Rosewill R-BM-01 Ultra Fast Programmable Bread Maker, 2-Pound

I have used numerous audio/video and computer hardware from this manufacturer in the past, and always with great results. This was no exception. So far, I have made at least 2 loaves of bread a week with this machine, and every single one has turned out flawlessly. Even without the use of liquid measuring cups to measure my liquid ingredients (which I had read in several places can destroy your loaf of bread with bread machines), each loaf has been amazing! So far I have tried the ultra-fast bread setting, basic white, wheat, dough, and sweet bread settings. They have all worked wonderfully well.The timer function is wonderful, too. It allows you to program the bread machine to finish in up to 12 hours time. This way, I have come home from work to fresh baked bread on numerous occasions, having timed it to finish just minutes before I walk through the door.The manual is easy to follow and understand, although the English can be a little spotty at times, it doesn't take any real deciphering to understand what the directions mean. The stock recipes that come in the book, to my experience so far, all work well, although I would also highly recommend a good bread machine cook book (or some nice online recipes) to go along with this purchase.Also, if you make as much bread as I do with this (as you should), then you are definitely going to want a nice, dependable bread box, such as this one:  Progressive International Adjustable Bread Keeper So far, myself, my wife, and two young children are in love with this machine. It was a very wise, and affordable, investment.

This bread maker makes tasty bread with just a few cents' of ingredients. The price was fantastic when I got it. So the basics are well covered. I had a bread maker for a long time before it gave up the ghost and have wanted to buy another but the prices in the store are more than I wanted to pay. It even comes with a little hook to pull out the paddle which my earlier one did not have. Clearly, it isn't necessary but it's a nice touch.The downsides are not many, just two in my experience. First, it tends to "walk" a bit when the paddle gets going. So be careful where you use it. The first time I made bread I awoke to a loud crash as it fell off the kitchen island. The lid doesn't fit quite right now but it (amazingly) still makes good loaves.The second downside is that it's noisy. Seemingly far noisier than the first bread maker I had. All of them have to make some noise of course, but his is so load that I can't make bread at night to be ready when I wake at my usual time because the bread maker not only has the kneading noise, but emits beeps at random times to alert you to the end of a sub-cycle. This is fine for during the day or if you have a kitchen well sound insulated from bedrooms. Just know that there's no way to turn off the beeps or make the kneading less noisy.You may wish to get an additional set of recipes, but the ones I've used come out well.If you can handle these to things, then it is a good bread maker.Summary: It's sturdy, at least in term of still making bread after dropping 3 feet to a wood floor and still making delicious bread, but noisy.

At first, I loved my new bread maker and gave it a positive review. Then, after just 7 loaves, it stopped working. The motor just wasn't strong enough to handle the dough, and it started moving more and more slowly and being unable to stir the ingredients. I tried a recipe I'd used successfully before, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke. No joy.So... I wrote for a refund. Fine. Rosewill was willing to let me return it for a refund and even waive the 15% restocking fee, but I'd have to pay my own shipping costs. The cheapest shipping I could find for it cost $45. I'd have received a whole $4 net refund! The bread maker is going into the trash and the box into recycling.I need to add that after some correspondence back and forth, Rosewill finally sent a prepaid shipping label so that I could return the bread maker free of charge, which I did. The company then gave me a refund. So the company did eventually do the right thing. I still don't recommend the bread maker, though!

I just made my first bread in this breadmaker and it turned out perfect! At the same time, I bought Beth Hensperger's book "The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook" because it was highly rated and I did my research. Because I am new to this, last night, I read ALL of the pages in the book leading up to the first recipe. If you do this, you will see what I mean. She explains why the recipes call for certain things and what kind of ingredients you need. Before baking, I had to make a trip to the grocery store to get vital wheat gluten, bread flower, LeSaffre yeast, nonfat powdered milk, etc. because just about every recipe in the book needs one or more of these. Had I known I would need the vital wheat gluten and LeSaffre SAF yeast beforehand, I could have ordered both on Amazon at the same time and at a much better price than the grocery. In fact, I did order from Amazon last night (will arrive Thursday) but was so anxious to make bread I bought small amounts at the store last night to get me by. She explains in detail the reasons why she uses these particular ingredients and brands and I have to say I second that motion! I made the very first recipe in the book. I followed her directions exactly to the letter. The bread was perfect and the machine performed wonderfully. The only con I will give this machine is that the instruction manual had numerous typos and lacked explanation when I wanted it; however, when coupled with the bread machine book, I was able to use the recipe in that book and get machine specific info from the manual. So far, I'm happy and that's what counts around here!