Bread machine baking temperature vs time

Rather than go through each machine one by one, as I had intended to do, I thought it more useful to just post a graph showing the baking pan temperature versus remaining time for a number of bread makers. The purpose is to give a good picture of how each unit performs as an oven to bake bread in.

For all machines except one, the Basic program was used. If loaf size control was available, the medium setting was used. If crust color control was available, the Dark setting was used. Temperatures were measured as described in an earlier blog post.

The winner was the Cuisinart CBK-200 in French mode. It heats up quickly and bakes at 400ºF.
Runner-up was the T_fal Actibread at 385ºF.
In last place was the Zojirushi BB-CEC20 at 288º. (Lest you think that is an error, the owners manual lists its max baking temp as 290º.) Not only is its baking temp low, it heats up the slowest as well. Later models (PAC20, etc.) raise those temps by about 7 degrees.