Machines costing $50 or less can turn out white bread and raisin bread that is comparable in texture, color, and taste to loaves kneaded by hand and baked in an oven.
Breadmakers allow virtually anyone to bake bread with just minutes of effort and few skills beyond the ability to measure ingredients and push some buttons. What's more, they produce bread that is more than respectable in quality. And they allow you to control what goes into your bread, which might appeal to people with food allergies or gluten intolerance.
# Deluxe bread machine with automatic settings and customizable controls
# 3-recipe memory function; sourdough starter, 2-hour quick-baking cycle
# 3-level crust control; cake and jam settings; 13-hour programmable timer
# Rectangular 2-pound loaf pan with twin kneading paddles
# 16-3/4 by 12 by 8-1/2 inches; includes manual, recipe booklet, and how-to video
Breadman TR2200C Ultimate BreadMachine
Price: $99.99
Measure the ingredients into the Breadman Plus, push a few buttons, then go for a walk in the park. Return a few hours later--or after a good night's sleep--to the unforgettable aroma and taste of homemade.
The Breadman Ultimate makes and bakes most kinds of yeastbreads--white, whole wheat, rye, honey banana, or crusty French--as well as quick or batterbreads. Try the recipes in the booklet or your own favorites--just be sure the dry ingredients total less than about 5 cups so the dough doesn't overflow the 9-1/2-inch (nonstick) baking pan.
Features:
* Bakes 1-, 1-1/2-, and 2-pound horizontal loaves--in less than an hour
* With 13-hour delay timer, come home to freshly baked bread
* 18 bread settings; ExpressBake setting for 5-minute cycle
* 3-step programming for easy operation, 3 crust-color selections
* Measures 14-1/2 by 10 by 13-1/2 inches
Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic BreadMaker
Price: $124.88
Providing myriad options, this automatic maker embodies the marvels of 21st century electronic convenience and choice. Yes, it mixes, kneads, rises, and bakes in three loaf sizes up to 2-1/2 pounds. But its digital controls go much further, offering settings for white, whole wheat, multigrain, and French
Oster ExpressBake Breadmaker5838
Price: $59.99
This ExpressBake Osterbreadmaker can mix, knead, rise and bake a 1-1/2-lb. or 2-lb. horizontal loaf in just 58 minutes. Choose from 18 bread settings and crust color selector. Includes heavy-duty aluminum bread pan for even baking and better crust. Signals when to add fruit and nut mix-ins. Delay baking time up to 13 hours. 60-minute keep-warm feature. Compact size fits under cabinets.
The Bread Machine Cookbook (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks)
The first bread machine cookbook on the market offers more than 130 recipes for white, wholegrain, cheese, fruit, vegetable, herb and spice breads, sourdough loaves, rolls, croissants and breadsticks. Recipes appear in 3 sizes to accommodate any machine make or model. Author Donna German continues to test these recipes on over 50 types of bread machines. This book is so popular, it inspired a 6-book series.
Bread Machine Magic 139 Exciting New Recipes Created Especially for Use in All Types of BreadMachines
List Price: $11.95
130 recipes for making amazing homemadebread.
Breadman Plus TR810
2-Pound Horizontal
BreadMachine
$149.99
Makes in 1-1/2-, 2-, and 2-1/2-pound
sizes--start to finish!
40 preprogrammed settings, 430 watts, 60-minute
power failure backup
Twin kneading blades and LCD display
Zojirushi BBCCX20 Home Bakery Supreme Bread Machine
Oster Inspire ExpressBake 2-lb. Breadmaker
Oster ExpressBake Breadmaker5838
Bread Machine Magic 
Breadman Plus