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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Waternymph 360 Degree Swivel Sink Faucet Aerator. https://a.co/d/5GcJVli

Cut gloves

Pour over coffee maker

More if or when my back is hurting way less.

Dreamfarm cooking utensils: https://dreamfarm.com/

Squishmallows for comfort

USB-C cable tester, to tell you what a cable can actually support

Velcro cable ties

Cable labels https://a.co/d/jkEJrgl

Label printer

Victorinox kitchen knife

Sharpening stone

Leather strop for sharpening

Ruffwear dog leash

Ruffwear dog leash bag, attaches to the leash and is so useful!

Pepper gel spray with UV dye

Water filled pepper spray training aid

Door stopper security device

Karabiner with screw lock for keys

Nite Ize does all sorts of neat products. This is useful: https://a.co/d/bhSR9I7 a hook that doesn't fall off

Resqme car escape tool

Reusable shopping bags/totes

Pyrex or steel reusable food containers

https://a.co/d/5fx7YJm first in first out can dispensers

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Second the Victorinox kitchen knife. Add in their paring knife, too, and that's pretty much all you'll need.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I third both Victorinox knives (specifically the ones with the Fibrox handles, not wood).

That said, I suspect other brands of similar knives -- broadly, the good-but-cheap commercial-grade kind found in restaurant supply stores, which have stainless steel stamped blades, grippy plastic handles, and are NSF-certified to survive being sanitized by restaurant dishwashers -- would be just about as good. Think something like a Mercer Culinary or a Dexter-Russell.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Leather strop for sharpening

I'm genuinely curious here - really? As someone who always has to mess with the old fashioned 'steel' (mind your hands cus there's no guard on it!) sharpener, are they better? Honestly, heard of them, never used but interested.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, after getting the profile on the blade correct, you finish it by polishing the edge. It really, really makes a huge difference. I could never use a steel correctly though, I always messed up.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I never understood the need for a pour over coffee maker. Why drink just one cup when you can drink a whole pot? :P

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't make just a single cup. Usually 6 to 8 cups.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh! Well then, I may need to reconsider this then! More coffee is always best