Caveat .. I haven't had it long enough to comment on longevity but previous Panasonic products have all been of excellent quality.

I wanted a bread-maker to fit out my caravan, which already has a high solar 240 volt capacity. Traveling in the remote North/West of Australia, bread is a luxury as it doesn't keep well in the heat and is too bulky to use up the limited space in the freezer. Because of its size, a bread-maker is a bit of a luxury item in a caravan but one I felt was worth while. It only weighs 7kg and draws 500 watts so neither i...Read more

This felt like an extravagant purchase at the time, but I haven’t thought that again once since we took out the first loaf.

We love this because:
- It is super easy to use - a few buttons and it’s going;
- It is super fast to use - I can throw on a loaf in a matter of a few minutes;
- There are so few parts that it is super easy to clean afterward;
- The bread never sticks;
- It’s super quiet, so we can set a timer to start baking in the middle of the night without worry it’ll wake up the kids, and wake to the smell of fresh baking bread; and...Read more

I've had the SD-ZD2512 bread maker for about a year and it has worked perfectly, we use it every day and have rarely bought a loaf of bread from the shops. Good selection of recipes and the rapid option is very handy as you can bake a loaf of bread in about 2hrs, most normal settings are about 4hrs. The timer allows you to set the machine in the evening and to have bread ready for you first thing in the morning. I use the medium size as this is about right for a family of 4 for breakfast and lunches. the L and XL sizes work great too but you do...Read more

Wow!
Exceptional service from Panasonic following sudden breakdown of my machine last Sunday morning. Because I cannot do without a breadmaker, my husband took off to JB HiFi to purchase another, same model. I contacted Panasonic on Monday via website to explain what happened. On Wednesday, by email Panasonic requested copy of receipt for original machine and my details, which I replied to. This morning Panasonic contacted me to confirm I had in fact purchased a new machine. Panasonic then said that obviously they would not send me a new machi...Read more

I bought this machine in January, after my friend intrigue remark "By making your own bread, you can be sure what you have in your bread loaves that you & family have everyday plus the freshly baked bread aroma!"
The machine did a very great job. I made lots of type, except the white bread & gluten free. I use wholemeal or multigrain for the recipes that use bread flour and the result is always good. I'm still using Laucke, hesitate to use other brand, don't have time to make mistake.
I use bread slicer guide and finally bought an "overkill" S...Read more

I make all my bread in the machine, very rarely buy commercial bread. I had three lower end bread machines before this one, which unsurprisingly is far better. I bought a couple of bread machine recipe books designed for UK market ( more suited to Aussie bakers than US recipes) and also the Beechworth Bakery book and adapted those recipes to machine use so I can confidently say I have made an enormous variety of breads with overall successful results. I even make sourdough bread using a culture given by a friend and no added yeast. I almost alw...Read more

I have never been able to make a good loaf of bread from scratch. My local bakeries including Coles and Woolworths just have bland tasting bread.This is wonderful, success using Laucke crusty bread kit which includes yeast. My only failure was with the yeast, the instruction in the manual suggests storing yeast in the fridge, it was too cold and didn’t activate in time to make the bread rise. Suggest storing in sealed jar in packet at room temperature, even though I live in a hot humid climate.Breadmaking is home science at its highest level...Read more

I bought this Panasonic breadmaker ZB 2512 from Myer. Research included talking with sales staff. Among others, saff at Liverpool Myer recomended this product. Panasonic breadmakers also get good customer reviews from this website plus others.

I made 2 loaves over the first 2 weeks of ownership. I found the 4 hours for a normal white loaf a little long. However, the reults were worth the wait.

After 2 weeks i noticed that there was a large crack on the body of the machine. It was at the back of the machine right where the hinge to the lid...Read more

Used my new bread machine for the first time today...made a loaf of Rye. At first I was confused as to why the measured ingredients needed to ‘rest’ before going through the procedure ( I’m assuming it’s to make sure ingredients are at correct temperature) 3.30hours on the timer. It was worth the wait! It is the closest texture I’ve made to a bought loaf of bread.
I owned a Panasonic bread machine from 20 years ago and it was time to upgrade. The result of the loaves has definitely come a very long way, my old machine produced much denser loa...Read more

I bought this bread maker on the internet after studying a lot of reviews. I had a bread maker up until about 7 years ago and enjoyed making bread and dough-only with my children, unfortunately it stopped working and I never replaced it mainly because my children had grown up. I recently retired and decided to start baking again for my working wife to take to work.
Wow what a difference modern breadmakers are now. This model adds the yeast and fruit-n-nuts etc for me. In the past I had to wait for the beep then add extras manually. Being hear...Read more