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The only time I let the bread bake in the bread machine is if I use the timer function for fresh bread in the morning. Bread baked in the machine doesn't have the same crumb as it does when baked in the oven, even for the exact same recipe. Machine baked bread has a more coarse crumb, probably due to the fact it doesn't get the extra kneading and final rise that oven baked bread gets when you shape the loaf.
All that aside, I love my bread machine even though I mainly use it as a "dough" machine.
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