Price: $299.95
(as of Nov 09, 2024 10:11:44 UTC - Details)

Breville Custom Loaf Bread Maker BBM800XL, Brushed Stainless Steel
Automatic fruit and nut dispenser releases ingredients at the right moment during the knead phase so they are evenly incorporated within the dough. Voltage : 110–120 Volts
Unique collapsible kneading paddle thoroughly mixes ingredients then collapses before bake phase to minimize the hole at the base of the baked loaf
Smart lcd screen with progress indicator displaying 13 automatic settings, 3 crust colors, and 4 loaf sizes
Loaf sizes include 1.0-pound, 1-1/2-pound, 2.0 ln and 2-1/2-pound (Family size)
46 step by step recipes (basic, whole wheat, gluten free, crusty loaf, sweet, yeast free, dough, jam as well custom recipe charts). Power : 830 Watts
Reviewer: Zombie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Solid Machine
Review: I'd like to offer insights not already covered by other owners: Like other Breville appliances, this bread maker uses a multi-function rotary switch for navigating and changing the values of various settings. This is a faster, easier method than keypad buttons used on other machines. This machine has a high level of features and settings, so this choice of interface really shines. There's also tactile metallic buttons that perform single purposes, (Ex: Oven light), and their layout and size make them unambiguous. This layout, and the large, easy to read black-over-white LCD display are friendly to old duffers like me who don't appreciate scrambling to find our glasses to use an appliance. Also, the important buttons have an illuminating halo ring that changes color to indicate they are, or are not available for use depending on the present state of the machine's cycle. Another clever detail.A word on the folding paddle angst some owners have expressed: Complaints relate to seizing, cleaning or aesthetics of the 'hole' in the bottom of the loaf . . really?I lube the thing with olive oil prior to use. I also place a cup of hot water in the baking tin w/paddle after it cools to soften remnant dough, then use the edge of a common dish brush to clean away baking remnants. Cleaning takes seconds not minutes - far less time than complaining, and if a small hole or gash in the bread your about to digest troubles you, consider meditation or a therapist.Things to like:1. Widest range of loaf sizes of any machine I could find.2. Oven light is awesome - not critical, but a really thoughtful luxury.3. Fruit/nut dispenser a plus.4. 850watt rating - most powerful machine I could find.5. Fixed and folding paddles provide for a wide range of uses.6. Greatest number of custom program settings and memory for personal recipes.Lastly, and surprisingly important,7. The manual/recipe book is a real quality item. Thick, glossy pages, spirally bound so you can open to a recipe and it lays flat. It is made to be in a kitchen. Most other manufacturers completely cheap out at this point. The many recipes are a great starting point for spectacular personalized custom loafs. A note on price: Welcome to inflation. I had to pay $300. Who WANTS to do that? I didn't, and first I bought a KBS import special with a fancy glass top for $150. But on only the second loaf, that machine's wimpy motor started to make unhealthy sounds and got returned. On the other hand, my 6-7 year old Breville espresso machine, juicer, and countertop oven function as perfectly today as they did in 2015. Coincidence? Maybe, or it shows value for the prices paid - who's to say. In the end, performance and longevity are more important to me than low price. Once the money is spent, it's easy to forget the pain as long as the product excels year after year. O.K., time for a perfect crusty dill rye for Reuben sandwiches. It's a ripper :)P.S. If you haven't tried Bob's Red Mill Artisan Bread flour, there's a real pleasure waiting for you.

Reviewer: Galina Strizheva
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: producing half baked "brick" without possibility to continue baking unless you would wait for Zo would cool down. Besides it bei
Review: Let me start with short review of Breville's competitor I had an opportunity to try before buying this piece of home magic.My dear husband gave me an expensive Zojirushi as a B-day gift. I was exited to test it, but the recipie from the booklet failed immediately - bread was lumpy, tasteless and rock-hard. We've gave it another try and tried a cake recipie from the book, and it failed again, producing half baked "brick" without possibility to continue baking unless you would wait for Zo would cool down.Besides it being a lemon made in China (not in Japan, as expected), it also looks and feels like "Hello, housewives from 80-s!" with tiny dark lcd display, bulky body and colorful booklet, which looks more like a childrens book (not just because it is colored, but also by the mentoring tone some adults use with children - many repeats, minimum useful information, colorful simplified schemes and attractive pictures...). My guess, the model was not updated for the last 20-30 years, except the smooth buttons (a la 2000's) and gluten free option, which probably was an encoding for some other modern trend from the past and now was just renamed for the sake of health consciousness buyers. There is no ways to modify pre-set programs and only three options for custom recipies, where you can choose only order and number of steps, but not the time or temperature. There are no crust settings for Wheat! I guess everybody in Japan like their wheat bread made only one way... I was more than disappointed not only by bad quality, but by Zo's intend to standartize my baking and limit my creativity, the true essence if cooking. We've returned it without regrets.So, now about Breville. Compare to the traktor-like Zo, this is a top notch Rolls Roys. My first try of milk and honey bread from the booklet turned to be amaizing, tasty and exeeded mine and my family expectations (see photo). The bread was soft, spongy inside and with evenly golden artisian crust outside. The machine itself looks modern and stylish, with huge lighted display, easy to read text and icons, intuitive navigation and fancy buttons. The booklet is full of quite useful information, tips, tricks and recipies. Compare to Zo, it has only one paddle for bread, but it is collapsible and there is another paddle for the jam included. Nice feature Zo was missing, is fruts and nuts dispenser, which this machine has on the detachable cover. But most importantly, this beauty has a magic button "Modify", which can change any pre-set ptogram to your desite for the length of each step and, where applicable, for the temperature as well. There are 9 custom programs you can keep in Breville's memory for some of your favorite recipies, or your experiments. I have not tried it yet, but I believe it could be programmed to be a yogurt maker or sourdough starter. The pickaboo window is big enough to catch moments where you may want to add liquid or flour during kneeding, and there is a light inside to see how bread is breathing and rising.A few cons, which might be disturbing for some, but does not downgrade my opinion about this breadmaker:1. the signal has a higher pitch, but you can turn it off.2. It moves more and noizier compare to my old Toastmaster or Zojihushi. However, it has rubber pads on the legs, so I doubht it may walk away from my countertop one day.3. Collapsible pad would require better cleaning and some practice to put it in the open position while adding ingredients (mine was collapsing, so I had to hold it with a spoon while adding liquids).4. Stainless steel frame is a fingertip and drops magnet and would require periodic cleaningDespite these minor nuances, the result beats the minor inconveniences. I am happy to have this model as my B-day present and my husband loves it even more!P.S. Accidently found a trick to switch from light to medium crust without restarting the programm - close the dispenser before baking step.

Reviewer: B
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Gluten Free Bread
Review: I only bake gluten free (GF) bread. Been doing it for years. I bake 3-4 loaves a week. Recently I decided to switch to a bread machine. This machine produced an excellent GF loaf - on the first attempt! It comes with a detailed book (thick and spiral bound) that gives you everything you need to know like times and temps of each cycle, step by step directions and some recipes. You can create your own homemade bake cycle by programming your unique settings. My only small complaint: the view window is pretty small. Quality control was bad for me. The first machine I received had a piece of black rubber stuck under the glass of the screen. It obscured the read out. Returned it. The second machine wasn’t sent in a shipping box. Arrived busted up and scratched. Returned it. My bad luck. Check your machine!!

Reviewer: Guillermo Robles Gil y Chaves
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: En relación con otras panificadoras esta tiene mucho más posibilidades de crear un buen pan tuve mala suerte con las otras al fin encontré lo qué deseaba me tardaron casi un mes en entregar pero al fin la recibí

Reviewer: Becky
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I use this bread maker twice a week at least to make whole wheat bread and it yields perfect results every time. I love the preheat feature which allows for a lovely rise and enjoy the lay flat paddle. I will say the paddle does not always work and sometimes stays up but this is not a big issue for me as it's quit skinny so it affects very little of the bread in general. I bought this to replace my broken Cuisinart bread maker and I couldn't be more pleased. The only concern I have involves the cleaning of the pan. There are 6 plastic circles at the bottom of the pan which get bread stuck around them. Cleaning that area is annoying and time consuming. Not annoying enough for me to take a star off but something you should be aware of.Separate from bread this also makes excellent dough and I am a rock star at home right now because I can make cinnamon buns regularly with little effort on my part.This machine is far superior to the Cuisinart in my opinion. The texture and quality of the bread is much better. Our 100% whole wheat loaves are light and fluffy and my family has been eating it without complaint. A great way to keep everyone healthy and save money in the long run as it's far cheaper to buy ingredients and bake it ourselves. If you're looking for a new machine this one is solid and shouldn't let you down.

Reviewer: Marian Miles
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is a great breadmaker! Our first one lasted 8 years, made a variety of different breads, and was easy to keep clean. We purchased this second one without hesitation because it is so easy to use.

Reviewer: Mario A.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excelente, un poco difícil de entender, pero hace todo!! Uno solo agrega los ingredientes y listo!

Reviewer: Barbara Clark
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Purchased this wonderful bread maker about 6 wk ago and just love it. I bake about 2-3 times aweek and no failures so far however be warned thr 4-5 cup flour recipes are huge, definately family size, even with whole wheat flour. I never use the vital gluten as our Canadian wheat is great and gives good rise always. The only door stop loaf so far was the recipe in the book containing cinnamon which kills yeast apparently. I mixed it in the flour with all the other dry ingredients, guess that was not a good idea! I always add yeast last on top of dry ingredients and warm water and butter first.The top of every loaf is always nicely browned on every setting however the sides and botton are a little too brown even on light setting basic recipe for white bread, perhaps due to too much sugar or whole milk powder? The whole wheat setting for crust is auto preset and bottom and sides crust are very dark but still wonderful high loaf bread and this too was a high sugar bread.The winner in the preset loaf where crust cannot be adjusted is the french bread crusty loaf.......a beautiful light airy bread, taste excellent and perfect golden crust all around but it had no sugar or milk powder, just oil and salt any maybe that is why, so still have more fun experiments to try it seems.The pan is surpprisingly light, with very slick coating. Single paddle and pan shape and kneading very thorough, I am impressed and loaf shape is quite high semi rectangular deep enough so no stick to lid issues.Anyway the machine works great, the paddle only lays partly prone due to dough caught under the paddle , makes a dent in bottom of loaf but that is still better than the machines that tear a huge hole when paddle is left in to bake. However there is a beep after last knead so you can remove paddle if desired.The add in dispenser works fine and goodies get mixed in properly.The dough is extremely well mixed and finished loaf shap is smooth unless the dough is too dry then thhe top may be lumpy.I am really delighted to have a completely hands free bread making machine and enjoy it very much. I did a lot of research before buying and am pleased with my choice of Breville.I have 2 other Breville products and found them very good, heavy duty also just like this bread machine.