Breadman Plus TR800 56-Program 2-Pound Horizontal Bread Machine

Simple and versatile enough to bring joy to astronauts in a space station, this breadmaker creates nearly any imaginable type of bread--including batter breads like banana-nut--as well as cakes, pizza and bagel doughs, and jams. Buttons and an LED display make 56 combinations available: choices include a 1-1/2- or 2-pound loaf; regular or rapid-rise settings; light, medium, or dark crust; and thin, crisp French-style or regular crust.

Making bread begins by placing basic ingredients into the bread pan and letting the machine mix, knead, rise, punch down, rise again, and bake, or by using frozen bread dough and the bake-only cycle. Furthermore, ingredients can be placed in the machine up to 15 hours from the time a fresh, warm loaf is wanted; simply program the machine to begin work so the loaf emerges at the desired time. Bread for supper can be started in the morning or breakfast cinnamon rolls the day before. An instruction video and booklet accompany the machine, along with recipes for breads, jams, doughs, and cakes. The bread pan and kneading paddle are nonstick and clean in warm, soapy water. The machine carries a one-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack