SilverCrest SBB 850 EDS A1

Unique and beautiful looking bread maker.Great performance.

OK, this machine is a bit noisy, and it beeps at odd times of the day and night, for no particular reason (hence only 4 stars). But we've used these machines for years. Ours gets used every day, twice a day or more in the summer. In Italy the replacement parts have always been expensive, but now it costs more to buy a replacement bowl and 2 paddles than a new machine!

But thanks to a bad review here, I went to Komparnass and found the paddles and pan for very reasonable prices, so I bought them there, two sets actually, with extra paddles. They should last a couple of years, and I'll probably buy even more then. These machines are simple and not much can go wrong.

The pans and paddles do wear out after a year's heavy use. Buying replacements is now easy, and it is worth it to have fresh home-baked bread every day.

Hard to fault this machine at the price. If you like bread, buy it.

I have had my bread maker for just over a year. I have made about 30+ loaves in all during its life, before it started giving off an electrical burning smell and banging noise.

It is a shame because if the breadmaker was more reliable it would have won my accolades over breadmakers I have had in the past. My previous one from gave me over 8 years of service and numerous loaves, but it was not as good as the Silvercreast one.

I have been very pleased with this bread maker having had a moly and a morphs Richards in the past that lasted just over there warranty period. Yes the bread will come out with big holes but by looking at the timing cycle I remove the paddles after the last knead. When washing the pan and paddles make sure the paddle dive pin are free (they can get very stiff due to the baking. Also make sure the holes in the paddles are completely clean of bread, if you don't the paddles do not sit down fully on th spindles and will cause problems. The bread maker has now worn out the bushes in the paddle drives so am waiting for Lidl to have them in again to get a replacement. £35 for 4 years of bread making seems good to me when compared with others

I am very disappointed with this product. I am a vivid home bread baker and was using this machine on regular basis. While it worked it did what it was supposed to do but very soon, under 1 year of use the rotating elements at the bottom of the baking mold wore out. I was not bothered since the bread maker came with 3 years warranty. Yes but no. I called the Kompernass customer service who deal with the warranty issues and they told me that the mold is a wearable part that is not covered by the guarantee. There is an option to purchase a new mold but it will cost 17 euro. What is the point of getting a new mold if it will wear out again. In the long term it would be better to opt for more expensive but good make product that would not have low quality rotating elements.

I was also very disappointed with the attitude of the customer service representative.They are based in Germany not in the UK. They request the products purchased in the UK to be sent back to Germany and if their engineers can not find a fault they would charge you.

Do not get electric items that do not have after purchase service in the UK

I bought this breadmaker in Lidl and it made good bread for a reasonable length of time. However, the holders for the pedals eventually became loose and fall out when the bucket is lifted. This makes it difficult to lift the bucket with the mixture in it and difficult to position it into the breadmaker. I hate throwing things out that are actually in working order but it seems this is my only choice.

Hi, I purchase a bread maker last year and I find that the bread bucket not durable. The rotating metal worn out and now the pedal unable to rotate. It is a poor bread maker design and worst part is can't find a replacement bucket anywhere.

We cannot get our breadmaker to start. read the instructions over & over again but lots of beeps and no cooking. HELP please Charlie

Having had a Prima Breadmaker for over 20 years, the only problem was trying to find a new belt, I decided with a house move to buy a new breadmaker. Lidl were selling this one, so I decided to buy. The first loaf was perfect and the second. Use good quality flour - I use Wessex Mill, not the cheapest. Good selection of programmes, the tin washes easily. The machine is quiet in operation and the loaf comes out of the tin easily, once you let it cool slightly. I haven't tried the gluten free programme, so cannot comment on that. Only problem is the size of the machine in a small kitchen. However, you could say this about a bread machine in general. Overall, fantastic buy, simple to use, great bread.

Seemed a bit hit or miss, I tried different recipes sometimes they turned out fine other time's the bread would collapse and be a bit solid, particularly wholemeal. Eventually I managed to turn out a reasonable loaf with a bit of experimentation. The first breadmaker lasted about 2 1/2 yrs and then the machine didnt warm up during the 'proving' cycle, I overcame this to some extent by using warm water at the beginning and removing the loaf tin a couple of times to put in a warm place during the kneading cycle. Just bought another machine from Lidl and noticed there is a small modification to the lid so I presumed a few modifications had been made. Unfortunately the new machine does not warm up during the proving cycle and will have to go back.