I want a Panasonic bread maker. Tell me your pros and cons

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After having just bought a loaf of bread today and opening it to find it’s already quite stale, I pretty much decided enough is enough and thinking of buying a bread maker

DH is saying no. The initial outlay (down from £159 to £109) is too much. I understand his point and there are only two of us in the house so these are my questions:

shall I get one anyway. If he’s so against it, not let him have any and he can carry on eating shop bought?
how often do you use yours?
how long does the bread stay fresh for?
is it one of those things that end up in a cupboard not being used (his words, not mine)?
overall, is it worth it?

dont want it to make anything fancy, just a white loaf is fine by me. Might experiment when I get used to it.

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We bought an all-singing all dancing model last year. We really don’t use it enough, I would like to try the various pizza dough, focaccia etc options but haven’t found the time. Basic bread baked in it is excellent, and 10/10 for the smell. Cakes come out tasting like they were designed by a Panasonic accountant.

I've had my Panasonic for 20 years, using it twice a week. It sits in a distant corner cupboard, alongside the ingredients and measuring items, so not intrusive.

I tend to make up the mid-size loaf amount in batches, say 4 or 5, placing all the dry ingredients in a container (the 900ml ice cream containers fit perfectly) use one and put the others in the fridge for quick use on following occasions.

If really short of space, while making jam or something which takes over half the kitchen, a large chopping board placed over the gas hob provides a stable platform for long enough to make sure I have a fresh, valued, loaf. HTH

I just took a Cardamom loaf out and topped with cinnamon and brown sugar.