I mostly use this to make pizza dough but have made plenty of bread as well. It's quite basic but does the job well. I never have to worry if the weather is too cold to rise properly. I use the recipe for pizza dough, from the book and it's great.

There’s nothing more impressive and sure to generate accolades and admiration from your guests than serving them home-made bread. Sadly, this is something you're unlikely to experience with this bread maker. After spending a fortune on different bread mixes without success, I consulted Breville for advice and was told the answer lay in the volume of water I used. However, despite using the exact same ingredients, the volume of water that works well when baking one loaf, fails to do so with the next. In the end I’ve had to resort to start baking with the machine and then transferring the loaf to the oven. To top that off the handle on the baking tin has broken off. Save yourself the trouble and frustration and give this product a wide berth.

This is brilliant. It makes great bread and pizza dough. It is easy to use and has been very consistent in the short time we've had it. They are great value as you would expect from a Breville product. The kids love it and have made some very creative tastes. Great recipe booklet. Well worth it.

We received this for Xmas as husband has been wanting one to bake his own bread. I have to admit the instructions was clear to follow and almost fool proof, consistent performance on the result, perfect loaf from first time. But we have only tried white loaf so far and I was going to try the whole meal next. 1kg white loaf raise too high and stick on glass, though can be resolved by adding a piece of baking paper on top to stop the sticking. So far so happy.

This is my first bread maker and I am enjoying it. I received it as a gift and have made many loaves of bread with it and find it super simple to use. I don't use it to bake the bread as I find it has a funny texture, I prepare the dough in the bread maker, then cook the bread in the oven for a nice, crunchy finish.

This bread machine is great and easy to use. The recipe booklet has a great guide to features and recipes. Great for making all kinds of bread and I've even made dough for pizzas and rolls then cooked in oven. Only thing is the loaves could be a bit bigger.

My first basic white loaf was perfect but the next three 50/59 wholemeal loaves had a lot of the same issues that people are experiencing here - sunken centre, overflowing over the pan or rising so much it touches the lid even though I followed the recipe perfectly. I then tried the same recipe on the basic setting (which is 40 minutes less than the wholemeal setting). The loaf is perfect! If you are having failures with the other settings try the same recipe but on the basic setting. It just might work.

I have had 2 of these over the last four years and both baked great bread. The machine has good features but it does have some limitations:
- the paddle should be called a crater maker, it sticks and rips a hole in the bottom when you take the loaf out the pan.
- You can't make a big loaf -it will hit the top and make a mess.
-Be gentle on the tin- it needs seasoning to stop it wearing out and sticking.
-The machine has a limited life of just 2 years at 3 loaves per week. Both of my failed with the same symptoms, randomly stopping through the cycle and either resetting or beeping in error.

We've had 2 of these. The first lasted a couple of years while the second not as long. The sprocket thing in the base broke. We contacted Breville but they couldn't replace the part so we reverted to using an ancient but large Breville Breadmaster Big Loaf, which is many years of age! Never misses a beat and makes better shaped loaves which are longer rather than higher and the dough doesn't hit the lid which happens regularly with the other model. Shame they don't make the big ones any more, but they lasted too long for businesses to make money out of them.

What an incredible buy. Got it at the Factory Outlet in Collingwood for just $55 as a factory second ... was cautious about my expectations due to what I'd read ... but we are over the moon with it.

We have made dough for scrolls, pizza base dough and bread both white crusty and savoury ... every one utterly fantastic.

The only slight negative is that the larger loaf does touch the glass so the crust does not form on top and it does move around on the bench on the dough setting ... otherwise could not do better for the money. We mostly use the Laucke crusty bread pre bread mix ... taste is sublime.

I earlier posted a bad review but after purchasing a new machine and finding my recipe still failed I decided that I needed to get new flour! Sorry if anyone was put off by my earlier review. Hopefully, new flour will solve all my problems! But for my sins I've ended up with two machines!

I bought mine a few years ago and have never had a good result! Mostly sticks to the lid and yesterday I got it out determined to make a good loaf Followed instructions exactly and guess what bread rose that much it raised the lid so consequently the bread was a soggy mess on the top Not sure whether to throw machine or give it one more try ?

We were given a new BBM as a gift and used it for five years making on average one loaf per week. It seemed to work OK except for the annoying habit of the paddle sticking in the bread. Then it suddenly stopped with an electrical bang! We thought it should have lasted a bit longer, but recognise it is a 'cheap' machine.

Purchased a new one and had variable results with the bread often not rising. Then when it was 22 months old it blew up - there was a loud bang, strong smell of electrical burning and machine went dead.

Seems to be a problem with quality control, and the only positive is that we got the first one free and had only paid $100 for the second one in a sale. Will be trying a different brand this time.

The bread maker I got from Heathcote Appliances, the Base, Hamilton, NZ is execellent. Making 2 gluten free bread a week, using the books recipe, but have changed the flour to 1 cup tapioca-1 cup brown rice, 1 cup chickpea
1 cup potato flour. No milk powder. It comes right till the top of the bread pan. Using spices or herbs. The bread is nice and moist. Very nice
Bert Dorshorst

Tried 4 times now after reading the instruction manual from start to finish and following the recipe exactly as required only to have uncooked dough all through the machine. It's going back today for a refund.
Much easier and cheaper to go buy a loaf from the shop. . Very disappointed

I've had 3 Breville bread ovens and have to say not the best there is. The elements constantly failed so the bread was not browned well. Although I followed the recipe for many years the dough was often not entirely cooked. Removing the bread from the tin needs to be done straight away but always comes out with the kneading hook inside the bread and the bread torn at the bottom. After years of cleaning the hook actually also failed and became stuck. I've bought a different brand and it's like chalk and cheese. Have not bought a loaf of bread from the supermarket for 9 years though because home baked bread has an entirely different taste. Makes you realise the rubbish that's passed off as bread now days.