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A nice tea kettle where the temperature is adjustable.
What's it for? It's always better to boil water for tea for hygienical purposes, no?
It's not about the time and money I saved by not having to go to a cafe, its about having a great supply of coffee available for the day.
Smartwool shirt and socks. no odor absorption so ability to wear without daily washing. Good thermal regulation as well.
a good mission burrito is like $10 and makes my life better
Swiss Army knife
Nicely made and always useful.
A nice tea kettle where the temperature is adjustable.
What's it for? It's always better to boil water for tea for hygienical purposes, no?
I definitely use boiling water with my bagged breakfast tea, but boiling is too hot for white and green tea (especially fancier teas), and boiling water "scorches" the "delicate flavors" (using quotes since I'm sure there are better / nicer words than those), so you want to steep at 80C or lower depending on the tea, the quantity the vessel, and the process.
Leatherman skeletool knife. Small, rugged, has just the right number of tools on it. I’ve had one for about ten years and it goes in my pocket every day. The one time I managed to break the pliers on it by abusing them really badly, Leatherman replaced the tool under warranty no questions asked.
A no name Espresso machine. I got it as a gift but I doubt it was much more than $100. It works great. I had always assumed I would regret not buying a super expensive one, but it turns out you can have great espresso for not much money.
I would _love_ to know what espresso machine can be had for less than $100.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP1WXVK8?&linkCode=sl1&tag=lydan...