content: I have never owned a bread machine and I am just getting into baking bread in general. I thought it would be great to make homemade bread instead of buying it from the store, though, so my husband bought me this. I received it for Christmas and made bread that day because I was so excited! It did take me a couple of loaves to get it right (I think it was because I was using cold water instead of warm, so the yeast wasn't reacting like it should), but I finally got the hang of it! I love that the screen is on the front instead of on the top, and it is super easy to figure out. Even though it has only been a couple of weeks, I've made about 5 or six loaves of bread and LOVE IT!