We also use ours sporadically. I tend to make dough most (i.e. buns, rolls, stromboli, pizza dough) rather than actually using it to bake bread. I would probably never make any of these things from scratch without the breadmaker, so it's definitely a plus for us. I've had it for at least 5 years with no problems, but we only use it, on average, once a week or less. I can't recall what brand we have...and it's currently stuck back in a cupboard, or I would go look
