We own several Cuisinart kitchen gadgets and generally hold them in high regard. This bread maker was purchased for the specific purpose of making gluten-free bread, and it is woefully inadequate. They cycles do no appear to have been optimized for gluten-free bread making at all and every attempt at having the machine run the process from start to finish has ended in failure. Generally, the bread ends up as a small, dense, cannonball. I would expect the machine works just great for regular bread, hence the 3 star rating. For gluten-free, 1 star.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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I previously owned a Cuisinart Bread Machine for over 30 years and gave it high use. When it finally stopped working, I bought the Amazon Basic Bread Machine because I needed to make small loaves of gluten free bread. Although this machine makes good bread, the gluten free mode did not make a good bread. I then went back to Cuisinart, and it did not disappoint me. It makes a good gluten free bread. I expect many good years ahead of bread making for this machine.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
The compact bread maker (CBK-110) does make good bread but there are 2 things that make me give it only a 3 star rating. The unit moves on my granite counter top while making bread and the beeps for the different notifications can barely be heard. There isn't a lot of movement but there shouldn't be any movement at all. That is not as big of a problem as the sound. The beeps are to notify you for different tasks such as removing the paddle or adding ingredients. The volume is so low that I can't hear them unless I am standing over the unit. My hearing isn't as good as it once was but I shouldn't have to be standing by the unit to hear the beeps. Very disappointing.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
We have used the Cuisanart Bread maker constantly since the day my wife brought it home. Making bread is easy, fun and the supplied recipes are all winners.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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I love the Cuisinart Compact Bread Maker, and I am so glad that I bought one while they are still available. I generally bake one-pound loaves because they are the prefect size for my husband and me. I tried to do this with my larger Zojirushi, but could never get the timing right. Not a problem with this Cuisinart.
It has a quick bake feature, and there is also a bell that lets me know when I can remove the paddle.
I looked at several bread makers and tons of reviews before purchasing this one. No other bread machine comes close to this Cuisinart if you want to bake smaller loaves.
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