Did you know that the Raku Raku Pan Da was the world’s first automatic bread making machine? This equipment was made and sold by Matsushita Electric Industrial Company -known as Panasonic today -in 1986 in Japan. However, this bread maker was only sold for home use, not for commercial purposes. Few years later, it was highly popular in the US and other parts of the world. Though Raku-Raku had an impact in the increase in homemade bread, it’s important to note that home baking dates back to thousands of years ago.

Research shows that an average American consumes around 53 pounds of bread each year. Baking bread at home has several benefits over buying. First, it’s fun and binds the family in love. Secondly, it’s cheaper in the long run. Lastly, you can determine the taste and ingredients that go into it. Therefore, you can easily avoid allergies and even monitor your nutrients intake.

If your family loves bread, then adding a bread maker in your kitchen is paramount. When shopping for a bread maker, it’s paramount that you consider; the amounts of loaves that you want to produce at a time which helps you determine the size, the design of the maker, and operation settings. Below are the top 10 best bread makers this year.

10. Breadman TR2500BC Ultimate Plus 2-Pound Convection Breadmaker

This Breadman is amongst one of the best you’ll find on the market today. With this, you can bake bread of different sizes and types since it supports over 300 recipes. What crust do you love? Light, medium, or dark? This bread maker allows you to control it all yourself. The key feature about it is its fruits dispenser which makes it faster to bake fruit-infused bread. Moreover, reviewers found it easy to use.

9. Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic Bread Maker

Home baking has never been this easier and fun. This maker will do basically everything for you. With Panasonic SD-YD250, you never have to worry about when to add the yeast. It’ll do that itself. Again, it is programmable therefore you can set when you want your bread ready. Even more, it’s easy to wash the baking pan since it’s non-stick. You’ll also find the light indicator that shows you when the dough is ready imperative. Most importantly, this bread maker can resume to its baking process in case of a blackout.

8. Rosewill R-BM-01 Ultra Fast Programmable Bread Maker

This Rosewill R-BM Bread Maker has a lot to boast. Firstly, it’s cheaper than most bread makers, yet its quality of food is unbeatable. Secondly, it does everything for you from kneading the dough to baking. So, you can make the best bread even as a newbie. Again, it features an ultra fast mode that bakes your bread in less than an hour. Moreover, unlike other makers whose pans are only hand washable, Rosewill’s Pan and the blade can be washed in the dishwasher. Reviewers also claim that it makes the best jam.

7. T-fal PF311E ActiBread Programmable Bread Machine

Nothing is more welcoming than the smell of freshly baked bread. And now, you can make more than just bread. T-Fal comes with a recipe book with 25 exciting recipes to make your baking experience yummier. Also, this bread maker is sturdy and has an LCD with 15 automated programs which make it easy to use. Its non-stick pan and paddle make it easy for you to remove the bread once it’s cooked while its ‘keep warm’ feature will maintain the bread hot for up to an hour.

6. Zojirushi BB-CEC20 Breadmaker

If the design is anything to go by, then you’ve just found your bread maker. But this Zojirushi BB-CEC20 has more to offer. It comes with an easy to understand easy to use LCD control and a 13H delay timer. This means that you can measure all the ingredients then program the bread maker to start after up to 13 hours. Again, you can bake rectangular bread different from other Breadmakers’ vertical ones. From the programs, you can also select the type of crust you desire.

5. Sunbeam 5891 2-Pound Programmable Breadmaker

Now everybody can bake bread. To begin with, this bread maker’s price is unbelievable, and again it’s much easier to use. It comes with a touch controlled LCD with 12 programs. Additionally, it features a 13-hour delay timer and also has a beeper which will signal you on when to add your fruits. Everybody loves it because of its great design, its unbeatable price and also because it’s much easier to wash. It also comes with a one-year limited warranty.

4. Hamilton Beach, 29882 Breadmaker

What type of bread do you want to surprise your family with? Well, this Hamilton Beach Home Maker will bake it for you. Ranging from bread to pasta, you can now make them as easy as measuring the ingredients, selecting the mode, and waiting for your food. This machine is black in color and has a great design. Other users loved it because it comes with two dough paddle so baking will never stop, it’s dishwasher safe, and it is non-slip.

3. Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Breadmaker

Zojirushi is known for its excellent kitchen equipment. This is one of its high performing and highly reviewed bread makers this year. Its key unique features are double kneading blades, an overhead heater on the lid, and its ability to bake larger rectangular bread. With the dual blades, you can now bake whole wheat bread, a cake and even prepare your jam at home.

2. Cuisinart CBK-100 2 LB Bread Maker

Are you looking for a bread maker that gives the best gluten free bread? Buy this one. As you’ll come to realize, this bread maker’s bread is light and has a great crust. Again, it’s safe even when baking since its handles remain cool. Even more, it’s easy to wash it since the lid comes out. The baking pan is also non-stick, so it needs minimal washing. What’s cooler about is that you mix all the ingredients together even the mix-ins so it’s impossible that your product will come out wrong.

1. Oster 2-Pound Expressbake Bread Machine

This bread maker by Oster is the number one best seller today. It’s ideal for a large family. It features Express bake which will prepare your bread in less than an hour. Additionally, it also has a 13-hour programmable delay timer so you can choose to have your bread made now or later. It’s also incredibly easy to use and it lives to its task.

With the above entirely automatic bread makers, you can treat your family with mouth watering bread recipes every time and again. The only important thing to remember is to measure the ingredients correctly.