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7. Magisso Cake Server in Stainless Steel #70113

    Features:
  • MAKE DESSERT PRESENTATION BEAUTIFUL: Serving desserts, especially those with layers is a chore. Your cake almost always winds up on its side with the layers coming apart. Now you can keep the cake upright and intact with this perfect cake server. It holds the piece together while moving it to the plate so that gravity can’t ruin your evening.
  • PERFECTLY UNIFORM CUTS: No more kids complaining that someone got a bigger piece than them and no more people eyeballing each other’s slice at the table. Now everyone gets the same size and shape cut of dessert. Not only does it keep everyone happy at the table, but it makes you look like a professional hostess and server.
  • EASY TO USE: The Magisso is easier to use than traditional cake servers. It does the cutting and the serving all at once so you cut your hosting time in half. All you need to do is press the cake server through your dessert, squeeze it gently for lifting the piece onto the place. Place it on the plate and release slightly on the server to remove. It’s super simple!
  • PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS: Package contains (1) Magisso Cake Server. Suitable for all cakes, and most pastries and other desserts. Dishwasher safe. Finnish designed. Designed for Magisso by Maria Kivijärvi. Available in five different colors.
Magisso Cake Server in Stainless Steel #70113
Specs:
ColorStainless
Height1.968503935 Inches
Length9.842519675 Inches
Number of items1
SizeMagisso Cake Server By Maria Kivijarvi, Perfect for Most Cakes, Pies, and Pastries, Stainless Steel
Weight0.220462262 Pounds
Width2.1653543285 Inches
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17. Homebrew Beer Bottle Capper - Bench Style

Homebrew Beer Bottle Capper - Bench Style
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ColorOrange
Weight5 Pounds
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u/kaidomac · 11 pointsr/seriouseats

>Some amazon reviews make it sounds much less forgiving than The Food Lab and that it calls for all types of specialized baking equipment.

tbh, cooking & baking are pretty simple. You mostly do just 3 things:

  1. You stir stuff
  2. You cut stuff
  3. You watch it to make sure it doesn't burn black on the stovetop or oven

    Now, based on those three things, you can also do:

  4. Advanced stirring techniques (kneading, electric hand mixer, stand mixer, Danish dough hook, etc.)
  5. Advanced chopping techniques (dough scraper, food processor, blender, etc.)
  6. Advanced heat tricks (grilling, etc.).

    lol @ "advanced". But that's more or less what it boils down to...stir & chop stuff up, and make sure it doesn't burn, haha. Why is that important to understand? Because of how actions are managed in the kitchen. The example I like to refer to is Newton & Gravity. When the apple fell on Newton's head & he figured out gravity, he basically spent a long time figuring out the formula for gravity, which in turn provides you with a simple one-line piece of information to learn. So you didn't have to go through all of that work, you simply had to "stand on the shoulders of giants" & benefit from their discovery process. All you're doing is walking through the steps that someone else figured out.

    Likewise, in cooking, unless you're contributing a new recipe to the culinary world, for the most part you're simply going to be following someone else's directions. Those directions are important because someone else has already gone through all of the hard work of figuring out how to make a particular recipe awesome, and all you have to do is follow their "formula"! The problem is that many cookbooks are crappy because they have no color pictures & barebones instructions.

    With Stella's Bravetart book, she gives you some history, color photos, and solid explanations about what you're doing. YOU don't have to do any of the labor of discovery or make it 200 times to get it perfect, all you have to do is follow her instructions! Regarding specialized baking equipment, yes, some of that will be required. If you want to make Twinkies, for example, you're going to need a canoe pan in order to get the shape right, you know? If you want to make muffins, you're going to need a muffin pan, and so on & so forth.

    Equipment-wise:

    One of the nice things, however, is that with most baking stuff, you can buy it for a reasonable cost off Amazon & keep it for a really long time. Like, the Norpor Cream Canoe pan is currently going for $27 shipped on Amazon & includes a cream injector tool, which sounds pretty expensive, but a box of Twinkies sells for upwards of $9 where I live, so for the price of 3 boxes of Twinkies, you can make unlimited Twinkies...red velvet topped stuffed with coconut cream & topped with shredded coconut, chocolate-dipped chocolate twinkies with buttercream frosting, white-chocolate & dark-chocolate-striped yellow-cake-mix twinkies with whipped cream frosting, etc. So if you like Twinkies, especially if you have kids or teach a class, you now have access to making really high-quality Twinkies for cheap at home!

    That may sound a little funny, but wait until you try something like her English muffins...it will ruin Thomas' for you for life, lol. Being able to not only make your own homemade creations, but being able to make amazing versions of them, is a dangerous skill to cultivate, hahaha. So as far as costs go, aside from raw materials, you will need a base set of baking tools, and then whatever specialized tools you need to for whatever particular type of recipe you're going after. It does pay to invest in better-quality tools, when available. For me, being on a budget, that simply means spacing out the purchases over time to allow both my collection & skill set to grow over time. For example, I'd highly recommend Stella's recommended 9x13" pan here:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017Z0E08/

    It's pretty pricey for just a pan, but it's not only easy to work with, but also gives amazing results! I'm never going back to regular cheapo pans again! Plus, I always use her foil trick, where you wrap one sheet of aluminum foil horizontally & one vertically, and that way you can (1) lift the baked good out easily after cooking, and (2) never have to wash the pan, because it never gets dirty! Genius! And it's a fairly heavy-duty pan, so I can see myself keeping this for ten or twenty years, easily.

    There are two other tools I always recommend for baking. The first is called a Danish dough whisk, which is a flat version of a whisk. It's amaaaaaazing for hand-stirring doughs & batters! Looks funny, but does an amazing job. I have several (a couple large ones & a small one) & they are amazing for everything from pancake batter to blondies:

    https://www.amazon.com/Original-Danish-Dough-Whisk-alternatives/dp/B00HQQJ3N6/

    Second, there is a crazy-expensive ($25, no joke) spoon that I HIGHLY recommend:

    https://www.amazon.com/Creuset-America-Revolution-Bi-Material-Cerise/dp/B00N9SDI40/

    This is basically a combination of a spoon & a spatula. It's absolutely incredible to use in a skillet or in a bowl, because you can manipulate large amounts of food (batter, dough, sauces, etc.), but ALSO scrape the pan with it. So if you're pouring say brownie batter into your pan, you can use the spoon portion to pull the batter in, and then use the flexible tip to scrape the bowl clean...no more fussing with a wooden spoon & a spatula! Sounds like a small thing, like a really minor issue, but I can't live without this or my Danish whisk, haha!

    Book-wise:

    Anyway, recipe-wise, again, everything is pretty much laid out for you. You can dive into any recipe, read up on the section, go through the recipe, and get really great results. I've hit a homerun on pretty much every recipe I've tried the first time out, which is pretty rare when you're cooking stuff for the first time! I'd say Bravetart is actually one of the best baking books to start out with, not because it walks you through the "101" class of baking basics, but because everything is so well-explained that it's really easy to be successful because she has not only done the research to make really amazing recipes, but has also taken the guesswork out of the recipe, which a lot of other cookbooks don't bother doing, which can be extremely frustrating!

    Also unlike a lot of other cookbooks, every recipe I've tried has been a homerun, which is pretty great because I feel like a lot of cookbooks are centered around a few really amazing recipes & then the rest are variations or fillers. Kind of like how a lot of music albums have one or two "hits" & then have pretty lame songs for the rest of the tracks, lol. My family, friends, and coworkers think I'm some kind of baking genius when I bring stuff in from her cookbook. /u/TheBraveTart I owe you lunch sometime lol.
u/Kimalyn · 5 pointsr/mead

Since I actually find the links in the sidebar to be fairly unhelpful, at least for someone as detail oriented as me as a beginner, and I'm still enough of a beginner to remember how hard it was to get started, I'll go ahead and give you a start here.

Equipment needed

  • Primary Bucket
  • Carboy
  • Airlock (x2 to make your life easier) + rubber stopper(bung) + vodka for sterile agent, could use water instead. I like vodka. Also, you could use balloon here instead of all this.
  • Hydrometer, so you can measure your starting gravity and estimate the strength of your brew.
  • Racking Cane
  • Siphon Hose
  • Bleach or some other sanitizer
  • You can get everything up till this point with a homebrew kit, here's one for a 3 gallon batch, plus a few extras that aren't necessary but are nice to have. Like a bottle filler.
  • Large (can hold several gallons of water) Stockpot
  • Large metal spoon for stirring
  • Small bowl for starting your yeast
  • Small spoon for stirring your yeast

    Equipment Wanted If you think you'll get really into this, here's some equipment that I have that I feel makes life a lot easier.

  • Auto Siphon so you don't have to use your mouth to get things started. You don't need a racking cane if you have this.
  • Fermentation Sampler. Is an easy place to read your hydrometer (don't drop your hydrometer into your carboy by accident, regret!!) and makes it real easy to get a small glass for sampling without having to risk the mess of siphoning into a glass.
  • Cloth bag to hold primary ingredients to lessen particles in your mead during racking.

    Ingredients Needed

  • D-47 Lalvin is a type of Yeast specifically used for brewing. I don't know if I can speak very well to the differences in yeasts, but I like this one because in my limited experience it propagates and dies quickly so you have less time in the brewing stage and more time in the ageing stage which is what makes Mead delicious.
  • Honey! See amount listed in recipe. I personally like to purchase locally. Some recipes will indicate a specific type of honey. Others that are heavily flavored won't matter as much. I believe I used a clover honey in this, but I don't think you can tell with all the other flavors.
  • Molasses. Regular in the store molasses works fine.This is acting as my nutrient (to feed the yeast) and additional sweetener because I knew I wanted a very sweet mead. Bonus, I'm pretty sure this is what gave it most of it's color.
  • Pumpkin mash. You could use Libby's pumpkin mash here, but I wanted to be as "from scratch" as possible so I roasted 4 pie/sweet pumpkins.
  • 1 bottle cinnamon sticks. This is the size I used.
  • For the spices - really just put in the spices you feel appropriate for pumpkin pie. I ended up with the ratios I did because that's what smelled nice in the primary bucket. Ha!
  • Spring water. You know the water you can buy at the store in jugs? That's the stuff. The reason you want to use this instead of tap is there's no fluoride or chlorine to possibly taint the taste of your mead.

    To Brew a Mead

  1. Sanitize all of your equipment. First wash everything with soap and water. If this is new equipment, you can probably skip that part and move on to sanitation. To do this, you can use the sanitation packets (if you bought the kit and have them) or you can use bleach. (There are other methods too, but these are the ones I'm familiar with. If you use bleach, it's 1 Tbl/1gallon of water to make a sanitary solution to wash things in. Soak all your equipment in your sanitary solution for 20 minutes. Then rinse. If you used bleach, you will need to rinse a lot. Over and over again till you can't smell any more bleach. In my experience, 4x rinse has worked for my bleach solution.
  2. Prepare your primary. This is only necessary for a recipe like this one where you have a lot of ingredients that don't go into the Must. In this case, you'll put pumpkin mash directly into the primary (assuming you've already roasted and cooled your pumpkins or are using canned pumpkin mash) or into a cloth bag so you don't have to worry about mush particles getting into your siphon later.... Pour in molasses, orange peels (which you've also washed) and all your spices.
  3. Prepare your Must. The must is your heated honey-water mixture. You use your large stockpot, put in all your honey (you might want to melt it some by placing the bottles/jugs into a hot water bath in your sink or in a different pot on your stove, this makes it easier to pour and use all the honey), and as much spring water as you can fit in the stockpot on top of the honey without over flowing. (Unless you're making a 1 gallon batch - then make sure you don't use more than 1/2 a gallon- 3/4 gallon.) Note: you don't have to heat the honey for any kind of sanitizing purpose. I heat my honey/water mixture just enough so the honey dissolves nicely in the water. I feel like this makes it easier to mix everything, but you don't have to! There's a whole bunch of hubub about it killing flavor and whatnot. I only feel this is true if you accidentally boil it. DO NOT BOIL your Must!
  4. Cool your Must to about room temperature. To do this, you can put your stockpot into a cold bath and track the temperature fall, you can add it to your primary bucket and add in chilled spring water till almost your goal volume (not quite), or put it covered in your freezer/fridge till it reaches around 70degrees. Don't let it get below 65degrees though, that's too cold. Whichever way, add the must to your Primary bucket after and bring your volume up to goal by adding spring water.
  5. Prepare your yeast. Follow the directions on the back of your yeast packet to bring your yeast to life. Typically, this means heating a couple cups of water to 109degrees in that small bowl you sanitized, adding your yeast, stirring vigorously with the small spoon you sanitized, and letting your yeast propagate for 15 minutes.
  6. Pitch your yeast! While the yeast is propagating in it's small bowl, give your primary a couple stirs to mix everything up. After the time has passed, upend or pitch your water/yeast mixture into your primery bucket.
  7. Stir vigorously! This is my SO's favorite part. We play crazy music and stir like crazy (using that big metal spoon you sanitized) for 5-7 minutes. This get everything mixed up good and adds the oxygen the yeast needs for fermentation. So the more bubbles the better!
  8. Take your starting gravity. Either stick your hydrometer straight into your primary bucket or use a sampler. Write it down and use one of the links on the side to figure out your potential alcohol content, or use the chart that came with your hydrometer.
  9. Put your lid on your primary bucket and add your airlock to the bunghole (hehehe) aka that rubber surrounded hole in the top. Add vodka (or water) to the airlock to create an airtight seal. Place your primary vat into a cool dark place for a week or two.

    NOTE If you're making a 1 gallon batch, you can put your batch directly into your jug carboy and shake instead of stir. You can also use a balloon instead of an airlock. I recommend sanitizing a food-grade funnel to put all your ingredients in if that's the case. To make smaller batches - just divide everything in my recipe (except the yeast, always just use 1 packet of that regardless of the batch size) by 6.5x. For example - for a 1 gallon batch you would use 1.5 cups of pumpkin mash instead of 10.5 cups. etc etc etc.

    As time goes by

  • Several weeks down the line you'll want to rack your mead. What this does is several things. You move your mead from Primary to Secondary. Secondary should be a glass carboy for long-term storage. This reduces the chance of plastic tainting the taste of your mead and reduces the chance of your mead alcohol slowly degrading your plastic primary. The reason it's nice to start in a plastic primary is for easy mixing and it leaves a lot of head space for your vigorous yeast activity. When you transfer to secondary (glass carboy) you reduce the amount of mead exposed to air, thus reducing the chance of infection. Also, every time you rack it cleans your mead of sediment, making it that much more drinkable.
  • You'll want to rack several times before you consider bottling.
  • The longer your mead sits, the better it gets. Unlike beer, plan for the long term.
  • Keep your mead cool and dark. At one point I had access to cool but not dark, so I put a blanket over my mead.
u/honeybrews · 2 pointsr/HealthyFood

A little planning and minimal amount of preparation are essential. I suggest you gather everything the night before and have it stacked and ready to go in the fridge so all you have to do is grab it in the morning.

I usually make a big batch of something in the slowcooker (like curry and brown rice, chili, lentil stew, jambalaya, etc) then eat that throughout the week. If you don't fancy eating the same thing throughout the week, you can freeze individual portions and throw it in the fridge the night before to thaw in the morning.

Also grain salads with lots of veggies are great. I like tabbouleh with chickpeas, southwest quinoa salad, etc. I make a big batch and they usually get better after a couple of days.

The key is to make things that won't leak all over your bag and be able to not be chilled for a few hours (usually anything with meat or cheese). Sandwiches and wraps are another great option.

For breakfast, overnight oats are great. Throw some oatmeal, and non-dairy milk (hazelnut milk is heavenly!) in a mason jar, shake, and put it in the fridge. Ready to throw in your bag in the morning. You can also buy individual packets of peanut butter that you can pair with a banana or apple are great on the go.

Snacks are your best friend! No one wants to get hangry! I suggest you keep certain key items in your bag at all times that won't get squished or go bad. Things like granola bars, trail mix, dried fruit are great. If you're going to snack in the middle of class, just remember to keep it quiet, so no overly crunchy stuff.

On another note, it helps to have nice containers to put things into, as well as nice utensils. Bento is a really fun and has a great subreddit /r/bento. I always have my bamboo utensils with me as well. You would be surprised how often I use these! http://www.amazon.com/To-Go-Ware-Reusable-Utensil-Avocado/dp/B002BFUPUM

Hope this helps and good luck with school!

u/motodoto · 1 pointr/bartenders

This is my preferred route.

Equipment

cocktail kingdom shaken set

hiware barspoon

winco wooden muddler

A cutting board (I prefer black plastic ones, wood breaks apart and usually gets all bacterial, yech)

A cheap santoku knife

cocktail kingdom channel knife

There's the most important equipment that should last you awhile at home.

10 Bottles

  1. Vodka - Sobieski, Tito's, Ketel One, meh they are all almost the same for these cheap cocktail vodkas for the most part. The key is you want an 80 proof grain vodka (not potato) for cocktails since most recipes are based around that.

  2. Gin - Hendricks Gin is kind of expensive but worth it, I also advise Aviation gin if you can find it. Two different styles, but Aviation was very neutral and easy going in all the cocktails I made with it (except for classic gin Martinis, you want something like Hendricks for that).

  3. Silver Rum - I always advise Flor De Cana 4 year Extra Dry if you can find it. Bacardi is okay, but it's only stocked in a bunch of bars because it's sponsoring everyone and giving them discounts. Silver Rum should be cheap and smooth in my book, I've never understood the appeal of the expensive silver rums in cocktails.

  4. Bourbon - Old Granddad bonded OR four roses small batch if you want to spend a little more on quality. Don't listen to the hype. In cocktails you rarely can taste the difference between a 40 dollar bottle and a 20 dollar bottle. Maker's mark is overrated as fuck, and it's in a bunch of bars because it sponsors everyone and gives them a discount. In the price range of Maker's Mark you'd be better off getting Four Roses Single Barrel or spending a little more for Blanton's (both of which should only be used in classic old fashioned's or drank neat, since it would be a waste otherwise).

  5. Reposado Tequila - I prefer the one that is most commonly associated with excellent margaritas. Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado. Not Jose Cuervo Especial Gold (that shit is garbage), talking about Tradicional Reposado. It's neutral and goes in almost every tequila cocktail that calls for reposado. Reposado is the best way to make margaritas for sure. You can do it with silver/blanco but it lacks character when you do. The best margarita's in Colorado and anywhere I've been use Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado for their Margarita's and it's part of why they are so good.

  6. Orange Liqueur - If you can find it, get Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao. If not, get Cointreau. Don't skimp on orange liqueur, it's very important. Shitty triple sec will ruin a drink, and only people who have no taste think that Hiram Walker is acceptable in a drink.

  7. Sweet Vermouth - Carpano Antica if you can find it. Dolin Rouge Vermouth if you cannot (much cheaper but still acceptable). Buy small bottles for a home bar and refrigerate it after opening because it will start to lose it's character after a few weeks.

  8. Dark Rum - Gosling's Black Seal if you can find it, if not get Myer's. Basically when some recipes call for dark or black rum, this is usually the flavor profile they are referring to.

  9. Silver Tequila - Honestly, some cocktails just don't work with reposado's character so you need silver/blanco tequila. Pick up Espolon's Blanco tequila. It's cheap, smooth, and has a pretty strong agave note which is nice. Very good cocktail mixing tequila.

  10. Bitters - Combining all the bitters you'll want in one category. Buy them, they will last you for years in a home bartender situation. Angostura bitters, Regan's Orange Bitters, Peychaud's Bitters, Fee Brothers Celery Bitters, and (my personal favorite) Bar Keep's Apple Bitters. These will set you back at first (costing 10-20 bucks a bottle), but they will last you a long time. Pick them up overtime.

    A lot of the brand suggestions in here are surprising, the other comments are suggesting typical sponsor brands a lot. I would steer clear of brands you are used to seeing at dive bars.
u/mynthe · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I fell in love with these kitty socks as soon as I spotted them ♥ I think you should get them too :D

Also, gonna assume that you like rice, so you will need this for your rice serving needs :D If you like some salt and pepper with your food, this will help add some flavour to your home!

Or how about a crack in the universe?

♥♥♥ perpetually angst-ridden ass fucks ♥♥♥

u/Mittimer · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I am absolutely in love with Panda's. They are abso-freakin-lutely neat-o !

Seriously though, I am in love with those little buggers. They are just cute and rolly polly. They look like something that would be great to cuddle with. Such loving little munchkins and of course, who doesn't love the video of the panda's climping up and sliding down the slide over and over and over again? Or the short clip of the baby panda sneezing and scaring the poop out of it's mommy?

I should also mention that my husband's nickname for me is his "panda bear" and he went as far as to buy me a black and white diamond panda necklace for one of our anniversaries. I never take it off. :)

If I win, I would love these beautiful chopsticks to go with my new bento box that I just purchased.

Thanks for the contest!

u/damasta67420 · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

So I met this guy named Donovan. He was in some special branch of the military. He told one of my friends and I some of the military secrets he knew. Here they are:

You remember the Miami zombie? At first, the media was saying that he was on bath salts, but Donovan knew the truth. You see, when humans are born, they have something called the hox (hawks? I've never seen it spelled) gene. It shuts off after a few minuets after birth. This gene makes sure the baby grows correctly in the womb, but more importantly, It inhibits the deterioration of DNA. As you may know, as people get older, the ends of their DNA strands start to unravel. This is why people are less healthy when they get old. So if the hox gene remains active, it prevents aging.

The military started doing experiments on the hox gene and were able to turn it back on. Just as they had suspected, it did prevent aging. However, there was a side effect. When a person with an active hox gene enters a fight or flight response, their body undergoes a change. They grow many inches taller, and change into one of six different archetypes. Donovan never told me what they are, but he did say that one archetype has thick fur and claws and another has feathers, a beak and talons. So you can imagine that the others have something to do with animals. Anyway, this change occurs within just a few minutes. In the process, the body uses up all of its stored nutrients and fat, leaving the person starving. Because of this, the only thing the person can focus on is eating. And they will eat anything around them. So the Miami zombie was actually an escaped test subject from the secret underground military base Fort Patrick.

Another thing he told us was about the reason for the gulf war. The oil thing was actually a cover up. What the military was really after was something they found buried deep underground in Iraq using satellite imaging technology. They had to go over there to find out what it was. When they dug down to this thing, they found that it was a room miles long with hieroglyphs covering the walls. This room was holding a massive creature 14 miles long and a mile high at its highest. It was covered in bone plating with openings all along the sides. At these openings, there were large sphincters that would open up when approached. Inside, there were what appeared to be hallways and living quarters. It had many pairs of legs along its side, but also gills and fins. It also had a special set of organs which could create gravity wells used to allow the creature to fly. So they secretly transported this thing back to Fort Patrick to study it more.

They found out that this creature was called a leviathan, and that there were two others. One is very famous and is known as Atlantis. The other is at the bottom of the Mariana trench. When James Cameron went to the trench, he was actually on a top secret government mission to find this other leviathan. Anyway, when studying this creature in Fort Patrick, they found what looks like a cockpit. However, try as they might they could not open it. They tried forcing it open, but it didn’t work. They also tried shocking it with giant cattle prods, but all that did was make it angry. In retaliation, it used its special gravity well making organs to alter the climate above where it was being held. This change created a tropical storm which grew larger and became Hurricane Katrina. Just when they had run out of ideas, they found out that the leviathan would only open it for the person it chose to be its pilot. They finally found the chosen one, who just so happened to be Donovan.

Inside the cockpit, there were more hieroglyphics and a command chair thing. After deciphering the writing, they found out that it was instructions for piloting the leviathan. They also discovered that in the process of becoming the pilot, Donovan’s brain and spinal cord would be removed and assimilated into the leviathan. You may be asking how it could assimilate a human nervous system into a leviathan body. Well, the answer is that the DNA of the leviathan is identical to the DNA of humans. So Donovan decided that he wanted to keep his body and declined the position of pilot. The military did not like this and tried to force him, but he escaped. Even now, he and the leviathan communicate through dreams.

Is any of this true? The only thing I can be certain about is that I did meet Donovan and he did tell me these things. I will let you decide about the rest.

This is the thing I want! I hope you liked my tale.

u/Chernoobyl · 4 pointsr/CampingGear

Those are decent gifts, some other ideas: a beanie (tuque), a buff, small day pack (REI flash 18 is amazing), water filter (the sawyer squeeze is a great one that is very light), some nalgene water bottles, wool socks (Darn Tough all day every day), base layers, bandannas, a good first aid kit, a good flashlight or headlamp (thrunite, fenix, petzel, black diamond... lots of good brands), down booties... There is a huge list of gear I could recommend, but without knowing what they have it may be duplicates of stuff they currently own.

If they backpack and camp there is an even bigger list of cool gear you could get them. One of my new favorite pieces of kit is the Human Gear spoon/fork set, been using Titanium for years but I enjoy these so much more. - https://www.amazon.com/humangear-HG0410-Humangear-GoBites-Gray/dp/B00GTXC1S6/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1481299007&sr=8-7

There is a good thread about the best gifts around $20 and $40, might be some good ideas on there for you too - https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingGear/comments/5h124z/whats_the_most_useful_piece_of_gear_for_under_40/

u/beckyrcr · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Your friends music is very interesting.The start of the song sounded like something out of an epic fantasy movie. It was actually moving. The only issue I had with the song, was the waver of the digital voice. I think if it was straight through it would fit the music much better. Overall it was greatly done.
Thanks for the chance of entering. I have been keeping my eye on this. Please tell your friend that I really enjoyed his music. He already has one fan.

u/PuckDaFackers · 7 pointsr/bartenders

Are you just bartending casually at home or are you looking to do it as a job in the future?

Jefferey Morgenthaler's book is great:https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Book-Elements-Cocktail-Technique/dp/145211384X

You'll want to get a jigger, I recommend oxo's graduated jigger, a barspoon, a mixing glass, a strainer, a set of shaker tins (get a small and a large, and seriously splurge for koriko not the other bullshit)

Those are all of the essentials, beyond that everything is fairly unnecessary but there are tons of other things you can buy. I guess a vegetable peeler could be handy for peels but you can just use a sharp paring knife for zest garnishes.

For glassware you can spend as much or as little as you want, depending on how much you care about appearance. When I first starting making drinks at home I had glasses for every variety of drink. I still have those glasses, but basically use these for everything, regardless if it's shaken stirred or whatever. Gimlets taste delicious out of them, manhattans taste delicious out of them.

One little handy thing I've found is these seagram's bottles. Buy a 6 pk of the little glass club soda bottles. Once you use the soda, rinse them out and they're perfect for storing syrups, juices, etc. Plastic caps won't deteriorate like metal will in other styles of bottlees. They're short so they fit in weird parts of your fridge, hold enough syrup for plenty of drinks, etc etc.

u/Cwarly · 6 pointsr/StLouis

I love this post! And you're certainly not alone.

I just moved to St. Louis and one of the things I've noticed is that there are not as many avenues for reducing waste as I've seen in other cities. One cool thing I have seen though is that you can recycle cigarette butts in boxes posted downtown through a company called TerraCycle. TerraCycle's thing is to recycle traditionally hard-to-recycle items, including for a lot of major brands (think Procter & Gamble, Tom's of Maine, Solo Cups, L'Oriel and others) and you might decide to look into that.

If you're interested in composting food waste, I know that they just started a drop off for compost at the Ferguson farmers market, and I'm sure there are other places too. Or you can try composting in your own home with vermicomposting (worm castings!) under your kitchen sink. Don't worry, the worms don't escape and it doesn't smell.

Another thing I like to do is carry around reusable bamboo utensils. They come with a carrying pouch, fork, spoon, knife, and chopsticks. I just wash them at the end of the day when I get home and then throw them back in my bag for tomorrow. I got mine at STL Earth Day, but I know places like Larder and Cupboard also sell them. Speaking of, they also sell something called "Bee Wrap," which is an alternative to plastic wrap that can be cleaned and reused.

Like everyone else mentioned, it's not a big deal at all to bring your own bag, coffee mug, or water bottle. Though I did have someone call me a "responsible urbanite" for bringing my own bag, and while that was upsetting to me, it was said in a friendly way, haha.

u/spacemonkey12015 · 1 pointr/mead

If you are doing big melomels, you might want a hydrometer with a high range (I'm assuming the one you linked is standard). Also maybe an 8g/30l bucket. otherwise those items are fine for normal strength meads w/o tons and tons of fruit.

Get the metal spoon, IMO (https://www.amazon.com/Brewing-SYNCHKG011311-Spoon-Stainless-21-Inch/dp/B001D6KF8M/ref=asc_df_B001D6KF8M/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=222720245886&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9783685370321181631&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061189&hvtargid=pla-384544715503&psc=1)

you don't need the paddle (that's more for mashing grain for beer brewing) - maybe get a wine whip instead?

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--You have 2 buckets there, are you planning on aging in plastic? I'm usually a bit leery of that myself (I prefer steel for aging, so I use kegs but lots of folks like their carboys just fine). 2nd bucket is handy for sanitizer, etc while working though.

--suggestions: get a good gram scale with 1/10 gram resolution. Comes in handy for yeast, nutrients, spices etc. mesh bags are good if you are adding whole fruit and the like.

u/questfulnessly · 2 pointsr/beyondthebump

Yeah, if op is bringing that much liquid formula I’m assuming it must be sealed? I know for the formula we feed our little one after it is mixed it is only good for 24 hours if it’s refrigerated (or 1 hour after he starts the bottle). Might be a good idea to call the airline just to verify. Hope you have a great trip!

Edit: Also for making bottles when you’re out and about, we found a formula dispenser and long spoons for mixing helpful. We also kept a sealed water bottle in our diaper bag just in case. It’s still tricky to sterilize the bottles though when you’re out and about.

u/msnaughtykitty · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I love that cheese grater! I have used it at work because I didn't want to cut my self, never thought about getting one for at home. Added it to my cheese and other food wishlist.

I love the pickle picker altho you have to be pretty talented to get it to work correctly.

Let's do it in the kitchen.

u/DownVotesAllCats · 1 pointr/AskReddit

These Joyce Chen brand are pretty easy to find, I've bought them in grocery stores but they tend to be more expensive there. I like them because they are not too expensive, comfortable to use (which is the real thing to consider), and I find I can clean and reuse them for a while before they need to be thrown out (I only reuse for myself, never for guests). This sort of depends on what you eat with them, they are unsealed bamboo so they do absorb sauces, etc.. You can buy ornate lacquered chopsticks which are both nicer to look at and probably last longer but cost more of course, they are more like artwork than anything else. Koreans use stainless steel chopsticks but I find them hard to use.

u/nerdybirdie · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

YAY good mood!!! Can you feel the love? I feel the love! Sushi makes me happy, but I'm the only one in the house with real chopsticks D=

This makes me unreasonably happy.

u/Thallassa · 7 pointsr/tea

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004YCTVIW/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

It appears to have attracted the "amazon trolls" crowd.

although this is also amusingly typical of Teavana. Buy their teaspoon so you can be sure your tea is actually strong enough!

(Also the comment saying this crushes the tea less than a normal spoon. Personally I've used both teaspoons and normal spoons and for anything with any kind of leaf size to it normal spoons work better. Of course usually I just use my hands. Is using your hands to dispense dry tea leaves some kind of tea faux pas?)

u/Gnomish8 · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

One of the "hidden" costs of brewing is upgrading equipment. If it's something you really think he'd be in to, getting some equipment that's worthwhile can save you/him money in the long term. I've had a few friends that got in to it, purchased cheap/small stuff, and spent the next year upgrading things again. Buy it once. Now, I'm not saying refit your garage into a full HERMS setup, but getting not-dirt-cheap items & items you can grow with really is invaluable.

When I started, I went with this which has most of what you'll need. The only things left are the kettle, mash tun, propane burner, and a good metal spoon. Here's what I went with, and still use.
Kettle
Spoon
Burner

For the mash tun, I went with a 10g igloo and converted it over following these instructions. I've since upgraded that to a 15g stainless steel pot w/ false bottom, but the igloo definitely served its purpose.

u/Ask_Seek_Knock · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Birthday Bot sings Happy Birthday to you.

I've been married for more than 5 years and we still do not have any kids. Most people think that's interesting (or weird).

These would be great or you could surprise me.

u/haleylong10 · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

If deserted on an island, I would use this tea spoon to find fresh water by slowly digging in the ground. It would take me a while, but worth it! TURTLES ARE AWESOME! I used to have one, his name was Franklin. RIP

u/scottish_beekeeper · 2 pointsr/Homebrewing

If you're finding bottling hard, then I'd recommend a bench-top capper - something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Brewcraft-Bench-Capper-New-Model/dp/B00D23OOV8/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1417195561&sr=8-9&keywords=bench+capper - so much faster and easier, and tend to work on a variety of bottles that the lever cappers often fail with.

Kits often tend to be keen on getting you to drink beer young, and 2 weeks is probably the minimum to get it carbed. However in all things brewing-related, patience is key! Hope it ages up nicely for you!

u/cthylla · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I see you have chopsticks on your list. I recommend these. They were gifted to me a little while ago and I love them. :o Easy to clean, no splinters, very sleek looking, and you can use them as wolverine claws!

u/ColinAllCarz · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I'm only going onto Reddit for a minute....

Link

Thanks for the awesome contest :)

u/White_tiger_ · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

totoro 17.53 + chopsticks 4.55 = $22.08 best I can do. :-) Thanks for the contest Kalanz

u/natrlselection · 133 pointsr/mildlyinteresting

Why don't they just use chopsticks? I think I saw that as LifeProTip here once, and I can't go back. It makes it so easy to reach into the bag and grab a chip without getting oil or cheese-dust onto your hand.

I even bought stainless steel chopsticks on amazon so I could just keep washing them and reusing them.

Edit: OK, I realize OP meant "french fries" and not "crisps" you crazy Limeys.

u/13K1TT3N31 · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

They have beginner's chopsticks to help you learn quicker.

As a chopstick user I can honestly say I wish I had these growing up. Actually I wouldn't mind having them now. I have moments where I completely forget how to use them. (not a good thing to forget when you're asian)

u/KaNikki · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Personally, I like this for your home sweet home. Thanks for the contest!

u/kyousei8 · 1 pointr/MaliciousCompliance

Use something like these. My 5 year old students use the kids versions of these if they can't use normal chopsticks yet. You use your thumb on one chopstick and your index and middle finger on the other. Eventually, you'll get the hand motions down and can use normal chopsticks. If you want to use a different brand, make sure you search for adult training chopsticks otherwise the finger holes will most likely be too small.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

IVE BEEN GOOD I SWEAR! Especially since this would be for my fiance, not me. I'm that good of a wifey.

u/the_dank_farmer · 1 pointr/CampingGear

I actually went back to a plastic(I believe it's nylon actually) set because I couldn't get over the weird feeling of a titanium spoon, plus the set I got breaks down to two pieces and can click together to be long for the deep dehydrated food - and it packs much easier.

This is what I've been using for about a year now, love these things - https://www.amazon.com/humangear-HG0410-Humangear-GoBites-Gray/dp/B00GTXC1S6/

u/DioTheory · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

This tea scoop from my Fun Stuff wishlist!

I'd use it to dig a hole all the way through to the other side of the earth to climb get off the island! If I then ended up in the middle of an ocean, I'd climb back through, build a tiny raft, carry THAT through to the other side, and use my scoop as a teeny tiny paddle.

Never mind that I was on an island surrounded by ocean to begin with. I'm taking my raft to the other ocean. Just to spite it.

EDIT: Oops, turtles are awesome!! :D

u/highfornow_ · 15 pointsr/ProductPorn

Yeah, its pretty cool idea and design. It is designed by Maria Kivijarvi.

Here is the link. It is available in many colors too.

u/gspen · 6 pointsr/cocktails
u/laika_cat · 11 pointsr/JapanTravel

Good rule of thumb:

If it's a restaurant serving non-Japanese food (ie: family restaurant, Italian, Indian, burgers, etc.) then forks will almost always be available and, in some cases, the only utensil offered.

If it's a restaurant serving Japanese food, a fork will certainly be hard to come by.

As others have said, large (chain) Japanese restaurants in tourist areas might offer forks, but you'll never see a fork at, say, a ramen-ya.

A good idea might be to purchase your SO a pair of training chopsticks to practice both before the trip and to bring on the trip itself. You can bring them in your purse/backpack in a case and use wherever you go. Most parents have these for their kids, so it wouldn't be too weird. (There are quite a few options online, so just search around.)

u/TwistedEnigma · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

IVE BEEN GOOD I SWEAR

Edit: the above item is more than 5.00, sorry this is more like it!

u/DaMangaka · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

This little spoon will be a helpful aide for my morning cup of tea.

Patrick Kane is our hero

u/kleinePfoten · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

We could use some chopsticks! Enough left over to gift someone else, too~

Thanks for the contest! :D

u/BrewFool · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

I also see what appears to be that model on Amazon in orange . Interesting. Thanks.

u/dietzombiecake · 12 pointsr/ZeroWaste

I ordered steel straws and a bamboo travel cutlery set https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BFPKFM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and luckily it came in a mylar envelope instead of a huge box with packaging.

I also bought a bidet https://www.amazon.com/Squatty-Potty-Refresh-Toilet-Attachment/dp/B00SLLK6RM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497282018&sr=8-2&keywords=refresh+it+bidet at a discount store for $20. I haven't used toliet paper at my house since I got it! My husband won't use it though...

u/changement · 3 pointsr/Youniqueamua

Most of the stuff I don't use (the travel mug really is great though), but I had an idea that I emailed to our marketing person. So far it hasn't been realized but maybe you'll like it! I think we should get these, with our logo on the cover: https://www.amazon.com/Bamboo-Travel-Utensils-Go-Carrying/dp/B002BFPKFM/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_79_bs_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KRSHDPAMXD8571DZ4C44.

u/thixotrofic · 3 pointsr/anime

I use stainless steel chopsticks. Specifically, this style of Korean chopsticks. What can I say? I doubt I'll ever have to replace them. You can also get long chopsticks for cooking, but these will do just fine if you're not using a non-stick pan. I guess the like one advantage of wooden chopsticks is that you can use them in a non-stick pan.

/u/Elric-kun

u/purebredginger · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I think these soup spoons are pretty interesting! weird things!

u/Debilonia · 1 pointr/TradeOrGift

These are under $5 not sure if this contest is still ongoing but i jumped in anyways hahaha

u/MillenniumIce · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

CROCHET THIS FOR ME!

Chopsticks to match your bamboo sushi roller

I would like a Jayne hat in purple and blue.

Thank you for the contest!

u/pigeonchase · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

This squirrel rice paddle!. So cute and under $5!

u/mman426 · 11 pointsr/whatisthisthing

Was there a fourth piece? Looks almost like just metal chopsticks that break down to fit in a smaller profile.

Edit: Confirmed: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Sales-HSTC-SSTC01-Stainless-Chopsticks/dp/B002MBINHM

u/PriceZombie · 3 pointsr/shutupandtakemymoney

$18.66 price was when Amazon was selling the item (an hour ago). They must have sold out, as they are no longer the seller. The $25 price you see is from a 3rd party seller:

> Ships from and sold by BigKitchen.

Pro tip: If you are willing to wait 1-2 weeks for Amazon to get some back in stock, click on the other sellers link, and you can still buy it from Amazon at $18.50.

u/InfernalWedgie · 1 pointr/Thailand

พี่แนะนำชุดช้อนซ่อมนี้ I have a set I keep in my travel backpack, comes in handy. Also: environmentally friendly.

u/hadapurpura · 2 pointsr/changemyview

>I think a quality, albeit a possibly niche one, is that cupcakes are more consistent in terms of portions per serving than a cake. If you were concerned by calorie or sugar intake, it's easier to have a more accurate measure with cupcakes that are more uniform in portions than haphazardly slicing a traditional cake.

There are cake cutters/servers, for both round and rectangular cakes, on the market that you can use to get consistent cake portions.

u/Teddyismydawg · 5 pointsr/VeganFoodPorn

TBH, most of the bowls I ate out of when I ate at noodle shops in Asia were the large plastic ones. I usually find them at my local Asian mart for like 5ish bucks depending on the size. Don’t forget to grab a couple of proper soup spoons like these too:

https://www.amazon.com/JapanBargain-Brand-Asian-Black-Spoons/dp/B001D22QM4

u/Dottie-Minerva · 3 pointsr/AskCulinary

Seconding! I quite like the Korean style stainless chopsticks: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JM0MKF2/

u/georgiamax · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

OMG OMG OMG. Here's your inspiration.

This right here is what you need to make. This thing. Right there. He's called a Chester, and he's from the game Don't Starve. And if you make him, omg I would buy him from you sooo hard it's not even funny. I don't even have a WL item (ok, if I must this rice paddle because my other one got all melty on me.)

Also, turtle me.

u/paintnwood · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I think this is my cheapest it's on my under 10 sublist :)

u/capitainbold · 1 pointr/KitchenConfidential

Yes, except they are usually smaller and skinnier than sundae ones.

https://www.amazon.com/Hiware-9-Inch-Stainless-Cocktail-Stirring/dp/B01E3SS8AI

Also known as Cocktail Spoons.

u/bedpoultry · 3 pointsr/axolotls

yah LOL! but get a bartender spoon - we use this kind

u/bender0877 · 2 pointsr/Homebrewing

You could get a large spoon like this or use a mash paddle

u/kifujin · 1 pointr/vegan

They look like standard Korean metal chopsticks

u/FlamingoPants42 · 3 pointsr/Whatisthis

Looks like a latte spoon to me -

Hiware 9-Inch Long Handle Iced Tea Spoon, Coffee Spoon, Ice Cream Spoon, Stainless Steel Cocktail Stirring Spoons, Set of 4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E3SS8AI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uAaMDbT4A0G02

u/sudotrd · 1 pointr/Coffee

6 oz glasses not in these pics .. Dragon Glassware Espresso Cups,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07462824J?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

2 oz shot glasses .. JoyJolt Javaah Double Walled... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N03DSGT?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Shakers and stirrer (we do mostly iced drinks) .. Premium Cocktail Shaker Set:... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073L557JF?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share and Hiware LZS13B 12 Inches Stainless... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRY8CJ2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

u/dagaetch · 1 pointr/Cooking

Silicone spatula/spoon thingie for most things

Heavy wooden spatula for dutch oven (stews, tomato sauce, etc) or high heat applications (bacon!)

Metal fish turner for delicate/precision work (lifting dumplings, etc)

Wok turner for...wok work (I feel like Fozzie bear now)

I have a couple wooden spoons, but I basically only use them when I need an extra implement, they're never my first grab.

u/McJames · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

You should replace your spoon with a stainless one, which can be sanitized endlessly and should not stain. Here is one on Amazon that is affordable: Stainless Spoon

u/huopak · 3 pointsr/specializedtools

It's the Magisso Cake Server, $11.98 on Amazon

u/Shercock_Holmes · 1 pointr/Wishlist

I want spoon

Spoon! 🥄

u/chmod_888 · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

walmart has 16-Qt Stainless Steel Stock Pot and a Stainless Steel Spoon. I poured a gallon in the pot and used a drimal to mark the spoon at 1-2 - 2.5 - 3 - 3.5 - 4 so no problem knowing the water level.

u/javaavril · 1 pointr/ZeroWaste

I keep travel chopsticks [like below] in my bag almost all of the time and pack a spoon when I make something that needs it

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MBINHM/ref=psdc_13220831_t1_B00OTSYTK6

u/TauBone · 3 pointsr/oddlysatisfying

Amazon
Btw, apparently different colors cost more money ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

u/what_the_heil · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Otters hold hands to keep themselves from floating away. Here's a picture


Here's something


"I see trees of green and red roses too"

u/lost_library · 1 pointr/specializedtools

https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-5431-Plastic-Stainless/dp/B0000VLPP8

We’ve always used these.. also works for olives.

u/ZombieInATopHat · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Chopsitcks! Because I eat a lot of Japanese food and forks are for philistines.

u/adragonisnoslave · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

HOUSE GREYJOY <3333

Okay, shipping killed quite a few ideas. But since you seem to like Korean food and I've had a lot of soups, maybe these would come in handy?

WE DO NOT SOW.

u/dirtloving_treehuggr · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

That would have helped! It's one of those days for me :p
Just to correct my mistake, here is the link