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Customer Reviews of Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Pound Convection Automatic Bread Maker
Customer Rating:  Summary: Become empowered to make the bread you like! Comment: This is the first bread machine I have ever owned or used. I have been using it almost every day since I got it three weeks ago and I am completely satisfied with it. Waking to the smell of fresh baked bread has certainly improved my morning. So far I have tried only a few of the recipes from the book that comes with it and they were immediate successes. This bread maker is pretty easy to use: You have to fill in the ingredients, obviously. It is important to measure them carefully, though. Then there are only four settings that you can adjust: which of the 16 programs you want to use, if the loaf is 1lb, 1.5lb or 2lb, if the crust should be light, medium or dark, and the time until finish. The programs are fixed and work very well for the recipes from the book (as well as my own variations on them), but I can imagine that more ambitious bakers may need more flexibility and may want to fine tune the various cycles. For a beginner like myself, the presets work fine. Removing the loaf and cleaning the machine is also pretty easy. If you wonder whether you need a bread machine in the first place, here are my two cents: If you have a nice bakery nearby, you probably don't. Personally, I hate the spongy, plastic wrapped bread available from most grocery stores. I also prefer rich, full-flavored bread, which seems to be hard to find here in New England. With the bread maker I can adjust the content of whole wheat and other ingredients exactly to my taste and I get fresh bread every morning. If there is anything to complain about this machine, it is that the motor is rather noisy. If you live in a small apartment with your bed close to your kitchen, it may wake you up in the middle of the night. Customer Rating:  Summary: Very Nice But Not Perfect Comment: This was my third brand bread machine purchased. The Cuisinart CBK-200 makes lovely bread, is sturdily built, has a nice three-year warranty as opposed to the usual one-year, and has the best recipe book of any breadmaker I've ever had. I just had a couple of things I didn't like about it. I didn't like the non-backlit digital readout being on top of the machine, because it was very hard to see. I also didn't like the tiny viewing window. Lastly, I thought the machine was quite noisy when kneading. For those reasons, I returned this machine. I'm not sure if the noisiness was due to the normal performance of the machine or if it was a defect of this particular one. Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointing Comment: I have used bread machines since the late '80s and this one is the least reliable. I am careful to select the right size loaf, but the bread is almost always overcooked. I don't trust the recipes because so many of the ones I have tried are way too dry. I do not recommend this machine or the recipe book that comes with it. Customer Rating: Summary: Read the instruction book first, then use a spatula Comment: I am amazed at the number of negative, or misguided reviews for the Cuisinart CBK-200. If your machine is a lemon, my apologies, but the truth of the matter is that a large number of the negative reviews here show that they simply failed to read the instructions. You CAN stop the machine in mid-cycle (hold the off button for three seconds); you CAN mute the add mix-ins beeps (simply press the button off); and you CAN turn out wonderful breads, with the right textures, crusts and sizes. It's all at your fingertips. Whether you are an experienced baker, or someone who bakes every now and then and has used other breadmakers, or -- even -- someone who is new to bread machines, my suggestion is that you start with a boxed mix. King Arthur, for instance, sells a large variety of bread machine mixes which are fool-proof and should, within the first three hours, give you a verdict as to whether your machine is in good working order, or needs to be returned. The margin for error with a mix is almost non-existent, so long as you add the few ingredients and make sure the water temperature is as required. This may sound basic, but I wonder if users who complain actually took the time to program the loaf based on size, crust and type of bread. Keep in mind that bread machines are tools for your bread baking and regardless of maker, you need to keep an eye on the dough, especially during the first knead ... that's where the spatula comes in handy as you work with the machine in making sure all the flour, liquids and other ingredients are incorporated. I have baked a number of breads with this machine, many from scratch, and have yet to have any problems. There are certain features which make this product extraordinary: The kneading paddle reverses motion every few minutes; the beep to remove the paddle is very convenient; the convection fan yields a wonderful crust; the artisan bread program is innovative. The machine itself, including the interior, is well-made, solid and (I'm biased) beautiful. At about $100 how can one expect more? It does what it's supposed to do and does it flawlessly ... unless us humans thwart it by not following instructions or giving a little help now and then with a cheap, 50-cent, spatula. If you happen to get a bad machine, Cuisinart gives you THREE-YEARS to return it. Do your research and buy the right machine for you. For me, this is the one I would buy over, and over, and over again. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Bread Machine Comment: I bought one of these for myself to replace and older Hatachi machine. It is a great work horse of a machine. I have noted that the recipe book for the machine tended to make too moist a dough, the loaf was rising too high and then collapsing, but that was not the fault of the machine. If you keep your eye on the kneading and add more flour as needed it turns out fine. More Reviews Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Lb Convection Automatic Breadmaker Audible signal lets you know when to add fruit, nuts, and other ingredients 15-minute pause Bake-only option 12-hour delayed start Power-failure backup Limited 3 year Warranty Bake only option Brushed stainless steel 
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