Breadman T4000 Ultimate Dream Machine, 2.5 LB.
From Breadman
Over 300 state-of-the-art programs. Bakes 1-1/2 lb., 2 lb., or 2-1/2 lb. Loaf. Horizontal baking pan. Patented touch activated PDA style LCD control screens. Patented X-tras Dispenser. Includes recipes and nutrition facts. Patented fully random pause. Removable lid with see-through window. INSTANT RECALL power failure back-up. 24 hour programmable delay timer. This item will take 2-3 weeks to ship. Shipments cannot be expedited on this item. .
- Amazon Sales Rank: #330591 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Brand: Breadman
- Model: TR4000
- Released on: 2003-12-15
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x 15.00" w x 18.00" l,
Manufacturer description
Each of the Breadman machines are developed, tested and manufactured with a commitment to great baking and consumer satisfaction. Breadman software programs are written and tested against recipes from top bakers across the US with a variety of brands and grades of ingredients, so bakers from Boston to San Diego, Seattle to Miami are pleased with the breads they make. Breadman goes the extra distance to offer full ranges of program cycle combinations so that recipes are accurately baked for the loaf size and crust color which the home baker prefers. Home bread baking has reemerged as a craft, full of taste and creative satisfaction, with the advent of Automatic Bread Machines.
Features include:
- Over 300 state-of-the-art programs
- Bakes 1-1/2 pound, 2 pound, or 2-1/2 pound loaf
- Horizontal baking pan
- Patented touch activated PDA style LCD control screens
- Patented X-tras Dispenser
- Includes recipes and nutrition facts
- Patented fully random pause
- Removable lid with see-through window
- Instant recall power failure back-up
- 24 hour programmable delay timer
Great machine, great manual
Litmus test: I nailed a great loaf on my first attempt.
This machine is in a different league from my old Sunbeam. It comes with a bunch of preset cycles, but you can set the duration of individual stages (e.g. "3rd Rise").
The manual is well written. Not only is it full of useful information, but it is also a pleasant read; manuals nowadays are often very poorly translated into English, and you have to spend a long time trying to figure out what they're trying to say. This one is great in comparison.
So far I've had no problems with belts, or anything else. It really works well. That said, a couple of suggestions:
1) Stick around for the first few minutes of kneading. You may have to push some dry ingredients off the corner of the pan with the handle of a wooden spoon. The pan is longer than in most breadmakers, and dough may stick furthest from the paddle. Once the machine develops the ball, though, the problem goes away.
2) If the machine is not in a very well-lit area, you may have some difficulty seeing the LCD panel and seeing the bread inside the window. I fixed that by keeping a $1 flashlight close to the bread machine.
3) Pay attention to the table in the manual with equivalences between different kinds of yeast. That may make the difference between getting a loaf to be proud of and a loaf to be scared of...
Great machine for bread!
I recently purchased the Ultimate Dream Machine and have been using it a few times a week since that time. It is very easy to use and makes a wonderful loaf of bread. I've made several different varieties and all have tasted great. Both the texture and flavor are far superior to anything you pick up in the bread aisle of your local grocery store.
The bread pan is not exactly what I would consider heavy weight so I wouldn't bang it around in the sink when you are cleaning it. However, the mixing blade itself is very sturdy and easy to remove from the pan after baking. The interior of the machine has needed very little cleaning. Just a damp paper towel to wipe out any flour that has puffed out of the pan during mixing.
As a single person, I have primarily been using the 1.5 lb loaf size. I usually still have some left overs at the end of a week and give those to the birds. I would think that the 2.5 lb loaf would be a good size for a family with the 2.0 lb size being perfect for a couple.
I would recommend this machine for it's ease of use, benefit to cost ratio, and consistent superior results.
Yes This Is The TR4000
Amazon has it as the T4000 i guess they just forgot to put the R in there. They are selling it for $99.00 while everybody else is selling it for $217.00-$250.00. This is really a ultimate bread machine. You can put your own recipes in the memory or change the kneading,resting, or baking cycles to really fine tune your bread. The touch pad is really user friendly. All you have to do is touch the pad and pull up a recipe, no looking it up in the book. It's all there on the LCD screen. I bought this for making sourdough bread from my own sourdough cultures. There is several sourdough recipes in the book but they use yeast in them so that's not true sourdough bread. I have my own cultures some i started myself, and others i bought from sourdoughs international great website. I also picked up Ed Woods book " Classic Sourdoughs" available here or at his website that has a ton of info and has many hand and sourdough machine recipes and techniques in it. I'm really loving the flexability of this machine. You can program anywhere from 2 - 48 hrs rest for your sourdough to rest and ferment. This is a true sourdough machine and so much more. Comes with a short video that's helpful in the use and features of the machine plus a big recipe book and a really nice usermanual.
