I am 55 years old and grew up with homemade crusty Italian loaves of bread. Over many years I tried over and over again to bake my own bread without success. I gave up, until recently when I heard the news about the nasty ingredients going into commercial bread. I decided that being able to bake a loaf of bread should be on my bucket list. My brother gifted me with a Kitchen Aid Mixer and oh...my...gosh! I am now baking beautifully delicious loaves. Thank you Kitchen Aid for making bread baking so easy.