Panasonic SD-R2530 Review

The Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Breadmaker is a multi-purpose breadmaker with an impressive 30 cooking modes, including various bread functions, gluten free functions, dough functions, sweet functions and manual functions. It's capable of producing consistent and high quality results thanks to its sophisticated dual temperature sensors and optimal cooking programs.

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One feature of particular interest is the raisin/nut/olive/dried fruit dispenser. Simply add your ingredients into the tray and they will be uniformly distributed inside your loaf of bread. We like the adjustable loaf size, the delay timer up to 13 hours and the crust control for light, medium and dark brown loaves of bread.

About Panasonic

Panasonic are an electronics brand with categories in audio/visual, home appliances, personal care, cooking and heating/cooling. Their kitchen appliances include microwaves, rice cookers, breadmakers, juicers, multi-cookers, and more. They're known for their well engineered products.

Specification

We now look at the features in more detail:

• Cooking Functions - The Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Breadmaker has a whopping 30 cooking modes. These modes give you plenty of flexibility, whether you're baking bread/cakes, kneading, creating dough, making pasta/jam/chutney, etc. The full list of cooking modes is:
  • Bread - Basic, Basic Rapid, Basic Raisin, Basic Stuffed, Bread Mix, Bread Mix Raisin, Wholewheat, Wholewheat Raisin, Brioche, French, Sourdough
  • Gluten Free - Gluten Free Bread, Gluten Free Cake, Gluten Free Pizza, Gluten Free Pasta
  • Dough - Basic, Basic Raisin, Wholewheat, Wholewheat Raisin, Sourdough, Sourdough Starter, Pizza
  • Sweet - Cake, Bake Only, Jam, Compote
  • Manual - Cake Kneading, Bread Kneading, Rise.
• Adjustable Settings - Other than the 30 cooking modes, you can adjust the loaf size (Medium, Large and Extra Large), the delay timer up to 13 hours and the crust control (Light, Medium, Dark).
• Consistent Quality - Dual temperature sensors and optimally pre-programmed cooking functions bake food with consistently high quality.
• Raisin/Nut Dispenser - The Panasonic SD-R2530 has a special compartment for nuts, raisins, dried fruit, seeds, olives, etc. Its design is such that these additional ingredients are distributed evenly inside of the loaf. Simply place them in the tray and the breadmaker will dispense them at the optimal time.
• Easy To Clean - One benefit of having a multi-purpose appliance is that fewer tools are required, therefore making cleaning much easier and quicker.
• Design - The Panasonic SD-R2530 has a sleek white exterior. It's a compact breadmaker with a flush lid that reduces its height.

Video

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Summary

In summary, the Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Breadmaker is a flexible and versatile breadmaker with a huge 30 cooking programs as listed in the specification above. It has an adjustable loaf size function, a 13 hour delay timer, and a crust colour selector. We particularly like the nut/raisin/seed/olive dispenser which evenly distributes these additional items into your loaves of bread. We rate the Panasonic SD-R2530 Automatic Breadmaker 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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