Customer Rating:  
Summary: Good for gluten-free bread
Comment: I bought this at WalMart for about $35 and use it occasionally. We've been happy with it. I've found that it works well for gluten-free bread recipes (most often the Red Mill mixes). Honestly, I've never used another bread baker for gluten-free recipes, so I have no point for comparison, but the loaves have come out relatively fluffy (which is a real "plus" for GF stuff, which usually is like bricks) and they are not over cooked. This item has a one-year warranty, and I imagine that if it were used on a regular basis, it would probably last about a year. It's pretty solid, but even with the little baking that we do, some of the Teflon has already worn off the loaf pan and the little paddle.
One caution -- make sure you pay careful attention when you program your baking session. There's no "reset" button and the only way I found to correct a setting mistake is to unplug the machine and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
I have used the one-hour "quick" setting once, and I wouldn't recommend it. The loaf didn't come out anywhere near as nicely as with the regular cycle, which takes around three hours.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not the greatest but good for the price.
Comment: For the cost of this bread machine I would recommend it. If you do not mind paying a higher price I suggest getting another machine since the results in this machine are not always the best, but will do for the price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: great bread machine.
Comment: when i first recieved my new sunbeam bread maker, it worked great and made a perfect loaf of bread. and sence that time i use it every day . thank you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: works great
Comment: I live in Korea right now, and have been using this bread maker overseas (last in China) for 3 years. My mom gave this to us (USED!!) when she bought a new one. She had bought it in 2001 or something. She gave it to us in 2005, and it is still running in 2008. I like this bread maker a lot, and it has never given us a problem.
Gets my vote. And when we need to buy a new one, I will probably just buy another one of these.
Customer Rating:
Summary: GREAT for the money
Comment: This is my first bread machine and I purchased it after looking at reviews for many machines. Amazon had it on sale for $34 so I thought what the heck. I've had it for a month now and have been baking 1 to 2 loaves of bread a week. So far I really love it. There were some negative reviews on this bread machine but so far I haven't encountered any, other than the top falling. And even with that, it's not all the time. I did get other recipe books for bread machines and have pulled a couple of tips from them. One thing I've found that by decreasing the water by 1-2 tablespoons that the top doesn't fall in. The machine works very well, so far, no loud noises, and no creeping on the countertop. I use mine on top of a large glass hot plate. I think the important thing is reading your instructions carefully, even if you've done this before. I would imagine every machine is different. I would definitely recommend this machine for the beginner and average user and even the experienced baker if you're looking for a good deal. Happy bread baking!
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