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

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Post by carlmr »

no_wizard wrote: post #652
spaceman_2020 wrote: post #154

An air fryer. It’s really a badly marketed product. Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. Essentially an oven on steroids. It’s made cooking so much easier. I usually toss some boneless chicken in with a light coating of soy sauce and cornflour. While the chicken cooks, I prep a basic Asian sauce on the stovetop. The chicken and the sauce are both done within 10-15 minutes.…

Interestingly, the Wirecutter recommends people just get a really good high end toaster oven[0] over an air fryer, since its just a convection mode cook. [0]: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-fryer-to...

If you like baking bread and you have the space, I would suggest getting a steam-convection oven, like the one from Anova.

You can also steam-slow-cook meat and get juicy tender chicken.

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Post by barbazoo »

bonestamp2 wrote: post #546
holy_diver wrote: post #209

A bidet. We got one with heated water and seats and going to the bathroom feels super luxurious now. Not to mention all the toilet paper we save and increased hygiene.

I've always wondered what people do with their wet butt after using the bidet... dry with a towel, smaller amount of toilet paper... what's the norm?

> smaller amount of toilet paper.

this

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

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Post by iancmceachern »

wintermutestwin wrote: post #292

A pair of running shoes that actually fit human toe shape (Altra). Years of wearing pointy shoes gave me a Morton's Neuroma and severely limited my aerobic activity.

Yes! Altras are great, especially when paired with iniji toe socks. Once you get used to them traditional shoes are so uncomfortable

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

lucb1e wrote: post #142

Space heater, 20 bucks. In the past I chose to heat the bedroom a little on cold days and otherwise suck it up and dress while shivering (no point burning a ton of gas to heat an entire bedroom). Now, I use 1.5 kW for ~3 minutes (0.01 kWh) to have hot air be blown on me while getting dressed in the morning. Because it changes how warm I feel while going downstairs, I also don't need downstairs to be as warm to get wa…

> Space heater, 20 bucks.

Which probably produced just as much heat as a $200 space heater. Technology Connections did a great video on that. https://youtu.be/V-jmSjy2ArM

I used to occasionally run a space heater under my desk on low because my legs and feet would get cold. It felt nice and cozy, but eventually I just got used to putting on socks and pants.

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Post by ezekg »

gwill wrote: post #544
ezekg wrote: post #204

The Carpio 2.0 by DeltaHub ( https://us.deltahub.io/products/carpio-2 ). It's a wrist rest, but not like you probably think. I would get severe hand pain being at the PC all day, but this little contraption completely relieved that pain. It took a couple weeks to get used to, and now I use it while working and gaming. One of the best purchases I've made in a long time.

does it move around easily? i use a trackball for productivity work, but nothing compares to a traditional mouse for gaming.

Yes, very easily. No noticeable friction on my desk mat (also by DeltaHub). You don't even notice it.

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Post by fishtoaster »

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

This was a game-changer for us as well. We are blessed with for pretty-tall windows in our bedroom and we realized that we just never opened them - too much hassle. Now they're all motorized and we can toggle them with a button-press on a remote.

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Post by jimhefferon »

umrashrf wrote: post #376
holy_diver wrote: post #209

A bidet. We got one with heated water and seats and going to the bathroom feels super luxurious now. Not to mention all the toilet paper we save and increased hygiene.

I still like to use paper to dry after the bidet.

Yes. Not to overshare but I find that failure to actively dry changes the biome back there; in short it can get itchy. Just pulling up and heading off is not enough (use a small towel). That said though, it is great.

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

torstenvl wrote: post #636

I bought my first robot vacuum and it's pretty great (eufy 11S for $110). It is as dumb as these things come. It has no navigation other than IR on the front to not bump into things. It doesn't connect to wifi. I'm not concerned about it sharing data because it has no way to do so. I turn it on once or twice a week as I'm about to leave for work. When I come home my floors are in decent shape. It saves me about an ho…

I thought about getting a robot vacuum, but I have long-haired cats which are prone to coughing up hairballs, and I don't want my cleaner to smear one of those all around the room.
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