Which gadget makes your life better?
For me, it’s a bidet toilet seat. I bought one that didn’t really fit as well as I hoped, so now I am shopping for a v2 based on experience. I don’t want to live without one going forward. That’s for sure.
Electric toothbrush, I feel so cleeeeaaaaan!!
I feel you. Can’t believe I was brushing manually like a caveman all this time.
don’t even need the fancy ones. AA battery powered one costs $10 and performs just the same as the $300 Bluetooth enabled social-media-linked brush with a 3 year BrushPro app subscription (wow! a $240 value! Buy today!)
+1 on the bidet. Got one during the great TP shortages of the pandemic 😄 Now I despise going to the bathroom anywhere but home. Unclean! Uncleaaaaan!
A multitool or swiss army knife: I recommend a Leatherman or Victorinox fit to whatever your daily needs are.
Personally, I swear by my Leatherman Skeletool CX in my pocket and a Victorinox Midnight Manager on my keychain.
Laser thermometer. I learned a lot about better temperatures at which to cook things and now get more repeatable results when cooking.
Kitchen scale. Recipes are easier to prepare when weighing ingredients as opposed to using measuring spoons and cups.
Both make food a better experience, which leads to more satisfactory meals and eating less overall.
A laser isn’t going to get you an accurate reading of what the inside of the meat is: Get yourself a meat thermometer instead.
For the pan, not the meat.
Oh, that makes way more sense!
I didn’t even think of the alternative understanding until you replied. Oops.
Pretty sure he means the surface temp of where he’s about to put the food to cook.
Use the laser to see how hot the cast iron is before putting the meat on. Or how hot the oil is before deep frying. The laser thermometers are good for that.
Do you have a meat thermometer?
Yeah a laser is not that great, an instant read probe is what he needs.
I love my thermapen
Obvious answer: computers.
I wish we got a bidet but my family decided against it. x_x
I got 2 bidets from tushy. Super easy to install and now I despise shitting away from home. I’m so much more clean using water instead of a piece of (toilet) paper.
If you want to try to convince your family then look up that Pulp Fiction scene when Samuel L Jackson explains that if a piece of shit was on your (face) cheek then you’d probably want something more than a piece of paper to clean it up. He obviously explains it better.
Or just buy it and install it without them. They don’t have to use it and your booty will thank you.
Bidet attachments are like $50–100 on amazon, installable with very little know-how, and your family is under no obligation to use it.
My Aeropress. Great quality, espresso-adjacent coffee quickly and easily in the morning.
I was gifted aeropress 4 years ago. I’ve been using it daily ever since and there is no sign of breaking, it’s built like a tank.
Love my aeropress, really changed how I make/enjoy coffee
@justhach I could have picked Aeropress as well. After too much of it, though, the bidet comes in handy once again!
Smart vacuum cleaner. You buy it once and never have to vacuum again.
You don’t need a fancy vacuum to never vacuum again. We have a cheap one and never vacuum either.
While true, smart ones add even more convenience. Scheduling, room selection, object avoidance, etc.
I think he’s joking that they just don’t clean their house.
An added value of smart vacuum is just that it simply does the cleaning regulary without slacking so there’s overall less dust in the apartment hence you not only don’t have to vacuum but also dusting off furniture etc. is required less frequently.
It seems I need to read things twice before replying 😅
Looking forward to having one in a new house where the surfaces actually join instead of having bumps everywhere.
My Instant Pot. I’m the cook at home and it saves me so much time and food comes out so good I barely use my stovetop anymore. Same with the air fryer. Between both kitchen gadgets, I can make a tremendous meal for 4 in 30 minutes. It has saved me weeks!
A set of water pump wrenches. I’ve used them for all kinds of purposes that aren’t water pumps. They grip most things and allow a lotta torque.
Kindle.
I read a lot. I used to always keep a paperback book with me ever since I was a teenager. My Kindle goes everywhere with me, since I got my first one in 2009. I just wish they’d make them smaller, the first Oasis was the perfect size for carrying around all the time (I’m a guy, no purse).
A pocket knife. Carried one for most of my life at this point.
Also an all metal pen. I always have a writing utensil with me that rugged enough to last years in my pocket.
How does a pocket knife make your life better?
Not necessarily better but safer I suppose. I’ve been thinking of getting one aswell.
Oh yes, then I agree. I too hide a well made box cutter in my travel bag and car at all times.
- A Bluetooth audio DAC/amp. Connects to my phone. And I can use whatever wired set of earphones I want. Light gardening: earbuds. In public transport: over/on ears. And if the DAC dies, I get to keep my earphones and just replace the DAC.
- My Steam Deck
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Not really a gadget but tools in my car, countless times people or even I’ve needed them and because I carry them around with me in my car it’s been a life saver and a small electric drill to make it easier instead of using a rachet or screw driver
Single-Board Computers (Raspberry Pi, Odroid, etc). I can’t stress how much these have improved my life. Whether it’s a simple PiHole filtering out ads, or my Predator Deterrent system for my Chickens, they’ve made life much easier.
