Hope nobody here thought I meant a cast iron oven. Cat iron makes awesome stuff.

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Originally posted by RobLew:

Dewalt 1\4" impact driver. I am an idiot for waiting so long to get one.

Same! Except the 1/2" variety. But I can't say it's mine. I ordered it with our ship supplies so it belongs to the vessel. But man, what a godsend for certain jobs. Now I need to buy one for home along with a battery operated Sawzall.

We bought a Ninja Foodi to replace an air fryer, a George Forman and a Instant Pot. Wow, did we hit a homer. We use it for steaks, bacon, sausage, cheese sticks, onion rings, chicken breasts and nuggets. Costco sells it for $170 and it’s worth ever penny.

Oh yes, we gave away the other stuff.

Phillips pasta maker. Add semolina flour and water. It mixes and extrudes. Best ever. I’ve given the. To family, everyone loves it

https://www.usa.philips.com/c-...ing/pasta-maker.html

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Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
Dewalt Oscillating Tool. I don’t use it often, but when I do, it’s usually something it makes much easier.

THIS for me as well.

Milwaukee M18 FUEL Hackzall. No idea how I got along for all those years without one.

Last summer bought a Kobalt XTR 24v brushless cordless reciprocating saw. I don't think I've used my corded reciprocating saws since.

Must also go with my Instant Pot®.

My daughter and her husband gave me a battery heated vest for Christmas. Man, I wear that thing just about every time I go outside now.

Penicillin.

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Originally posted by hjs157:
A premium cheese knife. I picked one up on a whim a few months ago from the SIGforum classifieds. It's the best tool for the job I've ever owned.

What makes it so good for the job? This is a cheese household and I wold love to have a specific knife for the task.

The the thin, skeletonized design slices with ease and keeps cheese from sticking to the blade. With practice, it is possible to cut wafer this slices from the block. I love it.

Cutco #1764
https://www.cutco.com/products...itional-cheese-knife

Heated steering wheel. I had no idea how awesome they were

Jalapeno corer/deveiner. I can devein and clean the seeds out of jalapenos substantially faster with it than with anything else.

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Originally posted by BigSwede:
Heated steering wheel. I had no idea how awesome they were

Sort of related to this.
Air-conditioned seats.

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Originally posted by hjs157:

The the thin, skeletonized design slices with ease and keeps cheese from sticking to the blade. With practice, it is possible to cut wafer this slices from the block. I love it.

Cutco #1764
https://www.cutco.com/products...itional-cheese-knife

Excellent. Thanks.

Tablo over the air (OTA) DVR. We cut the cable cord and are saving $86 a month taking into account what we pay out monthly for Netflix and HBO (which Comcast covered in our cable bill). The Tablo hooks directly to our indoor antenna (another great buy at $40), then sends live or recorded OTA broadcasts via our home WiFi network to our TVs. Also records with automatic commercial skip.

We got snow here yesterday and I was worried the OTA signal wouldn't be strong enough for our CBS station's Super Bowl broadcast. But my indoor antenna/Tablo set up produced a crystal clear picture.

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Originally posted by BigSwede:
Heated steering wheel. I had no idea how awesome they were

Me too. Even though I don't need it often, when I do, I really like it.

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Originally posted by mcrimm:
We bought a Ninja Foodi to replace an air fryer, a George Forman and a Instant Pot. Wow, did we hit a homer. We use it for steaks, bacon, sausage, cheese sticks, onion rings, chicken breasts and nuggets. Costco sells it for $170 and it’s worth ever penny.

Oh yes, we gave away the other stuff.

Same here...very happy with ours so far.

Our air fryer. It’s paid for itself just in our love of hot wings. The other stuff is a bonus.

I'd have to say the Dyson V11 cordless vacuum is the first fairly recent purchase that comes to mind. It's so convenient, especially when I want to take it outside to vacuum the truck and cars. It really has exceeded our expectations, especially for a cordless battery-powered machine. Our previous vacuum (with a non-retractable cord) is probably 20 years sold and heavier/bulkier than most. The Dyson is a nice upgrade.

I'm pretty sure this thread will cost me some money. More than likely, I'll end up buying the Phillips pasta maker and maybe the Ninji Foodi.