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I'm a new lurker here on the listsever and thought I'd take a few minutes to
add my two cents to the conversation about bread machines.

About a month ago I bought a VitaMix food processor for approximately $300.
This machine slices, dices, blends, juices, etc.  One of the recipes in the
booklet that came with it tells how to make gluten-free bread.  This machine
can be used to make your own rice-flour and then mix the dough for baking.

Since getting the VitaMix, I've pretty much cut out everything for breakfast
except for a fruit drink.  I usually take three or four pieces of different
fruits and blend them in the VitaMix as a breakfast drink.  This machine
will completely pulverize the fruit.  I've found it best to add about four
ounces of water to the fruit to get a nice large glass of juice.  The recipe
booklet that came with it includes many fruit and vegetable drinks/mixes.

About the only down-side to the VitaMix is that it's really noisy when used
on the high setting.  I wear earplugs when using it.

If anyone's interested, I can provide a phone number and I'm sure they'll be
more than happy to send a brouchure.

PS - I don't work for or have stock in VitaMix <g>!!!