I've been throwing hints like crazy at the wife, that I would like a bread machine for Christmas. We had one years ago when the kids were small, and worked it to death. But she is dead-set against it, since she is now in Weight Watchers, and believes that no one else in the household should have any fun, either. The heck with that! I've had my eye on a Cuisinart CBK-100 like this one:
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I like the idea of a horizontal loaf like store bread, rather than the tall, square ones the old one produced. The main problem though, as I recall, was that the paddle would scrape off the Teflon (or whatever it was) coating, and ruin the bread. I assume they've improved the things in the last 20 years. Speaking of product durability,
how long do skateboards last? Anyone have a good recommendation?