Cuisinart CBK-110P1 Bread Maker, Stainless Steel, New Compact Automatic

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In the pantheon of bread shapes, nothing brings back a sense of ’90s nostalgia like a vertical, boxy loaf with a gaping hole at the bottom. This versatile bread maker offers 12 pre-programmed menu options and a variety of crust colours and loaf sizes, perfect to cater for every bread lover. The problem with bread though, is that it needs a very specific amount of xanthan gum, and it's hard to get that calculation correct when it is already mixed in the dough. To try out a different setting, I decided to make a loaf of French bread to serve alongside baked ziti for dinner.

All the tips were useful as I read them first and made sure I was careful, especially as it was my first time making gluten-free bread. You can post your results with each specific recipe here and we will discuss what to do to make it better. No bread machine is perfect, each of the models we tested had features I would love to see improved. The recipe book is very good as it gives you step by step instructions unlike the previous make I tried.The instructions say to aim for ¼-inch thickness, but the dough was very puffy and refused to cooperate. However, the Cuisinart sometimes requires a watchful eye during the early stages of many recipes to ensure the dough is the proper consistency. On settings for bread with gluten, the mixing time is shorter and it will pause for a second rise – not ideal for gluten-free bread. And that was with the same ingredients painstakingly measured each time, for the same recipe that came with the machine.

Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Dense in the bottom and fluffy or even sunken on top seems to be typical for breads made in vertical Cuisinart compact model. I actually resorted to using a hook tool that came with another bread maker to pry the loaf out, as it was firmly stuck.The appliance has a sleek stainless steel exterior, and the metal doesn’t smudge too badly, which makes it easier to keep clean. It makes far more than just ordinary bread and gives great results including a delicious freshly baked waft to the whole house! Our versatile and compact automatic bread maker offers a variety of crust colors and loaf sizes, as well as 12 preprogrammed menu options. Thankfully, there’s a pause button that lets you stop the machine, and I was able to secure it back in place.