They've gone really far down the tempered glass rabbit hole; I have 18 "hard strong" glasses by Toyo-Sasaki Glass Co for over a decade now. I even dropped one on the wood floor and it didn't shatter. Always amazed they are all still going strong.
Gentle heat with a butane table-top burner (common in Asia) is all you need. There are emissions, so keep the oven fan on or use outside.
We use the donabe for Japanese hot pot (nabe). It's basically thin sliced meat individually cooked in a communal table stock (shabu shabu) with fish stock (dashi) and vegetables resulting in a very delicious stock that folks transfer to their own little bowls while eating.
The leftover stock can be used to cook Japanese rice. Great tool to have to ensure nothing ever goes to waste.
Not gonna lie, I have a macbook that is 10+ years old. Can't update the OS anymore and do have some hiccups now and then, but still works for web surfing, email, videos, etc.
Just had a MBP die with a failing ssd inside of 4 years. I never spent so much for a thing to die irreparably so soon. Life is better with a GNU+Linux daily driver.
I also have a Macbook Air model A1466 that I bought back in 2014. It also can't update OS anymore. We hook it up to the TV to watch movies (stream and torrents) and I also let my kids do homework on it.
For the basic usage, I don't see it stopping anytime soon. The battery still holds for a few hours. Biggest pain is sometimes have to try a few different browsers to get certain websites to work.
Time to switch to Linux, old Macbooks get a second life when changing their operating system. Unlike more recent ones they can also be upgraded so you can get such a sweet new laptop with a recent OS and boosted SSD
interesting - looks like it would be great for bagels where only one side of the bread is exposed… but wouldn’t you need to flip the bread halfway through if you wanted both sides of a slice toasted?
Nice. I have 3 sizes vice grips / mole grips and they are invaluable in the workshop - and as a bonus they don’t tend to turn any hard-to-move nut or screw into a rounded head in seconds like normal pliers :D
Apparently nail clippers. I have a set of nail clippers that have been around for 40 years, passed down in the family. Not exactly passed down but it sounds funnier that way. I think I "stole" them from my mom along with a bunch of other stuff I needed when I moved out of my childhood home.
But these things are great. Made in South Korea. Still work perfectly and much better that any crappy Chinese made set my wife has purchased.
ps-(The term stole in this case refers to an early 20 something kid (yes still a kid) saying to mom- I am moving out and I need this, this and this, and mom of course saying, take whatever you need honey- aren't moms the best?)
do you know if these designs on the side of knives are purely decorative? or do they somehow illustrate that a knife is stronger than one without them?
Visible textures are always decorative. Japanese handmade knives are always hammered; the finishing, technique, and metals vary. Visual texture = finishing.
I got a cheapo set of 3 Ikea knives that work great, sharpen and great. I know people get all fancy with knives, but I've had these for about 5 years, they
Of course you have to sharpen them regularly. A regular old sharpener is fine.
Does my SNES count? My dad for it for me in early 1994. I was still playing on it the other day. My kids also play on it occasionally, although they prefer the Switch a lot more haha.
One of the best SNES RPGs of all time is Tales of Phantasia. It was never released in the West, but fans translated it to English and made a ROM available online:
I broke a 70 year old Craftsman benchtop vise this weekend. The lead screw broke. It was a generational hand-me-down. I may try to fix it seeing how a comparable replacement is $250 these days.
Lindberg titanium frames. They are really fucking expensive relative to the yearly disposable frames people get normally, but I've had the same frames for 6 years.
they look the same as the day I bought them
they're so light I forget they're on my face
they're practically indestructible
they don't have screws so there's nothing to come loose
the frame is constructed of a single gauge of titanium "wire" which is minimal in the best way
Osprey backpacks. I have two and they are still going strong. Built to very high quality and usability standards. They have a lifetime repair guarantee that I can confirm from personal experience. You have to pay shipping and there are some fun exceptions like "your backpack can't smell like a rotting corpse" that were obviously added for a reason.
nice, BIFL backpacks are pretty impressive given the amount of wear and tear backpacks have to deal with… and the fact that the outside shell is basically just tightly woven string
MacBook Air: 10 years and still strong, best laptop I ever had.
Air-Fryer
Instant Pot
Lodge Cast Iron: use it for my fool proof pizza every Sunday.
Nvidia Shield Pro: My best Android device period. SmartTube, Stremio, TiViMate, Kodi, GeForce Now, Plex, sideload mobile apps. I would not think twice if they release a new version.
Thermapen Thermometer, high quality cook thermometers.
Also, real leather Jackets. I buy a new one roughly every 10 years. I wear the new one for “neat” occasions like work and the +10 year old one for walks in the woods and holidays.
I have two: A Merkur 34C (pictured below), and a vintage Gillette from the 1950s or 60s.
I buy the most-premium-of-blades for just 10 cents each -- perfectly usable blades are even cheaper -- and they last for multiple shaves. My son and I hope oneday grandson will shave with these razors.
made in vermont with really dense merino wool, i have yet to rip a hole in any of the pairs i own. they also have a lifetime warranty.
one side benefit of merino wool is that the socks never smell. i mean never. no matter how much you work out, or how much your feet stink, these socks somehow don’t absorb any of it.
i got a stainless steel frying pan from made in a couple years ago, and it is holding up very well so far. i suspect it’s going to last decades, maybe even a lifetime (it comes with a lifetime warranty for whatever that’s worth).
despite many early cooking attempts that ended with a burnt pan, it still looks nearly as good as it did on day one.
all that’s needed is a little baking soda and vinegar and all food burns/discoloration disappears.
I still wear my Pebble Time Steel every day. Still on the original battery because I still get 5+ days out of a charge.
Any car built without an onboard internet connection/OTA updates, bonus points for cars with minimal amounts of electronic sensors (modern cars have way too many of these, and they always go bad, making troubleshooting a total pain in the ass).
comandante hand grinder
Nintendo 64
Aviator Nation clothing
flair espresso maker
Bialetti moka pot
"forever" is debatable but far better than competition - Bose QC Headphones. Airbuds are overrated and die in 2 years while people constantly drop them on the dog piss and hobo poop ridden streets and then put them right back in their ears. Disgusting. My Bose QC Headphones are at least 4+ years old and I only have to periodically replace the little foam cushions.
Posted this elsewhere but here's a site I found for this - https://www.buyreddit.com/. Buying quality has become so important for me because I prefer fewer things anyway and hate when things bring down / are obviously bad quality (which is becoming more and more common nowadays with Amazon products). This site's been useful but they don't have all products
Ploopy Mouse. It's an open source, open hardware mouse that's fully 3D printed. When you buy it, they send you the parts and build it yourself. Naturally you can replace or upgrade any of the buttons and sensors.
1930's Antique GE Toaster