Breville BR8L Anthony Worrell Thompson

Does what it says on the label. Need to follow instructions. e.g. don't put salt and yeast together. Tried other recipes from different sources, some very good, some did not come out that well. Can't win em all, fun trying

Bought this updated model to replace the now defunct Breville BR9 which was an excellent breadmaker. Sadly this new model is a massive disappointment and trading standards should be informed of its claims to bake bread as the substance produced bears little or no resemblance to such a product. Mr Worrall Thompson should be more wary of items he puts his name to in order to make a quick shilling or two. This machine reflects very badly upon his powers of recommendation and has certainly damaged his reputation in my eyes. Do not buy this product!!!!

I have one big problem when using the recipe book which came with the machine i find that the bread has not kneeded but using anither machines recipe which has more liquid added the bread is perfect. it seems as if the liguid is not enough. recipe for first size loaf is 180ml but in the other recipe its 320ml a big differance

Well my Breville ikon Baker's Oven is just two weeks out of its one year warranty and it's just packed up - one cannot select anything now from the programme pad as it's electronically "dead".

I have made much better bread by adjusting the rising time. i have lived without the manual for about a year and just follow the recipe on the Doves Farm Yeast packet and this is fine, using strong white flour but i often mix spelt, malt and other types. This type of bread is best eaten immediatly and does not last more than two days in my experience. If i get my manual i shall look into uploading it for free somewhere on the net as many people seem to be searching for it. i want to try the cake and jam settings and also the variations. next to try is yeast free bread. Kent, UK

I have had this breadmaker for at least two years and usee it all the time, it is very easy to use and can be programed for your own recipes

I am satisfied with the BR8L breadmaker. The only bad thing was, that I got no user manual with it. I finally found it for download at http://manualfox.com/link/breville.htm

Just replaced my trusty breadmaker with a Breville.

Followed instructions exactly, result was a dry heavy salty brick !

I have just been told that the manual is incorrect but Breville can't be bothered to change it. I'm not willing to waste ingredients experimenting so I'm going to take it back to the shop as "not fit for purpose" and get a better brand. Perhaps Breville should confine themselves to toasters.

I'm not interested in fancy breads, all I wanted was a machine I could load and forget, and come back to a perfect loaf. Using the recipes that came with the machine, all I got were hard bricks. Using Lidl's and Hovis "just add water" packs I get great bread. Doesn't make a lot of sense. Next one I'll go back to Panasonic

From new it did produce but in the last 6 goes the loaf has sunk in the middle and seems uncooked when finished. We have tried variuos mixes and all with the same result. If anyone has a suggestion please let me know at [email protected]