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Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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Post by mertd »

unit_circle wrote: post #208
nfriend wrote: post #137

As silly as it sounds, this water warmer for baby bottles: https://a.co/d/hhJzLBn Nothing's worse than trying to mix the perfect water temperature at 3 AM while the baby is screaming, waking up the rest of the family. (We use pre-boiled water for the baby's bottles, so it's not as easy as adjusting a tap.) We bought this after we had our second baby and it's made feeding the baby slightly less stressful.

My wife and I have been using an electric kettle that can be set low (105°F) to heat bottles. It's not perfect, but it's good enough and nice not to have an extra appliance on the counter. We use this OXO kettle: https://www.oxo.com/categories/coffee-tea/brew/tea/adjustabl... I did some research and testing when buying it when our last kettle died... It's thermometer is accurate, it's 1500w and I like the interface.…

We have the same one and used for the same purpose. The only complaint is I wish the temperature setting wasn't a rotary dial. Going back and forth between lukewarm (100) and coffee brewing temp (195) requires a lot of rotations which could be a few button taps.

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Post by memcg »

jspash wrote: post #16
pharmakom wrote: post #11

- all matching socks. No more time spent pairing. - clothes drying racks that hook onto radiators. Reduces drying time and clothes crumpling - wired mechanical keyboard. Wired is simpler than wireless. Quality ones have n-key support - bicycle fenders - digital wrist watch so that I check my phone less.

I bought 3 packs of black wool socks about 10 years ago. I wear them almost exclusively throughout the year (cold feet) except for sports etc. Just recently I've replaced them all with 3 new packs of black wool socks. My life have never been simpler. See you in 2033 for the update!

My sons still wear socks I bought for myself 22 years ago. They also wear my 40 year old wedding and funeral dress shoes. My feet grew, so I can't wear either.

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Post by smcameron »

A pizza peel, a pizza stone, a wire cooling rack, a kitchen scale, and some round plastic containers with lids for holding doughballs, and watching Vito Iacopelli on youtube. Now I can make pizza myself in my own home oven that is better than anything I can have delivered, and it's fun.

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Post by satvikpendem »

MegaDeKay wrote: post #404
orm wrote: post #169

Instant Pot. Can be used as a rice cooker, slow cooker, pressure cooker (mostly known for this last use) Though probably not as good for rice specifically as an actual high-end rice cooker, it greatly increased the range of foods I eat. Makes it easy to make nice one pot meals overnight for multiple days, you can make really good broth soups from chickens etc quickly, or slowly if you prefer. If you like to try tough…

We got an Instant Pot and our Zoji rice cooker has collected dust ever since. It is great for brown basmati rice where the Zoji is weak and slow. Try 360g brown basmati rice (we don't bother rinsing it), 705g water, a quarter tsp of salt, 1 tsp of oil. Cook 23m on high and then let it sit for 10min before venting the rest of the pressure off. Remove lid, fluff the rice, and wait a minute or two before serving. The on…

If you're cooking both rice and a meal however, you might need that extra rice cooker (and cook the meal in the instant pot). You could also stack the portions in the instant pot, but that doesn't work for all types of meals.

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Post by jjice »

Might be slightly over, but some cheap loadable dumbbells. I was never a weights guy, but these made it so I could get a simple workout in at home between meetings. They are annoying to change weights on, but everything is just a solid piece of metal, so they'll last forever.

I'm by no means a strong guy, but I've significantly increased the weight I can lift over the course of the last year. For me, it's really awesome. My biceps and triceps have also gotten way more defined and it's really cool when people notice. Feels good to see a more physically defined body in the mirror.

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Post by supernova87a »

sowbug wrote: post #299

I gave up on flaky WiFi mesh networking and connected the APs to my home's inactive cable wiring using MoCA adapters. Local bandwidth increased 4x, and I was able to achieve solid coverage throughout the house. I also replaced a rock, a brick, and a rubber wedge with magnetic door holders, each about $5. Now when we're bringing in the groceries, we can keep the door open without the rock, and it's easy to close when…

I helped my building build a simple PoE + wifi access points network and I was surprised at how cheap (~$150) it was and how effective. Makes me think that all the name-brand-Eero-style wifi extender stuff is pointless if you can take just a few more steps to install this kind of thing (which is not hard, but of course depends on your walls/configuration).

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Post by jerkstate »

jonfw wrote: post #155

We set up a motorized curtain in our bedroom. It's been really nice to black everything out at night while sleeping (some of our neighbors leave outdoor lights on) but in the morning, wake up with natural light

I bought Ikea Fyrtur motorized shades on my south facing windows. Individually less than $200. These can also be trimmed down (if you're brave) to fit smaller windows, and are available in a variety of sizes. Being able to connect them to home automation to manage heat in south-facing rooms is fantastic.
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