Panasonic SDR2550S Automatic Bread Maker with Advanced Temperature Sensor - Stainless Steel Home Bakery Machine for Fresh Bread, Gluten-Free & Artisan Loaves | Perfect for Breakfast, Gifts & Family Baking

I've never owned a bread maker before and I've baked pretty much my whole life. So when I started having issues making dough and baking due to mobility and pain, I knew it was time to start looking for one. I read a lot of reviews on many different bread makers, watched a lot of tiktok videos, qnd read a lot of website reviews before deciding that this one seemed like the best one I could get.The reason I chose this bread maker in particular is because it has a fruit and nut dispenser and that makes it more convenient IF you are only using dried fruits and nuts. If you want to make a lot of fruit "loaves" like I do ie blueberry or cherry that requires fresh or frozen fruits, then you have to add those In manually yourself.(The machine likes to kick up a fuss whenever you need to do that so don't worry)Otherwise this bread maker has made baking super easy and very hands off. I will say, however, that I know what to look for in my doughs and mixes due to having baked for so long I know when to add or change certain things to get the best results. If your doughs are collapsing, or not performing as you expect and you are unsure on what to do then this bread machine comes with a quick troubleshoot guide and problem solving page in the user manual. I'm sure you could also find that info online.This bread machine has so many functional options that I use frequently. I say I bake just about every day to every other day. I definitely get a lot of value out of this bread maker. It is very versatile. It did take me awhile to figure out what settings I needed to bake my "loaves" as a lot of online bread machine recipes call for "sweet bread" or "quick bread" settings to be used which is not accurate or the right setting for this bread machine. For my banana breads and my blueberry loaves and basically any other loaves I use the "cake" setting and they turn out perfect every single time. It took me a long time to figure that out but I'm glad I did and I wanted to share that incase anyone else was having a problem or wasn't sure what setting to use. You do not need to use the "knead only" then the "bake only" setting that the manual or other websites suggest, It's just a waste of time when the cake setting does it allAll in all this is a great bread maker and me and my family eat deliciously, perfect baked goods all the time now.Also it is very easy to clean and is definitely non stick.Enjoy! :)