Oster 5834 ExpressBake Bread Machine

Pros: Makes delicious bread; easy to use
Cons: None

I received this bread maker as a gift and I absolutely love it. I realized just today that I had gotten out of the habit of using it, though, and decided to remedy that situation immediately. Into the bread maker went the ingredients, and a few hours...

Pros: the smell of fresh baked bread
Cons: All those pounds you gain from eating all the fresh baked bread

Don't you just love the smell of fresh baked bread? I know I do, but don't always have the time needed to mix ingredients, knead the dough, and wait for the dough to rise before I can bake it. That's why I love my Oster bread machine. I can have fresh...

Pros: Fresh homemade bread with no fuss. Add ingredients, set and walk away.
Cons: Some bread types can take 4 1/2-hours from start to finish.

Since Thanksgiving is tomorrow, I just finished loading my Oster 5834 ExpressBake Bread Machine with the ingredients to make my favorite bread for later in the day. This is another of my small appliances that I have had for more years than I care ...

Pros: Simple, simple, simple to use!
Cons: -0-

**********Updated 3/6/01**************
I am going back into my first few opinions that I think could use some help and adding some information to them. All updated material will be in italics.

I received this product as a gift, and...

Pros: Easy to use, easy to clean up
Cons: Not many

Before Christmas, we had a party, so several hours before the party, I started up a batch of bread so that the wonderful smell would fill the house.

Unfortunately, I discovered today that in our haste at preparing for the party, the loaf had...

Pros: easy to use, not much work, makes great bread!
Cons: Nothing!

For about 2 years now, I have wanted my own bread machine! I thought it would be wonderful to have a place to make my own bread! I have made my own bread from scratch for years, but it just takes a long time to do, and it is a lot of work! So, yes I...

Pros: fresh perfect bread every time
Cons: noisy and bulky

Fresh baked bread has never been so simple, as easy as 1,2,3. Fresh bread from a mix or form many recipes Step 1 add the water , dry ingredients, then the yeast. step 2 select your settings, step 3 press start.

Bread making is part chemistry,...

Pros: Cleans easily, large loaves
Cons: Most recipes take 3 hours, loud kneading cycle, hard to remove pan from machine

Since I love bread in all its shapes and forms, I decided it was time to bake my own. I have never baked bread the traditional way because it would be too much work and too time-consuming. When I saw that this machine could bake bread in 58 minutes, I...

Pros: I make Warm, delicious bread, and I'm fairly Simple to use
Cons: I'm Not used nearly enough!

I'm so lonely. Nobody around here pays any attention to me. Don't they know that I can bring a little warmth into their lives? Why do they ignore me so? Just give me a chance, I promise that I'll rise to the occasion. Allow me to introduce ...

Pros: Easy! Easy! Easy!
Cons: Like all machines - makes loaves tall and somewhat artificial looking.

If you like good bread - 'ya gotta have this bread machine!!! I live in a somewhat small, Southern town with no bakery save the grocery store variety. I'm a serious lover of good bread, but found that for "decent" baked bread at the grocery store delis...

Pros: the bread is ready when I need to eat
Cons: none

I bought this bread machine at Mervins because I love to eat and smell home made bread. I am happy that i got this bread machine it brings a lot of happiness into my life. Now and then when I want home made bread all I have to do is get the bread...

Pros: Great bread, lots of recipes
Cons: Mixer blade can be tough to clean

Mmmmm, bread. Even better, bread machine bread. If you have never had fresh bread from a bread machine, you are truly missing out on a wonderful eating experience. I have been using my Oster bread machine since 1995, and it has been wonderful.

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Pros: Machine: Easy to use. Recipe: Delicious!
Cons: Machine: Window is too small to be useful. Recipe: Lots of ingredients, but worth it

OK, I confess. While this is a review of a bread-baker, my primary reason for writing this is to pass on a recipe. I put it here because it's specifically for bread-baking machines and if I list it under the only recipe category there is, Quick and...

Pros: Delicious end product and very easy to use and clean up.
Cons: You have to be patient, good bread takes time!

I was flipping through an advertisement for a local warehouse store when I saw the Betty Crocker Bread Machine on sale for about $39.00, which was marked as being $32.00 below the regular price. Being on a mandatory frugal budget, that seemed to be an...

Pros: Hot bread on demand! Flexible 1lb or 2lb loaf!
Cons: You're never going to eat store bought bread again!

Just before I got married, there was a bridal shower for my wife. One of the presents was an Oster 2LB bread maker. I cringed when I saw this thing, as I work for Canada's second largest grocer (Sobeys Group - IGA Garden Market), and I know that I can...