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Title: Poor Design - works well for a while
Review: For as long as it lasts the CBK-200 works fairly well. The normal crust setting seems too hard for wheat bread, but light works as long as you still like a rather substantial crust. Maybe it works better with lighter breads. The little paddle doesn't look like it mixes very well, but eventually seems to get the job done. A wooden spoon helps get the flour stuck in the corners, but probably isn't really needed.A major flaw is that the large secondary belt driven gear is very cheap plastic held to the shaft by friction. Since bread dough is usually very stiff, the gear will eventually start slipping, rendering the machine completely worthless. Taking off the bottom plate and tightening the shaft bolt may help a little, but the cheap plastic of the gear will eventually give way. There doesn't seem to be any service parts available, making this a "use for a while and then throw away appliance". Purchased at Ross for $40, which seems like a good price for the quality.
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