In this video, I'm going to be reviewing and testing out
the Cuisinart Compact Automatic Bread Maker.
So let's get started.
Inside the box, you'll find the Cuisinart bread machine and inside the bread machine,
you'll find the removable paddle which is nonstick, and this little
handle tool that will help you to lift up the handle when it's hot.
And you'll also find the instruction and recipe
booklet which also has recipes for gluten-free and also sweetbreads.
The bread pan inside is removable by turning it counterclockwise and underneath the bread
pan you'll see the locking mechanism here and inside the bread machine
you'll see the other side of the locking mechanism and also the heating elements.
So to lock the bread pan into place,
you'll need to put it in at a slight angle and then twist it clockwise.
To insert the kneading paddle into the bread pan,
with the white mouth facing down, slide it onto the shaft until it's secured into place.
So before using it I'm going to wash out the bread pan and the kneading paddle
and I'm going to wipe down the inside of the bread machine as well.
Especially the heating elements. If you see here. I'm wiping it all down
and you can see all this stuff that's coming off there which is the residue.
So make sure to give it all a good clean inside because then
this will also reduce the smell that you get from the first use.
Also, make sure to wipe down the lid.
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Okay to start baking, insert the kneading paddle into the bread pan first.
You always want to start with the wet ingredients first.
And then the dry ingredients.
And then the flour.
And then the yeast right at the end
because you don't want the yeast to come into contact with the water or with the salt.
Close the lid switch it on and select the program.
It'll show on the display screen with preset cooking times.
Using the plus and minus buttons you can set a delay start timer for up to 13 hours.
Pressing the button will increase the time by 10 minutes each time or just
press and hold it down for it to scroll through faster.
So if you add in all your ingredients then say, for example, you need to head out for seven
hours or so you can set the timer so that the bread finishes its baking in seven hours time.
Press the size button to select the size of loaf which is displayed in pounds.
So generally, two cups of flour will make a one-pound loaf three cups of flour will
make one and a half pound loaf and four cups of flour will make a two-pound loaf.
So you do need to follow the recipe book to see exactly how much cups of flour to use.
Choose the color for your crust. So dark, light, or medium.
Setting a crust color is not available on all options so if I go to program number
two you can see there's no shade level here to choose from. Level three, level four,
it has this toast icon on here to change the color.
So if you do want to change the crust color for french bread, on the recipe book,
you can choose to use the ultra-fast program and you can just use quick rise or rapid yeast.
But you can only make a one pound or a one and a half pound loaf using this program
and that will be program number four and that will let you change the crust color.
So I'm gonna choose program number four and
I'm gonna choose the darkest crust color and press start.
The size button is also used to turn the light on inside. You can press and
hold the button for three seconds to turn it on and it will turn off after
30 seconds or you can press and hold it again for three seconds to turn it off.
You can pause the process for up to 10 minutes any time by pressing the start and start button
or if you want to cancel the process all together
then press and hold the start and stop button for three seconds.
So the only thing to note as well when you're using the ultra-fast program
is that, the machine, because it's kneading very fast, the machine will tend to move.
So it's gone from being straight to this angled position and it's from the kneading and the dough
hitting the sides of the machine that it's causing the machine to turn. So be very careful when
you're leaving it on your counter that it's not close to the edge because it may just fall over.
So you'll be able to see on the display screen what stage it's at. So right now it's on Knead One
after Knead 1 it'll go to Rise One and then from Rise One it'll go to Knead Two
after Knead Two then you'll get the Add-in message. This is where you wanna add in any
nuts or seeds or fruit that you wanted to add in you'll just need to press the start
and stop button to pause the program first before adding in and then it'll go to Rise 2.
When the display shows 'paddle' you can remove the kneading paddle if you wanted to.
Just remember to press the start-stop button to pause the program.
You'll need to pull it out then reshape the dough and pop it back in and then press start again.
Or you can just leave it in and take it out once the bread has cooled down
completely because the kneading paddle will also be hot. So just be very careful.
I prefer to take it out just because it does leave a big slit in the bread
once you take out the kneading paddle.
But being able to leave it in is definitely a good option to have if you know that you're
not going to be around and that you don't have to worry about having to take it out.
And then lastly, it'll go into bake.
Once it's done baking, it'll go into a keep warm mode for 60 minutes
if you're not able to take it out immediately.
My first couple of tries were just basic white loaves and they turned out okay. The first time
was okay the crust was really really good
the inside of the bread wasn't as good as the second time that I made it.
But the second time turned out much better than the first time. Just look at that beautiful crust!
So I let it cool down completely before I sliced into it and you can see here the bread is much
better than the first time, I think. It's a lot more fluffier I'm finding as well.
And it tasted amazing!
And then I also just made a french bread loaf using the ultra-fast program
and the crust came out really really good.
I chose the dark color crust and the crust was amazing. Especially when you toast it's so good.
The inside of the bread is nice and soft as well I will say that the bread does have a little bit of
heaviness to it when compared to a store-bought bread but then I've always had that issue.
I wouldn't say that it's dense as such but it's not going to be light and fluffy like
the store-bought bread is but the taste is absolutely fine the taste is great.
The crust is definitely really crusty.
So overall I do like the bread machine. I like that it's nice and compact it doesn't
take a lot of counter space and it's also not very heavy either so it's very
lightweight to move around if you need to but it's I think it's definitely a keeper.
All right guys I hope you found this video useful if you have any questions
or comments leave them below and I hope to catch you in my next video!