A total cop out of doing the beadmaking, romanced me into buying a bread maker. Shopping around I found that the Panasonic suited my requirements. Simple directions on how to use. A nice selection of recipies and a large capacity.
Whilst I do enjoy making bread by hand, having a Panasonic bread maker allows me to spend more time doing other things I enjoy as well.
My only gripe is, cleaning the oven, not the bowl. I find it is not a matter of, simply wipe out, there is residue of splattered flour which burns onto the metal surface leaving marks which appear to burn into the metal which would need steel wool or oven cleaner to get it out. * NEITHER I would use.
It does not appear to have affected the machine's performance but does look as if I don't bother to clean it out. Cleaning crumbs out also, is not a matter of dropping the bottom like a toaster. A damp cloth and turning the machine upside down is required.
I would give my Panasonic model 41/2 out of 5 stars.
I'm sold, Hoo roo, better go and put the bread maker on. Mim.
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(+) The best bread you will ever taste, on a timer just ready in time for breakfast. (-) If you can't wait since it smells so good... you might burn your fingers like me!