Zojirushi BB-CEC20BA Home Bakery Supreme, Black/Stainless

 

 

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I've bought this bread machine roughly two months ago, and this is my first one. I've read many reviews on this bread-maker both positive and negative and after playing with it for about a couple of months I can state that this machine can bake bread of very good quality. Unless you are very unlucky and got a defective machine most negative reviews I read are result of basic misunderstanding of how to use this machine.

In very few words: each brand of a bread flour has different ability to bind (consume) water. All recipes coming with this bread-maker are developed for flour sold in US which differs significantly from Canadian flour; so that all recipes have to be adjusted accordingly. In my case when I precisely follow the recipe for whole-wheat bread I get a very wet (looking like a swamp) dough. To bring this swampy dough to normal consistency I have to add more than 100 gram of flour during the kneading phase. Besides, one cup can contain from 100 to 150 gram of flour depending on how you fill that cup with flour (scooping with that cup or spoon-by-spoon) and on how humid your flour is. I strongly suggest using of electronic scales for flour (and even water) measuring.

First, start from the recipe that comes with machine and 5 minutes after machine begins kneading open the lid and check dough consistency. If it's too wet add flour teaspoon-by-teaspoon until dough gets desired consistency. If it's too dry add water teaspoon-by-teaspoon until dough gets desired consistency. Remember amount of flour (or water) you added and update this recipe. Next time use updated recipe.

Because Canadian white bread flour is much better (richer) than US one you may end up with loaf that has risen too high and touched the lid from inside during baking, causing some time consuming to clean mess (it happened to me couple of times). Top of the loaf that came in touch with lid is uncooked and must be cut off, but rest of the loaf should be fine. If that happened - just reduce all ingredients by roughly 20%.

I suggest you to visit WEB site called "Bread Machine Digest" (just Google for it) to get some very useful knowledge on bread making with bread-machine (that is what I did). Besides, if you are new to bread-machine bread making, you can search on YouTube videos of how actually dough should look like while bread-maker is kneading it, just search for "kneading dough breadmaker" pattern on YouTube.

Also, many recipes coming with this machine include ingredient called "Vital Wheat Gluten". Most likely you won't find it in major food store chains (at least in Ontario). This "Vital Wheat Gluten" is sold in Canada under different name "Gluten Flour" and can be found in special store chain called "Bulk Barn" (just Google for that name).

I've been using bread machines for more than 10 years, and have gone through several models in that time. This is by far the best of the lot. Much more expensive, but you get what you pay for. The others have usually lasted about a year and some of them didn't make a good loaf, no matter how much I tweaked the recipe.
One of the best features is the shape of the loaf, similar to traditional type pans, which makes it much better to slice for sandwiches. Easy to use, my first loaf turned out the closest I've ever had to handmade bread. Good texture and flavour. I've tried several different recipes and they all were excellent. The one feature I would have liked is a stop/pause button, hopefully this will be included in the next model. All in all, the best machine I've ever used.

Just got my new bread maker and tried it out for the last couple of days. This bread maker is exceptional compared to the other two I had. This is the most expensive on the market but it is worth the extra money. The loafs of bread are well formed and the paddles usually do not stay in the bread when removed from the pan. The pan snaps into the mounts easily and is very secure. It is easy to clean and all the different functions are simple to use. I would recommend this bread maker over the cheaper lines.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great great great
This is a great product. While all of this can be done by hand and in a conventional oven, there is much to be said for automation. Read more

Published 2 days ago by Dexter1110

4.0 out of 5 stars Great bread maker
I upgraded to the Zojirushi bread maker after having used my entry level model for a number of years. I really like my new machine and I feel it's well worth the money. Read more

Published 6 days ago by canadamama

1.0 out of 5 stars after four bread, the kneading process is dead
there are all positive to this product so I bought it. However after three breads, the kneading process is not working at all.

Published 18 days ago by Oliver

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Reliable at All. Broke a second one after only 5 months
I bought the white model in October 2011 and when it arrived it was not able to cook any bread at all. Read more

Published 27 days ago by Pierre Laliberté

5.0 out of 5 stars No Problems/Perfect loaves
I used The Best Gluten Free Family Cookbook by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt. I chose a Canadian cookbook because of the difference in American and Canadian flour. Read more

Published 1 month ago by kj

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect results
A big thank you to all who rated this bread maker so favourably, and for sharing so many tips and experiences of using the machine. Read more

Published 1 month ago by DL

5.0 out of 5 stars très bonne achatje suis fière de mon achat
je suis fière de mon achat elle vas très bien,je lui donne 5étoiles merci la seul affaire que je n'aime pas que le livre est en anglais j'aimerais si cest... Read more

Published 2 months ago by francine

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality product!
My first bread maker, works very well, excellent non stick pan, all I want to do is bake!lol.... love the banana bread

Published 2 months ago by Grambo

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Amazing Product from Amazon !!
Amazon did it again !! Thank you Amazon for selecting this product for sale. I love my new breadmaker. This is not my first bread maker... Read more

Published 2 months ago by marjo

5.0 out of 5 stars Good bread maker
I have a charlescraft bread maker purchased in 1985 and it worked great all these years. The bread pan got badly marked and it was a struggle to get the bread out. Read more

Published 2 months ago by whoknows

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