Breadman TR2500C Ultimate Plus Breadmachine

Comment: I received this item as a gift for Christmas 2008, and it has done a great job for me, baking dozens of loaves of a variety of breads - and it also makes great dough for pizza crusts and bagels! Recipes for these are in the included user's manual, as well as instructions for making preserves, which I want to try! I've seen a lot of rants about the clips which hold the bread pan in place; I fixed mine by bending the clips slightly with my thumb and forefinger; problem solved! I don't understand how someone willing to go through the trouble of baking their own bread would be so put-out over making such a minor adjustment! I've really enjoyed the simplicity of setting up the ingredients, and letting my daughter press the loaf type, loaf size, and start buttons - then having the aroma fill the house as our delicious bread is being made - at approximately 70 cents for a fresh 1-pound loaf!

Comment: Like 2 other posts, the pan popped out on the second knead cycle right out of the box. My excitement of my first homemade loaf was almost completely lost after 4 attempts to keep the pan in place. I went in search of troubleshooting recommendations and they all including jerry-riging the unit somehow. I don't think something right out of the box should need wires and pliers to keep the pan seated! Luckily I was able to salvage the dough. I let it rest for 2 hours, kneaded it myself and baked it in the oven. For what its worth it tasted good. I'll be using that christmas gift money towards a completely different brand.

Comment: Got this breadmaker for christmas and had visions of churning out loaves and loaves a day...but after 4 miserably failed attempts at breadmaking using this, my first ever breadmaker, we had a breadless new year. after checking out videos on youtube on how the dough should look, since i've never used one before, i realized the machine is not even coming close to kneading the ingredients. i tried adjusting liquid, yeast, flour and dough recipe to no avail. turns out it is just plain broken. it doesn't knead. i called the customer service line to inquire about the loud and annoying sound (with no mechanical movement) and she said it seemed to be normal. but after looking on other breadmaking sites at their breadmaker machine faqs it looks like there is a belt loose. which is astounding since it is brand new. very frustrating!!!

Comment: Simplify really said everything that needs to be said. I'm only adding my review in the hopes that someone considering it will realize their experience is not out of the ordinary and/or that they aren't incompetent. The pan does pop up during the kneading process literally about every 30 seconds. Bending the clips (which I'm sure will eventually break) only slows down the popping up; it does not fix the problem. The problem is simply a design flaw. They need a pan that literally locks into place.

I don't usually leave reviews but the bread I was hoping to make for Christmas being ruined because of this prompted me to write. This machine otherwise is easy to use and makes tasty bread, but it's not something you can just set and forget; you have to be nearby and be ready during the mixing and kneading times to push it back every time. I just got distracted today given the visitors and thus my bread was ruined.

My guess is the other positive review is really one left by someone from the company trying to offset the negative review. That or they've never actually used it.

Comment: So, this is my second Breadman. I returned the first after 3 weeks becasue the pan would pop up while kneading, espeically those tougher doughs like whole wheat. I would have to babysit it and relock it in when it came out. Came down once in the am to find my bread half mixed, but cooked through....what a mess!
I returned that one thinking it was a fluke (b/c when it did make bread, it was wonderful).
The second one had the same problem. Called Customer Service...very nice lady called me back, reading from a manual that I should try to bend the little metal clips a bit to get a better lock. Tried it, didn't work. Furthermoe, once a used raisons in the 'extras' dispenser, and not the thing sticks and con't relase other things into the bread (had to scrape out rosemary from there...ug).
Looking for a new brand and new machine.