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!)
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.
Agreed, although for me it’s the Leatherman Micra, small enough for keychain and has a chunky pair of scissors instead of pliers as the main tool. I find the standard scissors on most pen knives or multi tools are always secondary and often flimsy but the ones on the Micra are great.
And I seem to use scissors waaay more than a knife, much easier for cutting tags off things, cutting an opening in a bag of coffee, cutting string in two, cutting tape…
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.
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 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.
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!
Obvious answer: computers.
I wish we got a bidet but my family decided against it. x_x
Bidet attachments are like $50–100 on amazon, installable with very little know-how, and your family is under no obligation to use it.
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.
Harmony remote control. Even controls my air conditioner.
Garlic press is my second choice. 😎
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
My Aeropress. Great quality, espresso-adjacent coffee quickly and easily in the morning.
@justhach I could have picked Aeropress as well. After too much of it, though, the bidet comes in handy once again!
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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.
+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!
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).
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Dry herb vape: I mainly use it with cannabis and for me it gives clearer effects,better taste, use wayy less material (I can use 0.05-0.1g per bowl, which is enough for me for a whole night), more control of the high when wanted (different temperatures gives different results basically). More easy and discrete to operate on the go, and not bond to smoke a whole j if I decide to get high (last two depends on the device though) and also gave me a fun hobby.
If you want to buy one, fell free to ask for advice at !vaporents@lemmy.beyondcombustion.net and be aware as some devices at regular shops are health hazard (looking at you, Gpen)
