Our take
The Hamilton Beach Artisan family covers black-and-stainless 29885, red 29886, and white 29887/29887HB under a shared BM09 operating guide. Its 14 settings include Gluten-Free, Whole Grain, two Express cycles, a separate Quick cycle, Dough, Artisan Dough, Cake, Jam, Rise, and Bake. Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet allow 1 lb, 1.5 lb, or 2 lb choices; the Express cycles are fixed at 1.5 lb and 2 lb. The manual gives them runtimes of 80 and 115 minutes and says their quick-rise yeast loaves may be smaller and rougher than Basic. The Artisan Dough cycle provides a 5-hour-5-minute cool rise before conventional-oven shaping and baking. Delay reaches 15 hours including the cycle but is limited to Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet. The maker beeps 12 times for hand-added mix-ins, then keeps baked bread warm for an hour. It continues automatically after an interruption only if power returns within seven minutes. Exact dimensions conflict for some variants, and the historical ASINs do not establish current Amazon offers.
Bakers who want flexible standard loaf sizes, dedicated specialty settings, and dough options including a long Artisan Dough rise, and can accommodate timer limits and manual mix-ins..
Not for buyers who need an automatic dispenser, unrestricted Delay Start, a confirmed compact footprint for all finish variants, outage recovery beyond seven minutes, or an exact current Amazon offer tied to a historical ASIN.
Pros & cons
What could work for you, and what to consider before buying.
What works in its favor
- Four standard bread cycles offer 1 lb, 1.5 lb, and 2 lb choices, with named Gluten-Free and Whole Grain settings.
- The 1.5 lb and 2 lb Express cycles have fixed 80- and 115-minute timings; Quick is a separate program for non-yeast recipes.
- Artisan Dough, Dough, Rise, Bake, Cake, and Jam add specialty functions, and the pan and listed accessories are dishwasher-safe.
What to weigh up
- Delay applies only to Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet and should not be used with recipes containing dairy, eggs, and similar perishables.
- Mix-ins are added by hand after a beep, and the manual says Express loaves can be smaller and rougher than Basic loaves.
- Power continuation is limited to seven minutes, while exact-model dimension listings disagree for 29885 and 29886.
The key details
| Model covered | 29885 / 29886 / 29887 / 29887HB |
|---|---|
| Loaf size | 1 lb, 1.5 lb, and 2 lb settings on Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet |
| Specialty programs | 14 programs including Gluten-Free, Whole Grain, two Express cycles, Quick, Artisan Dough, Cake, and Jam |
| Timing and control | 15-hour delay on four programs; one-hour Keep Warm and seven-minute power continuation |
Performance figures are manufacturer claims. Source checked October 1, 2026. Regional models and included accessories can differ.
What the features mean for you
Shared features and the finish-code boundaries
Hamilton Beach's current BM09 guide lists base models 29885, 29886, and 29887 together and says model codes may carry letter suffixes. Exact pages identify 29885 as black/stainless, 29886 as red, and 29887 as white. The frozen group 68 string 29887HB is white in its historical title and exact-suffix secondary retail metadata; the maker guide supports the suffix family but does not spell out HB itself. Those sources support one feature profile for these three candidate groups while retaining their distinct codes and finishes. An older guide mentions 29885C, but that code is outside this frozen candidate cluster and is not included. The old Amazon rows are not treated as current offers.
Loaf choices and the difference between Quick and Express
Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet support 1 lb, 1.5 lb, and 2 lb selections. The 1.5 lb Express and 2 lb Express settings are fixed at those weights. Both use quick-rising yeast; their cycle chart entries are 80 and 115 minutes, and the manual warns that the resulting loaves may be smaller and rougher than Basic. Quick is not the same as Express: Quick is for recipes without yeast, using baking powder or soda. The program list also includes Gluten-Free, Dough, Artisan Dough, Cake, Jam, Rise, and Bake. Whole Grain covers whole-wheat and rye flour. Lowe's structured feature field says Gluten-Free is absent, but the maker's manual and product descriptions identify a dedicated cycle, so the profile follows the model-specific manufacturer instructions while retaining the conflicting listing note.
A long dough option and selectable crust controls
Artisan Dough runs a 5-hour-5-minute cool rise before the dough is shaped and baked in a conventional oven. Dough is another separate setting, and Rise can be set as long as six hours. Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet list Light, Medium, and Dark shades plus a Quick Crust choice. Quick Crust is an additional browning-speed option, not a fourth crust shade and not the Quick no-yeast program. The manual lists fourteen factory settings but no user-designed cycle stages. Buyers who want to shape dough by hand or use a specialized rise function have distinct menu choices; a saved custom recipe program is not established by those controls.
Timer and ingredient-handling rules
Delay can reach 15 hours including the selected cycle, but the guide lists it only for Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet. The manual cautions against using delayed starts with recipes containing dairy, eggs, milk, cream, or cheese. For fruit, raisins, nuts, and similar additions, the machine sounds twelve beeps and the user adds them by hand; there is no automatic ingredient dispenser. After baking, Keep Warm runs for one hour. These conveniences have specific limits: the timer should not be treated as an all-program scheduler, and the beeps are a prompt for user action rather than a sign that an automatic basket is dispensing. Review the cycle chart and recipe before setting an unattended bake.
Care, outage recovery, and variant-specific size data
The removable pan is nonstick, one kneading paddle is shown, and the current manual lists the pan, paddle, measuring cup, spoon, and paddle hook as dishwasher-safe. If power returns within seven minutes, the cycle continues automatically. After a longer interruption, recovery depends on the dough stage; once rising has started, Hamilton Beach says to discard the ingredients and start over. The BM09 listing gives 650 W at 120 V / 60 Hz for 29885, 29886, and 29887. The 29887 manufacturer page publishes dimensions of 13.94 × 15.50 × 10.75 inches; 29887HB is linked to that base model but has no separate maker measurement. Dimension sources for 29885 and 29886 conflict, so do not apply one footprint to the whole family. No loaf orientation or compactness claim is established.
What else to compare
Before you buy
What loaf sizes can the family make?
Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet allow 1 lb, 1.5 lb, or 2 lb. The two Express settings are fixed at 1.5 lb and 2 lb.
Does it include Gluten-Free?
Yes. The manufacturer manual and product pages name a dedicated Gluten-Free cycle, although Lowe's structured field conflicts.
How are Express and Quick different?
Express uses quick-rising yeast and has fixed 80- and 115-minute settings. Quick is for non-yeast recipes raised with baking powder or soda.
Can I delay any cycle?
Only Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet are listed for delay, up to 15 hours including the cycle. Avoid perishable ingredients such as dairy and eggs.
Does it add nuts automatically?
No. Twelve beeps prompt the user to add mix-ins by hand.
Are dimensions the same for all variants?
No confirmed shared footprint is available. The 29887 page gives dimensions; exact-model figures for 29885 and 29886 conflict, and 29887HB has no separate maker measurement.
Where can I check the current price?
Use the Amazon link for current offers. Check the exact model, seller, product condition, delivery, and return terms. This page does not display a live price or confirm stock.
Sources & review basis
We use the following manufacturer documentation for the product features above. Our suitability notes and buying advice are editorial judgments based on those features, not measured performance results.
- Hamilton Beach BM09 shared Use & Care guide with exact product-page and suffix evidence for the candidate variants ↗ — checked October 1, 2026.
- Hamilton Beach BM09 Artisan Dough & Bread Maker Use & Care guide ↗ — checked October 1, 2026.
- Hamilton Beach indexed 29885 product release ↗ — checked September 30, 2026.
- Hamilton Beach exact red 29886 page ↗ — checked September 30, 2026.
- Hamilton Beach exact white 29887 page ↗ — checked September 30, 2026.
- Secondary exact-suffix 29887HB listing corresponding to the historical candidate ↗ — checked September 30, 2026.
- Search this model on Amazon · Tagged exact-model family search; historical ASINs and current offers unverified ↗Paid link · We may earn a commission. — checked October 1, 2026.
The decision
The Hamilton Beach Artisan family covers black-and-stainless 29885, red 29886, and white 29887/29887HB under a shared BM09 operating guide. Its 14 settings include Gluten-Free, Whole Grain, two Express cycles, a separate Quick cycle, Dough, Artisan Dough, Cake, Jam, Rise, and Bake. Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet allow 1 lb, 1.5 lb, or 2 lb choices; the Express cycles are fixed at 1.5 lb and 2 lb. The manual gives them runtimes of 80 and 115 minutes and says their quick-rise yeast loaves may be smaller and rougher than Basic. The Artisan Dough cycle provides a 5-hour-5-minute cool rise before conventional-oven shaping and baking. Delay reaches 15 hours including the cycle but is limited to Basic, French, Whole Grain, and Sweet. The maker beeps 12 times for hand-added mix-ins, then keeps baked bread warm for an hour. It continues automatically after an interruption only if power returns within seven minutes. Exact dimensions conflict for some variants, and the historical ASINs do not establish current Amazon offers.
Is it the right fit?
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