I have been making bread for years. My kids are now so used to homemade bread they turn their nose up at store-bought. With three kids at home I need to bake a lot of bread. My Breadman Ultimate is up to the task. I load in the ingredients and let it do all the mixing, kneading, and first rise. I take the beautiful dough out of the machine, do a quick hand knead, place it in a bread pan, let it proof, and bake it. The house smells great, the bread is delicious, and we save a lot of money!