I have had one for years and have had to almost hold it together with wire and tape - the pan has lost all its non stick and the paddle is the same - despite the fact that it made bread perfectly well for ages -the fact is, it needed replacement parts pretty soon after we bought it .As Breville offer no after sales spares for this model and you cant chase any down anywhere my advise is buy a breadmaker from a company that at least offers you spare pans and paddles as believe me these are the parts that will always go first - I have been on so many sites looking for spares only to discover that many others are looking for exactly the same as I am so it would appear a very common fault -So sad as it is to say look to another company and see what spares they offer you first before you buy