Buy a breadmaker
You'll wonder why you ever bought expensive, shop-made bread before. And don't get me started on sandwiches.
Then again, I'm on my third breadmaker now, those machines are expensive.
Hmmm, I may have to think this one through.
(Mr McKenzie Mr McKenzie, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 18:21, 6 replies)

next time it breaks
hit up freecycle; always a couple going on there it seems
(Roopy all is not what it seams, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 20:13, closed)

You've been unlucky
I've had mine 8 years now & it's still churning out 2-3 loaves a week. Not to mention pizzas, foccacia, rolls, cakes etc.
(North Utsira South Utsira, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 23:08, closed)

needs more smug.

( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 9:21, closed)

He'll get that
If he makes Croissants
(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:34, closed)

Yep
Depending on what goes wrong with them they can also be easy to fix: the fan belt on mine came loose so I just unscrewed the bottom and reset it*.

*yeah, I know: cool story, bro.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 10:54, closed)

Living in the US
it's almost an essential. The crap they sell in supermarkets here struggles to even qualify as bread. I even managed to snag myself a girlfriend with the quality of my home made offerings.
On the longevity question, what I do is to drip a little bit of olive oil on the drive shaft before fitting the paddle. The bearing seems to last a lot longer if you do this. It also makes the paddle much easier to remove after the final beat down, meaning you don't get a big hole in your bread.
(ianisme, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 2:47, closed)