That $60 espresso machine I bought on a whim is collecting dust in my pantry

I got this cheap De'Longhi machine six months ago thinking I'd save money over coffee shop runs. Ended up spending more on decent beans and trial-and-error with grinding. The shots come out bitter no matter what I do, and cleaning it takes forever. Meanwhile my neighbor just uses a $20 french press and says it's way easier. Has anyone else bought something for the kitchen that turned into an expensive mistake?

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barbarah198d ago

My KitchenAid stand mixer is basically the world's most expensive paperweight right now. I bought it four years ago thinking I'd be baking fresh bread every weekend and making homemade pasta from scratch. I used it maybe three times total, once for cookies that turned out like hockey pucks because I overmixed the dough. It takes up half my counter space and I have to shove it in the cabinet whenever we have guests over. My sister uses a $10 hand mixer from Target and her cakes come out perfect every time. I swear kitchen gadgets are designed to make us feel like failures while looking pretty on the shelf.

young.nora7d ago

My hand mixer broke last week and @sarah818 now I just use a fork lmao

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sarah8188d ago

Honestly, I used to be the person who thought spending more on kitchen gadgets was always worth it. I had this whole thing about needing a fancy espresso machine to be a real coffee person. But reading your post and that comment about the stand mixer really made me rethink that. Tbh, my sister has the same KitchenAid situation and she just uses a cheap whisk for everything now. Ngl, seeing how just simple stuff works better for everyone makes me want to sell my machine and just get a basic French press instead. It's like we all bought into this idea that expensive tools make us better cooks, but they really just add pressure and clutter.