Kenmore 2LB BREAD MAKER

The bread maker worked properly and was in good condition when delivered. My only issue was that it must have been a returned item since it was shipped without the original box. Everything was packed in a brown Amazon box only. Not really a problem except it was a gift and it felt a bit awkward giving it that way.

First loaf I made was Hot Buttered Rum Loaf & it came out DIVINE!! Second loaf was a nightmare...new recipe (Coconut Milk & Chickpea Flour Bread) made with ingredients I'm not used to using. Came out like a brick & I had to throw it away. I'll blame myself for that one. Third loaf (Applesauce Spice Bread) is in the machine right now & so far, so good. We'll see...I like: *the look of this machine *the huge window *the rotate-to-secure pan *the digital features *the price *the bake featureI do not like: *that it shimmies on the countertop so much I had to put it on the floor for fear of it falling off the counter *that when I wiped the display window with my finger, the readout became "smooshy" and took several minutes to become clear again *that the display is not back-lit & is very hard to see *that the indicators for bread size and crust color are very tiny and very hard to see *that the blade does not lock down and comes out with the bread (not a big deal if the bread is for yourself but digging the blade out of the bread makes for a messy-looking gift loaf) *that the delay timer is confusing and there seems to be no way to disable it (even by unplugging the machine) if you press it by accidentOverall I like this machine. For what I will use it for, it's great.

Machine have "bake only" setting , good for me some time I want shape dinner roll by hand , put it back to the machine ,let it puff and bake later

This bread maker was used. I thought it was new. Very disappointed

For the price is an exelent bread maker. If you use an all purpose flour, do not expect your bread will be a success. If you use the flour for bread, you are going to have a great textured tasty bread. I also like the dough option, after I take out the bread paste out of it, is ebbs a little, than I shape it on the pan, than I put it on a warmed, not hot place for 20 more minutes. It raises back, then I put it in the oven, and I bake the bread or bagels in the oven in about 40 minutes on 350°F. Whether you bake the bread in the machine or in your oven, it turns out perfect, the secret is the flour. I love this machine.

we love it have only used it twice but looking forward to more thanks

years ago I had a breadman pro machine and for reasons not to be mentioned here I got rid of it. now I decided to get back into the bread baking habit. so I went around looking for a new machine and also looked on amazon at what is available and at what prices. basicly no machine is perfect and no machine gets perfect reviews. so I decided to settle for the sears machine because it was cheap and I could buy it at the nearest store, and of course return it if need be. I like whole wheat bread but their recipe up to no good. my bread came out like a rock, hard and with no taste. so I tried the next recipe, and that was with honey. no good either. hard, tasteless and it took 4 hours to finish, plus you cannot make a one pound loaf. why do they say it on the box but have no ingredient sizes for it? anyway, I decided to make a whole wheat loaf from one of my own recipes. I put all the ingredients according to the machine rules and put on program 7 which is for dough only. after 20 seconds of kneading when the machine beeps I took the dough out, without touching it I poured it into a baking pan of the right size and covered it for 45 minutes to rise. I did oil the pan to be sure of no sticking. then after the rising period I put it into a cold oven, yes, a cold oven. turn the oven on to 360f for 30 minutes, at the 30 minutes time I raised the temp to 400f for another 10 minutes. it was the best loaf I baked so far in recent memory. it was even better than the bread I was kneading by hand before I bought the machine. as for bread machine manufacturers recipes, ignore them. most of them are not good in my opinion. even when I had the breadman pro machine I always had to change some items in the recipe to get the bread up to eating standard. if you are new to baking with machines, do yourself a favour, take ordinary recipes and put them into the bread machines according to their line, then bake it in your own oven. its easier than to battle with the machine for a perfect bread. not to talk about the fact that you get the bread at half the time.

This is the 2nd. one and we like it very much. We have owned other machines, but this is the one we liked best.