the zojirushi bread machine is easy to operate, completely reliable and really simple while being a quality machine i have one myself and i have been using it for over a year now and i absolutly love it. for anything that i need bread for i just pull my zojirushi bread machine out of the box, plug it in and add the ingredients and about 2 or 3 hours later i have fresh out-of-the-oven bread for my sandwiches or even for desert if i make raisin bread. all in all the zojirushi bread machine is a great peice of equipment to have around the kitchen or in bakeries.