Purchasing a bread maker

What are you using it for? Bread machine bread is terrible.

I have a Sunbeam bread machine that was purchased from Walmart as a Christmas gift several years ago. The first year, I made quite a few loaves of bread in it and they weren't that bad but not that great either....just edible. lol The next fall, I tried making some bread in it and it fell in the middle and was awfully hard. I tried several more times with no success. In talking to a friend, who also has the same machine I have, he said that maybe it was unlevel as he had that problem. I think that's what it is because it shakes pretty badly during the kneading process. I've used it a few times for making pizza dough but not for anything else. Because of the problems with the machine, I have been learning to make my own bread and I love the process. Kneading is so relaxing to me and the bread is so much better than anything that came out of the machine.

Now, if I could just convince Les (who gave me the bread machine) to let me get rid of it! I'm sick of it taking up needed space in my kitchen!

I like my bread machine. I admit I do often buy bread mixes from King Arthur, but sometimes I just need a fast loaf and I'm not going to be at home. Put it in the machine, set the timer, off I go to a movie.
Love movies; love bread; have both.

The bread machine requires the use of bread machine yeast or else you will have a loaf of lead. I don't know what the difference is, but there is definitely a difference. The best part of a bread machine is that you can pour in the ingredients and have it go only as far as the second rising. I hate the shape of the loaf and I really don't like the hole in the bottom where the blender paddle is. Just use it to mix and then move your bread into a real loaf pan.

I just wanted to let you know that I dug out my book that came with the machine today and mine is the Sunbeam Model 5891.