I’m loving this bread maker so far. It’s easy to use and the bread tastes great. There are plenty of settings to fool around with later when I get more comfortable. I had read reviews describing it as quite heavy, so I was picturing something in stand mixer territory that I can barely lift. But, I’m able to lift it up and down from on top of a pantry when needed, no problem. No need to find dedicated counter space. The only downsides would be that it can be a little finicky to make sure you get all the dough from in between the two blade parts, forgetting to put in the blade before adding the ingredients just may happen (um, so I hear…) and taking everything back out in layers can take some time, and some of the interesting recipes it comes with have oddball ingredients I can’t find (like buttermilk powder). I’m loving it so far and would absolutely recommend it if the price point is in your budget.