Black & Decker B2300 All-In-One Horizontal Deluxe Automatic Breadmaker for 2- to 3-Pound Loaves
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Black & DeckerBrand: Black & Decker
Model: B2300
Color: White
Product features:
- Automatic breadmaker bakes 2- to 3-pound horizontal loaves
- User-friendly control panel with digital display; 10 menu items; 3 crust shades
- 13-hour delay timer; 60-minute keep warm; viewing window; cool-touch housing
- Nonstick baking pan, kneading paddle, and measuring cup and spoon included
- Measures 18-1/2 by 12-2/5 by 13-1/5 inches
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Black & Decker B2300 All-In-One Horizontal Deluxe Automatic Breadmaker for 2- to 3-Pound Loaves
Customer Review: Some good some bad
Summary: 3 Stars
Do not buy a bread machine if you like inexpensive store-bought generic bread (or if you are not well-disciplined in restricting your intake of superb-tasting bread). It is not worth the cost or effort. These machines are excellent for producing "artisan style" breads without all the questionable additives. The shelf life is much shorter, but this is never a problem because the bread vanishes so quickly.
Busy or in a hurry? - Let the machine do the job from start to finish (just check and adjust the moisture content when the additions signal sounds and centre the loaf after initial kneading ends. Got some time and want a traditional or special loaf shape? - Set the machine to knead and rise and then hand work the final shape before baking it in the oven.
This bread machine has a large pan and plenty of "headroom" for tall loaves to expand without reaching the lid. I like the texture of the bread it produces. There are plenty of options to bake different types of bread.
The instruction book has a few interesting recipes but is pathetic in terms of regular types of bread. - Use breadmaker recipes you already have, download recipes from the web, or download operating instructions for a B & D B1620 breadmaker. The two paddles are 1/8" above the bottom of the pan, which usually makes them hard to remove from the bread which bakes under them. This also makes bread removal difficult if they stick on their shafts. Allowing ten minutes at room temperature helps the removal of machine-baked loaves.
B & D claims to be able to bake larger loaves in this machine, but the motor labours badly - even when you are baking some 2 lb recipes. You must monitor the knead or a heavy/dry recipe may completely stop the kneading. Perhaps this is why several reviewers have had early failures.
A great machine for a first-time buyer, or someone who bakes smaller loaves. I bought mine as a back-up (and when I want two loaves in-a-hurry) for half the recommended price. Buy a Zojirushi BBCCX20 Bread Machine if you want the "Rolls-Royce machine" (see my review).
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Description of Black & Decker B2300 All-In-One Horizontal Deluxe Automatic Breadmaker for 2- to 3-Pound Loaves
The B2300 has a built-in crust control, for improved crust and bread texture. It automatically controls proper temperature, kneading, and baking times so that you can enjoy freshly baked bread without all the work of doing it yourself. You'll be turning out wonderfully flavorful loaves.Bread Machines
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