I've been using bread machines for many years with great results. Recently my Sunbeam bread machine geve up the ghost and I replaced it with the Breadman since I've read positive reports about the brand. That was a mistake! In spite of varying the quantities of ingredients, the ratios, the cycle options, etc., I have yet to have the machine generate anything but a stubby, dense loaf that is not always fully mixed. If I remove the dough from the machine and let it rise in the kitchen, the bread comes out the way I expect.Perhaps the rise cycles are too short. I don't know. But I would not recommend this machine for a paperweight.