The $2.50 bread machine I found on a curb turned out to be a beast

I was walking home from my shift last Tuesday and saw this beat up bread machine sitting by a trash can with a free sign. Honestly, I laughed at first because who actually uses those things besides grandmas? But I hauled it home anyway because hey, free is free. Cleaned off the caked on dough and gave it a test run with some basic flour and yeast I had around. That loaf came out perfect, better than anything I've bought at the store in months. I've been using it twice a week now for sandwich bread and pizza dough, and it's saved me like $20 so far on bakery stuff. Has anyone else picked up something they were totally skeptical about and it ended up working great?

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robinson.holly3mo ago

Make sure you clean the grease off the heating element every month, saves you a burnt motor later.

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norag553mo ago

My neighbor found an old espresso machine last year, and after a good scrub it pulls shots better than her expensive new one, @robinson.holly.

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