I’ve tried multiple times to sourdough and different fries. I am awful at it. I love this bread maker. I’ve made cinnamon buns, regular bread, Italian bread and rye so far definitely very happy that I don’t have to buy a store button bread ever again.

I purchased this bread maker about a three weeks ago and have made over ten loaves already. My family is ecstatic. I am happy with it's performance but for one tremendously irritating point - the collapsible paddle won't stay up. This means that several times during the mixing stage, I have to pause the machine, dig through the dough, and try to flip the paddle back up so that it will actually mix the dough, instead of spin around aimlessly beneath it. I can't put the ingredients in and walk away, which is frustrating. If I get distracted by kids or work, the bread simply doesn't mix and the result is a weird hardened lump of half mixed dough. I would vastly prefer a simple, uncomplicated paddle that mixed the dough every time. On the other hand, I love that I can adjust the settings and vary the rising times and temps. This is very helpful.

My wife just loves her machine. There are so many things that she can do with it! There are also so many things to learn about it. Each recipe holds a new adventure. Some need tweaking but for the most part, a great investment!!!