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

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Merad wrote: post #431
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.…

> Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. > The chicken and the sauce are both done within 10-15 minutes. Normal sized boneless chicken breasts should cook in a pan in about 10 minutes or less, and you really don't need to do anything other than flip them once. If air fryers are convincing people to cook their own fresh food I would say that's a good thing, but I'm still strug…

Anyone with an electric oven can be done cooking that chicken in the air fryer before the oven is even up to temp. That is much better.

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jhinds wrote: post #500

A small portable scanner. I don't take it anywhere I just got a portable one due to it's size so I can stick it in a drawer. I've been able to save a bunch of space and get rid of 99% of documents in my filing cabinet by making a digital copy and getting rid of the physical ones. Now when I get an important document I scan it save it to a few places and get rid of it.

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devKnight wrote: post #101

Ergonomic mouse: Logitech Lift - 80 bucks Use to have cramps and pains in by hand, not nothing. Amazing purchase Its over 200, but Sony XM4s are great. I use it without ambient mode and noise cancelling, i think its the perfect amount of noise cancellation at least when working from home, and still wanting to be aware of surroundings(family members, dog, etc)

After trying vertical mouses, I'll never go back to regular ones. Regular ones cause pain in my wrist after using them for some time, while with vertical ones there's no wrist pain.

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Post by PheonixPharts »

atchoo wrote: post #643

1zpresso K-Max manual coffee grinder. Excellent build quality and grind for the money. A joy to use every morning and I expect it will last a long time. Their large range of models is confusing and takes some time to understand but with enough youtube reviews, you can decode it. Might be a bit over $200 in the US but I think I bought it at a discount to roughly be at $200 after currency conversion. https://sigmacoffe…

I'll second this.

A common error people who love coffee frequently make is underestimating the value of a good grinder.

My first grinder was a regular bean chopper, and when I upgraded to a capresso I thought I was finally at a better place for fresh ground (at the time I though $100 for a grinder was insane).

I finally started looking for real high-end grinders (> $1k) because my espresso was still not up to snuff and all my barista friends kept telling me that the quality of my grinder was what was holding me back.

Funny thing was, even though I was willing to spend $2k on a grinder, supply chain issues had other plans.

Got the 1zpresso K-ultra and wow, each shot of espresso I pull now is a work of art.

Even if you're not an espresso person it will make any way you serve the coffee taste notably better.

Being manual is not even a big deal as it takes very little effort to grind coffee every morning. It's instantly replaced my capresso for not only espresso but pour over as well. I also have no plans to upgrade to a more expensive home option now.

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Post by tootie »

radlad wrote: post #359
dougmwne wrote: post #147

Airpod Pro 2 They are basically bionic ears. Headphones, headset, earplugs, hearing protection, hearing aids, extendable ears, and more. Wish they could act as universal translators, but I suppose that's still yet to come.

Does anyone know how well these work with an Android phone?

I can't comment on Air Pods since I don't use them, but there are other high quality ear buds with ANC that work on any device. I'm particular to Bose ANC 700 which are over-ear and more comfortable for me, but definitely don't fit snugly under a hood. Jabra elites are excellent and similar form factor to Air Pods.

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Post by tootie »

bemmu wrote: post #138

Ordering frozen croissants online. Before going to bed you leave one in the oven. Wake up, turn oven on, hit the shower. When you come out, it's ready to eat = cafe experience at home, coffee and a croissant while checking the news.

We buy these via local grocery delivery (FreshDirect) and they are parbaked. Straight from freezer to over and they come out very good.

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Post by chromakode »

phren0logy wrote: post #747
Kadin wrote: post #711

I paid a guy a bit under $200 to pull Ethernet cables from my basement up to the attic of my house. Now I can keep heat-generating stuff like my storage server and the cable modem (surprisingly heat-intensive) in the basement, have a WiFi AP in the attic for great coverage in the yard, and I can easily drop lines down into rooms on the 2nd floor from above by just drilling a small hole in the top of a wall and feedin…

I've been making the same mistake. If anybody knows a good and reasonably priced "wiring guy/gal" in the Portland, Oregon area I'd be grateful.

I recently hired Integration Engineers (ie-pdx.com) for a similar job in PDX. They were fantastic to work with.

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Post by tootie »

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #670
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.

Higher-end models can handle not only pet hair, but they are much pricier.

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Post by mattst88 »

phren0logy wrote: post #747
Kadin wrote: post #711

I paid a guy a bit under $200 to pull Ethernet cables from my basement up to the attic of my house. Now I can keep heat-generating stuff like my storage server and the cable modem (surprisingly heat-intensive) in the basement, have a WiFi AP in the attic for great coverage in the yard, and I can easily drop lines down into rooms on the 2nd floor from above by just drilling a small hole in the top of a wall and feedin…

I've been making the same mistake. If anybody knows a good and reasonably priced "wiring guy/gal" in the Portland, Oregon area I'd be grateful.

I used http://freedomcustomcommunicationsllc.com/ when I lived in Hillsboro. He ran 4 or 5 ethernet cables for $400 IIRC about 5 years ago.
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