My $3 thrift store bread machine baked better bread than my friend's $200 one

I found this dusty bread machine at Goodwill in Portland for three bucks. Thought it was a joke (you know, one of those impulse buys that sit in the closet). But I made a basic white loaf last Tuesday and it came out perfect - fluffy, golden crust, the works. Meanwhile my buddy spent $200 on a fancy Zojirushi and his first loaf came out like a brick. I honestly thought cheap bread machines were all junk. What convinced me? It just worked. No fancy settings, just a simple timer and paddle. Has anyone else had a random thrift find beat out the expensive version?

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patricia_king2313d ago

Hold on, I gotta push back on this. A $3 thrift store machine isn't better than a $200 Zojirushi, it's just luck that your first loaf turned out okay. Expensive machines have consistent heating elements and better kneading mechanisms that work every single time. Your buddy's brick loaf was probably user error, not the machine's fault. You need to make ten more loaves in that dusty thing before you can even compare them. Zojirushi has temperature sensors and timers that adjust for humidity and altitude, something no $3 machine can do. You got one good loaf from a fluke, not from quality.

reese_lane2913d ago

Totally disagree. Price doesn't equal skill.