I have a Welbuilt ABM3400 and love it. Great for pizza AND pie dough. (pie dough is not a set & forget kind of thing, but a watch-over and then pull the plug once it's done.)
Saving in So Cal, you need to get some 'bread softener / dough enhancers' - try looking around on some of the baking websites. I add Hodgson Mills 'Vital Wheat Gluten w/vitamin C' (available in the flour aisle) to mine to extend freshness and improve the texture and the rise - but with three adult size males here homemade bread does not last long enough to go stale.
