Breadman Ultimate Plus
Cycle setting	Whole Wheat, 1.5lb loaf, Med Crust
Ease of programming	Easy
Length of cycle	3 hours 32 minutes
Temp of Water	100° F
Ease of removing bread from pan	Very Easy
Appearance of bread	Excellent
Price	$100

                                                                  

Round 1 Score:  5 Stars 

Test Notes:

This bread machine produced nice sized loaves across the boards with beautiful crust and crowns.  The Limpa-Sweet Rye did have a split in the upper side but it did not affect the size or crust.  It’s easy to program, easy to remove the bread, reasonably priced, and has the shortest bake cycle out of the machines we tested. We highly recommend this model to anyone baking numerous types of breads who doesn’t want to spend a lot of time reading the directions. 

We are currently testing several of the top selling bread machines and will be posting the results in the very near future.  Here is a list of the machines included in the first round of tests:

• Panasonic Bread Bakery SD-YD250
• Breadman Pro TR875
• Breadman Ultimate Plus
• Breadman Corner Bakery TR888
• Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme BBCC-X20
• West Bend 41026
• Cuisinart CBK-200

Please post suggestions of models you would like to see us test in the next round.