We just had a machine for Christmas, the girls bought it for me so it can't have been that expensive it is a Goodmans. The bread is gorgeous, doesn't have time to get cold in our house and the smell when you get up in the morning is wonderful! My New Years Resolution is to set it every work day and wake up to a proper breakfast using the rest of the loaf for lunchtime sandwiches. It is just the right size for 2 people. Go on take the plunge and enjoy it. They put all sorts of chemicals in bought bread nowadays, whatever the government feel is healthy ingredient of the month, you don't know what you are eating. Cheers Alison