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The Cuisinart CBK 200 bread machine comes with 16 preset menu options that can be mixed and matched allowing you to make over 100 different variations. You can make bread in three different loaf sizes with light, medium, or dark crust. This programmable machine should make it easy even for beginners to make delicious bread.
There is an audible tone to alert you when it is time to add additional ingredients like fruit or nuts and there is a second tone that gives you the option of removing the paddle before baking. There is a 12 hour delay timer so that you can have fresh baked bread ready whenever you need it and the convection fan circulates air during baking for crust with a nice texture and the perfect color.
Product Specifications:
• Dimensions: 18 x 12 1/5 x 14 7/8″
• Weight: 21.7 pounds
• Programmable
• Convection fan
• Power failure backup
• 16 preset menu options
The Reviews:
There were a mix of positive and negative reviews with this machine and although the positive reviews outweighed the negative reviews it wasn’t by the most overwhelming margin we’ve ever seen. Several reviews did say things like “best machine ever” or “makes perfect bread!” But not all of the reviews were this positive. There were a number of features that people liked about the Cuisinart CBK 200. Being able to remove the paddle before baking so that you don’t end up with a hole in the bottom of your bread was a popular feature. Pre-programmed low carb and gluten free settings were popular as well.
The people that gave this machine negative reviews have a number of different issues with it. The bread pan was one of those issues. The pan is a thin piece of aluminum with a nonstick coating. The thin aluminum does not do a good enough job of dissipating the heat and can cause burning on the bottom of the loaf. People also report that the nonstick coating on the pan gets scratched up and starts peeling off pretty easily. Some people were unhappy with what seems like it would be a great feature which is the convection oven future. People were reporting that it only works well on the light setting and that the other settings burn the bread.
Although the positive reviews did outweigh the negative reviews there were enough negative reviews of this machine to raise some concerns for us. Even some of the positive reviewers said that this is not the kind of machine where you put in the ingredients and then walk away and forget about it. You have to follow the directions carefully and keep an eye on things. There is a learning curve with this machine and that’s not really what you’re looking for in an “automatic” bread machine.