The bread machine is attractive and works as described. It shipped very quickly and was very well packaged. I have made 3 different typos of bread from the recipe book--2 lb loaves of basic white bread, sweet bread and Italian bread. I have found, like in most baking recipes, better results from weighing all ingredients than measuring cups and spoons alone. I put chopped olives in the add-in tray and they didn't dump out mid-cycle. Maybe works with completely dry ingredients, like nuts. Ì found the darker crust color choice preferable to lighter suggestions. It's pretty quiet, powerful, easy to clean and the paddle works well and detached easily, especially you follow suggestions for easy detachment. The recipe book choices are limited, but I am sure to find recipes for different typos of bread and ingredients on the internet. I think this machine is is a good value.