Panasonic SD-253YYDC Breadmaker Reviews

A year ago I would never have expected to be the proud owner of a breadmaker let alone be writing a review of one. Rather than being a master-baker, I am more of a mad chemist who likes to eat his experiments, so I was pleasantly surprised to receive this machine for Christmas, to aid my research. Breadmaking has never been my forte, with the ...  Read the complete review

I think we've had this bread maker nearly two years. It's amazing. It's also pretty quiet and easy to clean. Don't buy anything else. Trust me, I spent a long time checking out which one to get and it paid off. This is the best.

I love fresh bread and had been finding it increasingly difficult to find a decent bakery. The bread produced by supermarkets that masquerades itself as fresh bread just doesn’t hit the spot for me. I also like to know what’s in my food and how it was made. I have tried many times to make bread but have never had good results. I first ...  Read the complete review

I have made hundreds of loaves and doughs using this machine. This machine consistently gives me good results. I have not bought bread from the supermarket for nearly a year. I had previously bought a budget bread maker and the results were inconsistent and often loaves had not raised during the cooking process. The ...  Read the complete review

I have owned this product since last Christmas (2005)and have found it to be excellent. I use it at least one a week and rarely, if ever, buy bread anymore. The instruction book is very clear and gives quite a few useful bread recipes. It has a rapid bake cycle which I use a lot and it gives just as good a result as the "standard" longer ...  Read the complete review

Making bread has been on my to do list for the last 8 years. Finally realised I wasn't going to do hand made bread and bought this breadmaker (after checking out lots of different reviews). So far I haven't had one dud loaf of bread - it is as easy as measuring out and weighing ingredients, and pressing a few buttons. Breadmakers have ...  Read the complete review

I've never had a bread maker before but due to a recent discovery that I can not eat wheat; the gluten free programme seemed a great idea. There is a wide range of suggested gluten free products, with a handy * indicting the wheat free types. These products can be obtained online through a pharmacy but I found ORGRAN gluten free bread mix to be ...  Read the complete review

I received this as a present several months ago, and am I glad I did! Shop bought bread is now a thing of the past in our house. Having never owned a breadmaker before, I can't really compare it to others on the market, but the SD-253 certainly provides everything I can imagine wanting in a breadmaker. It's spectacularly easy to use - ...  Read the complete review

Buy this, don't buy supermarket bread! - Advantages: Makes excellent bread with minumum of fuss, Easy to clean, Encourages experimentation - Disadvantages: Quite large footprint, Rapid bake (3 hours) didn't work well first and only time I tried it (but possibly my fault)

The Panasonic SD-253 automatic breadmaker has been gracing the (relatively small) work surface in my kitchen for a little over 12 months now, and I think it speaks volumes that it hasn’t just been quietly put into a cupboard to gather dust like so many other kitchen “essentials” often are. *Looks ...  Read the complete review