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Under $100. A waterpik. My teeth feel so clean after using it. Under $1000. A squat rack, bumper plates and a bench. Mine isn’t fancy but at anytime I can workout without having to leave my house.
For example there are places around my sink drain that are hard to clean by hand. A blast from the Waterpik on the full setting easily deals with them.
Both are part of my everyday carry. Kobo is amazing for my commute. Supernote nomad was a game changer for notetaking.
Kinesis Advantage 360 or ZSA Voyager (split ergonomic keyboards with ortholinear layout).
I ended up buying both. I had chronic wrist pain and weakness for a few years that I thought was caused by an acute injury. Turns out I think it was actually typing. I bought the Advantage 360, and after a few days, my wrist pain disappeared and never came back. When I switch back to a standard keyboard, I can't type for more than an hour before I start feeling discomfort.
This is a very good thread, I’ve already saved a few items on Amazon, a rice cooker being one! Under £100 - Electric toothbrush - this isn’t new, I’ve used one for 15 years or so but I couldn’t even imagine not using one - A decent water bottle - Creatine supplements I’m sure there’s more but can’t think right now. Under £1000 - Garmin Fenix watch, I’m sure this would apply to any watch that tracks calories, steps, s…
The frozen rice should be fine for at least a month and still OK after a few months although with some loss of flavor and/or texture.
I'm single but have a 14 cup rice cooker. It was a Wirecutter budget choice. They said it makes great white rice but undercooks brown rice. I wanted it for brown rice, and addressed the undercooking by simply putting in enough rice to make 12 cups instead of 14 but filling the water to the 14 cup level so it will cook longer.
After cooking I divide it into 12 one cup plastic covered containers and into the freezer it goes.
I reheat the frozen rice by putting it in a bowl, spraying a little water on it. Enough to wet the frozen block but to not leave much loose water on the bottom of the bowl. I cover the bowl with a plate, and microwave for 3 minutes on high in a 1250 watt microwave.
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I find this comment funny. Go to your local grocery store and pick a rice cooker up for $15 and just add the rice and eyeball the water. …that much for a rice cooker—that’s nuts!
If you’re just starting out, then sure. But if you cook a lot of rice, it’s a noticeable step up in both quality and consistency. They are extremely common in Japan afaik.
Under $1000: noise cancelling headphones (qc35 was the first). Living in a busy city with a lot of noise ANC gives me peace.
~$250: I hate kitchen appliances, but I got a Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy rice cooker and that is the best thing I've ever had. It works perfectly, if you set it to have rice ready by a clock, it will be ready at that time. It makes happy music. I use it multiple times a week. It was clearly built by engineers with love and passion.
Also have used one for over 5 years and it’s awesome. It can also make the best steel cut oatmeal I’ve ever had. Just measure it with the white rice cup, porridge mode setting, and let it sit over night on timer mode, wake up to perfectly cooked steel cut oats.
The non-stick coating is starting to wear out in ours, probably about time to replace that one part, but its still going strong!
Under $100: - a non-stick pan (Tefal) - makes cooking much more enjoyable and likely, due to much less hassle while doing it and afterwards when cleaning up. - a search engine subscription (Kagi). No more bullshit results. It's nice to feel that your search engine isn't working against you! - a U-shaped pregnancy pillow - ideal for side sleepers - a preconstructed deck for a trading card game (Magic the Gathering Com…
>> - a non-stick pan (Tefal) - I threw out all my non stick surface pots and pans and all plastic kitchen implements because I don’t want chemicals or plastics in my food. Replaces everything with stainless steel.
It wasn't under $1k but you can do some options for close-ish to that: a cargo e-bike. It's been amazing and has let us remain a one car family despite two kids with a lot of activities. I adore it. About to hit 2k miles on it.
I experienced a lot of the benefits mentioned in the comments on this one but rather than an e-bike I just got a cheap used 50cc gas scooter Its so much easier/faster for doing quick errands around the neighborhood Taking the car now feels overkill in comparison Just another option to consider rather than getting a second car
The cargo part of the bike is pretty cool, though. I've seen some people do some cool loading hacks with a scooter, but the amount of stuff you can haul on a cargo bike is really fun. When I bought the e-bike, I rode my road bike down to the bike store, and rode the e-bike back home _hauling my road bike_. That was pretty awesome. :)