Russell Hobbs 10006 Breadman Ultimate

I have used my russell Hobbs Ultimate breadmaker for about 4 years now. It's still great although I stupidly put the kneeding paaddle in the dishwasher which didn't do it any good! It still works though but the non stick coating is knackered. It makes wonderful bread. I particularly like their french bread recipe and the cinnamon & Raisin loaf. Both easy to make. I also do pizza dough. very easy to use . I have always made my own bread but arthritis made it painful and my son gave me this machine years ago. Never had a moment's bother with it and I use it a couple or more times a weeks.

I haven't filled in the service bit because I have never had cause to send it back. replacement paddles can be found on line easily.

This Russell Hobbs 10006 Breadman Ultimate has served me well and the custom programme allows you to change all the settings

The Russell Hobbs 10006 Breadman Ultimate makes a good loaf, programs mostly work. Fragile machine awful company. The drive pulley suffered wear after two years and the after sales service was lousey.

This Breadman Ultimate from Russell Hobbs makes wonderful bread, cakes and even pizza dough. We have used it several times a week over the last couple of years in preference to buying supermarket bread. It is true that the bread doesn't last as long as shop-bought, but on the other hand it tastes much better and you can always opt to make small loaves if you prefer. The only real issue is the failure of the mechanical bits to stand up to long-term sustained use

I shall another breadmaher but NOT a Russell Hobbs. If there after sales ervice had been different then I would not have had concerns as I said the bread was very good - not made from pre-mixed packets. However, the breadmaker has now been transferred to the local tip!!

I have got the ultimate version of the Russell Hobbs 10006 Breadman. The spindle for the kneeding arm wore out after about 18 months and120 mixing cycles.I expected a longer life for this top of the range item but the retailer and manufacturer did not want to know once the 12 month guarantee was up.

You have to purchase a complete baking tin at over £30.

I decided to cut my losses and purchased a basic £20 breadmaker from Argos which is still going strong after being in constant use for over 3 years and several hundred baking cycles.

If you don't need or use all the bells and whistles buy a basic cheaper product.

Overall I think the Russell Hobbs 10006 Breadman Ultimate is a great bread maker. I find it very easy to use and most importantly it makes exellent bread every time I use it. I really recommend this machine to anyone looking to make their own bread, I really like it.

Mine doesn't seem to be working properly anymore after a year & a bit! Any ideas anyone. have done all the usuals, checked life of ingredients, followed recipes that have worked in the past exactly. doesn't seem to mix properly & then doesn't seem to rise. No error codes come up. Having problems with mine - i need help!

To extend the life, do not put the breadpan/beater into the dish-washer. Just wipe with a warm damp cloth to clean.

I've owned several other breadmaker brands. The resulting bread product of those other brands wasn't particularly nice except when piping hot. This is the only brand I would buy again, and I have been using it for about 5 years now.

The best part is that it is not necessary to purchase special bread flour, or bread machine yeast in order to obtain good results with this machine. Experience was otherwise with the other models I tried.

This is a 'must have' kitchen implement.

We've had a number of bread makers and this is probably the best we've had.