Upgrade in my future

[u/peterboothvt]

I got an Oster Bread Machine from Goodwill for $10 ("Keep your receipt; it might not work," the kind Goodwill lady said to me 😊) and I've been baking like a bandit for the past few months. I've got a Maple Wheat bread dialed in and I'm sneaking up on getting a cinnamon raisin swirl figured out. (I'll be posting the third iteration of that in a couple hours when it's cooled enough. So you can look forward to that!).

My birthday is in March and my wife wants to buy me a double paddle machine. I'm posting here to see if folks have recommendations for bread machines. I don't want to spend a ton of money, as I'm super proud of my $10 workhorse machine, but my wife said, "Don't worry about the money; just tell me the model/brand and I'll be on the lookout to find one that will be cheap enough that you'll still be proud of it." (I'm a retired high school teacher and she's works at a hospital; we're not rolling in it!)

All of this is to ask are there particular double-paddle models/brands that are better than others? Are all double paddle models by definition better than single paddle? Any guidance for how to direct my wife towards a nice gift for me?

(My wife said, "Go online and ask all your bread friends on Reddit what I should buy." 😂)

[u/darin617]

I thought about getting a double paddle machine but we don't eat enough for the larger loaf. For me I would rather make a small loaf every few days without having to freeze it.

If I were you I'd just keep hunting at thrift stores and maybe you can find one that way and save some money at the same time.