Panasonic Bread Machine, Automatic Bread Maker with 20 Presets and Advanced Temperature Sensor for Bread, Cake, and Pizza, Gluten Free Baking, Raisin Nut Dispenser - SD-R2550

This is the "best" bread machine I have ever had the pleasure of purchasing; it is easy to use, and clean. I recommend if you want a quality machine to make your favorite breads. I love it!

The Panasonic Bread Maker is replacing a 20 year old bread maker. It still works, but the bread pan keeps popping up when using a bread mix. The bread pan in the Panasonic locks with a little twist. I made the Basic White Bread from the Panasonic manual in the old machine before the Panasonic arrived and then in the Panasonic Bread Maker. The first picture is from the old machine, the second from the Panasonic and the third is my second attempt at a Banana Bread recipe for bread machines. The banana bread hasn't cooled enough to slice, yet. I wasn't 100% satisfied with the first banana bread loaf, but it still came out pretty well. To make the banana bread, I had to manually set the mix time, then manually set the bake time. I have never been able to do that before. I was impressed that the Panasonic has that capability. Compared to our old machine, the bread from the Panasonic is a little lighter in color, the crust is softer and the loaf is "spongy". When pressed lightly, it springs back to the original shape. Before, I had to be careful not to leave a dent in the bread. I have tried a bread mix in the Panasonic 2 times, but it did not come out perfect either time. The bread was very good, just not perfect. I The Panasonic is not perfect, but I couldn't afford $400 for the huge, nearly perfect bread maker that I don't have room for anyway. I read the online manual for the Panasonic before buying it and I was impressed with the way it was laid out and the way the different functions were described.. I still have some learning to do for bread mixes, but I thoroughly pleased with the results of the bread made from "scratch". I just wish that the settings screen was back lit I also want to mention, for those keeping track, this is my second Panasonic. I ordered one from another vendor because it was substantially cheaper, but it arrived dented. The vendor didn't have any more, so I bought this one from Amazon. It arrived it perfect condition., thankfully. I think that Panasonic needs to using something a little more substantial than air to protect the sides of the bread maker in the shipping carton. Bottom line, I am happy that I bought the Panasonic Bread Maker

I used only whole-wheat flour for the bread and it gave very impressive result. It risen well. Also, it was really soft and delicious bread. I have not used sourdough and gluten-free options yet but I will update the review when I make them. Thanks Panasonic :) Update: After one year of use, the quality of the bread changed. The sourdough function doesn’t work. I was really excited at first, but now I’m disappointed. At this point, it’s no different from a cheap, basic bread machine

Its a nice upgrade from our decades old original Panasonic that we got in the 90s. It makes a tasty loaf and while more complicated than our older unit it does seem more reliable. We only retired the old unit because the plastic was getting ground up off the pan in use and you can't get any more pans for our model. I will say the old manual will be kept because it has a lot more recipes for actual bread than this one. This manual has all sorts of things like gluten free, and other such stuff but scimps on the good old basic things like making a useable loaf of bread. I was surprised that you now put all the basic ingredients in the pan, even the yeast and just keep them separated by location and in order. The old way of having a yeast dispenser and just dump it all in works a lot simplier I think but I guess you have to get progress somewhere. Hopefully this will last us into the 2040s.

I wanted a bread machine to use for making bread with ancient grains, specifically spelt flour. Everything I read said this machine could do that. But, it doesn't! None of the preset programs works for grains that need less kneading time. I would have to use a special kneading program, then a rest program, then a bake program, and the bread came out looking like a triangle. The kneading function is actually pretty good, but it's a lot of money to pay for just that function. I have read that the European version has a setting for ancient grains, but it's not sold in USA. Otherwise, it seems like a nice machine, not too heavy, kneads well. The instructions are not very complete, but there are a lot of pre-programmed options to select from if you are using regular flour.

I am a house husband and this machine is amazing!! Additional recipies are avail online.

I bought this bread maker assuming the top part was a yeast dispenser, but sadly I was mistaken. (Shame on me) The item came heavily damaged and you can see from the pictures. I paid full price for this, no discount so how is mine so far worst than the other photos here. I didn’t send it back and made a loaf, it works just fine despite the exterior damage. The bread tastes amazing and the booklet has multiple recipes to begin using immediately. The bread maker has multiple presets to make bread easily. All that to say I wouldn’t buy this again. I think I can get a better product for the amount I spent. The exterior damage (Probably the postal service’s fault but regardless had the damage) and no yeast dispenser feature really ruined it for me. I paid $300 for it and don’t feel like it was worth the price compared to other similar products. I saw it on sale afterwards for around $200, that is more reasonable for what you get.

Bought this as a replacement for a Cuckoo bread maker, which was purchased from Costco. Compared to the Cuckoo, Panasonic offering is a head and shoulder above in pretty much every aspect. The only time I had a bread that wasn't so good, was when I assumed that the order of adding things to the bowl would be the same as the Cuckoo. So, I added the wet ingredients first as opposed to last. Even in that instance, the bread was edible, just not very good. Afterwards I read the whole manual and haven't gotten anything but stellar results. In terms of shear quality, Panasonic has a very low noise motor and the machine itself is rather stable, when kneading the dough. At the same time, the mixing bowl is quite substantial, the paddle is sturdy, and the non-steak coating is durable and effective. The fact that you can purchase parts for repairs that might come with age and usage is something to cherish in this day and age of throw everything out. My only disappointment is the fact that Cuckoo had a memory feature to continue the program in case of power disruptions, which I wished Panasonic also implemented as sometimes you need to move the machine to a part of counter that was not accessible before hand. Overall, I'm quite happy with my purchase and would recommend everyone who can afford the extra price to invest into this instead of the more basic and budget oriented machines.

I've never owned a bread maker before and I've baked pretty much my whole life. So when I started having issues making dough and baking due to mobility and pain, I knew it was time to start looking for one. I read a lot of reviews on many different bread makers, watched a lot of tiktok videos, qnd read a lot of website reviews before deciding that this one seemed like the best one I could get. The reason I chose this bread maker in particular is because it has a fruit and nut dispenser and that makes it more convenient IF you are only using dried fruits and nuts. If you want to make a lot of fruit "loaves" like I do ie blueberry or cherry that requires fresh or frozen fruits, then you have to add those In manually yourself. (The machine likes to kick up a fuss whenever you need to do that so don't worry) Otherwise this bread maker has made baking super easy and very hands off. I will say, however, that I know what to look for in my doughs and mixes due to having baked for so long I know when to add or change certain things to get the best results. If your doughs are collapsing, or not performing as you expect and you are unsure on what to do then this bread machine comes with a quick troubleshoot guide and problem solving page in the user manual. I'm sure you could also find that info online. This bread machine has so many functional options that I use frequently. I say I bake just about every day to every other day. I definitely get a lot of value out of this bread maker. It is very versatile. It did take me awhile to figure out what settings I needed to bake my "loaves" as a lot of online bread machine recipes call for "sweet bread" or "quick bread" settings to be used which is not accurate or the right setting for this bread machine. For my banana breads and my blueberry loaves and basically any other loaves I use the "cake" setting and they turn out perfect every single time. It took me a long time to figure that out but I'm glad I did and I wanted to share that incase anyone else was having a problem or wasn't sure what setting to use. You do not need to use the "knead only" then the "bake only" setting that the manual or other websites suggest, It's just a waste of time when the cake setting does it all All in all this is a great bread maker and me and my family eat deliciously, perfect baked goods all the time now. Also it is very easy to clean and is definitely non stick. Enjoy! :)

This is a first class product would definitely recommend

We use this bread maker twice a week for about a year now, and it turned out to be fantastic. It produces a variety of great breads, and we also use it to make pizza dough. We do not buy bread elsewhere anymore, although I'd sometimes wish for more recipes to be available. The machine itself is pretty solid and heavy. It doesn't jump around on the counter top. It emits some sounds during operations, but nothing particularly too loud or annoying. Handling the bread maker is very easy, and after the machine has done its job, it's pretty easy to clean, too. Want a no-brainer bread maker? This is it.

After reading the Operating instruction carefully I prepared the ingredients strictly. The screen indicating all the info correctly while the bread maker was on strike for 10 mins long! So I checked online and found a very detailed video from YouTube everything we did were correct only that we have to wait for 30 minutes for the preheating, so we started to wait , but after 1 hour I finally open the lid - it still rested there no heating was on! I believe the machine is retired- the auto procedure does not work at all! What can I do? In order not to waste my flour and milk I select 19 MANUAL to start the knead, then I guess I need to select 20 for RISE. The machine is quiet compared with a Chinese one I returned recently. So far so good, at least it can work, only it cannot work automatically. I will get back to see what is going on later. Very disappointed with this one. Maybe it is my bad luck to meet such a defective one.