Breadman TR2500BC Ultimate Plus 2-Pound Stainless-Steel Convection Breadmaker

Comment: After trying 2 others and returning them, I am sooooo happy with this one. I'd had a similar model for years and it finally 'died' so I wanted to try something different. I ended up with this one again and am glad I did. It performs well consistently. The only disadvantage is that I sometimes have to be around during the initial 'mixing' to be sure all the flour gets mixed in but if feels like a small price to pay for all the other advantages - multiple settings, ease of use, etc.

Comment: We've had this for a month and have not had good results. Having used other bread machines in the past, this one is nothing special, excepting the gluten free cycle - which didn't happen to perform in our machine. The book's gluten free recipe was followed exactly and the loaf was thoroughly and surprisingly uncooked. I used several other gluten free recipes specifically for bread machines and had the same results. This leads me to believe the cooking time is not programmed long enough for a gluten free loaf and this unit doesn't allow altering of the gluten free cycle. I could set it to "bake only" after the first cycle, but for how long? How would I know how cooked or uncooked it is inside? Who wants to babysit the machine? Then I made a loaf using gluten free ingredients on the white bread cycle and we got a little better result. We could at least eat the outer parts of the loaf, but there was still a large portion undercooked. There isn't much skill involved with using bread machines so I suspect the machine itself. We're sending it back for a refund. Aside from that, it is pretty cumbersome and the beeps are as loud as our smoke detectors (my dogs freak out when I turn it on)! As much as I'd like to flunk this machine, I'll give it 3 stars in case it is a defective unit.

Comment: I bought this machine today due to the reviews. Don't waste your money. It wouldn't even heat up. Timer beeped it was done, I opened it up to a blob of dough. Took it back this evening. Customer service wasn't surprised at the return.

Comment: I love my machine. Every loaf has turned out perfectly from the very first one. I have used their recipes and my own. I also make banana bread in it and it was great. I had an old version by this same company, they are just great machines.

Comment: I received a Breadman Ultimate Plus as a Christmas gift in December 2009. Within 3 weeks, I was having problems with the paddle detatching during kneading. This leaves axle grease in your loaf, which you usually do not discover until the bread is finished baking. The machine is averaging ruining every third loaf at this point and I am trying to return it and receive a refund. Save your money and buy a better machine or just learn to make bread by hand. When it works, the machine makes delicious bread. But after having problems and reading 7 y.o. reviews where the same problem existed, it seems the manufacturer doesn't care to correct long-standing issues with this product.