I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!

  • @bloopernova
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    8 months ago

    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

    • @[email protected]
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      48 months ago

      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.

      • @bloopernova
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        38 months 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.

    • @[email protected]
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      48 months ago

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

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        8 months 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.

    • mrbubblesort
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      38 months ago

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

      • @bloopernova
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        18 months ago

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

        • mrbubblesort
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          18 months ago

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

    • Link.wav [he/him]
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      28 months ago

      I discovered the joys of pour over coffee far too late. It tastes better, it’s easier to thoroughly clean the devices vs. using a drip, percolator, or press, and you can use water that’s slightly less hot than lava.

      • @bloopernova
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        18 months ago

        Yeah, I have a bodum carafe right now but I want to get a hand blown chemex one at some point to treat myself :)

        Plus a good burr grinder and freshly roasted beans = heavenly