This little breadmaker is terrific! We have made bread, cookies, pizza dough and cake with it. By following the recipes in the book that comes with the machine the bread comes out perfect. We usually bake a loaf of firm bread then slice it and freeze it. The cake recipe comes out more like a quick bread and can be rather dry though. The only issue we have is the spindle and receiver for the paddle tend to be difficult to clean and must be soaked with water before the spindle will come off so it can be cleaned. Otherwise, I love this little breadmaker!

This is not my first bread maker but it will be my last. We bought the Zojirushi Mini because we didn't need large loaves. Right out of the box the Mini produced beautiful loaves. We get lovely shaped one-pound loaves with perfect crust every time and they just plop out of the baking pan so easily. There are lovely touches all over this machine including the baking pan which is made of actual thick metal and not thin aluminum. The baking pan has serious weight to it and holds its heat beautifully. While you might think the small paddle isn't enough, it is perfect but sometimes gets stuck with crusted bread. A little water will soften that and allow for easy removal. As well, it takes very little space on my kitchen counter. As soon as fresh strawberries hit the grocery store I'll be making jam. Although recipes call for bread flour, in Canada, our regular all-purpose flour is high quality so you don't have to purchase 'bread' flour. Loaves are still beautiful. Don't think I'll be making cakes but will certainly try pasta as I hate kneading that by hand. Over all, this was my best Christmas present this year.

For the first time in my life, I have successfully baked a loaf of bread, thanks to this machine. Its sits comfortably in my small kitchen, and it produced a tasty loaf, perfect consistancy. I easily followed the instructions included with the machine. I would recommend to anyone looking for a compact bread machine.

This bread machine works well. This is my first bread machine, so I cannot compare it to others. The size fits great on the counter. I picked this one because of the extra options the $100 range machines did not have. There are not as many recipes available for the 1lb size as there are for the 1 1/2 - 2 lb sizes. The 1lb size is great for a small family.

This is my first bread machine and I love it. Just mix the ingredients, close the lid, set the timer, and go about your other business. I chose the one pound because there's only two of us and I thought two pounds would be too much. I like the options presented. My bread is looking better each time I experiment! I'm glad I purchased this machine.