Breadman TR875 2-Pound Breadmaker, Stainless Steel
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Breadman TR875 2-Pound Breadmaker, Stainless Steel
Customer Review: Great bread machine - perfect loaves every time!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this bread machine a few weeks ago and have made about eight loaves of bread with it so far - everything from white bread, whole wheat, sourdough, etc. Every loaf has turned out perfect so far and tasted great! And I should let you know that I'm kind of a sloppy baker in that I don't have the patience to measure everything perfectly. I was worried that would produce less than perfect loaves, but so far my "good enough" measuring hasn't ruined anything. And making bread with this machine couldn't be easier. You simply pour in the wet ingredients first, then dump in the dry ingredients, then pour the yeast on top of the dry ingredients, close the lid and push the start button. That's it! Only once did I need to help blend the ingredients from the side of the baking bucket during the second kneading stage, but it was easy and I did it with a spatula. With every other loaf, I've literally pushed the start button and walked away or left the building and come back 3 hrs later to the smell of fresh baked bread and a delicious loaf. It has delayed start if you wanted to set it at night and wake up to fresh bread in the morning and it has a warming feature in case you don't get back by the time it's done. I read in the manual that it also makes jam. I can't wait to try that - make my own fresh bread and jam! Now if it would just churn butter. (Who knows, maybe it does.)Customer Review: Gluten free breadmaking
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a pretty good bread machine, fairly easy to clean, easy to slot in the loaf tin. Front display is intuitive and clear. The machine is not that quiet when kneading the dough, but that part of the cycle doesn't last long and is well worth putting up with in order to get a great fresh GF loaf. ALL THE BREAD RECIPES I TRIED CAME OUT SOFT, SLICEABLE AND DELICIOUS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR TOASTING!!!!!!!Totally unlike all those store bought GF breads! I've been GF an without decent bread for two years and now I know I needn't have been deprived of good soft bread. Even my non-celiac family members think it's good:)
The recipes for GF breads in the instruction booklet all have soy flour (to which I also have an intolerance) but I've found that you can use several different recipes.I tried my own blend of Gluten free flour mix, Karina's bread recipes and also some from the back of the packet on Bob's Red Mills and Pamela's Bread/baking mix. ALL got very good results even though some recipes call for the regular white bread 3 hour setting instead of the GF setting. I also discovered that you don't need the 2 tablespoons of sugar all the American recipes use, unless you like sweet bread. One TEASPOON is sufficient to feed the yeast for all the recipes I tried lending a more european style bread. Definately worth experimenting to suit your taste. Fantastic!
Customer Review: Works great for our family!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been baking bread now for about two years for a variety of reasons, mostly nutritional and cost. Originally, while researching breadmakers, I had decided on this brand, but my husband had bought me the Oster Breadmaker instead. The Oster lasted 9 months and I promptly threw it in the garbage and purchased this model in September 2010. I've had it now for 6 months and have been very happy with this product. I like the convenience of this machine if I need to make bread during the week, and I can get it done within 4 hours. It also makes a great pizza dough in 2 hours.
As with any dough for bread makers, You really need to watch the first cycle. I find that I need more water than the recipes tell me to use. If the dough is crumbly, you need to add water a little at a time until it cleans the sides and the bottom. I like using the 1.5# loaf cycle and typically bake it on the light setting. Make sure you use fresh bread flour and yeast. Not having fresh ingredients will impact the quality of the bread. Some people complain about noise, but I also make bread with my stand mixer and I find the stand mixer to be much more noisy than this product.At first you have to play around with it, but I have to say, I haven't had a bad loaf yet in this machine. The Betty Crocker Bread Machine cookbook is a great companion for this bread maker.
Customer Review: Breadman TR875 breadmaker
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a similar Breadman breadmaker for many years. I used it a lot, and was extremely satisfied with it. I actually overused it over the many years and realized last spring, I had to consider replacing it (a few small pieces inside had fallen off, but the machine continued to bake good bread). I was sad and spent a lot of time online reading reviews to help me decide which breadmaker I should purchase. The reviews on the TR875 seemed good overall, but there were a few "not so satisfied" customers, so I was worried that this new Breadman would not match up to my old one. Well, so far, I am very happily satisfied. Since I have been using breadmakers for many years, I always modify recipes. With my new TR875, my bread recipes always come out WONDERFULLY!!!!! I am so happy, I was able to replace a terrific Breadman for another Breadman. The TR875 takes less time to bake a loaf, even though I use the "medium setting" on the TR875 and used the "light setting" on my old machine. This machine is less heavy than my old one, so I was concerned it may jump around on my counter, but it does not. I have always preferred the "french bread" cycle because we like the resulting crispy crust. Thank you Breadman for continuing to provide me with a wonderful bread making machine. If this new machine lasts even half as long as my old one, I will be very satisfied.Customer Review: Awesome Bread Maker!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the Breadman TR875 back in December of 2008 and one word describes this device: Wow!
I have made most of the recipes in the manual and a lot from recipes I found online. All have been great. There have been a couple that have not risen properly but those were store bought bread machine brands.
I have mostly made the 1.5 lb sizes as sometimes the 2 lb loaves rise too high and touch the viewing window. Also 2 lb is a lot of bread and bread machine loaves are best eaten within 1 - 2 days.
Sometimes the paddle comes off and is stuck inside the completed baked bread but usually it stays on. It's all in how you shake the bread out when it's done I think.
The outside of the Breadman is not hot at all so it can go against backsplashes. One thing I did not know was to separate the salt and suger that is added to the breadpan. None of the recipes in the manual mention this so be sure to add the liquids first, then the flour, and THEN the salt and suger (if needed) to opposite sides of the breadpan.
All in all, this is a great device and I can honestly say I have not bought ANY store bread brands since I have had this. I did an Excel spreadsheet listing the bread I would have bought from November to June and offset the flour and bread supplies that I bought, I saved over $200 in that eight month period.