I have owned the Zoji for over 2 months now and have been enjoying the bread making experience. However I find that I have to watch the kneading phase closely to add more water / wheat to get the consistency right, and as such have not been perfectly successful with the timer function. You get about 5-7 slices of bread from the 1lb loaf and takes approx. 3.5 hrs to bake. I wish it had a light so you can view the bread through the viewing window. I have been using a flash light to do so. I also wish it had a way to store and auto-release additions like some other bread makers have (we have to wait for the beep to add the additions). Overall, I would highly recommend this product.