One thing no one has mentioned is how the bread is a different shape than store bought bread, depending on your bread maker. Mine makes square shaped bread, and the bread itself doesn't fit well into many things. Like if I were to try to pack sandwiches, etc. The bread slices are too big for sandwich sized baggies and normal tupperware style plastic containers. Something to think about when you look at bread machines.
That said, the fresh bread is so good, you can easily eat it all the day you make it, especially in the beginning when you have fresh baked bread around.
I do use mine to pizza dough, especially when I am not using it to make bread. Just let it make some dough while I cook something else. The dough freezes really well and I find that it defrosts easily in the ziploc bag and even rises again.
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