Panasonic SD254 Breadmaker (Kitchen & Home)

Great bread I've had this breadmaker for nearly a year now. Before that I had a pretty poor model that cost around about £30, but it gave me an introduction to breadmaking and now I use this Panasonic several times a week. As I don't think it is possible to get good wholemeal bread in the shops unless you're lucky enough to be able to afford the Dove's Farm types on a regular basis, I think this is the answer. You can make 100% wholemeal bread on down to 50% wholemeal breads. They're all really good and the rapid versions do not decline in quality. A rapid version of the wholemeal loaf takes 3 hours. Well, one man's rapid... I've also used it to make pizza dough which is a breeze and very good. The recipe book is very comprehensive. I have not missed the nut/seed dispenser although I did think it would be good to have at first. A great gadget. As a bloke it's also quite satisfying using a gadget to do this and know that the results will always be great.

Amazing..... Would just like to say to anyone who still hasn't quite made up their mind - buy this one now!! I have had mine for three months now and have only bought one supermarket loaf in that time which tasted gross by comparison to the Panasonic's loaves. I have a family of four incl. 2 teenage boys and so use this machine every day (sometimes twice a day!) - I set it on the timer when I go to bed and come down to perfect bread. It has never disappointed and I reckon I've already made back the money spent on the machine. I have never made bread before now but thought I would buy this to see what all the fuss was about - I did think it might end up in the shed with the footspa but it is never out of use and is amazing. (Don't bother paying the extra for the nut dispenser though - you probably won't use it!)

Panasonic SD254 Breadmaker I have had a couple of breadmakers, and although this was a bit more than I wanted to pay, it has been definitely worth it. It was so easy to get used to, and the bread has been the best from any breadmaker I have had. I have tried a few of the doughs and tried adding seeds to the bread mixture, all of which have turned out brilliantly. Shop bread comes a definite second best in comparison. In fact I never buy bread now. this is a great machine and I wholeheartedly recommend it.

This one is the best! This has been my second Panasonic breadmaker. I gave the first one (fully working) away for no other reason than the footprint of this one is smaller. I did a lot of research before I bought the Panasonic because it was far from being the cheapest and I confess to not buying it from Amazon as I got it a little cheaper from a members-only warehouse! I have no hesitation whatever in recommending this machine. It does exactly what it says. However, my advice to anyone buying one is ... follow the recipes EXACTLY. They work ... beautifully. Later on you can experiment. I have one grump ... the Ciabatta recipe (dough) produces a lovely bread but it doesn't have the 'holes' you find in Ciabatta. There must be a way! Five stars ... I'd give it more if I could.

Breadmaker Problem Panasonic breadmaker SD254 I recently purchased the Pansonic breadmaker model SD254. Initially the results were great and then as was the case with one of your reviewers the paddle was almost spinning on the spindle. Apart from the obvious bad baking results my concern was that if there was residual material coming from the paddle or spindle, and if so where was it going. I have reported the matter to Panasonic but their response was less then enthusiastic in fact they do not offer any explanation. I would have thought that they would have shown at least some concern as to possible health hazards especially in a food processing application. MBrennan