Cuisinart Bread Maker Machine, Stainless Steel Automatic Bread Machine with 12 Menu Options, 3 Loaf Sizes up to 2 Lb., 3 Crust Colors, Removable Nonstick Baking Pan & Kneading Paddle, CBK-110NAS

I waited a long time before writing this review because I wanted to make sure I could say something beyond the honeymoon stage. Now I'm finally ready to do so. This machine has turned out to be a blessing. Sure, it has its quirks like any other automatic appliance. For instance, the suction cups that should secure it to a counter surface aren't that strong (more on that later), but at least it does what it offers. Now, I need to inform you that while the basic white bread process renders the most delicious bread on earth, the whole wheat was a disaster. I will take responsibility for it, because machines aren't smart enough to fail on their own. I liked that I can add stuff or replace it and the machine keeps on going (I learned to use oil instead of butter, real milk instead of powdered milk, and to add raisins or cranberries to my white bread). Good things: timer reliability, very good dough kneading, crust baking, ease to prepare bread and to remove loaf at the end. Not too satisfactory (but then, this may be because of other factors): whole wheat bread was a disaster, and so was trying to make a baguette dough. It just didn't rise, but I'm taking responsibility because I must have made a mistake. Now, the funny story (back to the suction cups): I got used to set up the machine at 10 or 11 o'clock the night before to wake up to freshly baked bread. This machine is good at it. However, when it's in the kneading cycle it almost dances... and the last time I left it to work overnight, it danced... and fell to the floor. Disaster: the dough was on the floor (salvageable), and the machine lost its lid (broken hinge). Here's the nice part: I contacted the manufacturer. They requested that I sent them a photo of the damaged machine. I did, and their reply was to offer me a new one, free of charge, as a courtesy—yet, with the severe admonition that I should never leave the machine unattended. Why make it programmable then? In any case, if the machine performance was quite satisfactory and the bread was loved by my whole family, now I can add a word about Cuisinart: they really stand by their product. The machine was so tough that even with a broken hinge it still made good bread! Needless to say, I'm continuing using this machine and can recommend it because of its ease of use, bread quality (at least the white bread) and good results.

So easy to use. Bread comes out perfect and cleaning is super fast and easy!! Well worth the money and allows us to make our bread toxin free.

This is a phenomenal bread, machine! It makes great sourdough bread, and many other types of breads. I hear from ‘experts’ that this is the bread machine to purchase for consistent high-quality bread. There is only one problem with it; it has a computerized screen that is super sensitive. It is much more sensitive than touching your cell phone. So after you program the bread on the right cycle (sourdough…), the weight/size loaf, the right color, then walk away and don’t go near it again. Because if you hit it somewhere midway, you might be throwing out that loaf…. But that’s really the only problem with it. So I consider this phenomenal. You might read that some people have a problem with getting the stirring rod out, after the bread is done. As sometimes it feels stuck. They do provide a hook to try to remove it with. Helpful hint that works every time: I put olive oil into a dropper. Then before I’m going to use the bread machine, I will grease the hole of the stirring rod in the post where the stirring rod will sit with olive oil, making sure that that inner diameter if you will is totally coated, and that the base where the stirring rod is going to sit is totally coated. Then when your bread is done, the stirring rod should come off fairly easy, if it doesn’t, you just put the whole pan in stirring rod into some warm soapy, water, and let it soak, and it will come up. Now, very important: get one of those little brushes that you use for the stainless steel straws and clean the inside of the stirring rod hole, and the pole that it sits on. Make sure that pole that it sits on is smooth. I found that the bread recipes in the book might not have been as good as some that I found on YouTube; for me, it’s trial and error, as factors like, how old my sourdough starter is will dictate how much wheat gluten and active yeast I’m using. I believe they’re 17 different bread settings, and one of them is totally variable meaning you get to plug-in your times that you want. Which now makes it totally customizable as far as what you can do with this bread machine. There is a time delay on it; in case you wanna wake up to fresh bread. And as soon as your bread is done, it will swap over to a warm cycle that will last an hour. Cleaning it has been a piece of cake. Sorry this was so long, but this has been the greatest most exciting thing I’ve had in my kitchen in decades. I actually hate cooking. But this bread machine has actually been very fun.

I have finally produced my first loaf of bread after several failed attempts and I blame the owners manual, which is otherwise very complete and detailed. We just had toast this morning made from a loaf using the Basic White Bread recipe in the instruction booklet and it was quite good. It was unlike my previous attempts, which didn't rise properly and actually more or less collapsed into an unappealing, dense mass. It seemed to me, a retired professional baker, that the temp wasn't correct and I was concerned. The problem was that I took the instruction booklet at its word. On page 5, the manual states that "If no crust color is selected, the unit will automatically default to dark crust." No, it won't, not on my machine. On my previous attempts, I did not select a crust color and what I got was a mess. Yesterday, I purposely selected dark crust and ended up with a very nice loaf of white bread, perfect for toast or a sandwich, or better yet, some butter while still warm from the machine. We now have high hopes and intend to put this machine through its paces, including pizza dough and blueberry-lime jam. I will follow up this review in the future. The machine itself is handsome, compact, well designed and appears to be well made. Controls are straightforward and simple and clean-up is a breeze. Care must be taken when adding ingredients to the mixing vessel, but that is explained very well in the instruction booklet. It took a little over 3 hours running time to bake my white bread, but once you've mixed the ingredients it's a completely hands-off experience if you like, and it produces very little heat in the kitchen. We live in the tropics and very much appreciate that. Another excellent feature worth mentioning is that once the baking cycle is complete, the machine automatically switches to Keep Warm mode. Quite handy for the forgetful home baker. I only gave this 4 stars because of the problem with the instruction booklet. I think I would now give it a 4.5. If it proves to be durable, it's an excellent value for the money.

I’m so glad that I bought this when they were selling out quickly due to the Covid19 crisis. I’ve made about a half dozen or so loaves of bread in the past three weeks and overall have had excellent results. First, I saw several reviews that said the bread maker didn’t come with a paddle. I thought the same thing at first - please note the paddle is taped to the inside of a cardboard piece that protects the inside of the maker from scratching. They should make this more obvious as I can see how people could overlook it and accidentally throw it away. On to the maker’s attributes, it has a nice look to it on the counter and it is compact enough that I don’t mind leaving it out 24/7 in my smallish kitchen. I will note that I have NOT used the recipes in the book that came with it. They seemed a bit fussy and with no reviews on the recipes themselves I didn’t trust them. I bought a couple of bread machine bread cookbooks that were recommended to me - in particular the Bread Lovers Bread Machine Cookbook. I’ve also found recipes on King Arthur flour’s website. For those that are having trouble with the bread machine making loaves properly, I suppose it could be the bread maker malfunctioning, but I imagine it may be more likely that people are not measuring correctly or putting the ingredients in the machine in the right order. For my first loaf I knew I overmeasured the water just a bit but figured no biggie it will be more moist. Nope - it was too airy (but still pretty good)! Next time I did the same recipe and was more precise on my measuring and it was perfect! Another time my bread didn’t rise properly and was dense but I didn’t blame the bread machine - I know I messed up that time because it was honey bread and I forgot to put the honey in with the liquid ingredients before the flour was added so I ended up putting the honey on last which I’m sure messed up the yeast activity. That bread however was still good and edible just too dense. The other tip I’ll give is to make sure to measure flour properly. I didn’t realize this was an issue for so many people but all of the flour books stress this point so also make sure you know how to measure flour without packing it. If there is way too much flour I’m sure the bread won’t turn out. Conversely, the bread books tell you that if your dough is too moist during the mixing process, that you should add flour during the machines’ kneading process. During my very first loaf I could tell it was likely too moist through the window but I was too scared to interfere with the process. On my last loaf I made which was a Hawaiian sweet bread I could tell it was too moist so I added flour every couple of minutes during the second knead until it made a smoother dough ball that held together. The bread turned out delicious! In summary, do your research on how to optimize the results you get from your bread machine and enjoy your baking process and results!!

know this machine well and I enjoy using it. It is easy to operate and produces consistent results. I have used it for einkorn bread and regular bread and it handles both without any trouble. The controls are straightforward, the loaf size options are useful, and the machine runs quietly. It makes fresh bread an easy part of the routine. This is a solid and dependable bread maker.

Great bread machine. Have made so many loafs and even just dough. Very consistent results. Bread is much better than store bought. Bread making is art and science combined. Weigh every ingredient carefully and make small adjustments as you learn. This machine saves you money and time and makes much healthier breads.

I am beyond disappointed in this bread maker. In fact, I am downright angry about it. For 18 years, my Panasonic bread maker produced delicious loaves of bread of every type - hundreds of loaves. But one day it finally ran out of life, and I was terribly sad to learn that Panasonic bread makers were no longer available. Oh, well - time for a new one. Enter this Cuisinart. I had high hopes, having read so many good reviews here on Amazon and knowing the reputation of the Cuisinart name. Unfortunately, I failed to read the bad reviews - many of them written in recent months. The first thing I noticed upon opening the box was how small and lightweight the machine was. I soon discovered that one reason for the light weight was that the loaf pan was extremely thin and light, weighing probably a third of what my Panasonic weighed. As I prepared my first recipe, I wondered how that very thin pan would affect the baking process. I was soon to find out… I carefully read the instruction manual and then filled the pan with my favorite wheat bread ingredients and then chose the correct settings. Immediately, the machine to mix the dough. But… although the paddle spun the ingredients around but it was obvious that the mixture wasn’t being kneaded properly. I thought that perhaps as the program continued its steps, the kneading would get better. It didn’t. The bread was poorly mixed, rose very little, and ended up baking into a dense, dry brick. The next day I proofed a tablespoon of my yeast to make sure it was good (it was), so I went ahead and prepared another recipe and placed it in the machine. I watched the machine “mix” the dough, but it barely even mixed the ingredients together before it began to simply spin the dough around without any kneading whatsoever. I let the machine play out its program, though, because what good is a machine that you have to help do its job? Once again, it produced an inedible loaf of “bread” (more like a brick than a bread, though). The two loaves of “bread” produced by this machine weighed 1.25 pounds and measured 4.5” x 4.5” x 4.5”. That’s right - a 4.5” cube for a 1.5 pound loaf of “bread.” I immediately returned the machine for a refund, and I thank Amazon for making returns like these an easy process. I will think twice before ever purchasing anything produced by Cuisinart again. And I’ll be searching for a Panasonic bread maker in my local thrift stores. If you’ve read this far and are still considering this machine, let me throw out a couple of thoughts. First - the sides of the loaf pan are coated with some sort of nonstick coating that is SO slick that I wonder whether that causes a problem for the dough during the rising stage. I cannot imagine how the dough can rise and STAY inflated with that incredibly slick surface. Second - there is no heating of the chamber during the rising stage. My old Panasonic was so heavy and well-insulated that room temperature would not really affect it very much. The heat created by the mixing process itself was sufficient to keep the dough at a good temperature, so even in our air conditioned home, the dough rose perfectly. Third - because the loaf pan is extremely thin and lightweight, heat from the baking process might need to be lower than that of my old machine. This is just a guess, but it seems like that would make sense. If so, this might affect the final result. At any rate, it was incredibly disappointing. Never again, Cuisinart. You have lost a customer.

Linda e muito potente. Entrega tudo e bem mais. Parabéns Cuisinart 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

This is definitely worth the money. This little machine makes amazing bread because I can't. I've had it for months now before doing a review because I wanted to really give an honest opinion about it. It's compact. Easy to clean and store. Doesn't take up much room on the counter. it's a little on the noisey side but I sill love it. It's easy to use. As long as you use quality ingredients you will always have great bread/ dough. I would definitely pass on the recipes that are included with it. Just go to Pinterest or any other site for bread maker recipes.

Al principio tenía mis dudas con respecto al tamaño del pan sin embargo mis dudas fueron despejadas al preparar la primer hogaza del pan. Es muy fácil de usar, solo agregas los ingredientes colocas el tipo de pan y listo la máquina hace todo el trabajo. Lo que te permite realizar otras actividades o dejarla en la noche y despertar con pan tibio. Cuando la ví me llamas la atención y tenía mis dudas de adquirirla pero ya teniendo la te das cuenta que si es una buena opción para la gente que quiere dejar de consumir pan procesado y optar por otras opciones o hacer algo propio ya que puede ayudar a preparar masa y de ahí terminar la cocción en un horno convencional. Toda esta recubierta con material antiadherente y no se le pega nada así como no guarda olores. La limpieza se puede hacer fácil con un trapo húmedo y queda excelente, la "cubeta" de mezclado esmuy sencilla de retirar y fácil de limpiar igualmente. Al ser cúbica fácilmente puedes colocarla en una esquina y estará lista para usar cuando quieras. Cuenta con recetario en español y si no, puedes solicitarlo al servicio al cliente de cusinart y te lo mandan de inmediato. Es buena máquina, el pan queda bien cocido (recomiendo un color intermedio) y el pan será tan rico como tú lo hagas y claro la sensación de que estás comiendo algo diferente está presente y eso hace que sea un poco más rico.

Incrivel, muito bom. Gosto muito de fazer pão nele. Mas senti muita dificuldade de fazer pão sem gluten. Eu acho que esse tipo de pão necessita de uma técnica e material diferenciado, além de ingredientes muito específicos. O pão para sair bom, precisa ficar uma bolinha dentro do aparelho, e nao pode ficar pegajoso. Ja o pão sem glutem é dificil de deixar uma bolinha, sempre fica pastoso. Mas os pães com glutem junto de farinha integral ficam ótimos.

Bought this machine after use of two other brands over past 10 years. I love this one. Every recipy turns out great - the regular one I use for bread, the few from the book that comes with the machine. I tried many of them so far and happy with the outcome. I love the fact that it allows you to remove the blade and bake the bread without it. It’s easy to cut the bread afterwards, as there is no hole on a bottom, which was usual case with other machines I had. I like the look of it, the quality, the bread it makes and the price. Highly recommended!