Like Jon I use a Panasonic bread machine. I've often heard some sniffiness from purist home bakers when I mention that, but call me a cop-out merchant and I'll call you an earth mother. ;-). In fact, bread machine bread is a pretty good compromise. It's much better than any standard shop bread (and you can go all organic if you like), it's much cheaper and it quite often beats that expensive, tough, dry, crusty, gum-ripping stuff that "artisanal" bakers can churn out. A very nice one that takes seconds to assemble is a "ciabatta-style" white loaf. It's a teaspoon of yeast, 500g strong white flour (preferably organic), a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of sugar and three tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. In goes the yeast, mix up the dry stuff and tip it in, olive oil on top then 350ml cold water. Switch on, leave for a few hours and viola! Makes great butties and lovely toast, though, like real ciabatta, it can have authentic big holes in it...