Reddit reviews Zojirushi BB-CEC20 Home Bakery Supreme 2-Pound-Loaf Breadmaker, Black

/r/frugal advice: There are typically a lot of cheap bread machines at thrift stores.

/r/BuyItForLife advice: Get a Zojirushi.

I have a [Zojirushi BB-CEC20] (http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-BB-CEC20-Supreme-2-Pound-Loaf-Breadmaker/dp/B002XVUAOU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409499554&sr=8-2&keywords=zojirushi+bread+machine). I think it is the closest to BIFL you can get in a bread machine.

Important things I would look for (and pros of the Zojirushi):

Is reported to make good bread. Has even heating.

Made to last. Strong motors, hefty parts and paddles.

Awesome customer service, easy to order inexpensive replacement parts.

I like having a timer so I can wake up to freshly baked bread.


Cons of the Zojirushi (really more like limitations):

Some bread makers have trays that release ingredients later in the kneading cycle. I wish mine did because it can sometimes turn raisins to raisin flavor.

The paddles make divots in the bottom of the loaf (although you can take the paddles out mid-cycle, then there are just little posts sticking up). Some machines have automatic fully retractable paddles. They are kind of puny though so I wondered about their ability to knead and their longevity.

You can totally make your own bread without a bread machine pretty easily, although you have to be around for a few hours to babysit it as it rises and bakes. I really like having a bread machine so I can have fresh hot bread waiting for me when I get home from work or wake up in the morning. There is also a lot less clean up involved.

You're probably better off asking for bread machine help on /r/BreadMachines. You'll also want to provide more information: Make/model, age of the machine, whether you checked that the loaf pan was firmly & properly inserted (what I would first think of and what I think your problem is from), whether this noise is repeatable.

Personally, if I had a new machine and was sure that I had attached the loaf pan properly, then I'd return the machine to the store.

I have a Zojirushi and it will make the same noise as you describe if the pan isn't afixed properly. The first time that happened to me, I had set the timer to have the bread ready for the morning. It started kneading at 4 AM and the clatter caused me to jump out of bed. :-)

First again?

There are some sales like $129 ZNAs going on at the ZFO website which is pretty dope. Hopefully I'll be able to get a Dicodes upgrade in mine. That would be rad as hell and bring it back into the rotation.

This pupper is finally getting his first paycheck from his new job on Monday the 4th of July (tyb Founding Fathers). So while it may not be progress on a consumer facing end, I am quite happy to be making some money on this (as well as getting a few reimbursements on things I've already paid for as well).

What are y'all getting mail wise this week? I don't have any vape mail coming in, but I am getting this breadmaker with said paycheck. It's been on my Amazon wishlist for over a year, so I am quite glad to be getting it. Gonna make some dope sandwiches and melts.

It's also time to replace my aging 720p projector. I found a really inexpensive (for what it is) 4k 50" IPS monitor with Freesync. I don't need any smart TV functions, and it's $150 less than the Vizio equivalent. Also it's a pain in the dick to decorate/lay out your living room around a projector when you're in an apartment with one common area. Gonna be good stuff.

Do you know what's tastier, quicker and easier than a bread machine and cheaper too? Get yourself a baking stone, danish dough whisk, gallon food bucket and this book: http://www.amazon.com/Artisan-Bread-Five-Minutes-Revolutionizes/dp/0312362919

I have a top-of-the-line Zojirushi and it sits in a box in the garage now. This is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-BB-CEC20-Supreme-2-Pound-Loaf-Breadmaker/dp/B002XVUAOU/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313186690&sr=1-1 - Like other bread machines, it doesn't brown the top which is half the reason I love eating bread. I can vouch that its recipe book makes a very nice variety of white, wheat and quick breads as well as jam and sour dough. Since the loaf pan is horizontal you have to even out the dough before it starts to rise so it doesn't bake lopsided but other than that it's very nice.

I don't know if it's heresy, but have you considered a bread machine? I have a Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme (2 lb), and use it 75% of the time for mixing doughs. I make about 5 loaves/doughs a week in it.

It's super since you can program in your knead times/cycles/types (settings for white/wheat, for example), and mine has an automatic 'punch down' action built around its rising times. On mine I believe I can program up to 3 different rise cycles, each up to 24 hours? The enclosed machine works well for proofing between kneads (don't need to worry about drying out etc.), and I've started to plan meals around the timer function so I can have fresh dough ready for me @ 3pm for dinner that day, setting it up in the mornings alongside coffee & breakfast.

I've read many good things about the longevity of Zo's, and in my experience (several month ownership, making ~5 loaves and/or doughs a week) it's solid and reliable. I even like the loaves baked in it for sandwiches/sweet breads (Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook has LOTS of options).

I know it is missing all of the stand mixer pluses, but for me I'm not a baker of sweets/cakes and already own a pasta machine/assorted grinders and Amazon regularly puts it on sale for $200 free ship/no tax for most, sometimes down to $180 (create a pricewatch with camelcamelcamel for the best deal). There are also other machines with different options (timed yeast introduction, french bread cycles, etc.) but I don't know them, just that they're out there.

Good luck in your search! :)