Kenmore 2-lb Bread Maker (102180) $33 + Free In-Store Pick Up (expired)

Quote from kaway27 : I been looking for a present for my wife. This will do. Thanks op

Does she already have a good iron and vacuum cleaner?

Quote from ruffrhyno : I don't recommend using bowel movements for making bread. Results can't be too tasty. Sorry, hospital joke.

my bowel movements are daisies and daffodils

Oh, about ingredients.

Pretty much the only thing you have to worry about when using a bread machine is putting liquids in before flour - and that's only if you're not going to start right away.

You can use anything you want - any kind of flour, any kind of yeast. I don't proof or anything. Sure better ingredients work better but the difference is minimal compared to homemade vs store bought.

I just used this breadmaker last night and can't say enough good things about it! I was on the fence about bread machines because I wasn't sure I'd use it enough to justify spending $100+, so I got this one as a starter and I'm totally hooked. Preservative-free bread whenever you want it and being able to choose your own quality ingredients were pretty key for me. I wasn't exactly sure how bread machines worked until I got one, but you literally just dump about 5 ingredients into the machine, push a couple buttons, and a few hours later open the top to fresh bread. Every time I do it, it seems like magic!

Tempting deal but I'm not sure if it's worth my time to try and get it. I think I've lost my faith in Sears's online pickup option.

My story - Ordered the 3 piece cast iron pan set from the front page a few weeks ago, selected store pickup from Chula Vista, CA. This store is about 20 miles away from me.

I get the confirmation email the next day and head over there, they spend half an hour looking for the pans in the warehouse and in the store and tell me they're sold out. Then I have to wait in line with customer service to get it refunded.

Wasted my time and gas for nothing.

Wow, parents been looking for a kneading machine. They can't really do it themselves now. Will this do the job? Those Kitchen Aid machines are way too expensive.

saved me on a Christmnas present.....Thanks
BTW going for $99 on amazon

I have an old breakmaker that I use exclusively for pizza dough. Here's my basic recipe off the top of my head

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1-2 tablespoons oil
1 cup warm/hot water + 1/4 cup water (more may be needed)
2 teaspoons+ active dry yeast (can get giant containers cheap at sam's club, don't buy those ridiculous packets)

Let the breadmaker do its thing, come back and separate into 3 dough balls (for thinner crust pizza).

When you need to bake them, I put them in at 425 on a round pizza pan for 5 minutes to partially bake them, then transfer to a peel and back into the oven directly on the rack after they've been topped.

It's not an ideal method for making pizza, but for homemade pizza you get a fairly nice crust that isn't soggy, and you don't have to spend all that time kneading the dough thanks to the breadmaker.

I found those Sunbeam bread makers at ACA website. It seems all Sunbeam bread maker are just rebadged ACA breadmakers. And this Kenmore is a rebadged ACA-MB500.

They are just different models from the same production line.

Quote from mcmark : How does this stack up against the Sunbeam bread maker that is more expensive? Looking for reviews from people who have actually used this specific model.

It takes all of 5 minutes to put the ingredients in. There is one thing that no one has mentioned. You fill it, set the timer so that it will be done in the morning, and when you wake up, the aroma of fresh bread is incredible! Sometimes I ignore the bread and just take the aroma! People who go out and just buy it aren't saving all that much time, including the driving, and are missing a great part of life and don't even know it.

Quote from fastness : I found those Sunbeam bread makers at ACA website. It seems all Sunbeam bread maker are just rebadged ACA breadmakers. And this Kenmore is a rebadged ACA-MB500. They are just different models from the same production line.

Awesome, the Sunbeam I have is awesome, so that is encouraging!

Quote from mr_rolla : Tempting deal but I'm not sure if it's worth my time to try and get it. I think I've lost my faith in Sears's online pickup option. My story - Ordered the 3 piece cast iron pan set from the front page a few weeks ago, selected store pickup from Chula Vista, CA. This store is about 20 miles away from me. I get the confirmation email the next day and head over there, they spend half an hour looking for the pans in the warehouse and in the store and tell me they're sold out. Then I have to wait in line with customer service to get it refunded. Wasted my time and gas for nothing.

Just remember Sears has a 5 min policy. If you wait over 5 minutes on a pickup, they are suppose to give you a $5 coupon for anything in the store. What you have to do is make sure the screen is still counting the wait times. I've had the employee click the "completed" button about half way into the wait period (still got my coupon). Once, the guy unplugged the scanner so there was no record of how long it took. Now he was the only person servicing the area but it reminded me of what Sears has become.

Does anyone know if this has a gluten free setting?

Quote from 02000 : Just remember Sears has a 5 min policy. If you wait over 5 minutes on a pickup, they are suppose to give you a $5 coupon for anything in the store. What you have to do is make sure the screen is still counting the wait times. I've had the employee click the "completed" button about half way into the wait period (still got my coupon). Once, the guy unplugged the scanner so there was no record of how long it took. Now he was the only person servicing the area but it reminded me of what Sears has become.

For my local Sears, they removed that 5min guarantee sign during the holiday season. Also, they put someone there to do the pick-up scan for you that you cannot scan several order within a minute to overwhelm their system. It took around 1 minute for that person to enter the information manually into the system for each order.

Quote from 02000 : Just remember Sears has a 5 min policy. If you wait over 5 minutes on a pickup, they are suppose to give you a $5 coupon for anything in the store. What you have to do is make sure the screen is still counting the wait times. I've had the employee click the "completed" button about half way into the wait period (still got my coupon). Once, the guy unplugged the scanner so there was no record of how long it took. Now he was the only person servicing the area but it reminded me of what Sears has become.

Yup that's what happened in my case as well.

Every time I've been at Sears for a pickup and they know it's going to take them more than 5 minutes to find the order they usually stop the clock at 4:xx on the board.

I'm not petty enough to argue over a $5 coupon, I know it can be tough working in a warehouse and they're usually busting ass to get orders out anyway.

Store policy advertises 5 minutes. If this is an unrealistic time then it's up to management to change the policy. If not, then warehouse needs to pick up the pace. Corporate, are you listening?