4 of a teaspoon and I didn’t have any other way of measuring to that amount of precision.
Wow, I can’t believe it’s taken me 6 years to write a review for this, but there you go. We bought this over Xmas as a family activity investment. And in the full knowledge that it’ll probably be a novelty. My kids are now 9 and 7 and still love the magic and smell of making bread. Most of all they love setting it up at bed time and setting the delay timer for coming down in the morning to warm, amazing smelling crusty bread.
We still use it around once a week. Main programs that have proved favourite for us are: Easy Ciabatta (just a little olive oil), French bread, and using it to make really good pizza dough. We also make cakes sometimes too.
It’s a big beast to store, but adds some great non screentime entertainment to a busy family. And now 6 years on, it’s still available to buy, and still looks as good as new. The paddle has survived countless dishwasher cycles, and the pan has remained incredibly non- stick despite a few over enthusiastic scrapes with a knife from little ones.
All in all, a great purchase and lovely to have something surviving so well these days.
I’ve been using this breadmaker around twice a week for 18 months now. I prefer the bread to most of the mass produced stuff you can buy in the supermarkets, though I do still occasionally buy a loaf when I’ve forgotten to make enough for my needs — or just fancy a change. I tend to just make standard white or wholemeal loaves using organic flour and I’m quite happy with the results, though there are one or two things worth pointing out. None of these would stop me from buying this again.
As others have mentioned there is a random uneven rise. This occurs with most loaves — other than with rye flour and that’s probably because it’s so heavy doesn’t rise much at either end and emerges with a flat top.
You can bake three different loaf sizes, but the only difference is the height of the loaf because they are all baked in the same pan so the only way to get bigger is up.
With white loaves I always use the maximum of the three crust browning settings. The crust doesn’t brown the way it does in the oven and seems to be a separate operation — maybe a heat boost at the very end of baking.
I love the timer, but I wish it had an internal clock so I could just tell it what time I wanted the bread ready instead of having to figure out how many hours & minutes from when I turn the machine on. So, if you want your loaf ready for 8 o’clock in the morning, and it’s 10:20pm when you turn it on, you have to set the timer for 9h 40m. The timer, by the way, works in ten minute intervals.
I did use it to make some sweet buns once. For this you do the initial mix and prove in the breadmaker. Then the dough is tipped out and you shape the bread/buns however you want, but you have to sort the second rise out yourself. They tasted great the day they were baked, but even though I froze what I couldn’t eat, they didn’t taste as good as something similar I made completely by hand. Not sure why there would be any difference.
I’ve also used made use of the fruit dispenser on a couple of occasions and that is a very nice addition if you like to make other than basic bread.
It does offer the option of cake baking, but I see no advantage here and the cake is going to be an odd shape because the bread pan is not the shape of a standard bread tin.
The menu system is based on numbers, The numbers correspond to recipes in the very large instruction booklet. You really need to plan on keeping this safe, because you’ll pretty much need to refer to it every time you bake. I would have liked some easy method of using other bread recipes than those included, because I find it’s really difficult to figure out what menu number to use for a recipe from some other source.
I think my main niggle is that, even with the smallest loaf, the bread is too tall to fit in my toaster, so if toast is your thing, then make sure you’ve got one with a slot that will handle tall thick slices.
But by far the biggest problem that I’ve had with this breadmaker is that I’ve put on a stone in weight since I bought it.
None of this stops me enjoying the basic loaves I regularly bake. The bread is great for sandwiches on the day of baking, and stored in a plastic bag when cold, it does me for toast for three days. There’s just me so I don’t get through a lot of bread, but I’m sure a family would use a loaf or two a day without any problems.
Highly recommended.
Only ever used the gluten free cycle with either rye flour or gluten free white flour. This produced a great loaf of bread every time. Used the recipe in the accompanying book or those on the flour packets (with slight variations in quantities). The manual seemed to imply that the 2500 couldn’t make rye bread. I didn’t seem to have a problem.
Bought after reading reviews as I wanted a gluten free bread program. Absolutely hooked on home baking daily now. All the recipes I’ve tried from the supplied booklet have produced amazing breads – both containing gluten and gluten free. A bonus over my ancient bread making machine is that it makes three different sized loaves and they are all decent sizes.
We make on average a loaf every 1.5 days. We had a SD255 which lasted about 10 years but ultimately it was a battle to get the bread out of the tin. A replacement tin costs the best part of a new bread maker so we bought the SD-2500 to replace it. It’s the same thing really in a slightly modernised case, and works just as well. The only criticism I would make is it has 1/2hr wait time before it starts making the bread (maybe that’s necessary though) making the total time for a loaf 4hrs.
We use: water 320ml, white flour 300g, brown flour 175g, sugar 1 tablespoon (16g), salt 1 teaspoon, margarine 18g, yeast 1 sachet (large loaf, med crust) – nice bread. My friends say I’m a master baker, or something like that.
My first Panasonic breadmaker lasted nearly ten years. This newer model is very similar but with some refinements. For instance, the paddle hole is lined with a material that makes the paddle much less likely to remain in the bread, and there is now a list of the baking codes and their descriptions on the outside of the machine that helps avoid mistakes. To make top quality bread every time, follow the instructions to the letter, although sometimes an increase or decrease in the amount of water used suggests itself. Always use the best ingredients, they cost very little extra; I use Waitrose extra strong Canadian flour and when making a wholemeal loaf include 100g of white flour. Even the rapid program produces a very good large loaf. The longer program seems unnecessary. Allinsons’ yeast is very good but that from the Coop not.
What would be really good is if Panasonic could ensure that when the paddle stops rotating, it does so across the loaf thereby affecting only a single slice. When it stops lengthways (as it always seems to), half the loaf is affected.
A great machine. My daughters have brought me other makes to see if my experience can be brought to bear on them to produce decent loaves. It hasn’t. The Panasonic isn’t a cheap choice but you get what you pay for.
Haven’t had this for long but already loving it. It’s big and you need room around it and above it (for the lid to fully open) when you’re using it. Have baked two loaves so far, one was a half and half using Waitrose Strong Canadian white and wholemeal flours which came out beautifully light and spongey. Second one was a sundried tomato, olive and herb bread (bought the bread making book that was recommended with the machine which is also excellent, plus the Mercer bread knife which someone else kindly recommended on here, which cuts through a soft loaf beautifully). Anyway, back to the machine, it’s well worth reading through the instruction booklet first as otherwise it’s easy to have a loaf fail but it you follow the instructions and recipe quantities to the letter you can’t go wrong. When you first buy it, don’t totally submerge the bread bucket to wash it as I almost did before I spotted the instruction not to just in time. Also, for Panasonic machines, you always put the yeast in first and cover it with the dry ingredients so that it doesn’t touch the water too soon. So if you follow other recipes, always place the yeast first, dry ingredients (flour, salt, sugar, oil/butter) and then the liquid. It’ll work well.
The machine is a breeze to use and stays very clean as the loaf just slides out. Very easy to pop all the ingredients in last thing at night and wake to beautifully fresh bread and gorgeous aromas (don’t leave it in the machine once it’s ready but take it out and leave it to rest in the bucket for 10 mins before tipping it out). The bread always freezes well if you freeze on the same day, once it’s cooled (I pre sliced it).
Cannot recommend this highly enough. Will never buy another loaf in a packet when you see all the additives that are in it compared to a home baked one.
Having had a breadmaker a few years ago and producing nothing but bricks I thought it was time for another go. I read reviews and decided on this model. I am THRILLED with it. It has turned out the tastiest white loaf I’ve ever had and believe me I’m no whizz in the kitchen, my husband will confirm that! I made a basic white loaf using programme 1, XL size and medium bake crust setting. The pics are of the first loaf I made. Not bad for a beginner! I just followed the recipe in the instruction manual which took me about 5 minutes to prepare, bunged it in the machine and 4 hours later my house smelled divine and I was sending pics of a perfect looking loaf to my mum who had been sceptical 🙂 I cannot recommend this breadmaker highly enough!
My old Panasonic died after 15 years excellent service and I thought I would try another make as it was 30 cheaper and got good reviews. Used it twice and sent it back as it didn’t mix properly and the bread was flat and pale on top. I went back to a Panasonic which is what I should have done in the first place, beautiful evenly browned loaf well risen and tasty. The dough program is perfect for all sorts of rolls. This is an updated version of my old one and is very easy to use with all the different programs numbered on the front of the machine, it is also slimmer than the old one. The non stick bread pan means the loaf just slides out when cooked and the 13 hour timer means you can wake to the smell of freshly baked bread. It may be tempting to go for a cheaper one but don’t bother, this really is the bees knees. Hope it lasts as long as my original one.
Bought on a lightening deal and wow, what a bargain. I’m a bread head so had always sworn that I wouldn’t have one of these dangerous appliances. Fabulous bread each time. Regular programmes are the white, wholemeal, pizza dough and the picnic bread. My brother has always bought Panasonic breadmakers and my sister replaced her last one with one and wishes she’d got one first time around. Can’t recommend highly enough – especially if you need to put on weight.
Very good product. I enjoy the bread more than the one from the shop and also is more healthy.
However, I wanted to bake rye bread as well and this product is not compatible. Thank you to all the people who answered my question regarding this matter. I wrote to Panasonic as well and they were very prompt in answering my question , as following:
“In response, I would like to inform that the manual that came with the breadmakers includes the specifications of two products, which do have quite similar specifications.
However, the main difference between the SD-2500 and SD-2501, the model in question, is that the SD-2501 the rye kneading blade which you have mentioned. This blade was not included within the package as the SD-2500 was not designed as the SD-2501 to bake rye bread.
Therefore, as you can clearly observe on page 10, where the list of bread types and baking options are listed, there are two columns, one for SD-2501 and SD-2500. For menus 7 and 20, meaning Bake Rye and Dough Rye, there is a line, explaining that this option is not available for your breadmaker, as it was not designed for this purpose. ”
Anyway, I am happy with my bread machine. Just that I would have loved to be able to bake rye bread as well, but it’s my mistake. I should have asked this question before not after buying ;o)
This is our third Panasonic Breadmaker. Our first lasted 15 years and we used it pretty much every day. When the plastic connecter joint in the bottom of the machine finally shattered (the bit with two teeth that the pan /bucket sits on which turns the paddle), we decided to buy another one. We plumped for the top of the range SD-ZB2502…Do not buy this model! We have a small B&B in SW France and so that our guests have fresh produce for their breakfast, we use the machine to make Brioche the evening before and bread during the night. The smell of freshly baking bread is wonderful and fills the house. However, the yeast dispenser on the SD-ZB2502 is unbelievably noisy and could wake the dead. Although our guests couldn’t hear it, it woke us up on numerous occasions! The raisin dispenser broke and stayed open, even though we never even used it. I managed to repair it (wedge it shut) with a bit of tin foil, but it is not what you would expect after such a short period of time. After three years, the same connecter shattered and we hesitated whether to change brands or not. We decided to stick with Panasonic and we are delighted with the SD-2500WXC.
You can buy the SD-2500WXC with your eyes closed. It makes fantastic bread, brioche and all the other things it advertises (as did the SD-ZB2502), but without the need for a sound proofed kitchen and dispenser repair kit. If you want to make gluten free bread or add raisins you can’t use the timer. Not a great hardship…I’d rather have a good nights sleep!