bit-tech Shopping: Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Lb Convection Automatic Bread Maker

Rating: 2

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Some people will like the stainless steel exterior

Weaknesses: pan does not seat down properly, recipes all need to be adjusted, has baked many bricks and over-proofed loaves. Flour in the corners, pan does not seat down properly, very large machine-too big.

Summary: I have used breadmakers (several loaves a week) for 17 years and this is the worst. I have adapted recipes for other machines and am unable to do that for this machine. Even the recipes which came with it are not successful.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 10 Days

Strengths: It gives you choices like the size, type of crust, and it is easy to handle

Weaknesses: Doesn´t have an on-off button. The instructive makes you feel paranoic and nervous, says everthing works like chemistry....

Summary: This is my first bread maker. Before even taking the machine out of its box, I read all the instructive, and I felt it wasn´t an easy thing to do. I followed all the steps, as I read them, and I got a my first pound and a half perfect loaf. That gave me certainty to continue with another recipe. My second 2 lb loaf was also perfect. I still need to know more the machine, for example the delay mode, and the mix-ins button. Was disturbing for me not having a on-off button, because just unplugging the machine gives me a sense of not right...but everything else seems ok.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Low carb bread is very gtood, as are all breads in the recipe book.

Weaknesses: Setting window can be difficult to read when the machine is on a counter top

Summary: This is my first bread machine, and I find it is excellent. I especially like the low carb feature, and my son loves the white bread in the recipe booklet. One thing to look out for: the mesuring cup that comes with the machine is actually one cup and a half. The only breads I did not do well where cause by my not noticing this, and adding way to much flour to the recipes. I now us my own cups, and have not missed one baking since.

Rating: 2

Time with product: 1 Month

Strengths: Have not yet found any

Weaknesses:

Summary: I have not yet baked the perfect loaf in this new breadmaker, although they have been certainly edible. However, I tried baking banana nut bread and was horrified to find that the bread was ruined because it was burnt and did not rise at all. This quick loaf I was forced to throw out and I am reluctant to try another quick bread. The Cuisinart is my third bread machine so I have plenty of experience baking bread in it.