Lowe Alpine made some very high quality packs back in the 90’s. They make ok, stuff now.

Got one like this in black. We call it R2Heat2

Moccamaster is pretty much the way to go.

I was a Jansport kid. Quality went to hell many years ago.

It was intimidating the first time because the instructions say it can brick your phone, but to be honest it was pretty easy. Basically it's just copy paste the instructions in a command line tool. What is nice is there is updates weekly, so security patches are up to date. Those are click and forget from within the phone (like normal updates) and just version updates require the command-line again, but the second time it's way less nerveracking!

Oh no worries 😊

I use a kerosene alternative called KLEAN-HEAT. I'm sure it's not what you would call "healthy", but is a good alternative to kerosene. I also have a fire alarm and CO alarm in the garage with me for a few more degrees of safety

> They have a lifetime guarantee but accidental damage is not covered by this.

it only covers intentional damage?

Their glazed stoneware is also very good.

I did it intentionally to be ironic haha but it is also valid Singlish: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corright

I still am lol

Found some steelcase chairs at a local thrift store for $60 each. Try that.

I found the easiest way to clean burned food from Stainless Steel cookware is to add water to the pot/pan, bring it to a boil, and let cool to warm temp before cleaning. There may still be a some elbow grease needed pending on what's caked and burned on, but it's much less work overall.

That is badass

>corright

The irony.

Do you think the lifetime guarantee would cover a loose handle? I inherited a frying pan recently and the loose handle is bugging the shit out of me and idk how to fix it

Yes, Google will correct the search term, and then not show the typo that is posted.

Ditto. I got a freebie and gave it a whirl but it is annoying as heck (it has parts that pop off because it’s made to be interchangeable for logos) and I’m about to pry it off and replace it with a real popsocket again.

Yo I got a Martha Stewart Dutch oven 9 years ago and it is as good as the day I got it and a fraction of the cost of le crueset

Enamel isn't as white but that's from hundreds of not thousands of uses lol

Magnum Pepper Mill - This pepper mill that dishes out pepper like nothing I've ever seen. It's not BIFL but I don't care. It's the best.

Thermapen - These are accurate and fast meat thermometers. Haven't found anything better. Definitely made my life easier.

Mercer Santoku Genesis 7 inch knife - This fits my hand perfectly and it's such a great knife. I think these are just as good as Wusthoff or other expensive knife brands for a fraction of the cosdt.

Mercer Culinary M22003 Millennia Black Handle - I like these paring knives a lot. They fit my hand perfectly. Great as well.

Copco Basics Lazy Susan Turntable - Gamechanger if you put this in your refrigerator

Breville Smart Oven.

All-Clad D3 Stainless Cookware - My favorite pans

PVC table mats - super easy to clean, ditch the old kitchen mats. Waterproof and heat resistant up to 150 degrees F.

Cuisinart CPK-17P1 Electric Cordless Tea Kettle - My favorite electric kettle

OXO kitchen stuff - Everything they have is Quality of life for me. Not BIFL, but just enough to make me happy. ^_^

Cooks Innovation Oven Liner - You can put this inside an oven and any junk or crumbs or burned liquids will drop on this and keep your oven clean.

Lodge pan scrapers - Really great for dealing with cast iron pans.

Magnetic measuring spoons and magnetic measuring cups are a great Quality of Life Item for the kitchen.

Instapot

Zojirushi rice cooker

And finally, a hammer. Yes, a hammer. I just buy pre-peeled garlic. Put it in a Ziploc. Hammer it in 2 seconds. And have instant mashed garlic. I can literally mash 30 garlic cloves in about 10 seconds. Much faster than using a garlic-presser or using the smash with knife, slice with knife method. It's seriously a quality of life change.

Holy blast from the past. My dad had one of these in the garage when I was a kid. Was terrified of accidentally touching the top.

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> Never once doubted it.

Are you sure? Maybe just once?

I wouldn’t worry about it. Seems like there’s a stereotype that lower quality things are made in China. Unless there’s actual evidence that your items are lower quality, I would take this with a grain of salt.

Cookware is it's own thread, as you'll get a bunch of different conversations, but you can't go wrong with all-clad and/or a cast iron pan. All-clad also makes nice kitchen tools, full line of spatulas, ladles, colanders, splatter screens and more, but can be overpriced at full retail. They do go on sale alot.

Knives / cutlery is also its own thread, so much nuance when it comes to kitchen knives.

I think you'll find a lot of recs for OXO, which is widely available but also decent stuff. I have their silicone spatulas, which last pretty long -- usually 5-7 years in my experience. I also like my williams-sonoma branded accessories, their wood spoons and silicone tools have been good for me.