I am on my third bread machine. Wore them out. Make bread twice a week. Never use the delay function. I remove the dough after the first rise and put into greased bread pans and let rise again and then oven bake. I do not like the shape of the loaf baked in the machine. Once you begin making your own bread, store bought bread will never taste good. There are many free bread machine recipes on line. I found that a medium priced machine with not too many features is best. Good Luck.