My MIL used to bake bread at Christmas time, the old fashioned way. My kids dubbed it, "Grandma's magic circle bread" because she used to bake it in coffee cans. Best bread in the world!
She hasn't felt up to making bread for several years, so we've all been in withdrawals.
I'm on my second machine. My step-dad gave me a Wllbilt for Christmas about 20 years ago. I used it daily for probably 10 years, putting as many as 2 loaves through it a day. Sadly, it ran out of steam and I had to get a new one.
This is a Sunbeam. I like it 'okay'. Can't complain about...