Product Description
Enjoy professional results on all your favorite baked goods with a Professional Bread Maker from America's number one brand. Our exclusive collapsible kneading paddles collapse automatically before baking begins to prevent holes in the bottom of your loaf for better results. An exclusive automatic fruit and nut dispenser adds extras automatically, so you can enjoy freshly baked fruit and nut bread without waiting around. Easy-to-use controls offer 14 baking functions, including low carb, gluten free and artisan dough, with 3 loaf sizes up to 2 pounds and light, medium and dark crust color. The delay bake timer can be set up to 15 hours. Our Perfect Bake technology ensures even heat for better baking, while useful accessories like a collapsible measuring cup and adjustable measuring spoon make adding ingredients easy. All this, plus a recipe book with over 80 recipes included.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #46770 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: 2 LB
- Color: Silver
- Brand: Breadman
- Model: BK1060S
- Platform: Windows
- Format: CD-ROM
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 15.50" h x12.20" w x15.50" l,21.00 pounds
Features
- Bread maker with 14 baking functions, including low carb, gluten free, artisan dough, and jam
- 3 loaf sizes (1, 1-1/2, or 2 pounds); 3 crust colors (light, medium, or dark); 15-hour delay timer
- Exclusive, collapsible kneading paddles and automatic fruit and nut dispenser for convenience
- Includes collapsible measuring cup, adjustable measuring spoon, and recipe book
- Measures 16 by 18 by 12 inches; 2-year limited warranty
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
125 of 130 people found the following review helpful.
By M. Erb
This is the third bread maker that I've owned over the years. The first two were made by Regal and back then the loaves were tall and more square in size. One of the features I like about this Breadman BK1060S is that the loaf is more rectangular in size and that means you can slice it like a normal loaf of bread.
The bread maker is an attractive design made of brushed aluminum. Although it is a thin aluminum that seems to show every dent and surface flaw easily, it's good enough. The lid of the bread maker is designed to completely lift off from the main unit if you need to remove it for cleaning. However I did notice that because of the plastic hinges that are used, a certain amount of "play" is introduced that makes it possible for the lid to hit the right edge of the main unit as you are closing the lid. This is not a huge issue, but you just need to be aware of that fact as you close the lid. I've uploaded a few photos in the Customer Images area to show you exactly what I mean.
I followed the instructions and before making my first loaf of bread, ran the machine through a baking cycle to burn off any residues from the manufacturing process. Once the unit cooled down, I washed the baking tray. I decided to make as my first loaf, the 2lb basic white bread. I was immediately thrown off a bit by the recipe calling for 1 1/2 TBS of dry milk powder. What??? Then my brain got tied into a knot as I was trying to figure out how to make the bread without dry milk powder. I quickly realized I could probably just substitute milk for the water and completely omit the dry milk powder. Bingo... worked like a charm. The reason the recipes call for dry milk powder is to account for the possibility of you choosing delayed baking in which case milk sitting in the maker for hours before being cooked, could spoil.
So the first loaf came out just about perfect. I've uploaded a couple pictures of it. The top of the loaf collapsed just a bit, but the texture of the bread was perfect. No voids whatsoever and the crust (medium by default) was just perfect.
As far as the collapsible paddle is concerned, it worked as expected. I did try to ensure that it was upright before adding the ingredients and made an effort to ensure it did not collapse as I was adding the flour even though the instructions claim that even if the paddle does collapse, that it will correct itself once the kneading cycle begins. Once the loaf was baked and removed from the tray, the paddle had indeed collapsed as it was supposed to leaving only a small hole about 1/2" deep in the bottom of the loaf. I've uploaded a photo to show this.
Another feature of this bread maker that is great is the ability to have nuts and fruits drop into your dough at the appropriate time via the dispenser located at the top rear area of the lid. You load the ingredients and then during the appropriate cycle, the ingredients are dropped into the dough and mixed in without your intervention. Brilliant!
The operation of the bread maker was easy enough. Instructions were clear and the recipe book contained a lot of different recipes including those for just dough so you can bake in your own oven. There are also some jam recipes included. Yum... nothing like piping hot, freshly made bread with butter and home-made jam.
Overall I'm pleased with the Breadman bread maker. It is reasonably priced, attractive, cleans up easily and makes a great, nearly foolproof loaf of bread. About the only advice I can give is to make sure you follow your recipe closely and be consistent in measuring your ingredients. About the only way you can screw up is if your dough is too soft or too stiff. You need to pay attention the first few times you make a recipe so that you can adjust ingredients accordingly.
I love putting the ingredients in at night and then waking up to a just-finished-baking loaf of bread. It's awesome.
PROS: Attractive, easy to clean, simple operation, great selection of recipes, not that noisy
CONS: Aluminum shows every dent and ding easily, lid closure hits edge of machine if not being careful
100 of 108 people found the following review helpful.
By Chris Maglio
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R34GNF4G15BCK I will mention that this review was intended for the Breadman BK1050S. The BK1050S and BK1060S are the same except for the differences in the top cover finish (stainless or black). Otherwise the two units seem to be functionally the same... even the manual has both part numbers on the front... the differences are cosmetic only.
I think this video speaks for itself. You can see the nice circular scrape of bare metal that the kneading paddle was making on it's third use! You are correct... that is yummy Teflon coating from the pan being scraped into my dough. You can bet I won't be eating that loaf... You can also hear the lovely sounds of metal on metal contact that will be added to your kitchen ambiance with this machine.
I am willing to bet that the new "collapsible paddle" technology is the reason behind this poor performance. There is a hinge on the bottom of the paddle that enables it to fold down. This hinge introduces some wobble not seen on a regular kneading paddle. And you know what happens when poor quality products wobble... they collide. So even if it doesn't scrape on the first use as mine did, it will probably start to scrape after some use (hopefully not before your amazon return window expires). The hinge on the paddle is also not the only thing that wobbles... the hinge for the top cover wobbles so much that it hits the top of the machine where it shouldn't and creates marks in the nice shiny stainless. This wobbly hinge has been mentioned in other similar breadman reviews and is a common problem.
Maybe I got a defective unit... but I won't be risking it... sending it back and exchanging for another brand. Good Luck!
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
By Karen
I was so excited to see this new breadmaker on Amazon that I pre-ordered it. It's stainless steel, so it's not such an ugly white counterhog like so many other designs. It also has a gluten-free option, which we need at our house, since 3 out of 4 of us have celiac disease.
I love that the paddle is collapsible. It still does leave a hole in the bottom of the loaf, but it's not nearly as big and intrusive as a normal breadmaker. I also love that it will automatically add your fruit and nuts at the right time in the cycle. I am too absent-minded to catch it at the right time, otherwise.
It makes a great loaf of bread. I'm making my 5th loaf right now. I haven't used the actual gluten-free cycle; I use the quick-white or quick-wheat cycle with the Pamela's mix I usually use, and it turns out great. I may come back and update my review after I have used it for more recipes.
My criticisms are two-fold: first of all, the stainless steel is not the highest quality--it's thin-looking. You can see imperfection in the way it's riveted and stretched. That disappointed me. I still prefer it over a giant white box, though.
My second criticism is that while the instruction manual says "don't worry if the paddle falls down when you're adding ingredients; it will stand up and lock into position once the cycle is started"--we found this not to be true and ended up with a completely unmixed "loaf" that had to be thrown away halfway through the baking process because it was a disaster. The paddle was still flat against the bottom of the pan. But as long as you know this and make sure it starts to mix properly at the beginning of the cycle, it's no problem.
Over all, great machine at a very reasonable price for all the features!
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