Cuisinart Bread Machines Category:
by john on October 30, 2010
Cuisinart CBK-100 Programmable Breadmaker is the best bread machine for gluten-free diet. It makes the best tasting gluten-free bread, according to a few reviewers.
Cuisinart CBK-100 Programmable Breadmaker
Apparently it is difficult to buy ready-made gluten-free bread that is tasty, so a bread machine is the way to go. Cuisinart CBK-100 makes such tasty gluten-free bread that many reviewers have praised it for that.
One said that the gluten free cycle is perfect. It bakes the best gluten free bread with Gluten free pantry Sandwich bread mix (a couple of users have recommended this) and Bob’s Red Mill gluten free multi grain mix. The bread that results is light and the crust is perfect. It is easy to slice and tastes delicious. If you want to bake gluten free bread, this is the bread machine for you.
This bread maker beeps loudly for you to remove the paddle (so that it doesn’t leave a hole in the bread), and again when the bread is done. This can be a drawback for anyone who wants to use the time delay to bake bread at night.
The recipes that come with the machine is nice for some users but doesn’t include gluten-free recipes. There are voices on the non-existing manual but it appears that there are instructions on the Amazon page and probably on the Cuisinart website as well.
Also, you always have to use lukewarm liquids (not hot or cold) for the bread to rise properly.
Well, things can’t be perfect, and Cuisinart CBK-100 Programmable Breadmaker only costs $90, which is a good bargain for those who crave some delicious gluten-free bread.
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by john on October 29, 2010
This Cuisinart CBK-200 convection bread machine is probably one of the most controversial, with heaps of rave reviews on one end and not lacking bad comments on the other.
Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Pound Convection Automatic Bread Maker
The Good Side:
This bread machine kneads really well, so says J. Hrametz, an experienced bread baker with or without machines, at Amazon. This could be due to the solid construction of the bread machine and its weight. It is good looking on the counter too, and the convection helps with the thoroughness of the baking. Another reviewer says that the crust comes out exactly as you want it, and that is important to some.
This Cuisinart bread machine has a combination of the following good features, which the Breadman or Zojirushi bread machine may not have:
- a low carb cycle
- a beep to remove paddle
- horizontal loaf
- jam cycle
- pause option
- power failure backup
- convection fan
The Bad Side:
Some experienced bakers like J. Hrametz would like to use different risings and so on to tweak their loaves, but this bread machine doesn’t allow that. Once you start a cycle you cannot stop it. Even if you turn it off, the program does not reset. So if you are the kind of baker who want flexibility, this is not a good bread machine for you.
Another reviewer said that this machine is not the kind where you put in the ingredients, then go away and come back for a perfect loaf of bread every time. The user needs to check what’s happening with the bread maker.
Many of the negative reviews could have stemmed from getting faulty machines, but they may also have been due to high expectations such as wanting the bread machine to be totally hands off automatic or expecting it to be as quiet as a whisper. This bread machine is only averagely silent, as a reviewer said.
Conclusion?
I would say that the Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Pound Convection Automatic Bread Maker is a great bread machine, and it actually does have a pause option if you read the manual carefully. Obviously you have to come back to it to add fruit and nuts if you like, and remove the paddle to avoid that big hole in the bread. So what’s the fuss about it not being fully automatic if it produces really good bread? Plus, it only costs around $100, which is a great buy. Recommended!
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