I purchased this breadmaker to try and have healthier bread for my family.

I can get a perfect loaf of white bread every time.  However, I can follow the directions to a tee and when I try to make any other type of bread, it will fall flat and it is an embarrassment to serve.  Of course, we still eat it because it tastes spectacular, it just looks bad. 

I have also had issues with the lid wanting to stay closed all the way.  To fix this I put a 5lb loaf of flour on the top of it and it holds the lid down perfectly.

The final thing is that it takes it a very long time to cool down to be able...