Product Description

elay Bake Breadmaker 2 LB

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Sunbeam
• Model: 5891
• Dimensions: 19.00" h x 13.50" w x 14.00" l, 22.00 pounds

Features

• 600-watt programmable breadmaker makes 1-1/2- or 2-pound loaves of bread
• 12 cooking functions; 3 shade selections; 13-hour delay bake; LED display; touch-control panel
• Metal utensils should not be used with removable nonstick baking pan
• Wash by hand only; instructions with recipes included
• Measures approximately 14 by 19 by 13-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews

A great machine for a great price
I'm all about spending a lot less money on the essentials - and in my house, bread is an essential item. I've made 7 or 8 loaves so far using this bread maker and the Betty Crocker cookbook that other reviewers have mentioned - and I have to tell you, we are just loving this thing. Between that book's recipes and this bread maker, I'm making incredibly good bread both in the bread maker and in my oven.

I've never had a bread maker before, had never made bread until a couple of weeks ago. This thing is so easy - put your ingredients in, push a few buttons, and voila! You're making bread. I'm loving it. In my experience, so far, this has made terrific bread. We're really happy with this purchase.

The one helpful hint I can pass along is, on the dough cycle, don't open the lid! Before I knew that, I couldn't figure out why my first batch of dough didn't rise right. Now I'm like a pro, and gaining the weight to prove just how good this bread is.

Great, reliable breadmaker
This is an excellent, reliable, and useful breadmaker. I don't understand some of the negative reviews here--I suspect those unfortunate ones must have received defective units or something. I've already cooked several loaves of bread and two batches of jam, and I'm extremely pleased with the machine. The display is simple and easy to use; the instruction manual is helpful, although I agree with the other reviewers in saying that the recipes included leave much to be desired. (Try allrecipes.com or get a bread machine cookbook.) The settings, like Whole Wheat, Sweet, Quickbread, Sandwich, and ExpressBake are very useful for many different baking situations. It has a Dough cycle which comes in handy for so many things, like pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, etc. It also has a bake-only setting for custom baking. Overall, I couldn't ask for more!

Best White Bread Recipe for the Sunbeam Machine
This is an inexpensive, reliable, easy to use bread machine overall. I use it twice a week and I get better at baking with it as time goes on.

Don't use the recipe for the 1.5 lb. "Homestyle White Bread Loaf" on page 13 in the Sunbeam manual that comes with the machine! Try my version instead. After many weeks of trial and error, this adjusted recipe works best for me:

Add to the bread pan in the usual Sunbeam-recommended order - this is the order I use:

1 c. plus 2 tbsp water
1 tbsp soft butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2.5 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp dry or powdered milk
1.5 tsp salt
3 c. flour*
1.5 tsp quick yeast or bread machine yeast

*Either bread flour, all-purpose flour, or a mixture thereof -
2 c. bread and 1 c. all-purpose works best for me.

Set the machine to bake at the lightest color, at the 1.5 lb. size. When the bread maker finishes baking the loaf, unplug the machine and extract the bread pan (twist to the left and pull up). Don't leave it in the machine. IT'S HOT! Be careful!

Gently twist and shake the bread pan to loosen the loaf or loosen with a thin plastic spatula. Carefully remove the bread from the pan and lay the loaf on its side on a rack to cool. If the mixing paddle is stuck inside the loaf, remove it with the included tool.

This makes a delicious, tender, yet substantial loaf for cold, hot, or grilled sandwiches, toast & jam, French toast, or just about anything. For a delicious stuffing base, cut it into cubes, season, drizzle lightly with melted butter or olive oil, then spread out and lightly toast on big cookie sheets.

Economics: For a 1.5 lb loaf @ 3 cups flour per loaf, I get 6 loaves of bread per 5 lbs. of flour, with around 2 cups of flour left over for the next batch.