It was also loud later on in the program as it tends to beep at the end of each part of the breadmaking process, so you can hit “pause” and add ingredients or tinker if the recipe requires it. The good news is that due to it's tiny footprint, you'll have plenty of space to work with the machine. To best illustrate the size of the bread maker, I took these photos on my kitchen counter underneath a standard height kitchen cabinet.

It’s simply a matter of pausing the machine, pulling out the dough, removing the paddle, then reshaping and replacing the dough.I got a free mini chopper with my first machine but that has also gone kaput and won't chop any more. The only reason I use a bread machine is that I have arthritis in both thumbs and it's too painful to knead.

The solution is to shape loaf by hand, once the dough is ready and the machine begins to shape it by rotating the blade a few times.The unit itself was wrapped in a plastic bag (unnecessarily, if you ask me), and the accessories, which included a measuring cup and spoon, were inside the baking chamber.

There are a few reasons you might want to choose the Cuisinart Bread Maker for your gluten-free bread needs. The carefully designed pre-set programs will knead, rise and bake your perfect loaf from a sweet malt to a crusty French bread. And that was with the same ingredients painstakingly measured each time, for the same recipe that came with the machine. From French-style lean breads to nutty whole wheat loaves, the Cuisinart recipe booklet gives an in-depth look at what this highly capable machine can handle. Stir together with a spoon to combine just before going to bed, cover, and leave on the counter until morning.The slow cooker and the George Foreman are also matching, but they live in the bottom cupboards because they don’t get used on a daily basis.

Take the dough out, shape your loaf by hand and place it back into the pan and let the machine continue with proofing and baking cycles. It also stands out from other bread makers thanks to its horizontal loaf shape, which I much prefer to the tall, skinny loaves from machines like the Oster Expressbake Bread Maker. The Cuisinart bread pan is the only one of its kind and features a vertical orientation which helps the machine save space.

However, this didn’t seem to affect its overall performance, and the interior was still in pristine condition. The good one was how user-friendly the seed dispenser is: it’s a clever design, that works like a drawer.