Russell Hobbs 23620 Compact Fast Breadmaker, 660 W, Black

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Are you a Bake-Off contestant in waiting? You really don’t need to be a budding bread maker to create the perfect loaf. There’s little room for error with an automatic bread maker. This nifty little breadmaker hasn’t left anything to chance and even features a crust control function allows you to select from 3 settings of how dark you would like your crust.

The 23620 Russell Hobbs Breadmaker can make 1lb, 1.6lb and 2.2lb loaves allowing you to make bread at a suitable size for you. Anyone who’s sampled the good stuff (by which we mean we mean home-baked bread) from the comfort of their own home knows the answer to this question. OK, it’s not one of life’s essentials, but it’s a definitely a bonus in the kitchen. You don't need to be a serious home baker, because a bread making machine will make fresh loaves — and plenty more, in fact — with just the touch of a button. What can a bread maker make?As for the results it produces, Sarah was a big fan: "Amazing quality and very tasty. The quality of the loaf it produces is exceptional; it looks super impressive and smells so good, even as it is cooking." She also described the taste as "superb". Sarah rated the Russell Hobbs 23620 as very easy to set up. Her first impressions were that the bread maker was "amazing. [I was] very impressed and wished I had bought one sooner."

This nifty little breadmaker hasn't left anything to chance and even features a crust control function allows you to select from 3 settings of how dark you would like your crust. Did you know that you can even use your breadmaker to make jam? Why not give it a go - you'll always have something tasty to top your fresh bread.

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Extra features: viewing windows, separate yeast or nut and seed dispensers are handy but not essential. By making your own bread at home you're able to control what ingredients are used, from the type of flour to the delicious little extras like seeds and raisins. There's no kneading by hand or oven baking required and you can enjoy a professional finish every time – no more sunken centres or crumbling crusts!

There are many different bread makers on the market, but not all are created equally, so you want to make sure you're splashing the cash on something that will actually make your life easier. To help, we consulted with our discerning army of Mumsnet users to find out which gadgets they've tried, tested and loved after extensive use. After all, who better to give their verdict on the top bread makers than the real parents who have put them through their paces with the wear and tear of family life?The handy 13 hour delay bake function gives you the freedom of freshly baked bread at your convenience. You can set the delay feature at night so that you wake up to a freshly baked loaf for breakfast, or you can set it before a busy day so that you can come home to a crusty loaf to accompany your dinner. This clever function means that if you are using the breadmaker and it is accidently unplugged or switched off, the breadmaker will continue baking from where it was stopped in its programme when power is restored. If you’re one of the gluten-free eaters — due to health reasons or personal choice — you can absolutely still use a bread maker. Many of the bread makers we’ve looked at to compile this list include gluten-free options as a baking pre-set. What other features to bread makers offer? You may not be able to get to your bread as soon as it has finished baking and so the designers at Russell Hobbs have included an automatic keep warm function that will automatically keep your bread warm for 1 hour after the breadmaker has finished baking.