Aeropress, coffee maker.
I like the Aeropress, but when making coffee for two, I use a Chemex jug, and Wilfa Svart grinder. Would recommend, gets used most days.
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#6285” Sony TV
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#63Anova Sous Vide. Cooking perfect Chicken or pork chops every single time is an absolute joy. I don't eat as many steaks but also cooks them just the same. It's one of my go-to kitchen gadgets, and I cook most of my meals with it.
I have the Anova and it's a pain due to very flaky bluetooth support. As in, I have umpteen working bluetooth gadgets in the house that all work, but I couldn't get the Anova to work after two replacements.
If I didn't pay so much extra for the bluetooth it wouldn't bother me, since it works fine without it. But I prefer the Instant Pot sous vide, my daily driver, which doesn't attempt bluetooth.
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#64My mountainbike (cube reaction pro)
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#65Gorilla Glue! Jokes about using it as a hair product aside; this has saved me thousands of dollars. I recently used it to repair a wicker outdoor dining table that was fraying. I recently used it to fix the base of an expensive blender that has broken. Its about a $7 purchase at your local hardware store, but it will easily pay for itself.
Is that just crazy glue? Or it’s different?
No, it's not a cyanoacrylate. You have to activate it with water and it takes about 24 hours to set.
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#66- Braun BC02BW alarm clock - I started to sleep more regularly since I use it (there is no snooze option).
- Trek FX 2 + lights + Thule pannier - Not so fast as I expected, but perfect for city commuting.
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#67Super cheap battery powered hot glue gun. It just charges with a micro usb.
The kids use it for all kinds of crafts and hot glue seems to be a fairly strong but generally removable bond. And no cord seems to remove a mental block on using it.
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#683d printers are getting cheap and it’s a really fun hobby and just a generally useful item for random repairs and cheap items.
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#69I purchased a standing desk (Uplift ~60in * 30in) and couldn't be happier with the purchase.
Main benefits is that I can actually adjust the height of my table to be actually ergonomic. My chair + table + monitors are all set right. I stand around 2-3 hours a day and that helps a lot.
This was an expensive purchase for me (Esp for a table) but well well worth the price.
extremely happy with it.
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#703d printers are getting cheap and it’s a really fun hobby and just a generally useful item for random repairs and cheap items.
Any in particular you recommend? I played around with them in college, we had to spend months building one. I would love to get back into it, preferably without all the hard work of building the printer this time :)