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What are some of the best purchases of your life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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For me it has to be:

  1. Helix mattress ($1,217). Sleep is great.
  2. Home gym power cage & weights (~$1,000). Look good, feel good, get strong.
  3. Netgear Nighthawk AXE7800 ($339). No more random, annoying internet disconnects/slowness.
  4. Books ($0 @ library)
    • "Ultralearning" - Scott Young (how to learn efficiently)
    • "Enlightenment Now" - Steven Pinker (the world overall is improving)
    • "The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing" - Taylor Larimore (how to invest)
  5. PS5 ($500). So many great games like witcher 3, god of war, spiderman.

I'm searching for some more deep value purchases. Give me what you've got.

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[–] 41 points 3 years ago (9 children)

My rice cooker. Doesn't really matter which one. If you like rice, this will make your life better

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    It's funny how every time someone asks this question there's at least one guy in the comments praising their rice cooker, lol

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    No joke. Every time someone comes in praising their $200+ Zojirushi rice cooker telling me how if I really liked rice I would see the light.

    No fool. My in-laws are rice farmers. The $15 rice cookers are fine (ok. They’re probably $30 at this point).

    Also, reheating rice is not going to poison you.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Fr. I have one of the cheapest, simplest rice cookers and it's never failed me. Perfect rice every time, simple load, turn on and forget. My brother has gone through at least 3 of those stupid fancy "smart" ones. I don't know why they need to overcomplicate something as simple as "cooking rice."

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I've been meaning to get one of those for a while now.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I held off on getting one for the longest time. Just bought one and my god is the rice so much better now.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    Start branching out with the recipes! you can do so much more than you think with a rice cooker. I use mine to brown meat then make a pasta sauce in the same pot. Boiling potatoes or other veggies. A lot of models come with a steamer tray for more functionality. I made a kinda shepherds pie in it one time. it also makes rice! I don't have an actual kitchen so my rice cooker gets a lot of mileage.

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