Andy wrote:
> [snip]
> The loaf size is much larger and more a square than an ordinary
> rectangular loaf of white bread, so I'll be using it just to make the
> dough and bake it in a reasonable loaf pan.

I'd bet Panasonic (if that's the brand you like) makes a machine with a
standard size pan. Then you'd have more choices.
[snip]
> Do other bread
> machines bake ordinary loaves?

Yes. Some round-ish, some square-ish, some large, some small. If you
know what you want, you can find it.

> I don't understand the use of an advance-ON timer. Can you really leave
> those ingredients just sitting there for 13 hours without spoiling?

Yes, you can, as long as the yeast stays aways from the liquid. You'll
understand why it's a good option the first morning you wake up to a
just-done cinammon-raisin loaf.

>[snip]
> The recipes in the on-line manual.pdf call for butter but my old bread
> ingredients list canola oil. Is this a practical substitute in an ABM?

It's up to your taste. Bread is very flexible.

> Lowest price: $119.00 at Abt Electronics.

Bread machines are often on sale, wherever you look. Pick a couple of
likely prospects, shop around. Save enough money to buy "Bread Machine
Magic," the best intro to using these machines that I found. -aem