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Panasonic SD-ZB2502BXC
Breadmaker with Yeast Dispenser, Raisin Nut Dispenser, new 100% Gluten Free Bread Mode, new Speciality Mode new Jam and Compote Mode
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Customer Reviews for SD-ZB2502BXC
Review 1 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Martian
Location: London
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: at least once per week
Beware of Friday afternoon examples
Date:April 18, 2013
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Did not meet expectations
After 11 years of brilliant Panasonic bread this model was a complete let down. Here is the outcome of several calibration bakes.
1. Need to use the dark setting to get an acceptable colour on all bakes.
2. Average height 77% of expected height.
3. Bread has structure and taste of cheap sliced bread.
1. Need to use the dark setting to get an acceptable colour on all bakes.
2. Average height 77% of expected height.
3. Bread has structure and taste of cheap sliced bread.
The bread is edible but we want the home baked bread experience achieved consistently with the other Panasonic models not bought sliced bread.
What we want to know is if the machine is operating to specification or is it faulty so that it is worth pressing for an exchange.
What we want to know is if the machine is operating to specification or is it faulty so that it is worth pressing for an exchange.
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Review 2 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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mitzi
Location: North East
I have owned this product for: 1–3 months
I use this product: once per day
So far so good
Date:April 3, 2013
Pros: Easy to use, Exceeded Expectations, Convenient
Only purchased my Panasonic on Saturday have made two malted bread loaves so far both turned out perfect
can't wait to try other breads.
I think the secret is all ingredients must be exactly measured
can't wait to try other breads.
I think the secret is all ingredients must be exactly measured
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Review 3 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Simba68
Location: UK
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: at least once per week
Dissappointed
Date:March 28, 2013
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Did not meet expectations
Purchased this top end model hoping to have good homebaked bread - following recipes as per intructions but not getting good results. Fruit bread consistently comes out uncooked at the top, rapid loaf recipes deliver uncooked bread and overall I'm left feeling I've wasted my money on this item. I was so looking forward to baking nice different variety breads and not buy supermarket additive laden bread. Has definitely not matched my expectations let alone exceed them.
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Review 4 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Shaz
Location: UK
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: once per day
Good so far
Date:March 23, 2013
Pros: Easy to use, Compact, Convenient
Cons: quiet beep
I have made my first 2 loafs of bread and they have turned out well. The only problem with the machine is that its finishing bleep is extremely quirt. I have good hearing, but could only just hear the beep.
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Review 5 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Ollie
Location: London
I have owned this product for: 1–2 years
I use this product: at least once per week
Shaft wears out quickly and spares overpriced
Date:March 15, 2013
Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations
It makes great bread but after using a couple of dozen times the shaft which the paddle attaches to became very loose, so the paddle falls off and the bread is ruined.
Panasonic's spare prices are outrageously expensive.
Sadly, would not recommend.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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250claymore
Location: Glenrothes
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: more than once per day
great buy
Date:January 11, 2013
Pros: Easy to use, Exceeded Expectations
I have had a breadmaker before but as far as I am concerned this is the rolls royce of breadmakers.
so far have just used the bread recipe that came with breadmaker but it has turned out lovely loafs so far and no big hole in the centre. bit noisy when it starts to knead gives you a start with the clunky noise it makes but very quiet after that. pity it takes 4 hours to make a loaf from scratch but havent tried the quick bake yet. looking forward to trying more of the recipes.
so far have just used the bread recipe that came with breadmaker but it has turned out lovely loafs so far and no big hole in the centre. bit noisy when it starts to knead gives you a start with the clunky noise it makes but very quiet after that. pity it takes 4 hours to make a loaf from scratch but havent tried the quick bake yet. looking forward to trying more of the recipes.
3 of 3 found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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nigelace
Location: Reading, UK
I have owned this product for: 1–3 months
I use this product: at least once per week
Very good machine overall - but
Date:January 8, 2013
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: short mains cable
I had borrowed a friends older model Panasonic breadmaker before recently purchasing the SD-ZB2502 for myself. It appears to do all the things the older model did but with a better display it is better still.
My only criticism is that the mains cable could be 30-40 cm longer and I do not like the pink measuring spoon, the opaque white one was better.
My only criticism is that the mains cable could be 30-40 cm longer and I do not like the pink measuring spoon, the opaque white one was better.
1 of 2 found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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rjrw
Location: Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: once per day
VERY GOOD
Date:December 18, 2012
Pros: Easy to use, Convenient
Very pleased with breadmaker. Very easy to use and have made some good bread with it. Many good features on this model. Well designed, and stainless steel and black finish make it very attractive to the eye.
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Review 9 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Sphinx
Location: Portsmouth
Date:November 23, 2012
Pros: Easy to use, Convenient
Cons: Did not meet expectations
I am following the recipes in the manual exactly but every loaf I have made (about 10) are too moist, and yesterday a french rustic load collapsed. Such a shame as I believe this could be a good product.
2 of 3 found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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vampyreslayer1
Location: north yorks
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: more than once per day
fantastic results
Date:November 10, 2012
Pros: Easy to use, Exceeded Expectations, stylish
bought because neighbour has one and kept bringing me delicious treats she had whipped up in hers! Had to wait one hour to be served at top high street electrical store but i would have waited all day to procure this machine.Results are outstanding and the unit is smart and well made just taken 2 dozen sticky maple and pecan rolls out of oven dough made in unit proved and baked by me no problem.Now i have a wholemeal loaf in it!!Just treat yourself and buy it
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Review 11 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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tilly
Location: Horsham, UK
Beware
Date:September 22, 2012
Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations
I have tried to purchase this product from an online retailer.
I am in the process of returning my second breadmaker because the box did not contain the dispenser for yeast/nuts/raisins. I'm trying to replace an old Panasonic breadmaker with a new updated version but so far it is proving to be a hopeless task.
I am in the process of returning my second breadmaker because the box did not contain the dispenser for yeast/nuts/raisins. I'm trying to replace an old Panasonic breadmaker with a new updated version but so far it is proving to be a hopeless task.
1 of 8 found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Docklands34
Location: London
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: at least once per week
Best Breadmaker So Far
Date:July 24, 2012
Pros: Exceeded Expectations
Cons: could not find one.
I am now mon my third Panasonic Breadmaker, they have all been great this newer model is the best so far, turns out great looking bread and now I can make jam to spread ovfer the bread - what more do I want?@
4 of 4 found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Puffer
Location: Cornwall UK
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: once per day
Bread the way it should be
Date:July 5, 2012
Pros: Easy to use, Exceeded Expectations, good looking
Having owned other breadmakers I had become used to the various results they produced, sometimes good some bad. This breadmaker produces not only the best homemade bread I have ever eaten and I do like to eat good homemade bread but it does it consistently, like every time. It quietly makes delicious, wholesome bread that will end the reliance on the rubbish called bread at the supermarket. In a nutshell quiet, good looking, efficient, brilliance! Get one, you will not regret it.
3 of 3 found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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banksider
Location: Lancashire, UK
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: at least once per week
Not as good as previous Panasonic breadmaker?
Date:June 26, 2012
Pros: Easy to use, Convenient
Cons: Did not meet expectations, seems less good than previous model.
Had previous Panasonic breadmaker for six years. Used intensively. Brilliant! This one . . . early days but bread seems soggy, pale and insipid. 70% wholemeal loaf yesterday collapsed. Never happened before with last breadmaker SD-253 which successfully made two 70% wholemeal loaves every week for six years. Will, of course, try modifying recipe and see what happens but VERY disappointed in product that seems not as good as previous product.
4 of 5 found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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blossom
Location: Kent England
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: at least once per week
I have purchased the following product: Kitchen Appliances
best purchase ever
Date:June 10, 2012
Pros: Durable, Easy to use, Compact, Exceeded Expectations, Convenient
Cons: its amazing
My other bread machine had a good review but was useless, I have used this one & take it from me its amazing, all my bread has turned out smashing. trust me this is a good buy.Blossom
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Review 16 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Cinqatori
Location: Cheshire
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: at least once per week
One of my best purchases ever.
Date:June 7, 2012
Pros: Easy to use, Exceeded Expectations, Convenient
I love it. I have had it for 3 weeks and only made bread. Because I did not read the instruction booklet thoroughly before baking I made fundamental errors in my first couple of loaves. But now I know what I am doing my bread is scrumptious. Made a fresh loaf for when my daughter was visiting and as soon as she set eyes on it was carving chunky slices and eating it. Really good choice of product to buy. My brother has one and my sister is now getting one!
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Review 17 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Mole500
Location: London
I have owned this product for: over 5 years
I use this product: once per day
I might keep them both
Date:May 15, 2012
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: none
Have always said that if Panansonic made its breadmaker in black and silver I would replace my faithful friend of 13 years. I know the new one will be great but I am determined not to abandon its faded ancestor. I am hoping I can convert someone to the great benefit of the smell and flavour of fresh bread. Long live Panasonic breadmakers!
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Review 18 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Argee
Location: Crowborough, East Sussex
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: once per day
I have purchased the following product: Blu-ray Recorders
Excellent - as expected!
Date:April 30, 2012
Pros: Easy to use, Exceeded Expectations, cool design, easy to clean
Our previous Panasonic Breadmaker (SD206) performed faultlessly for 11 years. Of late, the quick bake option was a little erratic, so I thought that it was time for an upgrade. The SD-ZB2502BXC seemed to be the obvious choice, so we bought one.
The first loaf we tried was the spiced fruit loaf. We loaded all the ingredients into the pan as instructed, poured the yeast into the yeast dispenser, filled up the dried fruit dispenser, set the program and away it went.
I've always liked the lovely smells that our previous model produced, but this spiced loaf was a real treat for the nose. The loaf came out absolutely perfect, slid right out of the bread pan (a better non-stick coating than before) and left the inside of the machine perfectly clean and unblemished.
It was a little hard to wait until the loaf had cooled, but when we tasted it, it was fabulous! We're looking forward to trying many more recipes that the previous machine couldn't handle and await our promotional copy of the free book offered with the new machine.
5 of 5 found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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Gluten Free Baker
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
I have owned this product for: 1–3 months
I use this product: at least once per week
Gluten Free Baker struggling
Date:April 9, 2012
Pros: Compact
Cons: Did not meet expectations
I have had 4 trials with the gluten free menu and each time my bread has come out undercooked. Need help please
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for SD-ZB2502BXC
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witch of the west
Location: cornwall
I have owned this product for: less than a month
I use this product: once per day
replacement breadmaker
Date:March 16, 2012
Pros: Durable, Easy to use, Compact, Convenient
Last panasonic breadmaker lasted 11 years and cooked about 1500 loaves.
New SDZB2502BXC works as good, hopes it lasts as long.
New SDZB2502BXC works as good, hopes it lasts as long.
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