I was given an older Breadman (was it even used?) - loved it. It does take a few hours to complete all the cycles, but you end up with real bread. It bakes fine in the machine, but like someone else said, I often just make the dough then oven bake.

It's best the first day, edible the second if stored right. But really cheap to make. The expensive part is the yeast, so buy a jar, not packets, and be sure that has a good exp date, keep in fridge. I just use flour, water, salt, sugar, olive oil and yeast.