Neretva20-IN-1 Bread Maker, Dual Heater 2LB Bread Machine Stainless Steel Bread Maker Machine Nonstick Ceramic Pan Compact for Gluten Free/Sourdough/Whole Wheat Bread/Yogurt, Breadmaker Recipe-Silver

This bread machine is so stinking cute in person. I’m not someone that likes to cook or even bake much, but I was inspired to look into bread machines after my brother in law brought fresh baked bread to Easter. He was telling me how easy bread machines are. So I searched amazon and found this adorable one. And it’s true, it’s sooooo easy! You literally put the ingredients directly into the machine, hit a couple buttons, and a few hours later you have bread! No dirty bowls, spoons, or anything! It comes with a small instruction manual with some recipes in it. Very easy to follow. I did go ahead and buy a bread machine recipe book separately with more recipes. My first 3 loafs have turned out perfect!

I love this little bread maker, I bought it because it was affordable, astetically appealing, easy to use. I opted for the mint green, it remindedeof my Easy Bake oven I had as a kid.It really cuts down the time to make bread by hand. I made my first loaf in the pan and it performed really well, the bread was very dense though. I used a recipie from YouTube.The second loaf I made was from the instruction manual, a whole wheat bread, I used honey instead of sugar. I decided to take my dough out after the first rise, knead it a little and bake it in my bread pan. My husband and I really loved this bread, it was so delicious.We had read some reviews that it was loud but we both thought it was super quiet.This bread maker went on sale when I bought it so I saved twenty dollars.

So glad I bought this. My other bread maker was not keeping heat correctly, this is perfect. French bread recipe was a bit too sweet for my taste, but easy to adjust. Easy to use, works well, and the bread slides out of the pan. Would buy again!

Seems to work well for kneading and proofing. I mainly use my bread maker for kneading and proofing the dough for Finnish Pulla, a coffee bread, and then braid my dough and let it rise a second time elsewhere in the house. My old bread maker had a dough cycle that kneaded and then proofed the dough. This bread maker has separate cycles…first you put it on the knead cycle and then you put it on the “fermentation” (proofing/rising) cycle. The “fermentation” cycle is adjustable, for timing the length of the cycle, but appears that you can only set it for 1 1/2 hour max and then need to reset (apparently you can reset the cycle as many times as you need until it is proofed to your liking). There are two “dough” cycles: Toast dough and Pizza dough. According to the manual, neither cycle includes “fermentation”. I have not used the bread maker for any of the other 20 cycles available. Appears to be stable and perform as advertised.`````

I'm fairly new to using bread machines, I was using a different brand before which worked well but I wanted a ceramic bread pan free of PTFE. Not only does the Neretva bread maker have a ceramic bread pan, it also has a metal exterior where my old one had a plastic exterior. Not sure if it makes a difference but I prefer to avoid plastic and heat when I can. I love the mint green color, it looks nicer on my kitchen counter as opposed to other models. It's very easy to use, I haven't tried the included recipes as I use the basic bread recipe in the No Fuss Bread Machine Cookbook which seems to work fine. I've made a few loaves with it and so far they've all come out nicely. It's easy to wash, although occasionally the paddle gets stuck but will loosen up after soaking with warm water. Definitely recommend this bread maker for those wanting a simple to use machine that is PTFE free.

I've read some of the reviews of this machine (which I got almost 2 years ago and use routinely). Some of the negtive reviews mentioned gf issues, a humming from the machine even when not in use, and various other problems. I use this machine at least once a week, sometimes more than that, and have had no issues worth mentioning.If I had to try to pick this machine apart, I'd prefer it was quieter when kneading the dough, but seriously, I kinda expect the kneading process in a machine to make some noise.My machine does have a slight hum, so I just unplug it when not in use. Problem solved, since we are always home when it's in use and would know immediately if the source of the hum caused a fire.I haven't tried making gf bread, tho I'd love to give it a go. Sadly, I'm not knowledgeable enough about gf cooking to be successful and would probably spend a ton of money on all the wrong ingredients.This is the biggest reason for my review: recipes not working in the machine. I don't use the cookbook that came with the machine, so I rarely have had this happen and it was always because I digressed from the original recipe. I have a bread machine cookbook I got 30 years ago when I had my first bread machine, and the recipes in that cookbook are foolproof! The cookbook (and it's sequel) can be found on Amazon as well. It is called "Bread Machine Magic" and is written by Linda Rehberg and Lois Conway. Here's the link to the revised cookbook on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bread-Machine-Magic-Revised-Especially/dp/031230496X/ref=asc_df_031230496X?mcid=2565aa58518032afba8785b0a36ef215&hvocijid=17810961737734783598-031230496X-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17810961737734783598&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026243&hvtargid=pla-2281435178098&psc=1I love the recipes in that book (and all bread cookbooks from these 2 bread bakers). I use the bread recipe ... the recipes all include a S, M, or L loaf version; in this machine, I use the M loaf and change my loaf size setting on the machine to 900 gm loaf size.If you buy the original "Bread Machine Magic" cookbook, it has only S and L size recipes, and I always use the L loaf size recipe (which is the same as the M in the new and improved Bread Machine Magic cookbook linked above.My husband LOVES every loaf of bread I make in this machine and he's pretty picky! I would recommend this machine ... and those bread machine cookbooks!Happy Baking,AJPro's wife