Great machine with some issues!

The first machine, I had to returned because it did not cook properly the bread. After the second unit, I have to say that this bread maker is an excellent machine but you need to understand that the Instructions are horrible. Perhaps the type of ingredients are the issue . If you use the recipes given in the book you will return the machine. If you begin using the different settings you will waste your ingredients and your time. I did realize that after many trials. Just use the simple setting the regular white bread by default select loaf size 2 lb loaf and dark or whatever term you want in your bread and voila! Great bread in 3 hr 25 min. I add the Quinoa, raisins, walnuts when the machine requires to add them, after 30 min or so, let the machine do its cycle and remove the blade at the last 1 hr 25 min perfect 2 lb loaf bread. It only takes me less than 5 min to set it up with all ingredients and up and running. They key for the perfect bread is the water cups which are not properly given in the manual instruction. Perhaps the ingredients are not the same used by the person that wrote the booklet. For me at this point and one up to two breads per week, which means many loafs after a year or so.

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