Used Laucke bread mix. All ingredients accurately measured but the bread rose to the lid and over the sides of the pan. Loaf was doughy. Lid cannot be removed to be cleaned. Cut my finger trying to clean it. Going back tomorrow for a refund. I will not buy another Breville bread maker.

Did not work as advertised. Will not make a 1kg loaf without overflowing.

This has been a terrible purchase. I have tried to make at least 5 loaves of bread and it is just a big waste of ingredients. Every loaf comes out doughy despite trying to adjust the recipe according to the previous loaf, but nothing has worked. Had left the bread maker in the cupboard and thought that I should return it, only to forget and see that my warranty has run out so I will be stuck with this machine.. I would never suggest purchasing this bread maker considering every other machine I have used, the bread has been amazing.

Have tried 5 loaves and I'm still left with dough after nearly 4 hours. Have tried everything reducing water, a different pre mix and still nothing. I'm taking it back for a refund and will buy a different brand - this one is awful and I don't think much of having to travel back to the city at my cost to get it replaced - bit unfair for regional people

Didn't heat up properly

Bought a Breville Breadmaker about 12months ago. After 1 month had to take it back because the paddle mechanism had frozen (we thought). Was replaced no problems but new one did the same thing periodically. Would have to get pliers to turn and free it up ready for next loaf. Doesn't make a good loaf because mechanism doesn't turn freely enough to knead dough properly. Bought second hand older model from Salvos for $5 mainly for paddle (normally $24) as ours had lost a lot of the 'non stick' coating. Decided to try out the older model to see if it was any better. Now using the second hand machine which is making a brilliant loaf. We make a loaf every day. Would you buy one?????
Easy to use.
Paddle mechanism kept freezing up.

I've had this bread maker for almost a year and it is great.. I use it for the basic bread recipes, the bread tastes good not great like the expensive brands you would buy from the supermarket.. but the reason I bought it is to produce healthy bread of basic ingredients not to produce the best and fluffiest bread. the feature I like most is the dough option!! I just put the ingredients of any dough I want (pizza for example) and it just comes out perfect every time!! another reason we love the bread is the smell!! it fills the house, the neighbours think we run a bakery:)

I've just recently bought my Breville Bakers oven and am very happy with the results. I used the Laucke bread mix with mine and have produced perfectly risen, fluffy on inside and nice and crusty on the outside.
I also made some flavoured savory bread, adding chopped olives, grated cheese and chopped bacon as per recipe instructions. The family devoured it.

We received this as a wedding gift nearly two years ago and it has been used at least once a month since then. It is very simple to use and whilst it may not be cheaper to make your own bread than to buy it, it is certainly much nicer, fresher and can cater to your taste. Instructions & recipes manual supplied with the machine and all ingredients are readily available at the big supermarkets. You need to be a little bit organised as it takes 2-3 hours to bake a loaf of bread but it makes life easy when it does all the kneeding, rising and baking without any help required from you.
Reliable and handy.
Can miss some ingredients when mixing.

My daughter bought this particular oven from Harvey Norman. I made several attempts to make a good loaf of bread, but to my utmost disappointment it did not come right. I fully adhered to the instructions given in the manual.
its handy to use
It was not mixing even.

Have had two attempts using all the correct ingredients in the correct sequence and the bread is not rising. It cooks the dough into a brick. Even the birds had trouble eating it after I had soaked the bread in water over night. Taking back to the shop tomorrow for a replacement, in case it was a dud machine.
Will let you know how the replacement goes when i get it.
Haven't had any success to speak of.
Didn't cook edible bread.

Didn't work properly on the basic setting, did not punch the dough down and rise it again. Result was dough all over the inside of the lid which we then discovered does not simply lift off for cleaning. Also, paddle lodges in the loaf rather than staying in the pan. Pan is difficult to remove.

Tried the other settings which seemed to work but no matter how carefully the recipes were followed we did not get one successful loaf out of it.

Sorry Breville, maybe it was just a dud machine but it has gone back to the retailer and we took a refund rather than a replacement.
Compact size
Faulty, poor design

Our first breadmaker and we have found it works well. Lots of settings, never had a problem with loaves not working out. A little noisy but I would guess most breadmakers are. We like having preservative free, hot home made bread to feed our family, it's a winner! The recipe book that came with it is also helpful.
inexpensive, reliable, makes nice bread
A little noisy

This is the first bread maker I have ever used, followed the recipe to the tee and the result was a perfect loaf of white bread which we devoured in about 10 mins with home made pea and ham soup. The reason for choosing this machine is its not too big, fits perfectly under the cupboard and light enough for us to get out and use. Very Happy so far.

I bought this machine when it was on special. I love it. So easy to use. Never fail once on me all these years. Compares to the one I bought my dad (another brand), mine still make fluffy bread with crunchy outside :) I make white, wholemeal, whole grains and other types of breads too. The recipe comes with the machine is fantastic! With details of ingredients and instructions.
Couple hours is so worth to wait. Every time, we end up baking two as we would almost eat the whole loaf :P

If you use the timer, make sure you are around to open it. otherwise, the bread would be flatten with the moistures from the heat.
This machine still work the same as the 1st day I used it.

For the first week the machine worked well, I was thrilled - but we started having problems soon after, it was expensive to fix. We fixed problems twice, at a cost of over $100, and have now decided that it isn't worth it anymore. I loved having a breadmaker, but would NOT recommend this one.
Lovely bread when it worked
Just didn't work most of the time!

I bought this oven to make bread for my son who has food allergies-it is great! So easy! I thought I would have to make dough etc but it does it all for you! I love the preset timer and there are plenty of different functions including one for gluten free breads.
Reliable, inexpensive, user-friendly