Cookworks XBM1038 > Reviews > Easy Dough!!

Author's product rating:   

Performance	Good
Ease of use	Easy
Durability	Long
User's Manual	Fair
Value for money	Excellent

Advantages:	Fresh Bread whenever you want
Disadvantages:	None

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

We had, until two days ago, a Morphy Richards 4825 breadmaker. It had given stirling results over the past 3 years or so making a least two loaves a week until the heating element went. Looking for a replacement I searched all the usual shops - both online and locally and eventually found the Cookworks XBM1038 in Argos at £23.99. This machine bears an uncanny resemblance to the Morphy Richards 4825 and based on this we went and bought one. On opening the box we found that indeed, with a few exceptions the unit appeared to be a re-badged Morphy Richards. It has a couple of extra functions (called Ultra Fast) over the Morphy Richards 4825 and slight cosmetic changes. It works as good as my old unit and produces just as good bread and the Ultra Fast - if you follow the instructions - gives reasonably good results. Unlike the Morphy Richards the documentation is a little rough and measurements for the water and flour are given in Milli-litres and Grams as appossed to cups which means a litle more work in combining he ingredients. Overall, this machine perfoms as well as the Morphy Richards and is money well spent in providing that fresh cooked bread smell along with bread that has none of the unwanted additives.