Cuisinart CBK-200 Bread Maker Review

Whatever you do, don't buy a refurbished Cuisanart CBK200 machine & do not buy one through Ebay!  I paid $80 for one & received it on July 10.  On August 15 it quit working altogether.

I am a very experienced bread machine baker & all-around cook.  This was my 4th machine in about 20 years.  My previous machines were Toastmasters which were excellent. I already own several wonderful Cuisanart appliances & expected this machine to be  of the same quality.

The first three loaves (white & wheat) were okay.  The next was Banana Walnut Loaf, per their recipe---cooked on the Quick Bread/cake cycle.  It burned at least 3/4" deep on the bottom and both sides.  Thinking perhaps there was a misprint in the recipe book,  I baked a second loaf using the Sweet Bread cycle .  Since I had trouble with the previous loaf, I watched it very carefully.  It also began burning.  When it cooked enough that I could remove it from the pan I did, then finished cooking it in my oven which took another 40 minutes. Last Saturday, Aug 15, it started humming loudly & quit working at all.

The instruction booklet stated a 90-day limited warranty.  When I contacted Cuisanart they refused any help, saying they would not honor a warranty on anything purchased through Ebay b/c they had had so many problems with things purchased there. 

I emailed the seller, Abe's Gourmet Kitchen, yesterday, requested a refund and am now waiting on their reply. 

Starzysmom