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for Panasonic SD253

Rating Summary based on 39 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		35
  • 4 Stars
    		3
  • 3 Stars
    		0
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		1

Detailed rating

  • Cleaning & Maintenance
  • Durability
  • Ease of use
  • Performance
  • Safety
  		• 4.3
  		• 4.3
  		• 4.8
  		• 5.0
  		• 4.4
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  • 86 of 86 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 anwar

    Member since 30/04/2003

    Reviews written: 559

    5 Stars Nowt added! 27/05/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages see review

    Disadvantages Disadvantages see review

    I love fresh bread and had been finding it increasingly difficult to find a decent bakery. The bread produced by supermarkets that masquerades itself as fresh bread just doesn’t hit the spot for me. I also like to know what’s in my food and how it was made. I have tried many times to make bread but have never had good results. I first came across the Panasonic bread maker at a friend’s house. I loved the taste of the bread she gave me for lunch and was determined to start saving for a bread maker of my very own. Before I finally decided to buy a Panasonic I did some research on the internet ... more
  • 58 of 58 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    xalala

    5 Stars Bready, steady, cook... Diamond review 29/01/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fresh bread when you want it, excellent user guide and recipes

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small-ish loaves, funny hole in base of loaf from mixer blade, gets eaten too quick because it smells too nice!

    The Panasonic SD-253 automatic breadmaker has been gracing the (relatively small) work surface in my kitchen for a little over 12 months now, and I think it speaks volumes that it hasn’t just been quietly put into a cupboard to gather dust like so many other kitchen “essentials” often are. *Looks and Use* The machine is large, white, and takes up a fair amount of work surface in my kitchen. But it also means that we get fresh bread regularly at a far cheaper rate than buying it from a local baker or a supermarket. It can be ready within a couple of hours, and if I were more ... more
  • 26 of 26 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    cocoklo

    5 Stars Some handy bread hints from cocoklo 14/02/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages So delicious, easy to use, no preservatives in your bread

    Disadvantages Disadvantages slightly noisy, the unavoidable paddle imprint in the base of your bread

    Look up information on bread-machines, and the advice is more often than not; "Don't buy one. You'll use it once and never again." While for some people, I do suspect there is a large element of truth in that, it couldn't have been more wrong for my experience with my breadmaker. After a few months of honing my technique and expanding my repertiore of fancy breads, I have now effectively weaned myself and my boyfriend off shop-bought bread. If you like different kinds of yummy breads; rich with flavour and bursting with variety (which I do); you'll never go back. If you are strikingly health ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    maddad1

    5 Stars From Breadwinner to Breadmaker 06/08/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You know what's in it, great for dinner parties

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Quite a big machine, bread tastes sweeter

    OK, I'm a man, and I'm no cook but you dont need to be with this machine. I'll tell you why I bought it, what I like about it, and you might be able to work out then whether you should get one too. I wont be telling you how to use it, but there's a handy instruction booklet that comes with it that will tell you that, so don't worry. My first attempt to make bread was when I was at school. I was 12, life was a laugh, and my mum used to read the ingredients list I needed and just put the whole bags in, instead of measuring the required amounts into containers like some other mums did. So there ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    qwerty30

    5 Stars An allergy needn't stop you having bread 12/09/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fresh, healthy, good for allergy sufferers including Coeliacs, automatic nut dispenser, timer, rapid bake setting

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Makes bread just too good. Cost of ingredients. Size of machine

    Panasonic SD253 is reliable and well made. I got mine having received recomendations from two colleagues, both of whom were using it to bake bread for family members with various allergies. ***Worried about allergies and health?*** You can have total control over what you put in your bread, so can reduce the sugar, reduce salt, don't have to use butter, can use gluten free flour for coeliacs, don't have to use dairy if you are lactose intolerant, etc ***Multi grain, nut or raisin*** It has a really useful nut and raisin dispenser, so it automatically drops in nuts/seeds/raisins etc without you ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 AndrewPo

    Member since 15/06/2008

    Reviews written: 43

    5 Stars Guaranteed way to sell your house 11/07/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to clean, wide range of bread and cake recipes, small footprint

    Disadvantages Disadvantages slightly noisy

    A year ago I would never have expected to be the proud owner of a breadmaker let alone be writing a review of one. Rather than being a master-baker, I am more of a mad chemist who likes to eat his experiments, so I was pleasantly surprised to receive this machine for Christmas, to aid my research. Breadmaking has never been my forte, with the exception, perhaps of pizza. My kitchen, using estate agent language, is of modest proportions (i.e. Little more than a cupboard with a hotplate) so superfluous gadgetry is bannished, but this robotic wonder permanently occupies some very valuable work ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    twiglet11twiglet11

    4 Stars Doesn't just make bread! 25/09/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Works really well, no hassle, easy instructions, lots of choice...

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Need space to keep this breas maker, bulky in size...

    I purchased this bread maker a couple of years ago now, and it has been an excellent buy. It is really easy to use and I have had no problems so far... This bread maker fits nicely under my work top, but I have a very big kitchen after all. Therefore, it is one of those devices in which you need room to keep it on a work top, otherwise you might not get much use out of it, because it is slightly bulky and heavy to keep getting it out of a cardboard every time you want to use it. This Panasonic automatic bread bakery is ideal for anyone who has been discouraged from making their own bread in ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    razielle

    5 Stars Use your loaf! (Groan...!) - Panasonic SD253 Bread Machine 19/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages perfect bread every time... as long as you follow the rule book!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages spare/replacement parts expensive

    I bought this bread machine for my mother a few years ago, but now find that I use it more than she does. I absolutely love making my own bread, you know pretty much what's going into it (depending on the ingredients you use of course, though I tend to try and use products which are chemical/processing-free as far as possible). The machine came with an excellent instruction and recipe booklet which I use regularly, I love to make bread with all kinds of seeds and nuts, even lavender in, and as long as I follow the easy to-to-follow instructions, every loaf turns out well. I have had a couple ... more
  • 30 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    frannbug

    5 Stars Something worth saving your Christmas money for! Diamond review 26/08/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent manual; automatic raisin/nut dispenser; very good results; quick, easy operation; all-round quality.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small loaves; shaped bread must be finished off in oven; hard crusts collect under paddle.

    I am generally the kind of person who prefers thinking to doing, and so most of my pleasures of domesticity are just dreams. I could be tidy and live in a clean and pleasant house; I could bake all my own cakes and biscuits; I could do some gardening; I could remember where I last saw the iron and see if it still works; I could make my own bread - when I've finished planning how to go about these tasks. Well, actually I do manage some of these things for a season: I made my own yoghourt for a good six months once and also made my own bread for a similar length of time. We got fed up with ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    waterbaby999

    5 Stars Yumyumyum! 23/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages 1h55 rapid bake white, 4h wholewheat

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Quite tall - would be difficult in small kitchens

    I am absolutely 100% in love with my SD253. I was a little sceptical as to whether I would continue to use it if I am totally honest, however I got a bit of money for my birthday so I decided to take the plunge and get a breadmaker. Like most people, I looked around at the different makes and models, and this was the only one I found which had glowing reviews everywhere I looked! It was also one of the most expensive though! Took some deciding, but in the end I thought I'd rather spend out a bit more and get a good quality machine than go for a cheaper one, and I'm glad I did! The machine cost ... more
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