I use this machine since Christmas mostly dough cycle modelling and cooking in a stove the bread. I also have tried corn bread, it is very good just put less sugar. French bread was not good however I didn’t follow the proportion from the book. Basically for my use, it’s perfect. I like the way it looks and works. My previous bread machine has a delay of 30 minutes before any cycle and that was a major irritation in making dough. I also like the fact that it forgets the cycle if you accidentally started a wrong one just turn it off and select the cycle you need. For my use it is perfect. The nut dispenser doesn’t work or I am doing something wrong, but it doesn’t really matter since you can put the nuts any time you need.
So far so good. I am experimenting with ratios of salt and sugar to get a good balance. It is nice to know exactly what is inside the bread. I can’t wait to try the other functions such as yogurt .
Following the given instructions has led to excellent loaves of bread, even when done by someone who had little prior knowledge of bread baking. I especially like that they provide flour measurements by weight, as this tends to be more accurate than measuring the flour by volume.
This bread maker has turned me into a professional baker. Well, not really but close enough. I make bread everyday for my family and they are always blown away by the quality of the bread versus your store bought bread. I love the added nut dispenser to easy add nuts into my breads that call for it.