Panasonic SD 252

Buy this and you'll never want to eat shop bread again! I love bread - all kinds of bread, crumpets, muffins etc. But for a long time I wondered whether it was worth getting a breadmaker. I imagined it would be a lot of work, hard to clean, and expensive. I couldn't have been more wrong! This machine has really changed the way I cook. The bread it makes is delicious. You can make anything from a rapid bake loaf (takes about 2 hours) to the most delicious, crusty French loaf (best done overnight, takes 12 hours). And not only are the results to die for, but you know exactly what's gone into your food - no additives, no e-numbers, just wholesome ...  Read the complete review

We got the Panasonic SD-252 as a Christmas present from our kids a couple of years ago and it has been in constant use ever since. I have no idea about other breadmakers but there are two things I feel I should mention. First, I know my children are extremely hot on doing research before buying products, so they will have gone over all the pros and cons of various machines before having decided on this particular model. Second, for many years we used to bake our own bread (by "we" I mean mainly my wonderful spouse) and although that was excellent I do have to admit that the bread produced by this machine is even better, being lighter, fluffier and more evenly ...  Read the complete review

I initially wrote this review about the SD253 but since then I have contacted Panasonic about the differences between the SD 252 and SD 253 breadmakers. I also have a friend with the SD252 so I have now used this machine. I have to say that both are very similar. COMPARISON BETWEEN SD252 AND SD253 Below are listed the differences between the machines. My personal favourite is the SD253, but that is probably just because it is the one I own. Feel free to check out my SD253 review for more detail on this particular product. SD253 has a nut dispenser. According the Panasonic, this is the main difference. The machines are extremely similar ...  Read the complete review

When my much loved and well used Morphy Richards breadmaker finally gave up the ghost (the spindle fell out and poured bread mixture over the kitchen worktop!) I looked around for a replacement. This machine was available at a brilliant price from Amazon (£60 approx, with free delivery). Having talked to a few breadmaking experts, I knew that Panasonic machines have a great rep, so this was the one! We have not been disappointed. This machine produces lovely consistent bread, possibly because it's baking cycle is longer than my old machine (4 hours for a normal loaf, 5 for wholemeal) and I have had no craters or lop sided loaves (yet). It does have a ...  Read the complete review

Got given this for Christmas and can't stop eating bread ever since! It's easy to use functions and simplicity will enable you to produce a fresh loaf in no time, the most useful feature is the timer function which means that you can get all the ingredients ready and programme it to start and get the loaf ready for morning breadfast! All the other feature are quite basic e.g. you can choose from light to dark crust, bake only, bake rapid or just to make the dough only to be bake in the oven e.g. Pizza base, naan bread etc. The only negative I find is that the bread basket is quite small, meaning even the XL loaf is not that XL in size, which makes feeding a big family ...  Read the complete review