I absolutely love how well the Zojirushi bread maker performs overall—it consistently produces bakery-quality bread with a perfect crust and texture. The machine is sturdy, reliable, and easy to clean. However, I’m giving it 4 stars because the gluten-free options are quite limited. While it does have a basic gluten-free setting, there’s very little guidance provided on how to adjust recipes or convert flours if you’re using almond flour, gluten-free blends, or other alternatives. As someone who needs to bake gluten-free regularly, I wish Zojirushi offered more support in this area—either through presets or recipe guides. That said, if you’re baking traditional breads, it’s truly one of the best machines out there.
I had a very old Zojirushi breadmaker that was not working as well as it used to. I thought that I was upgrading with this machine. It definitely has more functions but my bread is still not up to par. I've only made two loaves and I hope that I can keep tweaking the recipes to find what will work well.
I started making homemade sourdough bread November '24. While I love it, I didn't love the effort and babysitting required. This was recommended as a way to enjoy sourdough more easily, so I got it even though the price tag made me hesitant. I have a LOT left to learn (I want to get towards whole wheat w/o sugar sourdough), but I am blown away by how impressive this machine is. No regrets!
Another well built and well functioning unit by Zojirushi. Lots of supporting material/recipes that work really well with the machine. Personal programming option is nice to have
Takes the work of breadmaking away!!! we didnt know how much time we were wasting before we got this. This has been a game changer for us, we bake once a week for our boy for school and its just so easy and simple to work with.
The absolutely best machine out there for the home baker. I have made all sorts of bread with this machine, and it comes out perfect every time. The custom settings allow you the freedom to be creative with speciality breads as well.
This chef grade tool has made me love baking again! Favorite kitchen purchase ever. Favorite bread so far: Einkorn flour recipe from jovial foods. They have a bread machine recipe for this and the zojirushi has customizable settings….helpful when using specialty flours like einkorn.