This Cusinart machine brings bread-making into 2020. To get started on your own homemade loaf, all you have to do follow some simple directions, which require adding your ingredients and specifying your preferences with the touch of a button. The machine already comes with 12 pre-programmed menu options, including whole wheat, artisan dough, and gluten-free. You can also choose how dark you want your crust to be, either light, medium, or dark.
If you want to sneak a peek at your baking bread, the bread-maker comes with a window and a built-in light for you to look in. Another perk people love about baking their own bread: You know exactly what's going into it, making it perfect for people with allergies or other food restrictions.
Don't worry about it taking up too much counter space. It's probably smaller than your coffee machine, and is light and compact enough for you to store away in a kitchen cabinet after using it.
The Cuisinart Bread-Maker has over 350 five-star reviews on the Williams Sonoma site from people who can't stop raving about it.
"Number one the machine does not take up much room. I enjoy the window in top. Sometimes the bread is done and still browning crust. I have chosen light crust, window lets me see and I can stop the baking early. Also I know what is in my bread. No additives that I did not put in," wrote one customer.
Another customer loved its simplicity.
"Though I am still tweaking my recipes to get the perfect loaf, there is nothing more enjoyable than the smell of a baking loaf of bread. It's very simple to load the bread pan, press a few buttons and wait."
You can get the Cuisinart 2-Lb. Bread Maker for $75 off of its original price. It's on sale at Williams Sonoma for just $109.95, which is basically a bargain if you think about all the money you'll save buying bread at the grocery store.