1,438 Reviews Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic Bread Maker with Yeast Dispenser, White Best Selling

This Panasonic SD-YD250 is my third bread machine. I bought it just on the Panasonic brand name which in my experience is a reliable middle of the road product. It makes very good bread and the recipes are good. I love the machine. Bakes perfect bread every time.

I make bread at least every other day. Some people have complained about the machine moving around on the counter,but I have not had this problem, seems very stable and quiet to me....... However, the Instruction Book is the pits. Why do they have to make operating the machine sound so complecated. I ended up writing out my own 'How Too' with Step 1-Step 2 Step 3 etc. So to sum it up, Dont let the instruction book put you off buying this machine, it realy is one of the best I have ever had.

• Mixes, kneads, rises, and bakes in 3 loaf sizes, up to 2-1/2 pounds
• Settings for white, whole wheat, multigrain, French, quick breads/cakes
• 13-hour delay timer makes meal planning easier
• Includes recipes for 40 breads and doughs, plus baking tips
• Measures 14 by 13-1/2 by 9 inches

This is the third Bread Maker and by far the best that I've bought. This machine has several improvements making it superior to the others. The best thing that I like is that the bread pan is cast and has a great non-stick surface. It is easy to clean, works consistently, and used often. Most of the time I stick with basic wheat or white bread, but I've done more complex loaves in the past as well as plain dough.

Like most engineered products of our age, this Panasonic SD-YD250 is full of cute features that add little value, or cause annoyance. The yeast dispenser makes a marginal difference at best. If you use it, you (for the most part) create extra work for yourself because you'll have to clean it later.

Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic Bread Maker with Yeast Dispenser Pros:

• Very quiet : In any cycle, it only knocks about 7-8 times continuously, while it kneads, and that's all. Other than that, you can hardly hear it.
• Yeast dispenser: This helps keep the dough at the optimum temperature for best yeast action, which results in requiring less yeast. I have tried another machine before which required 4 times the quantity this one does.
• Easy to clean : The non-stick pan and blade are super-easy to clean, just rinse them off in warm water, I rarely need to use any detergent.
• Whole wheat cycle : Most whole wheat bread recipes call for some amount of white bread flour or gluten flour to improve texture and height. This machine works wonders with whole wheat bread flour alone.
• Weighing instead of measuring : What some people see as a con, I think is a huge pro.

Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic Bread Maker with Yeast Dispenser Cons:

• a little expensive, but I found it worth every penny.

The dozens of different bake modes make the product more complicated to use. They make a marginal difference in baking results. I only use the quick bake mode, which takes 2 hours to complete.
The Panasonic is extremely quiet! With a normal household noise level, I don't even hear it until the end-of-cycle beep.

Overall, it's a very easy-to-use machine, and gives great and, most importantly, consistent results. I would highly recommend this Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic Bread Maker with Yeast Dispenser to everyone who is fond of home-made bread.