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Are there any household gadgets you found unexpectedly useful after you'd gotten them? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 6 months ago by IonAddis to c/asklemmy

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I was thinking about how I missed having an indoor thermometer that measures humidity. It's such a small specific thing, one I'd never think of getting unless pushed to it (which I was by one particularly dry winter). But I like having one now.

What are your small, "random" or "junk drawer" type of gadgets that you actually use or like having around?

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[–] IchNichtenLichten 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A Moka pot, it’s the best coffee I’ve tasted, I’ll never go back to using those coffee machines with the basket and the glass carafe.

Also, a really good chef’s knife, kept really sharp. I use a couple of Global ones.

[–] Kayday 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Same, but Aeropress for my coffee. I haven't yet tried a mocha pot, though I'd like to.

[–] wild 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Aeropress coffee was always the best tasting. But I found I just didn't have the patience for making it that way every morning, especially since I drink four cups at least.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 6 months ago

Right? My friend talked me into getting a full pour-over setup, and it's tasty, but I'm not doing all that shit in the morning when I need coffee. I went back to my drip machine after two days. He says that he loves the process in the morning, and that's cool I guess, but that shit isn't for me.

[–] Kayday 1 points 6 months ago

That's fair, it works for me because I just have one cup but it would be tedious for multiple cups each morning.