Hamilton Beach HomeBaker 29882 review

The Hamilton Beach HomeBaker is a bread maker that is easy to use and has a midrange price.

Hamilton Beach HomeBaker 29882 review
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Top Ten Reviews Verdict

A stylish bread maker with plenty of functions and a large capacity at a reasonable price.

Pros

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    Large capacity

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    Add ingredients mid-cycle

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    Reasonable price

Cons

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    Not the most settings or browning options

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The Hamilton Beach HomeBaker is a bread machine (opens in new tab) that doesn’t have a lot of frills, but it does what it’s meant to do – bake tasty, fresh bread. It offers features such as gluten-free and whole-grain settings if you’re looking at purchasing a bread maker for a particular diet. It is quite large, though easily programmable. This automatic bread maker offers 12 program cycles and three different crust settings.

Hamilton Beach HomeBaker 29882: What you need to know

This automatic bread machine has a simplistic design and a plastic outer shell. Hamilton Beach offers the HomeBaker in either black or white with a silver base and rubber feet. The interior baking pan is metal with a carrying handle for removing the bread from the unit. The control panel is laid out conveniently on top of the bread making machine alongside a small viewing window.

The machine can bake loaves from one and a half to two and a half pounds and offers an express option for cooking bread faster. You should be aware that when using the express feature the loaf will be smaller and have a thicker crust. If you have the time, it’s best to use the basic cycle with this bread maker. This machine uses a single paddle that you can remove and clean after cooking. The Hamilton Beach HomeBaker also includes a second paddle so you can make another loaf while the other paddle is being washed.

Hamilton Beach HomeBaker 29882

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Adding ingredients is easy to do mid-cycle. This bread maker will remind you with a beep when it’s time to add nuts or fruit, and the alert isn’t too loud that it's annoying. The bread machine also offers a delay timer so you can have the bread done at a convenient time for you.

The settings available on the Hamilton Beach include gluten-free, French, sweet, jam and cake. There is also a dough feature, which will take care of kneading the dough for you and allow you to bake it in the oven. This is a good option if you don’t want the mess of kneading on your own, but would prefer to use the dough for irregular shapes like pizza crusts or buns.

Should you buy the Hamilton Beach HomeBaker 29882? 

The Hamilton Beach has the features you need to get started with automatic bread making at a midrange price. The extra kneading paddle is a unique touch and the programming menu is easy to learn. If you are looking for more of a bargain, consider the Sunbeam 5891 (opens in new tab).

Angie Parkinson

A contracted writer for TTR, Angie has been reviewing vacuum cleaners, countertop appliances and other home goods for more than eight years. Her spare time often goes to planning improvements for her quirky 103-year-old home or hiking in the gorgeous Utah mountains. In her past role, she was a newspaper journalist and she has a bachelor's degree in Technical Writing.