I admit, right from the start I am a newbie. So a lot of the terms, such as fermentation, 12 and three were new to me. As I have progressed, I appreciate all the cycles on this bread machine I primarily bought this to do cinnamon swirl raisin bread. I followed the recipe for white bread, and it came out beautiful even though I wasn’t sure about gluten content or buttermilk powder, or whole milk powder, all new terms to me. The step-by-step directions are helpful and in big enough print so you can see it for those of us with macular degeneration. They are explicit about the ingredients and the way you put them in it is not a rocket science he just put the things in the bowl as it’s listed set the digital LED screen to the size loaf, the color of the crust you want and choose the right, setting, presto, you press the start button, and it goes! It’s that simple really! Now, the settings through me, I didn’t quite understand what it sweet bread milky bread or dough cycle, and a variety of other terms to choose from on the setting cycle, but a quick YouTube search answered any questions I had. The book of recipes that come with it is encompassing. I can’t imagine you would need anything more.I think the most important thing I appreciate about this machine is that it has made me search out any questions that I might have and I continue to learn. I’m trying new flours.My only con is the book that comes with. It has an email that is probably not correct anymore because I received a card in the mail from customer service. Thanking me for my purchase and it was a completely different email. That must be why they did not answer my question about ,when and how to put the cinnamon swirl in the cinnamon swirl raisin bread’. Told you I was a beginner.Otherwise, this is a great purchase!
