Bread machine programs

Basic and White bread cycle times

55 printed times across 36 bread machines, from 2 hr 48 min to 3 hr 45 min.

What this program does

Basic or White is the default program on almost every bread machine. It usually runs a rest or preheat, two kneads, two or three rises with punch-downs and a full bake. Loaf size and crust color can change the total on some machines; on others the manual gives one time for every crust.

Every sourced model, shortest first

ModelProgramLoafTotal timeDelay timer
Hamilton Beach 29985MNBasic Bread1 lb2:48Yes
Hamilton Beach 29987MNBasic Bread1 lb2:48Yes
West Bend 41026Basic White Large—2:50Yes
Hamilton Beach 29882Basic1.5 lb2:53Yes
Hamilton Beach 29981Basic Bread1 lb2:55Yes
Hamilton Beach 29982Basic Bread1 lb2:55Yes
Hamilton Beach 29985MNBasic Bread1.5 lb2:55Yes
Hamilton Beach 29987MNBasic Bread1.5 lb2:55Yes
West Bend 41413Basic1.5 lb2:58Yes
Hamilton Beach 29890Basic Bread1 lb2:59Yes
Elite Gourmet EBM8103BBasic—3:00Yes
Hamilton Beach 29882Basic2 lb3:00Yes
Hamilton Beach 29981Basic Bread1.5 lb3:00Yes
Hamilton Beach 29982Basic Bread1.5 lb3:00Yes
Oster 5838Basic—3:00Not stated
Oster CKSTBRTW21Basic2 lb3:00Not stated
West Bend 41413Basic2 lb3:00Yes
Hamilton Beach 29981Basic Bread2 lb3:02Yes
Hamilton Beach 29982Basic Bread2 lb3:02Yes
Hamilton Beach 29985MNBasic Bread2 lb3:02Yes
Hamilton Beach 29987MNBasic Bread2 lb3:02Yes
Hamilton Beach 29890Basic Bread1.5 lb3:04Yes
West Bend 47413Basic—3:05Yes
West Bend 41028Basic Specialty—3:10Yes
West Bend 41035Basic Specialty—3:10Yes
West Bend 41038Basic Specialty—3:10Yes
West Bend 41045Basic Specialty—3:10Yes
West Bend 41047Basic Specialty—3:10Yes
West Bend 41055Basic Specialty—3:10Yes
West Bend 41065Basic Specialty—3:10Yes
Hamilton Beach 29890Basic Bread2 lb3:12Yes
Cuisinart CBK-110White1 lb3:18Yes
Cuisinart CBK-210White1 lb3:19Yes
Cuisinart CBK-110White1.5 lb3:25Yes
Hamilton Beach 29885White1 lb3:25Yes
Oster CKSTBR9050Basic2 lb3:25Not stated
Oster CKSTBRTW20Basic2 lb3:25Not stated
Zojirushi BB-PDC20White—3:25Yes
Zojirushi BB-PPC20White—3:25Yes
Cuisinart CBK-210White1.5 lb3:26Yes
Cuisinart CBK-110White2 lb3:30Yes
Hamilton Beach 29885White1.5 lb3:30Yes
Zojirushi BB-HAC10Basic Bread Firm—3:30Yes
Cuisinart CBK-210White2 lb3:33Yes
Hamilton Beach 29885White2 lb3:35Yes
Zojirushi BB-SSC10White—3:35Yes
OSIPOTO BM8205Basic—3:40Yes
West Bend 41030Basic—3:40Yes
West Bend 41040Basic—3:40Yes
West Bend 41044Basic—3:40Yes
West Bend 41050Basic—3:40Yes
West Bend 41051Basic—3:40Yes
West Bend 41075Basic—3:40Yes
Zojirushi BB-HAC10Basic Bread Regular—3:40Yes
Zojirushi BB-CEC20Basic—3:45Yes

Each row links to the exact-model page with the manufacturer source. Times exclude delay-timer and keep-warm time. "Not stated" means the manual does not say whether the delay timer works on that program.