Title: Makes good bread, but breaks after 1 year!
Product review: First off, this bread machine makes excellent bread. My wife and I bought the SD-YD 250 in March of 2007 and have used is steadily for the past year. We grind our wheat using a hand-crank stone grinder, which tends to make a slightly denser loaf than all-purpose or bread flour. Week after week, this machine has produced excellent bread and dough. Unfortunately, it is now March of 2008 and the machine fails to mix the dough properly. We just tried making pizza dough and to our utter disappointment, the dough was unmixed and stuck to all sides of the pan and the motor was making an awful squeaking noise. I called panasonic and we are past our 1-year warranty, so I'm currently researching other bread machines to replace this one. For the excess of $100 dollars I paid, I really expected this product to last longer. I WOULD NOT recommend purchasing this bread machine if you plan on using it for more than 1 year.
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