I'm rather disappointed with the Breadman. I bought it on the claim that it is a fully automatic, restaurant-quality bread maker, and it is definitely not that. It doesn't mix the dough properly without attention or help. When I leave it to bake by itself there are always unmixed clumps of raw flour in the end product, which is never quite a bread. It is also rather loud and several of the included recipes need adjustments to work properly. I'm not at a high elevation or use non-standard ingredients or measures, so I don't understand why they wouldn't work. I still use it to make bread, but it is not as care free as claimed.