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Bread Machines – Benefits & Drawbacks

This page looks at bread machine benefits and drawbacks. Bread machines can be used to make a huge variety of homemade breads such as white bread, oatmeal bread, rye bread, etc. They can also be used to make delicious dessert breads such as banana breads. Unlike many store packaged breads that contain unexpected chemicals or preservatives, a bread machine allows you to create healthier breads because you know exactly what you are putting into your homemade bread. Since bread machines are so simple to use (even for novice cooks), you will love the ease of your bread machine… and your family will love the taste of your homemade breads!

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Popular Bread Machine Brands

  • Cuisinart
  • Hamilton Beach
  • KBS
  • Panasonic
  • SKG
  • Sunbeam
  • Zojirushi – Well known for its high-end bread machines.
  • Other Bread Machines

Bread Machine Benefits

  • You know exactly what you are putting into your bread.
  • Bread machines allow you to easily make homemade bread. Just add the ingredients and press a button. Not kneading, shifting sticky dough into bread pans, no heating up an oven, etc.
  • Homemade bread can be less expensive than many store brands.
  • You can create a huge variety of different breads at home (i.e. white bread, oatmeal bread, rye bread, banana bread, rosemary bread, etc.).
  • Ability to eat your own bread when it is new, fresh and deliciously warm (versus a cold semi-stale packaged brand).
  • Bread machines are perfect for people who do not have the time or energy to knead bread by hand.
  • Make bread at home. No need to go out for bread and risk your life in a snow storm, rainy dark night, zombie apocalypse, etc.
  • No need to make a giant trip for fresh bread if you have a bread machine. This is a huge benefit if you live in the countryside and the nearest supermarket is 30+ minutes away.

Bread Machine Drawbacks

  • Harder to make complicated breads (i.e. glazed breads).
  • Harder to create different shaped breads (i.e. long baguettes).
  • Upfront cost of a bread machine.
  • Homemade bread usually goes stale faster than store packaged brands (because store breads often contain chemical preservatives).
  • Inability to make very large bread sizes. Many bread machines are limited to making a maximum bread loaf of 2 pounds.
  • Mixing paddle “hole” on the bottom of most bread machine loaves.
  • Bread machines vary and this can lead to recipe “confusion”. For example, users can be confused by different bread machines using similar setting names (i.e. quick versus quick bread) that are used for completely different baking activities.
  • Basic bread machines can lack the settings found in more advanced bread machines.

Reference Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Bread Machine, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_machine

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I want to thank EVERYONE who leaves a comment in our recipe comment sections!! Beginners learn a lot from your tips & recipe variations. Below are some of our recent noteworthy visitor comments.

  • THarris posted some delicious ingredient additions to my Eggless Banana Bread Recipe – “Amazing,delish! Added orange rind, vanilla extract, cinnamon – all one tsp each. Used oil instead of butter.“
  • Jessica made some amazing chocolate chip bagels out of our Bread Machine Bagels recipe and kindly posted some very useful tips – “I experimented with the chocolate chips. So what I did was let the dough cool for a bit after the dough cycle, but before it started rising again was sectioned it into 8 pieces. I gently kneaded in a handful of chocolate chips into the individual pieces. I shaped my pieces into bagels. I was sure to fold in the chocolate chips so none of them were or exposed on the surface of the dough. I then boiled and baked each bagel. They came out perfect. Chocolate chips held up just fine. The bagels tasted great. I ate one immediately after they had baked, and then contemplated eating the whole batch. They were the perfect chewy consistency I was hoping for in a bagel.“
  • Dutch posted a wonderful oatmeal variation of my No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – “I reviewed these amazing cookies a few weeks ago, easily giving them five stars, and mentioned that I planned on trying them again with oatmeal. Today is my grandson’s birthday and when asked what he’d like me to make for him, without hesitation, he asked for Bread Dad’s cookies. Just finished making them… adding two cups of regular oats with the chocolate chips, and cutting them into the batter with a spatula. The results were perfect. The cookies had a bit more heft to them AND I got a few more… about 48. Again… I was religious about chilling the dough. Thanks again for the recipe!“
  • PattiAnn posted some great tips on how to make my Bread Machine Italian Bread Recipe in her Breville countertop oven. Please visit the comments section on the recipe page for more of her comment. – “I always use the proof funtion in winter as well as summer. This gives you a constant temp when proofing. Also, most of the time I will lay a piece of foil lightly over the loaf halfway through the baking process. This prevents over browning of the loaf. This happens because your loaf is in a more confined oven and closer to the heating elements.. I also bake in CI, Romatopf, bread bowls, all works. As long as it fits you can use it to bake in. I used an Italian bread pan to bake the Italian loaves.“
  • SamanthaH posted some great “end products” that use my Bread Machine French Bread. I am going to try out her pizza bread idea tonight! – “This bread has been a staple in our home for a couple years now! I make it and freeze so it’s available when needed. Makes amazing garlic bread, bruschetta, pizza bread, or on its own with butter. So impressed with the recipe and the minimal ingredients is a huge plus!!!“

For more visitor tips, recipe variations & humorous baking stories, please visit Bread Dad’s Noteworthy Visitor Comments page.

 

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