Not really Bert. There is no fun at all in not making bread, and it is a rare occasion that many of us have the time and the schedule that permits us to do the whole process by hand. I did prefer to shape the dough, do the second proofing and bake it in the oven when I had time. During the week, though, the whole family loved waking up to the smell of hot, fresh bread, knowing a thick slice with butter or cheese would appear in front of them as soon as they were out of the shower.

Notice the past tense. I haven't had a bread machine in two years. I have managed to bake bread only two times in that two years.