Review on 🍞 Breville BBM800XL Custom Loaf Bread Maker with Brushed Stainless Steel Finish by Jason Page

I'm writing this review from the perspective of someone who has never owned a bread maker but like everyone else does thorough research before purchasing an appliance. I was looking for the best bread maker on the market. it would meet the needs of my small family. I needed something that didn't require attention to work (wife) and could bake sweet breads like banana nuts (son), but wasn't limited by the size and type of bread it could bake (me). With that in mind, I've narrowed my choices down to three bread makers - the Breville BBM800XL, the Zojirushi BB-PAC20, and the new Panasonic SD-YR2500. All three of these machines are amazing bread machines that deserve a look. That's why I chose Breville and that's why I'm leaving it. Sizes: Of the three machines mentioned, the Breville is the only one that gives the user the ability to bake 4 sizes of loaves of bread. Sizes: 1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 pound loaves. In practice, I have found that a 1 pound loaf is the optimal size for my small family. Two pounds of bread is too much for us, half of that is wasted as stale bread because we just can't eat that much, no matter how good it is. Zojirushi has a limit for making breads weighing 1.5 or 2 pounds. Panasonic had more size options, but it's not as small as 1 pound. spender: My wife wanted a machine she could "set and forget" (old link by Ron Popeil). In other words, she didn't need a car to scout for nuts or raisins when a quick beep told her to. Zojirushi doesn't fit in this case either, as it's the only one of the three that doesn't have an automatic dispenser of any kind. Breville has a fruit and nut dispenser and the Panasonic SD-YR2500 has a fruit and nut dispenser and an automatic yeast dispenser. That's why Panasonic is as "set and forget" as an automatic bread maker can be. Baking Options: Where Panasonic really falls short is in its limitations when it comes to baking options. Of the three machines mentioned, Panasonic is the only machine that doesn't have a "whole grain" selection, and also the only machine that doesn't have customization options available. This lack of customization combined with limited options (e.g. no jam option) makes the Panasonic the least useful high-end bread machine. Conversely, this is where Breville shines. Breville has the best user interface of the three. The selection wheel is very intuitive and easy to use, and the large LCD display describes the baking options well. Each baking option is listed in plain English (as opposed to the number code you have to look for like the other two), as well as obvious symbols for loaf size and crust blackening. Breville also allows you to fully customize each of the preset bake options, in addition to the ability to program up to nine custom bake options. That's why I chose Breville, now to what I've learned from experience. Folding Spatula: Many reviews mention this part as something to love or hate. Like most subjects, I'm somewhere in between. A folding paddle requires more attention than you'd like, but it's not that difficult to manage. After you have taken the baked bread out of the baking pan and cooled it down, the first thing you want to do is fill the baking pan with hot water up to the level of the folding spatula and let it soak a little. This will soften any dough stuck in the hub and paddle arm and make it easier to remove and clean. To clean the paddle, I found rinsing it under hot water and wiping it down with a soapy cloth was sufficient. The bread pan itself is easy to clean. Just be careful not to scratch the Teflon coating of the pan when cleaning (remove any decorations). Delay timer: I'm good at math, but I don't want to do this when using a device of this capacity. take care of it for me The only thing I envy about Zojirushi is the ability to simply set the hour and minute you want your bread to be ready, rather than having to calculate a start delay. It's not as bad as I say. All you have to do is press the 'Delay Start' button and then set how many hours/minutes are left before you want your bread to be ready. For example, if it is 7:30 p.m. and you want your bread to be ready by 7:00 a.m., set 11 hours and 30 minutes (11:30 a.m.) in the "Ready" prompt. The Zojirushi timer is better though, set the time you want it to be ready and forget about it (unless you want to add raisins or something of course). Noise: Not loud, not a problem at all. On foot: My car is at the top. clean granite countertop. The machine's weight on rubber feet keeps it in place - it doesn't move even when I want to move it. I'm not sure why some others have pointed out that this is an issue. In conclusion, I am very satisfied with this purchase. Above all, this machine offers me all the baking options that I need for my little family and bakes absolutely great breads.