I know many people who have bought this product and have had no problems with it. It comes with clear instructions and is very simple to use, even though it has numerous settings. I have used this product to bake simple loaves of bread as well as things like muffins in which the breadmaker takes the dough up to the baking stage, ready for you to place in the oven. The great thing about having a breadmaker is the simplicity of it - gone are the days when baking bread meant hours of work, now all you have to do is place the ingridients inside the machine and press the required button. There is not even any need to mix or need the dough, the machine does everything for you. The breadmaker is very sturdy and I have not had any problems with it at all, the bread is always lovely when it comes out, so long as you remember to put the required amount of yeast and flour and other things into it in the first place. An added bonus is the fact that the price is very good - often these things are not used every day and are passing fads as in my household, however in a relatives household fresh bread is baked on a daily basis! All in all the product is a fantastic buy.