I bought this bread maker on eBay about a year ago. It was still in the shops for about £50 but I ended up getting a brand new one for £12 on eBay - the only problem was a crack across the front of the machine, but this doesn't effect it at all so I saved a lot of money.

There is so much choice on this breadmaker, you can decide what kind of bread you want to make, how big you want the loaf to be, how dark you want the crust, etc.

To make the bread you need flour, water, oil, sugar, salt and yeast. Then anything else you may want to put in to change the taste or make flavoured bread. You can even set it up at night and program the machine to make the bread ready for when you wake up.

The bread is really nice and soft and comes out great everytime. It doesn't look like shop bought bread as that bread is long and this is tall, it tastes even better though especially when it is still warm.

When you make it your whole house fills with the smell of fresh bread when it is cooking. It smells lovely and is really nice - especially first thing in a morning. I can see why people buy these when they are trying to sell their house!

It takes anywhere up to 3 hours to make the bread - this changes depending on what kind of bread you are making, how big it is and things like that. You do need to plan to make the bread to get it ready when you want it, but I usually put it on the night before, then you can have it ready for whenever you want it.

I am very happy with the breadmaker, because I got it so cheap it has paid for itself already. If you bought it full price then it may take a bit longer but you save at least 50p for each loaf you make instead of buying (unless you buy value bread!). But it tastes a lot nicer than shop bread so it is worth it for the taste.