KBS 17-in-1 Bread Maker-Dual Heaters, 710W Machine Stainless Steel with Gluten-Free, Dough Maker,Jam,Yogurt PROG, Auto Nut Dispenser,Ceramic Pan& Touch Panel, 3 Loaf Sizes 3 Crust Colors,Recipes

A little noisier than expected but very powerful and full of options. I sent the first one back for two reasons, made a pretty loud banging noise half way through resting and kneading cycles and I thought it broke. Second reason, the paddle got stuck, even after I layered it with cooking oil... I couldn't get it out even after soaking it. I sent the unit back and ordered another one, since the outside reviews kept saying this unit was the best bang for the buck.The second unit made the same noise during my bread making extravaganza (by the way, the bread itself came out wonderful - first time bread maker!!! Yeh!), but did run a little quieter overall. Turns out the loud bang was the nut/fruit dispenser firing off after the second kneading cycle. I can live with this, now that I know it's normal. Still have issues with the paddle being stuck on firm, but managed to get this one to come off. Glad I did, it really needs to be cleaned after making a loaf.The reason I say it is POWERFUL: I tried to make a Sourdough loaf and it ended up a little drier than it should have. Thankfully, I followed the recipe's suggestion that I check for this throughout the process and add water or flour to get the consistency that was expected. Well being so dry, the paddle was really struggling to get through the first kneading, until I corrected the moisture level. I was very surprised that the paddle kept going because the dough was like brick being pushed around. The motor never stalled and the dough got the right consistency after a little correction with water.Overall, I am very pleased with the design and the built in capabilities of this machine. Their cook book sucks big time, but I had purchased a bread making book separately that leans towards bread making machines and this seems to be a good solution. I really like the enamel bucket, easy to clean and I think it will last for awhile.

ANOTHER UPDATESo the seller got a hold of me, sent me all the PDFs and even a replacement pan because mine was chipped. I now know how to use all the features and have made so great rolls, breads, pasta, and more! I have to admit I like the King Arthur recipes the best. I weigh everything because I get consistent quality that way. Everyone loves the fresh products and there just isn’t any real work to this, anybody’s can set the pan on a scale dump and weigh each ingredient in the pan and then press 12 and let the machine do all the work! When it beeps you take it and shape it any way you want and bake! It’s never bad and always perfect! I’m changing my stars from 4 to 5!UPDATE:I’ve made several loaves now and even hamburger buns in it today so I’m raising the rating from 3 to 4 stars. It is still performing well and using a scale and weighing out the ingredients makes a perfect loaf and perfect bread products! The simplicity of taking the bread pan, setting it on the scale then adding each ingredient (zeroing/rare after each), then putting it in the machine and forgetting about it is sooo easy! No worrying about the yeast, water temp, sugar mixing to ferment it; just dump and let the machine do the work...and a wonderful product comes out! We’ll see how it works in a few more months. I do highly recommend this for anyone that loves to make things from scratch! I recently tossed all the ingredients in and made my own pasta and pizza dough with it; perfect no work kneading it does it all!ORIGINAL —>So this machine is good but I’m not convinced it’s great yet because I’ve only made one loaf of bread! The “recipes” well it is like 9 that basically say the same ingredients but you just press another button I guess. I made a 1.5 lb multigrain loaf with medium it was heavy not your super market fluff of air and had an excellent brown top, I’d say perfect browning. The loaf itself was an odd shape and since there’s really no instructions on the operation of the machine I’m not sure if or when I can reach in and reshape the dough. I tried contacting the maker for the recipe pdf they promised but nobody responds. Stuff from China, ugh! Why don’t they just put the pdf on their website and let us download it! If anybody want to put it on Google docs and share it, I’d appreciate it.I’m really not sure what the difference is in the settings nor if or when the little shoot opens. Not sure how I make like a cinnamon raisin nut bread with this machine. Can I pull the dough out after it mixes then fold in the cinnamon? No instructions for this machine. Not sure what bread book would help me learn to use this machine either!MACHINE QUALITY: so overall it’s okay. I’m a bit concerned with the lid as it’s flimsy and rubs against the side of the control panel which means over time it will scratch the finish off.The container the bread is made in is a sort of square shape and makes an odd shaped loaf. I know their pictures show round loaves, French bread baguettes and even rolls so do they have other pans that insert in or how are people making those? Too much missing information! Time will tell if I figure it out.