That $30 rice cooker I bought 8 years ago finally died on me last night

I spent 2 hours trying to find a replacement that didn't cost more than my whole first apartment's kitchen setup, and then I realized I could just boil rice in a pot like my grandma did. Has anyone else been burned by trying to replace a cheap kitchen gadget that was actually perfect?

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emmajackson5mo ago

Focus on how the cheapness actually made it last longer, not shorter. My old $20 coffee maker had zero fancy features so there was nothing to break, which is probably why it outlasted two expensive ones my sister bought. Sometimes the simple, cheap stuff is built tougher because they can't afford to add delicate extras that fail first.

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janaw115mo ago

Yeah, you're right. Never saw it that way before.

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