Cuisinart CBK-200 Bread Machine

I just found one of these refurbished at Big Lots store $65

Have to agree with your comments on the cosmetics but if it performs well I’ll be happy.

Thanks for the review even though I saw it after the fact.

Steve

Found one a local thrift shop for $5.99. Downloaded the instruction manual and cookbook on line.
The only complaint I have is that the paddle (angular shape) sticks inside the loaf making removal from the pan very difficult . I have to twist the paddle from the bottom to remove the loaf. This ruins the integrity of the loaf. I’m going to try a different paddle (straight blade) from a Panasonic machine I have to see if it make a difference.

I have just bought this and am trying not to have buyer’s remorse. Whether you leave the paddle in or out, it is almost impossible to dislodge. My old Panasonic never had this problem. I would love to know if any one’s attempted solutions work.

Also, my first two attempts were one pound loaves. They were REALLY long and broad, not like a loaf at all. Am I doing something wrong or is this typical of the small loaf, and I really should try the 2 pound loaf?

Help. Should I take this back?

If you don’t want the bread paddle to not stick, try using some PAM. First make sure the bread maker bucket is thoroughly cleas and dry, as well as the paddle itselt. Then spray a bit of PAM both inside the hole of the paddle, and a bit on the stick that the paddle sits into. Try that. By the way, where in Canada would I be able to find one of these bread makers. Thanks and God bless you all!

There should be an audible beep before the baking cycle begins. You can pause the bread maker to remove the paddle. Replace the dough, press Start and you’ll have a paddle free loaf.
As for the machine, I’ve had mine for 3 years. If it’s very noisy there’s probably something wrong with it. My first one used to go through bread pans regularly – I got a replacement from Cuisinart a year ago and so far, so good. I also have a different model number, BKR-400C, bought from Costco. It looks the same except there’s more black around the top. It’s a much quieter bread maker and, on the whole, I prefer it to the Cuisinart CBK-200 bread maker.
Christiane, if you don’t have a Costco near you, try Sears or The Bay.

I am really disappointed with the Cuisinart CBK-200 bread machine. I’ve had it a year now and have had more flops in one year than I did in 10 years with my old black and decker – it seems to give me the most grief on the delay setting with whole wheat – I get bricks instead of bread. I was going to see if I could get a replacement thinking I just had a lemon but after reviewing many comments on line today…I think the product itself is a lemon! If you are thinking of buying a bread machine…pass this one over. BTW – all of my small kitchen appliances are Cuisinart and I love them all – the bread machine is the exception!

Not sure how this works?

Just a note for Shari …

When I take the bread dough out of the bread machine to remove the paddle after the final punchdown cycle I first coat my hands with olive oil and reshape the dough (lightly) before putting it back and find it doesn’t stick to the pan after cooking.

Brian

I bought this bread machine and it has been awful so far, burnt bread, does not mix well, produces bricks!!

I’ve had my cuisinart bread machine since September and am thrilled that I don’t have any of the numerous problems that you folks are having. I let the paddle mix the ingredients until it is almost combined then take a spatula to wipe down any ingredients that are still on the side of the pan. When the signal goes off before the rise, I remove the paddle so that the finished product is perfect. I’m having to use the Gluten Free cycle for medical reasons and am delighted. My husband hasn’t bought a loaf of commercial bread since the machine arrived at our house. I’m even contemplating purchasing another one just like this one for our second home. I guess I am very lucky and very happy with the Cuisinart Convection Bread Machine.

Cuisinart CBK-200 Bread Machine… WOW NOT A GOOD ONE AT ALL.
With a great deal of frustration and aggregation on how to turn off the delay… I went ahead and baked two loafs of Whole Wheat bread following their recipes and got cement!!!
Not kidding at all. I have been baking bread with a Black and Decker Bread Machine for over a year and have guests rave about my bread.

Well, to my husbands and my dismay the Cuisinart Bread Machine was a big flop.
KEEP LOOKING FOR A BETTER BREAD MACHINE… DO NOT UNDER ANY PROMPTING BUY IT.
rated… the poorest Bread Machine on the planet.

Hi all- I love my Cuisinart breadmaker, but now it’s making a funny noise. What is wrong with it?

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Shantel
shantelhansen@gmail.com

borrowed this bread machine from a friend.. big mistake!!! I made one loaf and then waited approx half hout, plugged it back in and now it wont turn on. i know this bread machine is fairly new for her within 6 months…. now i have to replace this POC bread machine for her.

WASTE OF $$$ BUY A B&D! Love mine its in storage though

I received one of these breadmakers for Christmas. I’ve tried three times to make a simple loaf of white bread and it has been horrible. Even on the light crust setting the crust is way too brown and can’t be sliced. It’s like trying to eat a loaf of toast! I thought this brand would be foolproof and I was very careful to do all the measurements accuractly. After reading these reviews, I realize it’s not me with the problem with the breadmaker. Unfortunately I don’t have a receipt to return it.

I bought the Cuisinart cbk200 Bread Maker for Christmas 2008, I have used it to make white bread with no problem, then I tried making whole wheat using cycle #2 or #3. I follow the instructions in the manual but the bread machine does not start on these cycles, anyone else have this problem? What is the solution? Is there a time pause before it starts, unlike the white bread cycles? If yes, how long is the wait?

I have tried to give this Cuisinart Bread Machine the all American chance, and it has failed me miserable. Purchased it a WS in 7-08 specifically for the lo carb option but used it on mose cycles. Well, it burned everything and the little loaf pan moved the whole machine while kneading. Called Cuisinart, they replaced it completely, including postage, (after talking endlessly to the supervisor on the phone) and guess what, the next machine still burns all breads all the time, even on the light settng. It is a very bad bread machine, and next time I am in WS, I am returning this bread machine for a full credit! Do Not Buy this bread machine. My cheapie from Wal Mart did so much better

There are some good recipes on http://www.bread-maker.net. I’ve had better luck with these than the Cuisinart recipe book.

BAD CUSINART!! for putting out such a crappy product! The pan doesn’t hold in the bread maker well and once in a while will pop out when it is mixing and kneading. After the first one (I’m on my second machine) burned my first two loaves, I quit baking in it. The first machine, came to a grinding halt after about 6 months. The second is on its fourth month and starting to stall within the first 1/3 of the cycle. Cusinart is good about sending a new one, but I’d better get going as there is only a 1 year warranty that carries over to the next machine. After that one dies, I’m buying another brand… and I’ll be quite wary of all Cusinart products after this. Too bad KitchenAid doesn’t make a bread maker.

I needed to buy a breadmaker because of a food allergy that precludes me eating store-bought bread now. I bought the Cuisinart CBK-200 breadmaker after reading a number of reviews. It made fine bread, though I did have to tinker with the recipes a bit. However, the first one had a problem with grease coming up through the paddle mechanism after a few months – no matter how much I cleaned, it would come up during kneading and get in the dough. I spoke with someone at Cuisinart and he suggested I contact the store from which I bought it (Bed Bath & Beyond). I replaced the entire breadmaker and within 3 months have begun having the same problem. When I called the company and explained the problem, they said they’d never heard of this (obviously, the first gentleman didn’t keep a record of the complaint). They said I could send the pan back and wait 5-7 weeks for a replacement, during which time I won’t be able to make any bread. When I explained that this is a real problem for me given the food allergy, they said the serial number was past the 3-year expiration date, suggesting that it must have been sitting on the store shelf for that long!!!! I asked if I could fax a copy of the receipt to them to show that I only have had this unit since mid-December 2008 (not even three months), and they said sorry but no. I will be returning this breadmaker to the store and, given Cuisinart’s poor service, will likely never purchase a Cuisinart product again.

hi, need guide Cuisinart CBK-200 – in spanish please 😀 ^_^
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just got bread maker from costco. How can they make a bread maker with all these fancy setting and not see that the design to hold pan in… stinks. The most important thing is a pan that locks in place and can’t jump out when kneading. It is totally a design problem. The pan is hard to get in and out when hot even harder to take out. I got a bread maker so I can do other things and not have to be around to run and save it from itself. Why is is so noisey? Cuisinart take a look at the other successful makes out there pick some good features and go back to the drawing Board, then test test test and I will get new one, back to the store I go… dissappointed.

Does anyone know what the baking pan is make of on this Cuisinart? We are looking for something not aluminum or teflon. We prefer stainless steel.

I got the CBK200 bread maker a month ago as a gift but a week after my mom put the recipes book to the bin by incident. Anyone know where to get a new recipes book, please let me know. Many thanks

I bought a Cuisinart cbk200 bread maker after reading some great reviews. Burned every loaf I made. Called Cuisinart and they said the heat was out of adjustment. Drove 40 miles and exchanged it for a second one. This one burns everything also. It does not take 2 hours to bake a single loaf of bread. I am so disgusted with Cuisinart. Am returning the second machine and am not sure what I will replace it with.

Hey Lan my wife went to Cuisinart’s website and down loaded the whole owners book for the CBK-200 and then I put them in a plastic sheets double sided print.

I just got one of these bread machines and it shuts its self off and then turns on again, the pan inside keeps popping out, and it is very noisty. WTH

After our second attempt at making bread and having to stand with a hand on the pan to keep it from bouncing out during the kneading cycle we thought maybe there was something wrong with the machine
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Mine did the same but I took a flat file and deepened the slots on the tabs on the side of the bread pan and now it works the way it sould.

I just took my Cuisinart breadmaking machine back to the store today. I purchased it about three weeks ago and have not been happy with the bread this machine makes. The crusts are almost always burned, the whole wheat loaves are like cement bricks. I have been pleased with other Cuisinart products I have purchased…but this one really stinks.

I received my Cuisinart breadmaker for Christmas this past year and usually make at least two loaves per week. I find this machine to be extremely inferior to the Black&Decker machine that I used to have. The Cuisinart is very noisy, the paddle jumps off during kneading, the recipes are hard to get right and the bread always comes out very dense on the bottom and very light and holey at the top. I’ve experimented with it to get the ingredients right but no matter what I do the bread is still barely edible. I e-mailed Cuisinart months ago about the problems I was having and have yet to hear from them. I would strongly reconmmend staying away from this piece of JUNK.
Mitch

I’ve had two different models by Black & Decker and both were junk. Next was an Oster that worked well but finally died after a couple of years. Current bread machine is the Cuisinart CBK-200, refurbished model from X-S Cargo for CDN $40.00. It works as well as the Oster did with no un-mixed ingredients in the corners and no problem removing the loaf. This Cuisinart certainly beats the can off the two B&D clunkers.

My biggest complaint I guess would be that the Mix-in and Remove Paddle signals have very low volume and if I’m not close by I can miss them.
All in all, considering the price I paid, I’m satisfied.

I bet most of the bricks reported above are results of the poor design of this bread maker. As I see it, it has two big problems.

First, and worst, its mechanical design is flawed. During kneading, the tub pops out of contact with the motor below; the machine sounds like it’s still kneading, but the paddle isn’t turning. The result is an inedible hunk of wasted ingredients. The only workaround I’ve found is to stand at the machine during the entire kneading cycle holding the tub in place.

The second problem is Customer Service. The folks on the phone have a good enough attitude, but there’s a disconnect between them and the shipping department: When I reported the tub problem to Customer Service, they promptly sent out a new tub. It was carelessly packed, with no cushioning, and was damaged in shipment. I reported this to Customer Service and they sent a second replacement in exactly the same manner. It seems like this company can’t get out of its own way.

Summary: unless your notion of the perfect bread maker includes an image of yourself standing in front of it for each half-hour kneading cycle, keeping the tub from popping out, look elsewhere for your bread.

P.S. I think we should start a support group so we can console each other. If someone can bring the drinks, I’ll bring my wheat brick.

We have had ours and loved it for the past 3 years. We never kept our recipt which is a big thing to do because ours could have gotten replaced. First that went was the bread pan paddle which broke off. We used it a lot and got a lot out of it. Also the mechanism that moves the paddle wore out. It now is unuseable since they don’t sell that part.

We operate a B&B in the Canadian Rockies and bake bread often twice a day during the busy summer. We’ve had our Cuisinart 200C convection breadmaker for a year and a half and have had no problems. That is except the bread sticks to the paddle and a big hole is usually left in the middle of the bottom of the loaf. We have taken the paddle out during the day time but at night when on timer we can’t do this. We’ve tried spraying with Pam but that doesn’t help much. The machine is much quieter than the West Bend we had and we like the quick bake option since we can have a loaf in 2 and a 1/2 hours. We only make 2 lb loafs. The loafs are very large so don’t fit in store bread bags. We have had no problems with the bread pan dislodging or flour inside pan. We’ve probably done 150 loafs so far.

I am walking this bread maker back tomorrow as I have made, or tried to make four loaves and none have been edible. I had a B & D and was completely satisfied with it. Put in the ingreds. and push the button and got a perfect tall loaf each time, perfectly baked and I didn’t have trouble getting it out of the pan. I thought after nearly twenty years that I would just upgrade and get a new one as it was getting a bit old looking. This is bread maker is a huge disappointment. Why would anyone want to have to take the dough out and fiddle around with all the paddles and so on if it is supposed to make bread with the touch of a button and can be left alone for four hours. The old one was quiet. I will take this back and get a Black and Decker bread maker again. I paid approx. $128.+ tax.

This Cuisinart convection breadmaker has been total frustration. I was relieved to see how many people were having the same problems I was. The pan pops out continually. My husband adjusted the side brackets which seemed to help, but then the paddle started coming off its shaft. After twice taking out the dough and finishing the loaf the old-fashioned way, I’m giving up, and as I can’t return the machine it will wind up at the recycle depot. As for other Cuisinart products though, I have the Prep 7 food processor which I love. I does everything it’s supposed to, no problems. It even mixes bread dough and that’s how I’ll be doing it from now on!

Came to this site to see if anyone had info about fixing a WestBend Automatic Bread and Dough Maker, bread maker…i’ve had mine since 1998 and had not one problem with it until now. Beautiful loaves in 2 sizes, beautiful mixing, no paddles in bread, beautiful color baking, and EXCELLENT texture, and totally problem free, till now,10 YEARS OF USE…PROBLEM FREE. I thought about getting another bread machine….but after reading this site…i’m getting mine fixed..yes, the parts are still available. I’ve had 3 cuisinart coffee makers in the past year…and everyone of them has turned out to be a piece of CRAP and had to be returned. I will NEVER buy another cuisinart product again. They used to be known as the best..now as far as i’m concerned, they are the best crap on the market.

I picked up a cuisinart 100 bread maker on sale at BJ’s and am making my first loaf. it looks fine, and I have been baking this bread in a ABM since 1991, this is my 4th bread maker. I have a problem with the manual….since the beeps are almost inaudible, I wander if any one can tell me about when on a regular loaf, you can take out the bread and shape it, for cooking without the paddle.

Will let you know how I do/

Elaine

The only loafs that have turned out so far are the white bread. I’m getting to the point where the money I’m wasting on ingredients will surpass the price of the bread maker. The recipes are somewhat silly, for example, try to find a realistic rye bread and all you get are esoteric recipes some they must have collected from some artisan baker’s site on the internet. If you make the 2lb loafs their size is puzzling no matter how you try to cut them. I certainly will not feel guilty about taking this this inferior product back.

I got one just recently from Costco for about $70, and LOVE it. It’s about my fifth, and I like this one the best. It fits in with the decor of my kitchen, and I find it very easy to operate. I must be different from a lot of the posters, in that I like the beeps, and easily remove the paddle from the bread. Right now I’m making many recipes of the sweet potato rolls, and every recipe is turning out better than anything else I’ve done like that. I recommend it.

I just purchased this bread machine, made two loaves, and when I plugged the bread machine in for the third loaf, (after I measured all the ingredients) and the machine failed to power up. I tried several outlets to make sure it wasn’t the outlet, but obviously its the machine. I will be returning this machine and I am hesitant about replacing it. It came highly recommended by a friend who had no problems for an entire year. I am very disappointed in the product purchased.

I bought my wife the Cuisinart Bread Machine. First of all the
bread pan popped up during the first loaf being kneaded.
I blame this on cheap Chinese crap. (thanks greedy
manufacturer’s looking for cheap labor abroad). It ended
up not kneading the dough thoroughly in my opinion.
The second problem is that I did tell my wife to make
sure she had the ingredients the recipes called for.
She told me she did…and when it came to making the
first loaf….you guessed it. Not exact. And I figure
these people have figured out these recipes. No one
needs to get creative with substitutions. Yup…first
loaf came out like a brick and very “crusty” on the
medium crust setting. So next loaf I made sure we had
“bread flour” and not “all purpose flour” And wife
said because she used salted butter….she did not add
any salt the recipe called for. Big mistake! If you
have not already guessed…I am anal for following
instructions. Well….second loaf came out pretty
good with proper ingredients. But still to “heavy”
still too “crusty” even on the light crust setting.
I want to try to take it out a few minutes before end
of baking cycle…but wonder if the inside will be
under-baked? Any way to make the bread “fluffier”
as opposed to it being dense?
I believe from reading all the different comments that
these machines are made “inconsistantly”. No quality
control. We need to start making more things here in
America… I am willing to pay more for that. But I
don’t think the government will listen.

The Cuisinart really is a pretty good bread machine when you consider what it can do. I do like some of the different features, especially the fact that you get a chance to take out the paddle before the baking cycle. This way I have a tendency not to bake bread in the oven so often. Thanks for a great and honest review. Lots of great comments, too.

Just got the 400 model for Xmas, can’t say I’m very impressed. EXTREMELY noisy, the dough cycle takes a very long time and only rises once, and their own recipes from the booklet don’t work well! It did make great bread from my old white bread recipe (from my B & D machine).

This is my 4th bread machine, and I make bread several times a week. I’m ending up making lots of adjustments to try to make good bread. I wanted a new machine bc my old one (Oster, excellent!) wouldn’t make whole wheat any more, something wrong with the timing. I refuse to have two bread machines, one for white and one for whole grain!

And it better not break down, bc I’m not paying to have it shipped back to the manufacturer. They must be having a TON of problems if the retailers won’t take them back any more!

I make bread every day and this machine has worked PERFECTLY for me. The recipes in the booklet work very well and I have tried a good number of them. The beer bread is delicious and the moz/tomato bread is great for making garlic bread. The white bread comes out very well and the sweet breads I have tried are all quite good. I have not made wheat bread due to the fact bread/all purpose flour costs 1 dollar for a 5 lb and wheat flour costs 3-4 dollars.

To anyone having trouble with floury loaves simple take a mixing spoon and gently stir the four corners during the mixing cycle. If you are trying to make your bread overnight use a more liquidy dough (such as the beer bread) or adjust the recipe to have a bit more liquid.

In terms of yeast make sure you take your yeast out measure and pour it and make sure you immeadiately put the yeast back into the freezer. Improper storage of yeast will impact your breads. Make sure the water and sugar are in the bottom of the pan with the flour above it and yeast on top so that the yeast does not touch sugar or water until it all gets mixed up.

Make sure you set the pan into the machine directly in the middle. Sounds like people are just loading it in wrong if they are popping out.

I started my bread machine and left the house, when I got home my bread machine was upside down on the floor, it must have shook so much it walked off the counter. It was a Xmas gift so I’m waiting for my son to find the receipt so I can exchange it. It makes excellemt bread

I am joining the fray here, with my complaint about this bread machine. I actually like the look of it, and when the pan of my Breadman bread machine started to pop out during kneading (after only abou 8 months of use), I decided to buy the Cuisinart bread machine based on a number of reviews on various websites, and the sort of retro look, which I liked. I had strongly considered the Zojirushi bread machine, but it was $100 more. When the Cuisinart arrived, I was a little disappointed to see that the inside works looked identical to the Breadman’s – the pan, paddle, and even all the cycle numbers were the same, which leads me to believe that they ARE the same, but that the Cuisinart’s has a fancier “box”. I was really dismayed that on the very first use, the pan started to pop out during the knead cycle. I couldn’t believe it was happening again, with a brand new machine. I made a whole wheat bread that has come out perfectly numerous times in the Breadman, and it was, no surprise, a charred brick in the morning. It also seems that my machine has it’s own unique flaw, in that the paddle doesn’t fit as snugly on the pin as the Breadman’s did, so that there is a little bit of “play”. This causes bread dough to get stuck between the pin and the paddle, and prevents the paddle from being released when I try to take the bread OUT of the machine (and I’ve also really struggled to pull the pan out of the baking chamber as others have noted), so that when I finally wrenched the bread from the pan, the paddle, and about a fistful of the loaf remained stuck in the bottom of the pan. Oh yes, I also caught the thing as it was about to waltz off the counter and land on the kitchen floor. I’ve never been so disappointed with any product I’ve purchased before. I bought it from Amazon, and they’ve sent me a return shipping label, so I don’t have to pay to ship it back. And I did just order a Zojirushi after all. They make great products, and I’m hoping the bread machine will be at least as good as my rice cooker is!

Well, I feel better having found this group of sad souls!
Lyn

This bread machine sucks! I have always loved Cuisinart products but this is a definite dud. Even on the lightest setting, the bread is overcooked and hard. Today, I left it alone while kneading (bad mistake). It fell over and broke the hinge on the lid. I’m going back to B&D.

J’utilise cette machine depuis bientôt 3 ans, 6 jours/7. Après quelques tâtonnements, j’ai réussi à trouver une recette qui me permet d’obtenir un pain parfait à tous les coups. (recette sur demande 😉
Seul problème: le moule amovible. J’ai du le changer trois fois (sous garantie) pour l’instant. Et je vais devoir le changer une quatrième fois dans la période de garantie de la machine.
Le clip qui maintien l’axe dans lequel s’emboîte la pale de pétrissage est sujet à la corrosion très rapidement. Même en séchant le moule après chaque nettoyage. Cette petite pièce finit par ne plus remplir sa fonction de maintien de l’axe. L’eau commence à s’infiltrer dans la machine lors du pétrissage. Cette eau salée accélère le processus de corrosion du clip. Le clip du moule finit par se désintégrer, l’axe n’est plus maintenu et passe au travers du moule au lieu de rester en place.
Les remplacements du moule ont été fait sans discuter. Les moules de remplacement ont tous la même conception et finissent par être hors d’usage les 9 mois pour un usage quasi-quotidien.
La machine elle-même subit des dommages du fait de ces infiltrations répétées (je ne me lève pas la nuit pour éponger les fuites).
La machine sait faire du bon pain, mais un défaut majeur de conception du moule en fait un modèle à éviter. Même si, en faisant son pain soi-même, l’investissement est amorti au bout de quelques mois.
Dommage car elle fait du très bon pain entre deux réparations. Du côté de Cusinart, c’est le mutisme complet quand à ce défaut. Le produit est toujours commercialisé.
http://www.cuisinart.ca/cuisinart_product.php?product_id=8&item_id=11&cat_id=24

I have had the same problem with the pan popping out every couple of minutes. After tweeking the clips and that not solving my problem, I went out to the garden and got a brick…not kidding…yes a standard brick and put it in a ziplock bag and placed it across the top of the pan. The lid closed 90% of the way and the brick held the pan in place during the kneading cycle. I removed the brick before the baking cycle. I can no longer use the delay feature with this method but at least I do not have to babysit the machine any more. Insane I know but it worked.
Deb

Got this bread machine for Christmas this year, and absolutely LOVE it. I have had none – and I mean NONE of the problems I have read about above. Noise? A simple food processor is MUCH less noisy. Not a problem at all.
I’ve tried 20 or so recipes and all have turned out wonderfully. No problem with pan popping out, it hasn’t walked off the counter top (!), the paddle blade works and fits and works just fine. Maybe they’ve made some improvements on the the newer models. Myself, I just leave the paddle in for entire duration – the little hole it leave in the bottom of the loaf bothers me not at all. I highly recommend this wonderful bread machine, and I’ve owned four different ones!

hi there i got this bread maker. i like it but i got 1 problem. My dough STICKS also it burn my bread.. any thing i can do?

I only wish I had read these reviews before my husband went out and bought this bread machine – what a disaster! Problem is, where I live, there is only this brand, nothing else available. I agree with many of the comments above and I am also very disappointed with it. On my second machine too – the first one didn’t even make proper bread. Biggest problem: Cannot get the pan out after making the bread – need a strong man to do it and even then, feel as though the machine is going to break. Cuisineart – this is very bad publicity for you.

We have had this Cuisinart cbk-200 bread machine for a few years now. It is our 5th or 6th bread machine, dating back to our first old round “R2D2” glass domed machine. In our opinion, Cuisinart has very nearly perfected it. We use this machine a lot and it hasn’t had a problem. Lots of power (a problem with the early machines), and perfect loaves every time. We’ve had no problems with the pan like some of the other folks have had. It does occasionally require scraping the flour from the corners occasionally during mixing, but with the reversing mixing action, not as much as our previous machines. Based on our experience with it, we recommend it highly.

i just received this bread maker a few weeks ago and finally had the chance to make a loaf yesterday. As a personal chef, I think this machine does a WHOLE lot better than some of the other machines. At the end of the dough cycle, there was not a bit of flour or anything around the edges…the pan was pretty clean.
I let the machine do all of the work while I tended to other duties in the kitchen. I give this a 5 star out or 5 star rating. It is a help in the kitchen–especially when the holidays get here.
As for the exterior design, I personally think it is perfectly fine. I accidentally got some flour dust on the machine and cleaning it off was a snap. Some people just have to find something wrong with the machine–job security you know… 🙂

Has anyone actually made jam in the machine? I just purchased this machine after rave reviews from numerous friends. Haven’t actually received the machine yet but am excited to try out making my own bread when it does arrive. Wish me luck!

oh no…I should have read these reviews before I bought the machine…will be here in 4 weeks..used my points…so if it is as bad as many claim, I’m not out of pocket…fingers crossed it is not a dud!!

I came here looking for a replacement instruction booklet/recipes for a CBK200WS. The link above to the Canada Cuisinart site had a download link so you all have solved my problem. Sorry that so many are having so many problems. Mine is 3 years old and it is a dream machine compared to the last one (Panasonic) I had. Two pound French loves are the favorite here in North Carolina!

I use the bread machine almost once a week and I can say that it is not durable at all. This is the fourth Cuisinart breadmaker that I exchange under warranty due to problem with the breadmaker. The first time was the paddle that keep on falling of while kneading the bread. The second time was the bucket that was popping out from the motor coupling. The third was the beeper that wasn’t working. Now with the fourth Cuisinart breadmaker, the gasket between the paddle shaft and the bucket is brolen. Conclusion I am competely dissatisfied with this breadmachine.

I received this bread machine for Christmas. I have made several loaves of white bread and a couple loaves of cinnamon raisin bread. All have turned out very well. I have had the pan pop out a couple of times but none of the other problems. My problem with the machine is that the cycle indicator arrow does not work. I contacted Cuisinart and they are going to replace it.

I am having a blast with this machine. I have made all homemade bread and the pizza dough is awesome…Just received it as a gift Christmas and have used it at least every three days…my neighbors love it as well! I am not having any issues. If you stick with the directions in the recipe book and make sure they are exactly right (including the type of flour you are using) you should be ok!!! LOVE THIS MACHINE!

I posted a while back but have since received a replacement unit for the one that I was having a problem with. This one works perfectly. I LOVE IT!!
Have made white bread, white whole wheat bread, cinnamon raisin bread, french bread and hamburger buns. Every recipe has turned out very well, particularly considering I have to adjust for high altitude baking. I measure my ingredients very carefully using a digital scale for the flour. Having a lot of fun with this new bread machine. Would recommend it.

I’ve had the machine a year now, and bake one loaf a week. On occasion, I’ll make two loaves. I make the challah loaf from the recipe book, which is utterly delicious. Fluffy, light and buttery, the kids just tear into it. Mostly I make a loaf with some whole wheat flour. The whole wheat loaves are usually pretty good, sometimes they come out denser but by and large I’ve been happy with the results. No problems with the clips or pans so far, and the bread pops out after a small shake. I would guess the teflon coating on the problem machines from other posters are defective some way. I’ve had a few problems with the flour in the corners, but since I monitor the liquid/flour ratio during the initial knead stage, it hasn’t been an issue at all.

I do agree the crusts are a bit harder than optimal, but mine havn’t burnt (yet!) I always bake at light crust, and with whole wheat the bottom crust can become dark. Interestingly, a friend who ate a hunk of of my bread told me that my crust was much better than hers on the same machine. So there must be quality control issues in general.

Anyway I do like my machine and would recommend it. Tomato bread made with fresh ripe tomatoes in this machine is a real summer treat.

BTW I did not know convection was an option! off to look at the controls now. Right now I’m making Portugese corn bread for the first time.

I was making “bricks” like Kristina until I found that if I really packed the flour into the measuring cup, the bread turned out perfectly. My problem is that on the weekend, I wanted to make a sweet bread.  I used program #12 for the first time. I pressed program #12, 1.5lb, medium crust.  It beeped at the correct time for the add-ins; however it beeped at 1:47min for me to take out the paddle.  It should have beeped at 1:24min, according to the book.  After it cooked and I removed the loaf from the pan, I thought the crust came out too dark.  I made a second sweet bread, program #12, light crust, 1.5lb.  It beeped at 2:59 for the add-ins, the correct time; it beeped to have the paddle removed at 1:44, and NOT 1:24 as it should have.   I can only wonder what other programs are not working/timed correctly.  I definitely did NOT use program 13, the Rapid Sweet Bread. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it worth going to the trouble of sending the breadmaker back to the company?

I’ve since also tried the French bread loaf from the Cuisinart recipe book. It is just delicious, the crust was crunchy and thick, and the crumb was chewy and really tasty. So far, everything I’ve tried from the recipe book was good. The adjustment I make though, is that I rarely use more than one teaspoon of yeast, even when the recipe indicates 2+ teaspoons. I don’t notice any change at all in the rise of the dough. I did have a bit more of an issue releasing this recipe from the pan, but a good whack did the trick. So for me, I still would recommend the machine.

Hi Pam. I always use the Light Crust Settings for all my breads. I believe I did add a bit more flour than called for, but not not significantly so. I always adjust the flour/water in the machine once it starts mixing, so I’ve never had an unsuccessful loaf. Was it a wet humid day? I did start with the full amount of water called for, and only 1 tsp of yeast. It rose above the pan, almost but not quite to the window. I used 1 tsp of salt, I don’t believe in adding much salt or yeast to my breads. The loaf was seriously delicious with a wonderful chewy salty crumb.

Pam, good luck with that. Sometimes the bread gremlin just dictates the loaf. When you get a good French loaf, you’ll love it. The other bread I really enjoy from the recipe book is the Challah, if you havn’t tried it yet. It’s really more of a brioche loaf, but it is so light and buttery, I can’t stop eating it. Sometimes I add a few dried cranberries to the dough. Again, even for a 2 pound loaf I only use 1 1/2 tsp of yeast and it rises very nicely. I also have good luck with partial whole wheat loaves. Maple syrup makes a very nice combination. Glad both of you are having fun with our machines, especially when reading the comments of bakers less fortunate than us with the Cuisinart quality.

Catherine if you haven’t been to the King Arthur website for recipes, you should. They have some really good bread recipes. I just made a loaf of white bread from their King Arthur baking book today (also on website) which turned out great. I used King Arthur all-purpose flour. Most of their bread recipes call for all-purpose. Try their website, you’ll enjoy it.

I have been doing a lot of practicing with the Cuisinart. I find that I get a far nicer “whole wheat” loaf if I substitute two cups of white flour for two cups of the whole wheat flour. My problem now is that the seal is leaking grease. I have never put the pan in the dishwaher and have not even immersed it in water, even thought the book says you can. I am disappointed, esp since I have not even had it one year.

I’m a real fan of this bread machine. I bake a loaf literally every day. Have done for 8 years, 5+ years with the Cuisinart. I only buy the Cuisinart machines now. Are very well built, and last the longest by far in my experience. Yes, the paddle is always hard to get out so I don’t bother trying. I just turn the pan with the loaf upside down and shake out the bread. The paddle stays in the pan, then I just add enough water to cover the paddle, let it soak for 10 minutes, then scrape off bread stuck to the paddle. I just never totally remove it. Slight nuisance but not a big deal to me.

I’m big into healthy bread and this machine does a fantastic job. I modify the white bread recipe: 2 cups white flour, 1 cup whole wheat, and one more cup of little bits of everything, usually 1/4 each of bran, flax meal, flax seed & sunflower seeds. Then 2 tsp. salt, 3 tbspn oil & sugar (molasses for me) & 2 tsp of yeast and VOILA!!! wholesome, delicious, nutritious loaf every time on setting # one. NOTE: seeds don’t absorb as much water as flour in which case I might need to add another Tblsp or 2 of flour otherwise too wet. Until the ball is just slightly tacky. Not wet.

They stand behind their warranty well. Am now looking for new machine. After about 3-4 years my machine has finally died after daily use. My family is in shock without their tasty toast in the morning. And we pretty much spit out the store bought junk as uneatable in comparison.
Oh, about the seal in the pan. Yes, thats the one WEAKSPOT on the unit that wears prematurely if water left in it. Initially I would load up the breadmaker at night and use the timer to start baking at 5 a.m. I found I went through a lot of pan’s this way. Seal kept breaking and then leaking. So I switched to just starting the loaf before bedtime every night – no sitting in the pan- and now the pans last for ages without leaks. That’s many years of experience talking.

To those having problems with the pan popping out while baking, I fixed that easily by pulling up the metal tabs at either end that hold the pan in place. Do that and problem fixed.
So I’ve become verrrry attached to this machine, its few foibles notwithstanding. Happy baking to all!!!!

Ted, You need to taste real bread. Cuisinart’s bread is garbage.

Mitch, The Cuisinart bread machine makes “real” bread if you know how to bake with it. I’m fairly new to using this bread machine and it makes delicious bread every time. Maybe you just don’t know how to use it!

I wonder if all the machines are not made in the same place. I’ve been using mine for about 6 months and it does a great job for me. It makes delicious bread and I have had no mechanical problems. Those who have problems and post it makes all the others look bad.

A few months ago I posted how disappointed i was that my nearly new (15 month old) bread pan was leaking oil. What I found, was that if I didn’t remove the paddle, then the bread dough that was stuck between the paddle and the red seal in effect blocked the oil. So I’ve been using it that way since March, although I don’t like the big hole it creates in the bread. via email, Cuisinart customer service (Conair in Ontario, Canada) advised me to mail in my bread pan with the receipt and $10 for return postage. I wasn’t too keen on that, since I’d also have to pay for the outgoing postage! Would have been $20 for a warranty covered product. So I procrastinated.
Yesterday I called customer service and and pleasant surprise! The clerk said that due to Canadian postal strike, they would just send me a new paddle and pan, no charge. Boy am I happy ! They also called me back a few hours later to give me the shipping number of the pan. I’m impressed.

Today I made the Swiss Zopt (sp??) egg bread from the Beth Hensberger book. Came out beautifull and the paddle slipped straight out from the bread with only a sharp little tear. Minimal damage. Beautiful.

Hey Stephanie…maybe some of these folks who love their Cuisincrap breadmakers will offer to buy it off you.

My son bought me this bread machine at a garage sale for 25.00. I love it. The first time I used it I used cold milk and it was like a brick. Now I let it come to room temp and never have any problems. It is a little noisy but I like that as I know it is working.

Will my Cuisanart Bread machine alarm at the end of the sweet bread rising cycle so that I can make cinnamon rolls?

I have this machine. I bought it at Bed Bath & Beyond for $99. I purchased it to replace a never-quite-worked-right other brand. I love it. I’ve never had an issue with it leaving bits of flour in the corner or the paddle coming off in the bread. I don’t care what it looks like as I don’t leave it out on my counter (it sets on the counter in my laundry room) but I don’t mind the style at all and have no cleaning issues any different than any other model (have had two others). I have made jam in it and it’s delicious and easy. I think all-around it’s a good breadmaker. Not as great as the Mister Loaf that I still use for small loaves but right up there. I have had it for over two years. Three years this Christmas.

Hola, que tal, disculpe las molestias, necesitaria el manual de la maquina de pan cuisinart cbk-200 en castellano, si me podrian mandar a mi mail el pdf del mismo les agradeceria un monton. Gracias

I bought a Cuisineart CBK-200 Bread Machine about 2 to 3 years ago and just started using it last month. I have tried 3 recipes. The whole wheat with honey, the whole wheat with buttermilk and the white bread. I have made 6 loaves in total. The taste is O.K. but I believe that there is a flaw with the baking element. Every time I have baked a loaf, the crust at the sides of the bread was burnt and was hard like a rock. I don’t like the height of the medium loaf; it was so high that I had to cut the slices in two. I phoned the company and they said that I have to mail it back because they do not use service men. This is going to cost me a lot of money to mail. There is only a three year warranty and I can’t even find the bill and I am not sure when I bought it. I do not recommend the machine to anyone. Try another brand. I am really disappointed with this machine.

I make (okay, made) great bread with this breadmaker. Now it’s leaking oil at the base of the paddle. I can replace the pan to address that, but there’s another problem, so I have a question: when using the dough cycle, I noticed that the paddle mixes for three minutes (as the manual says) but then it doesn’t move after that. The manual says it should be kneading for 27 minutes after the initial 3-minute mix. Same thing on the white bread cycle…it mixes for 3 or 4 minutes and then it seems to move straight into rising rather than the “knead” portion. The total time seems to be correct, but my ingredients are not getting mixed and the dough is not kneaded enough.

Am I right that these stages are not working the way they should? Do other users’ breadmakers run a decent, long kneading period near the start of the cycle as indicated by the manual? Or is it meant to run the paddle for the first 3 or 4 minutes only and then go directly to the first rise? I’ve usually used the timer and so have slept through the process most of the time!

I’m amazed at how many problems some of you have had. We are on our second Cuisinart CBK-200 —we wore out the first one! We never buy bread any more because we make at least one loaf a week. It always bakes perfectly, and we haven’t had a bad loaf yet.

Glad to see a couple of success stories with the Cuisinart bread machine. I’ve been using mine for a year now and have had great results. I make several different kinds of bread and they all turn out great. We do not buy store bought bread anymore, it just doesn’t compare. I haven’t had any of the problems mentioned above with this bread machine. I highly recommend the Cuisinart bread machine.

Burnt bread everytime, and this is not addressed in the troubleshooting portion of the guide…go figure!! What is the solution, please?!

I received the Cuisinart CBK-200C as a Christmas gift, and have yet to use it (thankfully). I was going to use it today but upon taking it out of the box and opening it up I was disappointed.. I really do not like how tall and narrow the pan is..
I was excited that it has a gluten-free setting, as I am gluten intolerant and allergic to wheat. But after reading all these reviews I think I’m just going to post it up on craigslist and find myself a better product!!

Hello, I have had this machine for at least 3 yrs, tho most of that time it wasnt used. recently I started using it at least once a week for the past couple months. Yesterday I was making a loaf and it kept just kneeding and kneeding and wouldnt kick into the rest of the cycle. I had to take the bread out and make it manually. Is there something I pushed by accident or something that would cause this??

I’ve had a CBK-200 for almost 2 years. I enjoy using it, and have good results with a variety of recipes. The only time I’ve had a failed loaf is where the water was too hot (killed the yeast) or too cold. Measuring the water temperature for bread baking is critical — water must be between 90-105 deg. F., or you will get a lump that did not rise. This is NOT the fault of the bread machine. Note that I ALWAYS wash the pan and paddle by hand to avoid problems — the non-stick coatings on them work well and I never need to use vegetable spray.

The CBK-200 bakes a variety of herb breads, and simple European breads (4 ingredients only — water, salt, flour and yeast) well. I’ve baked over 50 loaves without a problem.

I will likely purchase another one for our summer home, as our 15 year old Breadman’s motor appears to have died today.

Your machine is a piece of sh**. I want to make bread-not jam or any fancy crap-just bread. If a person doesn’t know how to make bread in the first place, they don’t need your machine. I’m going to file it in the garbage, pronto

Worst breadmaker on the market. Have had to replace the pan twice [LEAKING] and is so noisy we had to move it down to the basement.

Have a CBK 200 no problems or complaints at all. Bread is great….
Easy to clean. Easy to use…..

Hi,

I have had this machine for a couple of years, and I am disappointed because not 2 loaves come out the same. One if great in every way and the following is a complete flop!

It is a shame because I like the bread out of the machine…

I just bought one of these at the Goodwill for $19.95. It was missing a paddle so I sent for one for under $9. I plan on taking it to Hawaii for my granddaughter next week. I used it and I absolutely love it and I know she will too. She loves to make bread, but in hot weather over there it heats up the whole house. This will solve that problem. Also by purchasing at the Goodwil, it won’t end up in the landfill.

I have one of these things for years and I’m tossing into the garbage. I only made white for years and it does white perfect.. Switching to whole wheat I threw 7 loafs in a row into the trash. It’s a terrible bread machine.

The pan is so loose it makes a heck of a lot of noise in operation including a metallic banging that sounds like someone is taking a hammer to the unit. Then there is the rattling that can be heard in the hall (I am a condo dweller). It is totally screwed up on the whole wheat setting, makes a brick 100% of the time with an extra kneed and no beep for paddle removal. If you want to make whole wheat make dough and take it out, if you let the machine finish it will ruin the loaf. White is fine, the white cycle is the only cycle that actually produces a usable loaf, even when I make whole wheat now I use the white cycle and get a faaar better loaf than the FAIL whole wheat cycle. For the cost this machine is NOT worth the money, many far far far better machines including the sunbeam (which I now have) which makes PERFECT whole wheat even when you don’t do a good job measuring. Not so with the Cuisinart. Perfect measures and their own recipes produce more garbage than anything. This is the worse kitchen appliance I have ever purchased and could NOT recommend it LESS than I do. For $50 less you will get TWICE the bread maker from a sunbeam.