Easy to clean and easy to operate.

Easy to clean and easy to operate.  Read Less

Yesterday when she visited i showed her how to guarantee a good loaf -- it is mandatory to watch the kneading process [for all ...  Read More

Yesterday when she visited i showed her how to guarantee a good loaf -- it is mandatory to watch the kneading process [for all bread machines] because different flours absorb different amounts of water and the only way to know if the dough is right is to watch its behaviour.  Read Less

One of the things this machine does is to divide the kneading into two periods -- it permits a preliminary rise after the first...  Read More

One of the things this machine does is to divide the kneading into two periods -- it permits a preliminary rise after the first kneading, during which water gets absorbed, and after that goes through a second kneading.  Read Less

However, if you just put the ingredients in and leave, or set the timer, you are likely to be disappointed because if the dough...  Read More

However, if you just put the ingredients in and leave, or set the timer, you are likely to be disappointed because if the dough needed more water [add 1 tbsp at a time] or more flour [add 1 tbsp at a time] you will not have known.  Read Less

First of all, watch the prices as they vacillate [for both black and white trim] between 99 and 150.

First of all, watch the prices as they vacillate [for both black and white trim] between 99 and 150.  Read Less

I stopped buying store bread the taste and quality cannot compare.

I stopped buying store bread the taste and quality cannot compare.  Read Less

I can compare this only to a black and decker and my cuisinart convection, which have only one kneading segment -- hamilton bea...  Read More

I can compare this only to a black and decker and my cuisinart convection, which have only one kneading segment -- hamilton beach has a superior programme.  Read Less

Hamilton beach provides all of that for a similar newer model -- i had to work it out myself to know when to remove the paddle ...  Read More

Hamilton beach provides all of that for a similar newer model -- i had to work it out myself to know when to remove the paddle to avoid that big hole.  Read Less