Best Breville Bread Makers

I regularly bake a loaf every 2 days and have done so for the last 14 odd years. I started with Brevilles entry level but it made terrible bread and… Read more

walked itself off the bench into oblivion. I then switched to Panasonic SD-2501 which was flawless and lasted 7 years before the electronics died. I replaced it with a Panasonic SD-R2530WST which although noisy mixing lower hydration dough worked fine for 72% for 6 or so years until the non-stick surface deteriorated.

As the pan and paddle are so expensive I just bought another Panasonic SD-R2530WST but I quickly had to return it within weeks due to extremely high pitched screaming noises when mixing. The replacement Panasonic SD-R2530WST also did the same thing so I ended up returning that as well.

Sick of Panasonics clear poor quality I ended up replacing it with a Breville Custom Loaf Pro which after 4 months of working flawlessly developed a severe loud knocking noise only when mixing anti-clockwise. Still under warranty I got another replacement but that is also knocking badly during mixing anti-clockwise after only 5 months of making 65% hydration bread.

It appears to me that The Breville Custom Loaf Pro has a severe design fault and I think the belt is possibly stretching after 45 odd loaves are made and when spinning anti-clockwise a very loud knocking noise will develop as the belt slips. You can see evidence of this issue on Youtube so its quite common.

Unfortunately I believe this machine is a gimmick and not designed for anyone serious about making lots of loaves. With what I have experienced now I'm convinced a good quality bread machine no longer exists and the discontinued Panasonic SD-2501 was the last good quality one made.

I will inevitably return this one as well and just put the money towards a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer with Lift Bowl then use my oven. Corporate greed has killed the bread machine. RIP bread machine.

I bought this bread maker having had a Breville unit some 15-20 years ago. Having had a Panasonic SD 2501 (which lasted over 10 years), then a… Read more

cheapie which I wasn't happy with), I thought I'd go back to Breville.

Results a re more consistent than the cheapie I had before, but still disappointing. The motor is weak so it has to spin fast and be geared down. I'm not concerned about the noise, but by the fact that it doesn't have the torque to mix the dough properly. I need to reduce the water content of all the bread recipes I use by 25-30mL, otherwise it's a bit mushy during the mixing process. In short, it's cheap, but it's made to that price by cutting back on motor power.

It "works" but I feel limited by its mixing ability. Thus, I have to "upgrade" to a more powerful unit.