We purchased this new a couple of years ago and it has been great until today when it decided lights out for good! Just outside warranty period so I'm very disappointed. It hasn't even paid for itself in that it would have been cheaper for me to just buy bread!

i have used this bread maker for years to make wholemeal and white dough for my family. We then put the dough in a traditional loaf pan to proof and bake in the oven. we also use it to make great pizza dough. Unfortunately I am now ditching this machine and replacing it because it has a very odd problem. The dough "leaks" somehow out down through the paddle spindle and collects underneath the pan, potentially ending up in the motor cavity. it's so wierd. We can't figure out how its happening but every single time now, you take the pan out at the end of the cycle and about 100g of dough has wound its way around the spindle and it's hard to get out. and gross.

We have had this bread maker for over 20yrs and have used it at least every 2nd day over its lifetime with us. Husband has done a couple of repairs recently but it has now finally stopped mixing properly. Very very happy with 20yrs from this machine, and am replacing it with the current equivalent. Mother, aunt and friend all have similar Panasonic machines. We are all big fans.