I had one of these machines for 10 years…and it makes fantastic bread. However, it vibrated off the cupboard. I want to buy another just like it. Where can I get one?

I love making fresh bread for the morning but I still cannot figure out the delay cycle. I start the machine at bed time but when I get up it is usually a bit shruncken and not very fresh tasting. Please explain the the “delay start” feature of this machine. The machine itself is very noisy. The bread turns out great but we live in a small house & have to sleep at night. What am I doing wrong???

About the delay cycle, a best practice is to time the bread to finish the cycle when you are there to take it out of the pan. For me this is in the morning (so it starts when I am still sleeping), or evening (so it starts when I am at work). The bread in general needs to be taken out of the pan as soon as the cycle is done, so it can properly cool. The TR2200C will keep warm for 45 minutes to help in case you don’t get it out in time. But like you say, it will shrink a bit and the steam will condense on the loaf pan.
I have had mine for about 6 years and have gone through 2 loaf pans (due to using it 1-2 times per week). The machine is well engineered and works well. I am very happy with mine.

Reply to CARR re: Delay Setting
It took me a little while to get the hang of it, but it’s really easy. EJ mentioned that you do have to take out the bread right as it finishes baking for best results. In taste and appearance. Nothing tastes better than fresh homemade bread.
Also, I recommend using the full cycle instead of the “quick bread” options for the delay since you won’t be as pressed for time (you’re sleeping).
So here it goes: If you go to bed at 10 pm and get up at 7:30 am and want the bread freshly baked by then, you have to program the machine for a 9 hour 30 minute delay. (Add the hours from the time you SET the machine to the time you want the bread to be FINISHED, don’t worry about the rest, the machine figures it out) Another example, if you go to work at 8 am and want fresh bread by 6 pm you would program the machine for a 10 hour delay.
You can program up to 24 hours in advance, but do take into consideration that some ingredients may spoil when left out for too long and if you are not careful when adding ingredients, you may even prematurely activate the yeast. Good Luck and Happy Baking!

I just ordered the TR2500C ULTIMATE PLUS BREAKMAKER on Amazon and now I notice that there is the TR2200-C. What is the difference? I hope the one I ordered is as good as the one you review here.

Thanks, Mike. Since I plan to use this on “automatic” to have bread ready in the morning or when I get home from work, I’m concerned about the need to baby it by scraping the dough from the edges. Doesn’t that make the automation useless, if it is necessary to do this every time?

We’ve been making bread in this machine for 10 years. It has been reliable and very consistent, once you find the right combination of rise, rest and bake times for the particular flours that you like the best. One essential feature we won’t give up is the ability to pause the machine, then resume where it left off. This allows us to remove the paddle before the final rise. Hallelujah, no giant hole in the bottom of the loaf. The pause feature is also nice for making cinnamon swirl breads. We are baking using the french bread cycle for the longer rise times. Overall this has been a great machine. It would be nice if they made the wearing parts (spindle, paddle and seals) tougher and available for home repair of the pan. They failed after 2 years and now again 8 years later. But overall we really like this bread machine.

Mine does not have a “sweet bread” cycle, but it does have “fruit & nut”. Are these the same? I want to make Portuguese Sweet Bread and all of the recipes I have found just say to select the “sweet bread cycle”. If mine doesn’t have it, does anybody know of a custom setting? Thanks!

I need a replacement pan for the Breadman Ultimate Plus TR2500BC. Also a user’s manual.

Idgy, thank you so much for the link to the manual! I had misplaced mine and couldn’t find it on the web myself. My daughter loves the homemade bread out of the recipes and I’ve never used a reciped out of one of my other cookbooks for fear that it wouldn’t turn out right. You’re a lifesaver! I received mine as a gift and love it, I’ve used it for breads and doughs. thanks again.

I’ve had my Breadman Ultimate for 7 years and it still makes fantastic bread. Last night I went to make raisin bread and the “add extras” dispenser did not add the raisins. I cannot remember when the extras are supposed to be added so I added them manually today only to end up with pulverized raisins. I called the number on the back of the manual, went through the automated system, was on hold for ten minutes when it told me I was #16 in line! I hung up. I need to know if when you choose “add extras” is the display “add extras” supposed to stay present on the display or does it disappear? Also, when does the dispenser add the extras during the kneading cycles? I can’t troubleshoot whether my machine needs to be looked at or not without getting these questions answered. I’m very frustrated.

I lost my paddle. Called Salton months ago and they said they had been on back order. called again and still on back order. Why can’t they have parts more available. My machine is not that old so I’m not going out to buy a new one. I’m missing out on a lot of good bread.

I am having same issue with breadpan. I cannot believe they are no longer available, my model is a 2008.

My son has mutitple food allergies, including dairy and soy. I use this breadpan to make bread for him as most store bought loaves are made with soybean oil. I wanted to buy an additional pan to bake loaves of bread we could eat and not worry about cross contaminating ingredients my son is allergic to.

If anyone finds a source for the breadpan, please post. All in all, pleased with the machine, just not pleased with replacement parts, or actually, lack thereof.