I have a West Bend 2 pound loaf maker that is maybe 10 to 15 years old. It's been working fine. Now on 2 occasions it's quit part way through and I end up with a lump of partially baked dough. A couple of days ago it happened for the second time. I looked and it was reset to the start screen which is 3 hours 40 minutes. When I pushed the start button it started the count down. I just pulled the plug and put the bread in the oven. It was rather dense bread but tasted good. I took the bottom plate off and I see there is a motor and and belt running the mix device. But I haven't taken it any further apart. I guess I'll get a new machine, but what should I get? My wife wants me to buy a Cuisinart for $99 but it would take a lot of bread to make that worth the money. I've seen Black and Decker for about 1/2 that. |