Reviews Oster CKSTBRTW20 2-Pound Expressbake Breadmaker: Ridiculously good performance for the price

Love this Oster CKSTBRTW20 2-Pound Expressbake Breadmaker machine. Just sent one to my sister as a gift. The times for kneading, resting, rising, and baking are perfect in this machine! Loaves turn out perfectly every time. Just follow the instructions given in the recipes and the instruction book for perfect loaves, don't substitute ingredients, measure ingredients carefully, and use actual bread flour.

Easy to use. Great for just dough also for those of you who like to roll out there own and bake. Get it, you won't be disappointed ! I made two loaves of bread, one on the express loaf option (took about an hour) and the Italian Herb Bread (without the herbs because I didn't have any) and they both turned out great. The crust is perfect, the bread tastes amazing, and I can't wait to make more.

• Up to a 2-pound loaf capacity, ideal for larger families
• 9 bread settings and 3 crust settings for variety of breads, dough and jams
• Expressbake setting bakes bread in under an hour
• 13-hour programmable baking timer allows for fresh breads anytime
• Large LCD display - easily indicates each stage of the bread making process

I am a father with 3r young children, and I bake bread 3-4x a week. I bought this Oster CKSTBRTW20 2-Pound Expressbake Breadmaker in the summer of 2012. I bought it for $60, and I can hardly believe the consistently excellent quality that this machine turns out. I mean...seriously, for $60? You'd expect the thing to be sub-par and not up to the task.

The key with this Oster CKSTBRTW20 Breadmaker machine (as with any other, I'd imagine) is to work hard on getting the dough ball correct. Once you figure out the right additions, you're ready for the REAL convenience of owning one of these - the timer function! A small tip (which would apply to all brands of bread machine): Make sure to take the kneading paddle out of the bread immediately after you drop the loaf onto your table.

Get yourself perfected on 5-10 recipes, and all you've gotta do is measure out the ingredients into the bread pan, set the timer, and presto! Wake up the next morning to fresh bread! For the price, there is simply nothing out there to compare with this machine. Oster CKSTBRTW20 2-Pound Expressbake Breadmaker outperforms more expensive units that I've used before as well.