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

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Post by gnicholas »

candiddevmike wrote: post #218
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.…

We bought a nice one and it smelt terrible, like awful melted plastic. We didn't even use the thing, we returned it. From what I can tell, the insides are covered in some kind of PFAS and I do not want to eat something from it. My oven does convection just fine.

We had this issue at first also. The company told us to run it on the steam setting with a bit of water and some vinegar. Did that a couple times and hasn't made a smell since then.

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

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Post by entropicgravity »

The Sony SRS-12 (or SRS-13) very small bluetooth speaker; $35ish.

Judging by this speaker being sold out in many big box stores before Xmas it seems a lot of people has a use for this.

In my case I have a small computer (asus pn51) that runs my dumb TV. When everyone else is in bed but I still want to watch basketball I turn this speaker on and perch it easily on my shoulder. I can hear it just fine but it's inaudible from 3 or more feet away. Everyone is happy. Marital bliss for $35 is a good deal.

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

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Post by sandreas »

I just realized what a huge amount of stuff i bought in 2022 :-)

- G3 Ferrari pizza oven with this tutorial[1] for original neapolitan pizza

- INIU BI-B63 25000 mAh Powerbank with 65W to charge my notebook

- TS 100 / Pinecil [2] soldering iron with open firmware [3]

- Baseus quad port 100W USB-C power supply (CCGAN100US)

- $5 Sinilink USB switch with wifi and open firmware [4]

- GL.iNet GL-MT1300 (Beryl) Travel Router with OpenWRT firmware

- Bühnen HB250 hot glue gun

- 10m velcro cable tie

- VAFOTON magnetic usb-c cable (USB-C Magsafe with 100W PD)

- $100 WLToys 959-B 1/18 RC Car with 70km/h / 43mph (aliexress)

- ANBERNIC RG353M retro handheld console (aliexpress)

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-jPoROGHGE

[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eme_AUayLp8

[3]: https://github.com/Ralim/IronOS

[4]: https://templates.blakadder.com/sinilink_XY-WFUSB.html

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

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Post by [deleted] »

jhatemyjob wrote: post #582
trynewideas wrote: post #294

A one-hour shopping session with a personal stylist, at about $175. I desperately wanted to break out of my t-shirt/blue jeans habit, but parsing clothes sizes, trying things on, and getting opinions is equal parts sorcery and torture for me. (I'd tried Stitch Fix and felt like it wanted to reinforce my habits rather than break me out of them.) After sending her details about my problems and the kinds of styles I adm…

Could have just gone on a date with a woman lol.

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

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Post by scotuswroteus »

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.…

I like air fryers but my food doesn't stay warm for as long as when I cook it in the microwave, for whatever reason

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

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Post by Ekaros »

scotuswroteus wrote: post #605
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.…

I like air fryers but my food doesn't stay warm for as long as when I cook it in the microwave, for whatever reason

Maybe it removes more moisture thus the cooked food is dryer with less mass.

Haven't noticed that myself. Then again I mostly only cook pre-fried or that kind of stuff in my air fryer.

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

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Post by zulln »

entropicgravity wrote: post #602

The Sony SRS-12 (or SRS-13) very small bluetooth speaker; $35ish. Judging by this speaker being sold out in many big box stores before Xmas it seems a lot of people has a use for this. In my case I have a small computer (asus pn51) that runs my dumb TV. When everyone else is in bed but I still want to watch basketball I turn this speaker on and perch it easily on my shoulder. I can hear it just fine but it's inaudibl…

Why not use headphones?
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