Luckily I have a recipe book from the older rapid bake model because those recipes also work in this machine and I find them very useful don't know why they have disappeared from the new book.

A great recipe to try if you’re new to making bread, this loaf is ideal for sandwiches, or simply enjoy it toasted, with lashings and slathered with of butter. Like the more expensive Kenwood BM450, the BM260 has fan-assisted baking, which Kenwood claims provides more even baking. And the machine and controls were great, although it was a bit loud when the kneading blade was whirring around.The one I’ve just bought is a replacement for the same make and model which broke its hub and drive coupling assembly. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.

The issues I have experienced with this include the fact that the bread always collapses and there is always a hole at the bottom of the bread as the mechanism can not be removed. The texture wasn’t quite as even as the BM260’s standard white loaf, and there was a prominent hole, but it was reasonably well baked and didn’t have a doughy texture. Never use the kenwood recipies as a guideline because usually the recipies have flour-liquid ratio out of proportion. The standard recipes are simple enough; they require skimmed milk powder, but this is easy to get hold of and cheap.If they used stainless steel they wouldn't rot but then Kenwood wouldn't be able to sell so many replacement pans.

We do find there are lacks in the instruction/recipe booklet, which doesn't seem to have many recipes for ordinary bread (the white loaf has egg in it, and the wholemeal seeds). When using Tesco Strong Wholemeal flour, the top of the loaf collapsed, and the bread had a rock-hard crust. We have benn using the Kenwood Bread Machine for a few weeks now and found that it produces a perfect loaf every time. One problem in using ready bread mixes, They are sold for to make in lbs wheras the machine is in kilos so one has to calculate the weight/water ratio.If it seems too hard to follow then just compare it with the bread dough you'd make manually and find out the right liquid-flour ratio. There are big buttons to select the recipe, crust darkness and the size of loaf you want to bake, as well as plus and minus keys to set the baking delay for when you want to prepare a loaf the night before and have it fresh in the morning.

Here are some of our favourite, most moreish bread recipes- from everyday loaves to artisan showstoppers, and even some decadent sweet treats.The BM450 Bread Maker blends striking contemporary design with intuitive, touch-sensitive controls to create a sophisticated, easy to use bread maker that's perfect for keen bakers and bread lovers. Unfortunately, however good the produced loaf will be, the poor design of those pan holding clips mean that I am not terribly confident about using the timer function. Model numbers usually consist of a manner of letters and numbers, and may also include characters such as a slash (/) or a dash (-). It loses points for the wholemeal loaf which has a heavy texture and sunken appearance, with a bland flavour. Having used another brand of bread maker, and then gave up due to density of the loaf, I came across this one.