The other day when I made that banana bread the loaf swallowed the kneading paddle. I didn’t realize that and chipped it while slicing. It will still work, but now some of the non-stick coating is off. I decided I’d like to have a replacement.

Well. This Bella Cucina Bread Maker was purchased from a clearance table at Macy’s, so going back there was useless. I found the distributor’s website and called the customer service number, only to be told that they don’t have the part in stock because “there’s no demand for those.” The customer service person suggested I find a generic paddle. I pointed out that there’s no guarantee a generic one would have a hole which was the right diameter to fit the rod on which it spins. She agreed, but had no other suggestions. I asked her to check with her warehouse/inventory people to see if there was a stash of these things, which she agreed to do. A little while later I got an email from her telling me they had none. She did send me a link to an Amazon.UK page showing one she thought would work.

Good grief.