KITCHENARM 29-in-1 SMART Bread Machine with Gluten Free Setting 2LB 1.5LB 1LB Bread Maker Machine with Homemade Cycle - Stainless Steel Breadmaker with Recipes Whole Wheat Bread Making Machine

I ordered this amazing machine a couple of years ago, and had a few turn of events in my life and just barely got it out of the box. At first I was really intimidated and nervous. Tony in Customer Service helped me over the most difficult hurdles. Now I am making loaves of bread for not only me, but to share with neighbors and friends. Right now I am making pizza dough to make Stromboli!! The thing I love the most is it's kinda like loading the washing machine, you get all the right stuff in their and in order, you find your setting, then I am free to go shower, prepare a big pot of soup, go out and sip tea in the garden, whatever I like and the machine is doing the work. I have an injured arm, so actually kneading dough is out of the question. There's a beep during the cycle where you can add herbs or nuts or even jalapenos if you wish, which is really nice. I actually use this machine 3 to 4 times a week for a variety of projects. I plan on buying another one because sometimes I want 2 different kinds of breads to put on the table . It doesn't heat the kitchen up, but makes it smell so good.My favorite thing besides the dough setting, because once you have dough, it's up to your imagination...but my favorite part is just everyone pulling off a chunk of warm bread, smothering it in butter and fresh jam at breakfast, or dipping it warm into a big bowl of soup. It has a delay timer which is great for the morning.I highly recommend using it. It has enough functions that it could very easily become one of your favorite kitchen toys too.

2024-05-02: I've had my Kitchen Arm bread machine less than 2 months now and it's already payed for itself. Talk about a great return on investment!I love this machine! This is a fantastic way to make really good bread at about 1/5 to 1/8 the cost of far inferior store bought bread.I have been making bread with a bread machine for a long time. My first bread machine was a machine I purchased through Dak industries in the late '80s or the very early 90s. I have been purchasing bread machines ever since. I believe I have owned about 20 of them over the years. I have had many brands, and many loaf shapes and orientations.This Kitchen Arm machine far outshines anything I have ever had. It is very quiet and it makes excellent bread consistently. If you make your recipes by weighing your flour and water then you will get an excellent result every time.In addition to making bread this machine makes excellent dairy yogurt. My dairy yogurt recipe is 1/4 of a cup of good active yogurt + 880 milliliters of while milk. You can get started with a small amount of good store bought plain yogurt. The cost of my homemade yogurt is $3.49 for 4 quarts. {Basically the visit of a gallon of while milk } Compare that to about $7.00 per quart for sure bought yogurt. That's about 1/8 the cost. At this rate, I will have recouped the entire price of the bread machine by the time I've made 4 gallons of yogurt!It also makes good soy yogurt, that is much better than store bought at a far less cost than store bought. I'm still perfecting the recipe and will post it here when I get it just right.I haven't tried it yet, but this machine is also capable of making jams.Now for the best part. I believe I will be able to make a sourdough loaf using ONLY sourdough starter. No yeast! It has a programmable capability for custom-made breads. I have already made the sourdough recipe with yeast. The result was good sourdough bread, but I'm a purist. However, I'm not such a purist that I want to manage the labor and precision required to make 3 sourdough loaves a week by hand. (We eat a lot of bread.} Wish me luck! I will post back when I succeed.For most machines this review would stop here. Not for this machine though.What truly sets this machine apart is the customer service. They (Tony Simpson) reached out to me shortly after my purchase to make sure I was happy, offering to answer questions, offering to help fix any of my EXISTING PERSONAL bread recipes that weren't working with the machine, and offering tips.I had a few questions so I responded. I found that Tony is the hardest working customer service representative I have ever come across, or perhaps Tony Simpson is what everyone in the customer service department is called when communicating with customers. Regardless the customer service that comes with this bread machine manufacturer is outstanding! It effectively doubles or triples (or more,) the value of this machine.I don't think these guys have much of an advertising budget, so when you see them in these "ratings" websites, they are always in the mix but never at the top. I think that's because they don't have the money or desire to pay off these websites to rate them at the top.Even if these ratings websites are totally fair, they don't take into account customer service. This level of customer service would easily turn any review into the top rated review.You can ask Tony questions about improving your recipe, converting your recipe, why your recipe is failing etc. he always gets back to you in 24 hours with complete and accurate answers. Often there are insights that go beyond the original question. Outstanding!Get this machine. You will love it.-----PS. Here is another example of how over the top customer oriented they are. You get 3 measuring cups, 3 measuring spoons, a paddle remover hook and an EXTRA BREAD PADDLE with the machine.-----Here is a snippet from the original customer service email sent to me by Tony(I don't remember whether I had to sign up for this or if it was automatic.)....My name is Tony, and I am the account representative of KitchenArm LLC. Thank you so much for signing up with kitchenarm.com.If you encounter any problems with our product, please don't hesitate to contact me by replying to this email at any time. Your customer service request will be carefully responded within 24 hours (usually less). I will do my best to resolve any product issues you might encounter and make you a happy customer.You might be interested in our free recipe personalization service which through our recipe development team can adjust your own recipe to a preset menu of the machine or provide you with the cycle settings for the Homemade menu.

I have now been using the Kitchenarm 29-IN-1 Machine for two months, making bread products almost on a daily basis. The machine makes excellent looking and tasting bread. The customer support is outstanding, maybe the best I have ever encountered with a consumer product. Cleaning has been easy after soaking the inner basket in hot water for an hour to loosen bread residue around the bottom of the spindle.I researched bread makers for many days before purchase, spending at least 12 or more hours. Since I knew I would be making a lot of bread, I concluded it was worth my time investigating. I read every review I could find online and all the comments via Amazon feedback for the top machines. Initially I thought it would be an easy choice since most reviews favored the Zojirushi as the top company with some disagreement as to model. I had no hesitation with the Zojirushi's price because the machine would be getting a lot of use and I needed to make no-salt bread products unavailable in supermarkets. Although its double paddle was a big plus, I quickly discovered a problem with the aluminum paddles used in Zojirushi machines. The aluminum slowly degrades into the bread due to excess play with the turning spindle. Also, many Zojirushi parts are not available for purchase, forcing users to buy new machines. There were also different issues with the Breville, Panasonic and KBS machines, although all make excellent bread. Eventually, I discovered the Kitchenarm due to its high ratings on Amazon. Why had I not picked up on this company in the internet reviews? On going back I saw that it was tested, but failed to make the final cut due to "inconsistent outcomes" or "difficulty in cleaning." Yet, on Amazon these reasons were not listed in the Kitchenarm reviews. My own use has proven that the Kitchenarm bread is consistently baked to perfection and that the machine is easy to clean as long as the rising dough does not overflow the basket.One issue I researched for a long time is that of Teflon type coatings and alternatives. Almost all bread machine manufacturers use Teflon type products, for good reason. Ceramic coatings will degrade fairly quickly over time. A stainless steel inner basket machine is made by only one European company, but the bread does not easily remove from the basket, even after cooling, as shown by the company's own video. Teflon type coatings are perfectly safe assuming they remain unscratched and are used below 500 degrees F. Bread machines operate well below this temperature, and the Kitchenarm turns out to have one of the lowest baking temperatures in comparison to other companies. When first operating a bread machine it is easy to make a mistake and scratch the paddle or the inner basket. It is important to be able to replace them via good customer service.The Kitchenarm machine includes an excellent detailed manual with numerous tips for correct operation. Also included is a 64 page recipe book. After reading the manual I made my first loaf, "Outback Steakhouse Bread" and it came out perfectly. One mistake I made later on was in using the supplied metal tool to remove the paddle from the bread. The tool scratched the paddle. Instead, I now use a small plastic hook. Another mistake was adding too much yeast to a 2 pound loaf. The bread overflowed the basket and created a mess. If you stick to 1.5 lb loaves this will not be a problem.I was pleasantly surprised by the unusually professional and personal assistance provided by the customer service rep, Mr. Tony A Simpson. He just couldn't do enough to help me and make suggestions! When I scratched the paddle he immediately shipped out two replacements with extra measuring spoons. Based on Amazon reviews I am delighted that this assistance is provided for years after purchase. If you need replacement parts, they can be purchased cheaply via Kitchenarm's website.Here are a few tips based upon my own use:1. After removal of the loaf from the basket, use a specialized bread knife on a wooden cutting board. Be very careful not to cut into the paddle which may remain in the loaf! One must get into the habit of first removing the paddle with a plastic or rubber hook immediately after sliding the loaf out! I have found that the paddle remains in the loaf only about 25% of the time depending on the recipe.2. The easiest way to get recipes is via Perplexity.ai or Chat GPT. If you ask the AI engine "What is the best no-salt recipe for whole wheat pretzels using a bread machine?" you will obtain the very best reviewed recipe on the internet! I have made everything from simple French bread to Corn Bread Rye using Perplexity, which is a free AI question/answer engine on the internet. My favorite bread product turns out to be no-salt Coney Island style Pretzels. For this I make the dough in the Kitchenarm, dip the dough in a hot Baking soda bath, and complete in an oven.3. Everything I make is no-salt. Just replace the salt in any recipe with a no-salt product like Mrs. Dash or Costco's Organic No Salt Seasoning. If you just leave the salt out, you will also be fine.4. If you want to add raisins or nuts, open the machine top and throw them in after about 45 minutes regardless of recipe.5. I have made many recipes by putting the machine on the dough setting and finishing off the bread in my oven. However, using the "Dark Crust" setting on the Kitchenarm yields a crusty loaf that is just as good, and a lot more convenient!Again, huge thanks to Tony A Simpson, who personifies the saying, "The Customer Is Always Right."