Cuisinart CBK-200 Convection Bread Maker, 12" x 16.5" x 10.25"

Well it's about time I put a review for the machine I used every other day for 4+ years! This is so easy, I mean EASY! My family needs bread every other day and it never feels like a chore to make the bread. Put in the ingredients, I watch knead for th first 5 minutes...but not needed just a habit I have formed over the years. The beeps are loud so that you can hear when to add nuts or remove the paddle. And it smells WONDERFUL having fresh bread baking. Over the years I have used every type of program on it. Low carb is really wonderful, I would recommend! We usually do a traditional white or wheat and comes out consistently ever time. I have also use it just the knead and do a first rise on the bread, and finish it in my oven for a special loaf. This machine is used a lot!! When I purchased the machine it came with a little book of recipe book. We still use it! Selecting the different types of bread is 9 out of 10. Yes you have to push a button a few times for each type. But not an issue. Cleaning 10 put of 10. Put in my dishwasher and comes out perfect. We also wash the bucket once a week. The bread comes out clean so I don't feel the need to wash every time. Once a month, wipe with a moist cloth the inside and out. Keeps it nice looking. "Set and forget" 8 out of 10. I ranked this a bit lower than perfect because sometimes if you don't put in the correct amount of ingredients, you can have flour in the corner. I account this to user issue but something to remember. Doesn't ruin the bread, but picky toddlers notice. 🤣 This is why I watch it the first 5 minutes to be sure. Paddles left in bread 8 put of 10. Now this is user preference. There is a paddle that kneads and mixes the bread. Is it big? Yes, of course it is! But is it too big where it has this huge hole in the bread? Not at all. We do half and half of taking the paddle put and there is no issue for us to leave it or not. If you leave in the paddle you to let gravity and some shaking to get the loaf out. Having a loud beep when you take out the paddle is a HUGE bonus! If you are on the fence of buy this, do it. Knowing exactly what is in your bread, no high fructose corn syrup, and fresh loaf a few hours away is worth it. It really is easy to get bread at home! Get a quality bread box, high quality bread knife (A MUUUUUSTTTT to limit the crumbs and doesn't crush the loaf!!) and a cutting board (many bread boxes have cutting boards as the lid). You will love it for years to come.

My new breadmaker arrived today. This is a replacement for my Oster Breadmaker that performed so well over the years, before the drive belt decided to disconnect everytime I attempted to make a new loaf. First, the shipping was amazing...I ordered Monday night, late, and it arrived this morning (Wednesday) at 11:00AM, well before the committed 8:00pm time. As I had just attempted a new recipe with my old machine, forced to finish by hand, I was eager to try again using the Cuisinart CBK-200. The controls are quite intuitive, and there are real buttons, not the mylar overlay on my Oster. The handles on the unit are a great advantage, as lifting a fairly heavy appliance to counter level without them is always challenging. The built in handles made the task much easier. Be warned, however, that the unit is much heavier on the control side of the unit. I wasn't quite prepared for that when I first lifted it, but it makes sense as the baking chamber is mostly air when the bread pan is removed. There are separate buttons for Loaf (1lb, 1.5lb, 2lb ), Crust (density), Menu (16 preset choices), timer delay (up to 12 hours), Mix-ins (allows for additions after mixing, kneading, and rising), Start, and Stop/Pause. The pan is rectangular, allowing for a more traditional looking loaf than the taller square pan I was used to. This provides for a more appealing finished product, while also supporting larger loaves. I was concerned that the kneading/mixing paddle would be able to perform as it doesn't reach into the corners of the pan, but my worry was unnecessary - the movement of the dough ball around the pan does aa good job of picking up any stray bits. My first effort was a Rosemary bread that I only altered with the addition of Poppy Seeds, and the use of Thrive culinary algae oil vs olive oil. This recipe requires starting the yeast going before adding any ingredients...despite most bread machines advising to add the yeast last, avoiding any contact with water until the cycle begins. The Cuisinart handled it all in stride. The yeast bubbled up to a creamy foam, as called for in the recipe, and I added everything else in a flash - salt, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, poppy seeds, Thrive culinary algae oil, and white bread flour. Since the machine does all work, all I had to do was watch excitedly through the viewing window, and wonder how I would eat my first slice of warm bread. Once thing that I missed doing was turning off the Mix-ins button and light. Consequently, the machine beeped at every cycle change, which was a bit unfortunate as I was working from my dining room table. The background beeps would always come when I was deep in concentration...so I need to verify this setting is off, unless I really want to add something prior to the final kneading. Some may find the Mix-ins alert comforting, knowing that your bread is on its way, and only has 2 cycles left prior to baking. In any event, it is a nice feature for those recipes that call for adding ingredients, whether nuts, berries, additional spices, or even crust toppings to stand out in the finished loaf. In the end result, the crust was a bit more done than I'd expected, which is amazing. I like a heavier crust in my bread, as I almost always crushed the loaves from my previous maker. There was no chance of this...in fact, my first slice, while the bread was still warm, came out perfectly. I am not generally a fan of the end piece of a bread loaf....but this was too good a crust to pass up. I spread some soft butter on it, and ate it right down. I'd thought to wait for my wife to come home and see the complete product....but my nose betrayed me, and I had to eat a piece right out of the "oven". I had not planned to buy this particular machine. In fact, a review site advised that the CBK-100 was the best "bang for the buck" in new bread machines. But the appeal of a convection component to this maker tipped the decision to the CBK-200. With my first successful loaf sitting on the counter, I have to declare this unit a solid winner. It does cost a bit more than its little brother, but I believe the added feature will be well worth the price.

Merveilleux

Tuve suerte con un remate de almacen de Amazon. Segun su estado era ‘aceptable’ pero llego en muy buenas condiciones. Obviamente usado pero lo sabia. La maquina funciona perfecto, agrego foto del primer pan blanco que hice. NB: libro de recetas esta en ingles. Instrucciones estan en ingles.

Great to add to your kitchen.

La maquinita funciona bien, viene con taza y cuchara de medidas. Incluye recetario, en inglés. Durante sus ciclos la máquina puede pedirte que hagas algo, como agregar ingredientes, remover la aspa, o acomodar la masa. No puedes solo dejar la maquinita y esperar a que termine. A menos que la forma del pan horneado no sea problema. La máquina puede necesitar levadura, el polvo de hornear no levanta tanto, al menos en mi caso, con pan salado.

I waited a while to review this bread maker so I could give an honest review. This is an excellent machine. The recipes in the book are close to perfect but still need some user tweaking. USE THE LIGHT CRUST SETTING!!!!! I can’t stress this enough if you’re using it to bake the bread as well as kneed the dough. Very happy with this and love the ease of cleaning. The timer settings to remove the paddle or add items to the needed dough are excellent as well. You’re guaranteed to hear the alarm!