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Customer Reviews of T-Fal OW5005002 Emerilware Bread-and-Baguette Maker
Customer Rating:  Summary: Second one works great! Comment: After much research I decided this would be my first bread machine. My husband got it for me for Christmas so of course I was anxious to give it the test. The first machine I got made great dough but went through all the cycles and upon completion, still dough. Guess the heating element was broken because it never baked either loaf I tried. Forunately I bought it from a local store so I packed it up and exchanged it. Tested the new one today and it works great. I bought the Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook too (a must have) and have made the Buttermilk Maple White bread and now a Honey Wheat loaf too. I also made the Cinnamon Brioche from the Emeril recipes included and that was delicious as well. Overall this seems to have the most features and loaf sizes of the higher end machines. I do wish there was a way to turn off the keep warm as others have stated because I'm a busy mom so I like to set it and come home to baked bread. Otherwise, I'm happy with it. Oh, I do wish Emeril's name wasn't on the front too it but it is his product. I like him but I never really like anyones name on my appliances. Customer Rating: Summary: Great bread machine Comment: I love this bread machine. I can make up to 5 batches of dough a day and it keeps in there with me! I mostly use it to make just dough, because I do not like the paddle places left in my bread. Lots of options on cycles and easy to use. I like the horizontal pan and the 3 lb size allows me to make larger amounts of dough without worrying if it will hold it. Customer Rating:  Summary: Good, but not worth the price Comment: If I had to rate the machine on dependability, I'd give it 5 stars. It consistently mixes dough well, even when making a 3-pound whole wheat loaf. Where this breadmaker falls short is in its features. There is no "bake only" or "pause" cycles, which often has me turning on the oven if I'm doing a special loaf of some sort.The whole reason I like kitchen gadgets is to keep from turning on the oven so this machine has proven self-defeating since I already own a Kitchen Aid stand mixer that can make excellent bread dough. Also, I'd like to use the little baguette molds to make regular sandwich rolls from bread dough but can't because the machine will only allow for baguette dough + bake cycle (again, no "bake only" cycle). Baguettes don't interest me, but that's the only option there is on the machine, unless you use "dough only" then bake in a regular oven (which I did, but again, why buy a breadmaker if you have to use your oven?). Cakes don't interest me either, yet there is a "cake" cycle but no "quick bread" cycle. I was surprised by this because, hellooo! this IS a BREADmaker not a cakemaker. The machine bakes consistently but I don't use the pre-set auto cycle ever (where it is set on a timer to turn on and bake when I'm away). If I'm not around to take the bread out a few minutes before the end of the baking cycle, the loaf is dry, no matter what crust setting I choose. So far, I haven't figured out a way to turn off the "keep warm" cycle, which would help a lot. The dryness, by the way, may just be due to climatic conditions where I live. For this much money there should be more features on this machine-- at the least, "bake only" and "quick bread" cycles. Last but not least, the instructions for making pasta are incomplete. I guess who ever wrote the companion book and recipe booklet assumes we are all expert cooks. If I were an expert cook I wouldn't be buying a breadmachine, for crying out loud. I have never made pasta in my life and would like to have some general suggestions for the dough-- do I roll it out? How thick? How long should I cook it and how much water should I use? I did make a cranberry and apple compote (my own recipe) for Thanksgiving and I have to say, it came out fantastic. It is probably the best thing I've made in this machine yet. My advice would be to either get a less expensive bread maker with similar features (some that cost less than half as much have "bake only" and "quick bread" cycles), or if you want a 2-paddle breadmaker, spend just a little more and get some decent features-- features that, in my opinion, should be on this machine at this price. Customer Rating: Summary: This is the best bread machine I've ever had. Comment: This is my third bread machine and the best one I've ever had. I do admit that I don't use a bread machine to cook my bread...I prefer cooking my bread in the oven... I use my bread machines to knead the dough. My first bread machine was an old Betty Crocker II that I bought back in the late 80s or early 90s. It supposedly made a two pound loaf...I used to knead much more dough than that and it would handle it just fine. After 15 years of loyal service it finally died. My mother gave me a bread machine for Christmas...it was a Magic Chef and I guess it was ok but nothing to write home about...it worked but only just and only with white flour. I have since purchased a mill and started milling my own fresh flour and the Magic Chef just couldn't handle it. I then started using my Kitchen Aid mixer with the dough hook to make my bread and talk about a nightmare but I'm not even going to go there. I then started looking at mixers that would be able to handle the workload that I was putting on them and the one that I really needed started at around $500.00. I really didn't want to spend that much money. In my search for another bread machine that I thought might be able to handle the task I came across the T-Fal OW500 and decided to give it a shot. Besides the fact that it was almost a fourth the cost of the mixer, it was designed to knead 3 pounds of dough, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I've had it for about a month now and I couldn't be happier...it works like a dream. It does an awesome job of kneading the dough and I have to say it gives me some of the best-textured bread I've ever had the pleasure of eating. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Comment: I received my machine on 11/19 and waited to make different loaves before giving a review. I printed out the instructions in advance before receving the machine to be familiar with the unit before I got it. I did purchase a thermometer to measure the temperture of the water for 99 cents since that seemed very important. My first loaf was from a pakcage, and it turned out excellent, I made the second few loaves from recipes provided and again turned out excellent I finally tried the baguette recipe provided and it amazed me how terrific it turned out. I believe reading the instructions beforehand helped me a lot. I would highly recommend this machine, Ive had no problems with the paddles sticking to the bread. But I do need to run a plastic knife around the pan to loosen the loaf to have it come out. After studying different machines I know I made the right choice with this one. More Reviews Get buttered up for a better bread maker. Emeril???s innovative Bread & Baguette Maker by T-fal lets you bake 4 individual baguettes, as well as small and large loaves. Simply throw in the ingredients, and the machine does the rest, except baguettes of course, we leave the fun part of shaping to you. It makes the dough from scratch, lets it rise, then bakes it to perfection each time. And, it also lets you make cake, dough, pasta, and even jam!From Emeril: ???Nothing Tops The Smell Of Homemade Bread.Piping hot, fresh baked bread smeared with butter is one of the most satisfying things in life. And now it???s something you can enjoy every day. With my Bread & Baguette Maker, it???s easy to bake bread to perfection - crispy on the outside, light ???n fluffy on the inside, in about 3 hours. BAM!"Features Include:Bake 4 individual loaves with exclusive baguette tray 3 bread loaf size settings: 3 lbs., 2.5 lbs., 2 lbs. 3 custom crust settings: Light, Medium and Dark 14 Pre-programmed settings uniquely developed to make a variety of breads, cake, dough, pasta and jam 1 hour Keep Warm feature keeps bread warm until served Automatic shut off when keep warm cycle is complete 15 hour delayed start timer for convenience Removable non-stick T-fal?? loaf pan and baguette trays are easy to clean 2 removable kneading paddles help to better integrate ingredients Finishing blade makes authentic baguette c 
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