Best Panasonic Bread Makers

This machine is so easy to use. I was a total newbie to baking, but even my first loaf came out perfectly golden and fluffy inside. Since then, I’ve… Read more

tried the rye setting and even the dough setting for homemade pizza nights. It handles everything like a champ.

I love that I can throw in the ingredients the night before and wake up to the smell of fresh bread in the morning. It’s like living in a bakery.

Best thing since, well sliced bread – I have had two other bread machines in the past and hated both of them with a passion. One big thing I hated was the fact that the loaves always came… Read more

out with really pale crusts no matter what setting, and the other thing was that the blade always got stuck in the loaf (which led to our last machine becoming redundant, as I threw a loaf out with the blades, oopps).

Once the panic buying hit our area at the start of the pandemic we were unable to buy any types of bread from any of our local shops at all, and so the research commenced into making bread at home. I searched for hours on what would be our best option.

Take one, Bread by hand. Take two, take three urrggh I have had enough, I am done with this we don't need bread right?

So, hours of reading reviews on what bread machines were available (which were nil) and between the ones people were selling on Ebay that sold for more used then brand new, I had almost given up. Until I found one on Amazon, behold the Panasonic SD-ZB2512. Oh my I was worried about how excited I was to have it finally delivered, on unboxing and setting it up for the first time I was impressed on how very sleek, modern and functional the machine was.

Flash forward to present times, I have now had the pure pleasure of using this machine weekly for over a year and I am still impressed at the quality of the bread this little tacker puts out. We make bread, pizza dough, rustic scones, cakes, sourdough starter, sourdough and other base doughs. This machine has never has never let me down and has proven itself to be a solid investment.

PROS - - beautiful loaves with perfect density and crusts - lots of programs to make multiple breads, doughs and other sweet treats - looks good - easy to use - easy to clean - blade stay in the bucket (pan) - bucket is super easy to clean - Yeast dispenser allows the yeast to be added at the perfect time - comes with easy to follow recipes - Comes with measuring spoons and water / sourdough start containers

CONS- - Is quite large - is getting up there in price - I dislike how some yeast can become lodged around the control panel (does not effect use, just annoying) - occasionally it scare me when it releases the yeast, as it clicks quite loudly

Don’t waste your money – I am used to bread making as I often make my own bread. I thought this Panasonic with fruit and nut dispenser would be a great time saver for when… Read more

guests come over. I bought it on 14/4/2023 for $279. Used only intermittently (when guests over) and stored carefully. It failed 20 months later on the first week of December 2024. The bread came out misshapen and flat. It didn’t rise. The yeast and ingredients all fresh and in date. I used the supplied measuring tools and an accurate kitchen scale for flour. I tried 4 more loaves with different settings, different flour types and recipes (from the included booklet). Abject failure. Same issue. Really disappointed. Don’t waste your money on this breadmaker. It made nice bread when working but a breadmaker should last longer than 20 months of intermittent use. Conversely, I bought a family member the KMART Breadmaker as a gift at the same time as I bought this Panasonic (at a significantly cheaper price of well under $100) and it is still working well.

The Panasonic bread maker is possibly the best and most frequently used appliance in my kitchen. With cost of living pressures and the ever… Read more

increasing cost of groceries, this incredible product enables me to produce perfect loaves of bread with ease whilst saving money at the same time. I've made a diverse range of loaves including multi grain, spiced raisin bread, Japanese milk bread, crusty white bread and dinner rolls. I've recently been making various jams in the appliance and will never eat store bought jam again; it's that good.. I make loaves for other family members and seem to be making bread most days. This bread maker features an extensive menu to help you perfect a huge selection of different loaves, dough and more. Automatic yeast and fruit dispensers are included and a selection of tools are included to help you get started. Purchasing bulk flour and a few other ingredients will have you baking perfect loaves from the get-go. An online recipe collection on the Panasonic website takes the guess work out of bread making and the results are a visual and sensory delight every time. I highly recommend this appliance.

Crusty artisan bread yes, but not much flexibility for the premium price – Initially I was amazed at this machine, it definitely ticks the 'Artisan bread' box, perfectly in fact. But over time you realise, with bread,… Read more

variety is the key. Sometimes you just want a normal shaped loaf. Sometimes you don't want a super crusty ball of bread. After a while you want to modify the settings to your liking (you can't). Sometimes you want to set an 8 hour timer and have the seeds, raisins and nuts dispense into the dough automatically at 3am (you can only put the timer on plain bread). Yes it has other settings like pizza, dough and jam, but I find these never turn out as good as other machines (that are cheaper) or hand making. So in summary, if you only love artisan bread and are willing to pay the premium price, this machine is magical, if you want all types of normal bread and dough, then there are other models that are better at this (and cheaper).