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submitted 8 months ago by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don't hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don't even use.

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[-] space@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 8 months ago

A bread machine. Had good reviews. I used it like 3 or 4 times. The mixing things are too small to mix the dough properly, and having to fish them out of the bread after it was done was a huge hassle. The bread was not great... Shell was too hard, and the top side didn't cook properly. Then I realized, I could basically do the same with a planetary mixer that can mix the dough and the normal oven, and the end result was far better.

[-] UmeU@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Surprised I had to scroll to see bread machine.

I bought a rather expensive machine… used it 3 times, bread is not very good.

Then I went down the homemade sourdough rabbit hole, now I am making artisan loafs with my homemade starter… super enjoyable process and the bread is amazing!

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 5 points 8 months ago

Honestly it's easier to do small batch of bread by hand than machine, you'll have to clean a lot more thing afterward with machine mixing. These day there's autolyse to help cut out the kneading.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

There are good bread machines. I stopped eating bread so I gave one away that made awesome bread, especially French bread.

It was also nice for make pizza dough. Stopped eating that too.

[-] SandLight@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I use bread machines for mixing the dough and resting and stuff and then bake in the oven on a pan. Am I crazy for that?

[-] space@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

I just use a planetary mixer that can mix the dough. It uses a lot less space, and it can be used for multiple purposes. For resting, rising, i will just transfer it over to the pan and put it somewhere warm, like next to the radiator or in the oven on a very low setting.

[-] Kyuuketsuki@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Same here, I did make some amount of bread as a sort of novelty, but after a month most of my use came down to having it make my pizza dough for me. Did that for years.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

That's a shame. When I wasn't sure whether we'd actually make use of a bread machine, I picked up an entry level one for like $100 (Canadian).

Since then, we've made probably 100+ loaves, saving money and reducing both food waste and plastic. It's been one of our best kitchen purchases.

I'd suggest trying a different recipe. It can make a huge difference to the end result.

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I bought ours at goodwill for $10 and it works great. Only problem is that it only makes a 1lb loaf, and that gets eaten really fast.

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