I, too, love the bread machine. The main time I use it is before Christmas to make sticky bun dough. It is so much easier and less messy for me. I stopped making the wonderful whole wheat bread because I was the only one who ate it and I don't need it! So I stopped. But I loved the loaves, would slice them and keep several slices in the refrigerator for breakfast toast. Now I'm thinking maybe I should do that again...but this round body says ,"Not a good idea!"