This bread maker works great and the dough setting was the one I used the most. I loved using this to make pizza dough especially! All bread makers vary in size and heat so, other than the recipes in the manual, it is really "trial and error" with other bread machine recipes. The manual explains the times and stages of the bread really well and I often looked at this for advice on other kind of bread. We thought the "normal" setting browned the outside of the bread more than we liked so we ended up changing it to a setting for lighter bread and were happy with the results. It also has quick bread settings and recipes, but none of them are for sandwich bread as they are for cornbread and fruitier caky breads. Making bread does not happen quickly and while this bread maker makes it much easier to have homeade bread, you are still looking at 1:30-2:30 hours out. There is a timer but there is not "quick sandwich bread in 30 minutes" setting. Performance Some of the breads were overdone with the recommended settings. This may just be personal preference but we ended up going with quicker time settings the next time. Durability This bread machine has been in our family for 18 years. I have had it for about 5 of those. Love it.

Marathon36

USA

I have been very pleased with my Oster Deluxe Bread and Cough Maker. It is simple to use, the enclosed directions are very helpful. The entire bread maker works as advertised. I made the cinnamon bread which my family enjoyed very much. I also like the dough maker option, I have tried pizza dough, pretzel dough, and make a dough for cinnamon buns. Each recipe that I tried was very good. The dough is mixed well, and very little is stuck to the pan. There are many options which make this bread maker quite nice. I will reccomend this product to my friends and family. This bread maker is easy to clean, everything comes clean with a gently wipe with a damp wash cloth. The machine is well well and is quite heavy. It does not appear as though any part of this machine will crack or break. I look forward to using this for many years.

skay73

Lititz, PA

You all need to run out and get this bread maker. It is awesome. It is super easy to use, you can add the ingredients and walk away. Instead of taking hours to make fresh bread it takes minutes...well, it still takes hours but only minutes of your hours;) Its really easy to use, the bread and dough are great. Sometimes I just make the dough and then cook in the oven instead of in the bread maker becaue it cooks the bread a little more even AND a better shape...but its all just personal preference.

mum2abby

Hampton, VA

I love fresh baked bread, especially the smell of while it is baking. I also love trying new recipes, which I have done a lot of when using my bread maker. The only dough I have made is pizza dough, which turned out perfectly. I like that I can make different sizes of loaves. The instructions are easy to understand, and the recipes are so simple to follow. It is very important (I found out) that you add the ingredients to the pan in the exact order of the instructions. I've been baking and cooking for many, many years, and have learned how to experiment a bit when it comes to recipes. I always try to follow the bread machine recipes exactly, because it does make a difference in the long run, because of the order that the ingredients are added.

redrye

Harrison, OH

I love to make homemade bread but I am not very good at making it from scratch. I have tried and tried to make bread that will rise and be fluffy, all to no avail. I am now the family bread maker because of my fantastic Oster bread machine. This device makes the best bread I have ever had. It also makes fantastic dough for pizzas we can make at home, which of course the kids love! The book that comes with the machine includes several terrific recipes that we have tried and love. The bread has all risen just the way it has supposed to and smells fantastic as it is cooking. The machine has been fantastic and has helped out in our kitchen tremendously and was a real assett to me when I was baking over the holidays. I would highly recommend this machine to anyone who is looking for a quality bread maker to add to their kitchen.

animc888

Huntersville, NC

This bread machine is one of the best appliances I have. You can make everything from baked bread to doughs for bagels. It hasn't failed to work for me yet. It is easier to use than it might first appear. When I make bread in the machine, everyone fights for it at dinner. Clean up is easy as pie. My only peeve is I wish the crusts were a bit softer to make it easier to slice the bread.

chellebanz

Sunbury, OH

I purchased this bread machine during a really big sale at a local brick-and-mortar store. I LOVE it. It is easy to use...and it was easy to set up. It has programmable presets that you may select in order to make different types of bread with ease. The machine comes with a little cookbook. The basic bread recipe was a very good one. Made a bread with a crispy crust and a moist interior. All you do is add your ingredients to the chamber (I am careful to keep the yeast in a "well" of flour and away from the liquid ingredients until I hit the start button), select the type of bread you wish to make...and press start. Hours later = fresh bread at the sound of the beep. The machine has a small footprint (meaning the space that it takes up on the counter top is rather small) especially when you consider how much this machine actually does. You may also elect to make Jams & Jellies in this machine. I haven't yet tried that...but the instructions to do it look easy enough. Clean up on the machine is very easy. You remove the chamber from the machine, take the bread hook out and wash the chamber and the hook in warm, soapy water. I dry everything with a paper towel and put it all back into the machine so that it is ready for the next time that I want to make fresh baked bread. I adore my Oster machine. I've tried several bread machines on the market...but this machine is the best!

Seamyst

Las Vegas, NV

I got this Oster bread maker for a gift from my mother several years ago. It bakes a small (1lb) and medium size loaf (1 1/2lb). It takes approximately 1 1/2 hours to make dough and about 3 hours to bake a loaf from beggining to end. This bread maker has settings for white and whole wheat bread for regular and large loaves as well as large dark and dark rapid, french bread, sweet bread, cake/quick bread, and dough, and a jam/jelly setting for cooking jam and jelly in the loaf pan I have baked so many loaves of bread and make batch after batch of dough for cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, and cinnamon raisin bread, all of which turn out perfect. I have baked all white flour and 100% whole wheat flour breads with great results; although I prefer all white. I never have to adjust recipes to suit the machine, all recipes I try seem to turn out perfect. I have never had any problems with the dough not mixing right, even with the fairly small paddle. The manual the bread maker came with had some ok recipes but I have found many recipes that are much better than the ones in the manual.

bifaerie79

Platteville, WI

Using the Oster Deluxe Bread and Dough Maker has made bread making so much easier than by hand. It takes about 10 minutes or less to put the ingredients into the removeable, non-stick dough pan. No mixing or kneading required, you do not have to make sure the liquids are at the right temperature, the Oster bread maker takes care of everything for you. The only suggestion is to check your first cycle to ensure that there is the right amount of liquid. If it is too dry then your dough will be crumbly and inconsistent, too wet and it will not rise properly. The ingredients need to be measured exactly as the recipe has them, substitutions should be made according to the recipe book instructions. Another suggestion is to unplug the bread maker five minutes before finished baking and let sit, then remove with pot holders, turn the pan up side down and give it a quick hit on the surface where the bread will cool. The settings are pretimed, no need to fuss with setting the timer. The Oster bread maker has settings for making shaped dough, cakes, jams and jellys, The non-stick pan is easy to clean, the blade will remove, and the bread maker can be kept clean with ease. Wipe out the chamber where the bread pan goes with a damp cloth and you are ready to bake again. The Oster Deluxe Bread maker is convenient for holiday baking, place all the ingredients in the pan and position in the baking chamber, select the cycle and start. Walk away and when it is done the beep will call you. The bread pan will get very hot, a double thick pot holder is recommended to hand the pan. You will not want to leave the pan in the chamber to cool, the bread will continue to back and the crust will become very hard.    

ConnieKirkpatrick

Lakeside, CA

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garciaa007

Santa Maria, CA