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We got one from B n D.  There are two types - horizontal or vertical box.  We think the horizontal one is better.  

It is very easy to made bread.  It takes about 5 mins to put in the ingradients and then press the button before going to bed.   Next morning, fresh bread will be ready for breadfast. We have been using the machine for over 3 years and we make about 3 loafs of wheat bread every week.  

There are a lot of setting and you can made dough as well. Lately we saw a version from a China company that can make even Chinese bun.

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Both the order and measure are important.  I have slightly changed the given instruction though to make a wheat bread instead.  This is my way:

1. Pour 1/2 cup of hot water into the bake pan to melt 2 tble spoon of butter.  Mix in the 2 tble spn of brown suger, 2 tble spn of milk powder, 1 1/4 tsp of salt into the mixture.
2. Add 1/2 cup of cold water
3. Beat a large egg and pour into the mixture
4. From then on, keep the bake pan stable to add the wheat flour
5. Spread 1 1/4 cup of wheat flour evenly on the water
6. Spread 1 1/4 cup of white flour evenly on top of the wheat flour
7. Put 1 1/2 tsp of bread yeast on top.
8. Put the bake pan into the machine and press the button to start.

All measures have to be exact and the order is important.  Also, remember always to avoid wetting the yeast too soon:  Yeast should always be on top of the mixture.

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My family has always used bread machine. Unlike HK, the ingredients in BC(unbleached wheat flour, eggs, margarine, yeast, etc.) are so cheap that a 1.5 Lb load of bread can be made for less than $0.5. The best is unlike bread bought at store, we know exactly what is inside and we can add anything healthy into the bread: Flex seed, wheat bran, cocoa powder, etc....