Zojirushi BBCC-X20 Home Bakery Supreme Bread Machine

Pros: huge loaves of bread; easy operation; comes with excellent recipes
Cons: "add things" beep disabled if you open it; flimsy non-stick coating; eventually broke down

We never quite got around to making fresh bread, but we thought a bread machine was just unnecessary. Then a friend of ours got a bread machine and started raving about it. We gave in.

We did our shopping for bread machines the way we always...

Pros: Makes breads, jams, dough for rolls & pizza, cakes and even sourdough bread!!
Cons: Short power cord. Extension cord of same electrical rating may be used. Controls require learning.

WHY THE ZOJIRUSHI BBCC-X20 HOME BAKERY SUPREME BREAD MAKER? First, let me point out that I own two wonderful & powerful K'Aid Stand Mixers. Absolutely nothing wrong with them at all. I've made excellent bread dough with them both, and they still work ...

Pros: Simple, flexible, great recipe book
Cons: Beaters occasionally hard to extract/clean, wheat cycles need recipe adjustments

Well, I seem to be reviewing everything else in the kitchen cupboards on this trip (flights to Hong Kong are great for this sort of stuff), so I might as well chime in on the bread maker scene as well.

I got the Zo (as we call it) as a...

Pros: Convenient, excellent quality results
Cons: none

Just over a year ago we replaced our computer with one where we could get Internet access and I have loved it ever since. It is only natural then that when my 15 year old breadmaker die that I would surf the Internet to check out what was available. I...

Pros: Easy to use, Great breads, Reliable brand
Cons: Cost more than I like spending on a kitchen appliance

This process is so easy I could not believe it myself. To learn about how you too can make lots of dough keep reading on...

Ha got you hooked, now that you are here, you may as well finish. Yes, you will learn how to make lots of dough but...

Pros: Well-made rectangular loaves, flexible programming options, good recipes
Cons: Expensive

Ah, the smell of fresh-baked bread. There’s nothing quite like it, and the invention of the home bread baker has made this luxury vastly more accessible to everyone. True, anyone could, in theory, do the whole thing by hand… but kneading and ...

Pros: Horizontal loaf, two kneading paddles handle whole wheat with ease. Very easy cleanup.
Cons: Machine is large. Crust can brown slightly unevenly.

This is my first bread machine ever, and as a Christmas gift, I am really enjoying it. Since receiving it, I have only bought bread once (a loaf of French for French onion soup). Now, I look forward to making my own bread. My husband had originally ...

Pros: Machine is very quiet, doesn't walk on the counter, makes good bread for sandwich slicing
Cons: Doesn't get up and wash itself

I can remember looking at the Zojirushi bread machine ten or more years ago, back when bread machines were a fairly new thing. It certainly was enticing, but at that time there was no way I could justify the cost. I instead went and bought a different...

Pros: Preheat cycle Double Paddles Pan, more robust than previously described
Cons: Asymmetric loaves Uneven crust browning Takes up a lot of space

We've had our Zojirushi for about a month now and use it on average of once every 3 days. We bought it at a "big box" store that offered a 20% off coupon, which lowered the price by around $40. This is our second bread machine, Our first one is ...

Pros: Sturdy, nice looking, cleans easily, easy to operate, quiet, mixes wheat easily, makes pretty loaves.
Cons: Loaf color slightly uneven, no additive feature, instruction video cheesy, only three memory/homemade settings

As my first bread machine I'm impressed. I'd stayed away from Bread machines to this point because I really didn't like the shape of the loaves. But when I saw this model and heard it could handle whole wheat I was sold. I asked hubby to buy it for me ...

Pros: Makes "horizontal" loafs, quality multiple functions, timers, sightglass
Cons: hard to clean the interior, large (takes up a lot of space)

Five years ago at the urging a friend, my husband purchased the Zojirushi Breadmaker for me. I really enjoy baking and breadmaking was my newest hobby. Since we eat 2+ loaves of bread a day in our house, I thought it would be fun to try making...

Pros: ease of use, strong, quiet
Cons: family weight gain

I got this product because we love fresh bread but my son has allergies to milk and soy, so it makes it difficult to buy bread at a bakery.

I love this breadmaker, it is so simple, yet works great!!!

You just dump the ingredients in...

Pros: Super easy, great results
Cons: Wish the power delay was a little longer.

**UPDATE** 10/10/00
I've been using my bread maker much more often since I began working at home. I make at least two loaves a week now, and this bread maker is up to the task! The only bad loaf I've had in over three months is one where I forgot to...

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: EXpensive

I read about bread machines on the food boards of America on Line. Everyone was saying how great the Zoji was. Well the price was expensive but in life you always get what you pay for in the end. The machine was over Three hundred dollars. I studied all...

Pros: Strong Performer, very easy to use, handles all whole wheat dough well
Cons: Needs more than one programmable cycle; could be quieter (minor factor)

I've been baking my own bread for over 25 years. Last year, i finally broke down and opted for the ...