<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I decided to send the answer to Marks questions to the whole list since it could be of interest. The Red Star machine makes a square loaf so cutting isn't a problem. The size of it is about the height and width of a normal loaf of bread, but the length is the same as the width (square, almost a cube). We wondered if something was wrong when the loaf didn't take up near the whole height of the pan. We finally decided that they design them like that so you don't run it over. The size and texture of both the GF bread and "regular" bread are wonderful. It shouldn't be a problem for a bread slicer, but we don't have a slicer to know for sure. We left the mixing paddle in and it was fine. There was a small whole and slit in the bread where it baked with it in but nothing terrible. The paddle stayed in the machine when we took the bread out. Tim Meadows [log in to unmask]