Mine is a cheaper Oster model ($59.98) from Walmart. Had no choice since I live in the "boonies" and it's the only one within 100 miles. I actually love it. Yes, it does have the paddle hole in the bottom so the middle coupla slices look a little less then perfect on the bottom but you have fresh bread. Cleaning is super simple. The removable pan with removable paddle pull right out and it's coated for non-stick and you just wipe it down. As stated you can use the dough cycle to remove the dough for the final rise and shape it as you wish but the best part is the delay feature. For example if I'm doing a 1 1/2 Lb loaf on basic white the timer says 3 hours 18 minutes. Press timer "up" once and it goes to 3 hrs 20 minutes. Then each punch goes up in 10 minute segments for up to 13 hours. So when you set your slow cooker for dinner at 6 pm just set your bread machine for 10 hrs if you're leaving for work at 8 and they are both ready when you get home that evening.