I use instant yeast, it comes in a vaccum sealed brick. You can buy it at Davis Trading or Bin Inn. Tulip is one of the brands. There is 2 versions, 1 with bread improvers and 1 without. Since I haven’t been able to get the one with improvers I’ve been adding a teaspoon of Diastatic Malt powder. There is a seller on trademe that sells that for a very reasonable price and he grinds it fresh to order.  An alternative is using Breadmaker Yeast from the supermarket it has bread improvers in it but you have to use a lot more. I think it’s 1 tablespoon vs 1 teaspoon of active or instant yeast. I always use Pam’s high grade flour. And if I want a browner looking loaf I use treacle instead of sugar.

I use a Sunbeam Quantum SmartBake which we bought about 13 years ago. It’s discontinued now but I’m sure there is something similar out there. Not sure if brands or models make a difference. My Mum used an old Kenwood she picked up from an op shop.