I like that this bread maker has so many preset baking programs, it's relatively compact and seems well designed. My only issue is that there is zero guidance, specifications, or cycle sequence information for each setting. All you get in the instructions is a basic recipe and TOTAL work time for each setting. But there is no information about how long each step (mixing, kneading, resting, baking, etc) will take or how many times they are repeated. I know bread machines are supposed to be simple, set-it-and-forget-it kind of machines… that's ideal. I just prefer to know what I'm even setting it for though! So far the couple of things I've made have come out okay, but they could have been better with more information.