The machines is very easy use. Made very decilious bread and saved me a lot of time. The look is obviously awesome. The only complaint I have is the price. Nevertheless, it is worth the money spent on.

I have been baking on the SD 253 Panasonic Bread Maker for 5 years nearly everyday. Absolutely fantastic, durable, the bread never goes wrong and I have used countless recipes from other sources - I just adjust the quantities to fit the recipes in the manual - every single time PERFECT! I just wish it had a transparent lid so I could check the bread sometimes!

There are many bread makers on the market to choose from, and Panasonic make some of the best. Good name and good results and that is what you pay for if you want a first class variety of breads. However, I concentrate mainly on the basic breads; bread that most of us will eat from day to day. If you are thinking of saving a lot of money by home bread making, then forget it. You are just as well purchasing your favourite loaf from your local store or even supermarkets, by the time you purchase all the necessary ingredients, and the total cost of making the bread; besides, life is so fast today, that it means you have to find time to gather the ingredients together, measure them as accurately as possible, plug in and allow the machine to bake for the time instructed, then after releasing your loaf from the tin....you have a little washing up to do. If you have followed the instructions and bought the right ingredients, then you can produce some of the nicest breads that you will taste anywhere. Panasonic will make you into a Master Baker in no time. The only real downside with home bread making recipes, they do not include a preservative, and whilst the bread that the machine produces is fresher than fresh, it has to be eaten within the first or second day of making, as it quickly goes stale otherwise. Of course freshly baked bread has its temptations, just like making cakes and biscuits. You want to get stuck into them before they have time to really cool off. Freshly baked bread is delicious and moreish, so be careful that you do not eat to much of it straight away; it can be heavy on your stomach. I am a devil for freshly baked bread. I simply cut off the end crust and cover it with lashings of butter which melt into the bread. If you like eating crust of bread, then adjust your machine dial to produce a more golden brown result. I have a hoover cleaner close by to clear up the mess of crumbs that I make when eating it. The results are absolutely delicious, and this is where your desire to eat another slice becomes moreish. Bread making, even with a bread maker, can be a little time consuming. If you have those extra moments to spare, then yes I would certainly recommend you getting a Panasonic, that's if you want a top of the range one. However, there are bread makers on the market for a much cheaper price, but are not so robust, stylish nor have the ability to bake all the recipes that Panasonic do. Concentrate on making the basic ingredient loaves of bread first, then choose from a range of various other recipes which include adding fruit, herbs etcetera. I do not recommend storage or freezing of home made bread. You are better off making it, and then eating it within no more than 36 to 48 hours of making, to enjoy it at its best

this one's the best. I have used many of the others but this one's just perfect. great value for money

The title says it all. We've had one for 10 years. Used on a daily base. It works today as it did 10 years ago (very reliable results too) However, there's a big BUT! If used on a regular base, the pan will need replacing every couple of years ... and that is no good at all for the pocket: the pan is as expensive as the machine itself! Kenwood products may be better, all considered.

This is great value for money, my wife made me buy her one and im so glad she did. The bread she makes with it is out of this world, the taste is great and the machine is so quite. It's so easy to use even I had a go and I know nothing about cooking. Would highly recommend to anyone thinking of buying their first or a new breadmaker. David

My old Murphy Richards bread maker finally gave up the ghost, I was recommended to
get a Panasonic SD/256. It is absolutely fantastic, I have owned it for just
over two weeks, it is also so very quite, not like my other old one that could be heard working up stairs. I have made five different types of bread and rolls, cannot fault the machine, would not buy shop bread again.
I give this machine 10/10.
Shirlann from Addlestone.

I have owned an Panasonic SD 253 bread maker since they were first on the market. I have never had anything but success with all the breads I have made in this machine. The kneading shaft needs replacing which I hope to buy this week.
It is such a reliable machine and long may it last. So easy to use and I make breads for elderly friends as well.Having watched a friend make her bread in an sd 253, I was hooked from the start and everything is explained in the book which is excellent and I was not worried about using the machine from scratch. I even gave one to our son and daughter-in-law as a Christmas present 7 years ago and they use it nearly every day.
It would be helpful to have the measuring beaker made larger as I prefer to use a plastic jug of my own.
Must close and put a loaf on ready for the morning.

Only kitchen machine in which you can place in the ingredients and get out the finished product. If you follow the recipes the bread always comes out perfectly, and is the best bread you can get. The Tesco quick yeast and strong bread flour (white or brown) work as well as any other brand, most of which are more expensive! Other yeasts (Doves for example) don't work as well, so if you are having problems try the tesco one that comes in satchets. I have had my machine for about 7 months and haven't and wouldn't buy bread since/again. Have probably made enough loaves now for the machine to pay for itself. Preparing the loaf takes about as long as making a cup of tea and a quick rinse of the bread tin takes a couple of minutes once the cycle is complete.

If you like good bread you should be using a Panasonic Bread Maker!

I am more than hapy with this Panasonic Breadmaker, its the best thing I have ever bought. However, I am disappointed with the recipies in the booklet, as the first four or five bread made came out a bit flat, fine but something missing. I then tried another recipe, and god what a difference, the Panasonic booklet recipes, don't tell you to put dried milk in, god this made a big difference, I will never buy a shop loaf again, I have bought my daughter in law on and my mother one. My friend was going to buy one and I recommended this one to her. SO GO AND AND TAKE THE PLUNG AND BUY ONE TODAY.

We had our Panasonic SD253 now for about 6 years after it was recommended to us. It gets used everyday and this is the best make we have owned. Bread is perfect everytime. We bought one for my Parents, my Dad is 86 and never cooked in his life yet even he can make perfect bread everytime.
If you cant make a perfect loaf with this machine, then you are not following the instructions, its not the machine!