I use a fairly recent Breadman, the TR875, I chose it because of the reviews on Amazon, the fact that it has a whole wheat cycle, and that it makes a 2# loaf. The different crust darkness feature is an addl plus. My biggest suggestion however is no matter what machine you have, my favorite cookbook is The Bread Lovers Bread Machine Cookbook. Right now it's just $12 on Amazon, and I highly recommend it. It has all kind of recipes from white bread to beer cheese bread, to fruit and nut breads etc. I get inspired just flipping through it.