I like this breadmaker as it does multiple tasks. It is portable and has an attractive look with a black finish. It has the feature of automatic ingredients dispenser.

I have used a Panasonic for 10 years with excellent results. When the Panasonic finally wore out, I decided to look around at the various options. Kenwood had some good reviews so I bought one. I have made six different loaves so far and the results have been awful in terms of size, crust and quality. Almost on the point of ditching it and buying another Panasonic. It is expensive to make a loaf and throw half away because no-one wants to eat it. Recipe book is glossy with pretty pictures but the results are nothing like the photos. The keypad is not user friendly and the bleep at the end of the cycle is so quiet you would only hear it if you were next to it. The internal light is useful and the 'time remaining' display is good but the machine needs to produce a good loaf every time. I have yet to get an edible loaf out of it.

After much research i bought the Kenwood BM 450 in India. The machine is sleek, stylish and relatively easy to operate. However, i feel the company should have done a lot of research so that its suitable for the Indian market. It is difficult to buy and get the flours. such as granary loaf, whole meal flour etc. After a few successful trials and some failed i am now able to produce a lovely loaf at home. It does brown lesser on the top - i dont know if this is the fault of the machine, or the model?

I've had the Kenwood BM450 bread maker for a couple of months now and it has been excellent. With no previous experience I've produced a series of really nice loaves with very little effort. I started with packet mixes but it is very easy to use with separate ingredients and that has given me nicer (and cheaper) loaves. As seems to be the case with all bread makers the key thing is accurately measuring your ingredients then adding them to the pan in the right order. But this takes no time at all. The unit looks great and is very, very easy to clean. I've read some negative comments here and elsewhere but they haven't affected me so far. Some people say it's noisy. Of course it isn't silent. But I live in a small flat where my kitchen and living space are one. I have no issues using this in the evenings while watching TV. Overnight I certainly wouldn't hear it from the bedroom. No idea why people are bothered by the noise level. It is nothing like as noisy as my washing machine and a bought a direct drive washer/dryer just because it scored well for being quiet. Compared with my washing machine the bread maker is very easy on the ears. Some people have also complained about the paddle getting stuck on the spindle. There's a decent amount of play between paddle and spindle on my machine so perhaps this is something Kenwood has tweaked. Equally I always put a little vegetable oil on the spindle. Bottom line is I've never had an issue with the paddle sticking. If I ever do I'd be confident a bit of a soak would make it easy to remove. There's a great range of programs including gluten free and even jam making. And the unit is programmable if you want to do something specific that isn't pre-loaded. I can't imagine I'll need to go there though. There are a lot of reviews out there saying you should only buy a Panasonic if you want a bread maker. Panasonic are obviously good and one of the reasons I wanted a bread maker was having tasted the excellent bread that friends of mine make in their Panasonic. But I found it very easy to match their results with my Kenwood with very little effort. I have a feeling Panasonic is no longer the only game in town and if you want a generously-featured bread maker that looks great and is very easy to use and clean I think the BM450 is an excellent choice.

Although difficult to remove the loaf from the paddle, the bread was good. Very noisy while kneading, could not hear the television in next room. The machine stopped kneading completely machine was useless now. Amazon said we were two weeks too late on the one year's guarentee, and Kenwood had no interset, just referred us to a service outlet who wanted £20.00 plus vat to look at it.

Given as a present and have never used a bread maker before. WOW !! Have had perfect bread every time, can't understand the negative reviews. We use heavy multigrain flour and recipe 3 (750g),use olive oil instead of butter. We leave to work overnight. bread rises right to top of pan with a rounded crust. As suggested by other comment spray a little oil on the paddle, of course the bread sticks a little but few shakes gets it out, hardly a hassle. After removing bread leave pan to soak for a bit and paddle lifts off easily ( common sense) Tip try using sea salt gives much better rise. Menu is easy to use, if you follow the instructions. Rapid bake works well but bread a bit heavier.
Totally satisfied and would recommend this machine to anyone.

Have used this breadmaker constantly since Christmas. Very simple to use if follow instructions and soon get used to display (which initially seems baffling). Put ingredients in, I use setting 1 mostly, check weight setting is ok, press play. So noisy though when kneading haven't used much overnight and when I have condensation from warm loaf made a bit soggy. Answer to paddle probs is spraying paddle with veg oil like frylight I found. All in all very happy and kids love the fresh bread and cakes.

Great looking and function breadmaker, you just can't compare it to others, say what you say, if you trashmouth that I can only think it's due to jealous, or you are really stupid and can't follow simple instructions, or you just had really bad luck and bought a defaulty equipment. My works perfectly, easy to use, to clean, and bakes perfectly. Maybe is because I'm in love with the machine but I just couldn't have any other.. Don't get fooled, this is a perfect breadmaker.

I am a good cook. However we rarely get a loaf that rises. We follow recipes to the letter and its very disappointing and poor. I have taken advice and added vitamin c as suggested by some and increased the water without much success. This machine is style over competence. Buy the Panasonic which is in a different league.

Only bought it because it was a Which Best Buy. So now I know 2 things. Which Best Buys are not and the Kenwood is a very average breadmaker. It is so noisy that you cannot put it on during the night. The bread is no better than anyone elses. The bread sticks to the not nonstick paddle which means when you remove the bread from the pan a large lump rips out of the bottom of the loaf so that when you slice the bread the slices near the middle have big lumps out of them. I wish I had just bought another Panasonic.

Returned to a Kenwood bread maker after trying cheaper alternatives which produced poor quality bread.
Kenwood recipe book superb.

We purchased a Kenwood BM450 from John Lewis a short while ago. After the first loaf we couldn't remove the kneader paddle, I had to remove the circlip and knock the spindle through, this damaged the seal so we had to order a new bowl assembly - 2 weeks wait. Next loaf and the spindle came out OK. 3rd loaf and again could not remove the spindle despite following instructions re soaking etc. John Lewis have offered to change it for another Kenwood, or another brand or refund the money - no way we will consider another Kenwood, although to be fair the loaves were very nice. Excellent customer service from John Lewis though.