Good breadmaker for big loaves?

[Smithagain]

Am thinking about replacing our breadmaker. It still works, but the loaves are pretty small (450g flour) and now that the kids are growing (still only 3 and 6, mind you!), we eat a whole loaf at a sitting.

Is there such a thing as a breadmaker that makes a decent, family-sized loaf?

we have the pansonic, can't remember the number butthe most expensive (reccommended on here sometime ago) it does make a very large loaf (550g flour), drwaback is taht it's a tall loaf- last machine made long loaves, had 2 paddles, but conked out after a few years. I'm told the panasonic lasts well.

There was a larger model available a few years ago, but I haven't been able to trace it now. It made a conventionally shaped long loaf rather than the tall ones you would get if you made a large loaf in a Panasonic. A machine making a longer loaf would use up quite a lot more kitchen top space. If it isn't available I would recommend a Panasonic and be prepared to use it twice a day if necessary - Panasonic makes very good bread.