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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.

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

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

This coffee grinder to go with her new aeropress!!!!

2 pairs for $14. RIP my $14.

Sabers Chop Lightsaber Led Light Up Chopsticks 2 Pair Red Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VXT9R67/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_TaBAzb754QBPG

Search Amazon for Chopsabers

Enjoy, my friend.

The correct answer. http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-Pickle-Olive-Picker/dp/B0000VLPP8

Sabers Chop Lightsaber Led Light Up Chopsticks 2 Pair Red Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VXT9R67/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tC4YBbK3CFQB6

Nutella knife

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.)

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

Get yourself a Nutella knife

I grew up eating with Chinese chopsticks since I'm Chinese, and I think they stopped mass producing the normal household wooden ones about 20-30 years ago, so almost all the ones you'd use eating at grandma's house would probably be plastic nowadays.


You can still get them like here, but damn these are expensive especially compared to picking up a pack of a shitload of plastics ones at the store for a few bucks.


The fancier ones with a lacquer finish or whatever, you'd usually save for fancier meals like some family gatherings kind of like using the nice silverware when guests come over. However in Japan, your everyday Japanese chopsticks are fancier than the everyday Chinese ones, and are used more frequently. School kids even carry them to school in little fancy boxes for lunch everyday.


Using the disposable chopsticks you'd get at fast food restaurants (or normal American Chinese food restaurants) is similar to using disposable plastic forks and spoons, so it'd be kind of weird to have at home normally.


So if you have wooden Chinese chopsticks at home for everyday use, it probably was either 1) way overpriced, 2) the equivalent of the "fancy silverware", which is weird for everyday use, or 3) actually disposable (even the fancier disposable ones that are nice are still disposable), which are all kind of weird, but you can do whatever you want.


Or you're using Japanese or Korean wooden chopsticks, then also whatever. Just know that those chopsticks would be foreign to Chinese whenever you're eating Chinese food with them.


More information here:
http://aminoapps.com/page/k-pop/2120015/difference-between-chinese-japanese-and-korean-chopsticks


So in a way /u/ElfmanLV isn't totally wrong, but not totally right, because you can do whatever you want.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LG78JAS/

There's also kitty ones!!! https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00C1NIHD6/ 🐈😻

Edit: might actually need to get these Sailor Moon ones! https://www.amazon.com/Sailor-Moon-Chopsticks-Collection-Stick/dp/B00R71Z3FC

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.

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?)

Do NOT get a cobbler. They are a pain to get apart and I haven't used one yet where the top part hasn't all but sealed shut completely. You want a metal on metal shaker. Steel has the best thermal properties and isn't ever going to break.

I personally would advise the following:

Shaker:
https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Boston-Shaker-Professional/dp/B06Y2NN5N3/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1501019324&sr=1-5&keywords=boston+shaker

Spoon:
https://www.amazon.com/Hiware-Inches-Stainless-Pattern-Cocktail/dp/B00IRY8CJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501019552&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=bar+spoon&psc=1

Jigger
https://www.amazon.com/Vking-Japanese-Jigger-Stainless-Cocktail/dp/B0126GQ806/ref=sr_1_8?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1501019600&sr=1-8&keywords=jigger

Strainer:
https://www.amazon.com/Winco-Stainless-Steel-4-Prong-Strainer/dp/B000H7VF64/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1501019642&sr=1-4&keywords=bar+strainer

Muddler (Edit): https://www.amazon.com/HIC-Muddler-FSC-Certified-Beechwood-8-75-Inches/dp/B00KLHNH34/ref=sr_1_14?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1501019848&sr=1-14&keywords=muddler

Barmat (Edit, but HIGHLY recommended): https://www.amazon.com/BonBon-Professional-Bar-Service-Mat/dp/B06X93XN69/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1501019915&sr=1-4&keywords=bar+mat

And they come in metal.

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.

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

https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-5431-Plastic-Stainless/dp/B0000VLPP8
does it better ;D

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

> The problem with wood ones is that you can't soak them in water, you may also need to oil them to keep them from cracking, and the break kind of easy.

I have wood chopsticks that are over 25 years old. Never took care of any of them. Never oiled, leave them in the sink for days, etc. The only damage they receive is if I'm cutting with them and they get hit by the knife.

Edit: Pretty much these:

https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Chinese-Natural-Chopsticks-Lightweight/dp/B01985K8I6/ref=sr_1_7?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1474162057&sr=1-7&keywords=chopsticks

Except they don't look so nice as they've been used and abused daily for multiple decades.

Wood is good because it grips well. It doesn't melt when you cook with it. It's cheap. It's got a bit of flex unlike plastic which snaps.

coffee grinder

Coffee grinder.

They're pretty neat!

You should check out that book too! I saw it in a Books A Million once and it is hilariously adorable.

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

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

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071CM5JF6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tPGZDbKN8754E

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

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

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.

Rbenxia Metal Steel Chopstick Stainless Steel Spiral Chopsticks 8.8 Inches Long Lightweight Chopstick Set Reusable Classic Style for Kitchen Dinner 5 Pairs Silver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W8APX1G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_MxLpDbNT8C41F :)

Here is a very similar product on Amazon.

Coffee Grinder and Mean Girls

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.

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

Thanks for the contest! :D

I completely agree. ProfNudgy, a Vitamix might be a little large. You are only going to grind up what you are about to use, so a $5 mortar & pestle would do fine, as would a $20 coffee grinder. You want something small and easily cleaned.

I saw someone on here had a HP themed wedding, and they made wands out of stained chopsticks. Sounds like work, but also sounds pretty cheap. Someone at the hardware store could maybe recommend something that is easy but not fully opaque (like spray paint is). You could color the tip with glitter (or not), or you could make a base and people could personalize their own (if your friends are crafty).


On a personal note, this is super cool of you. I am having a tough time myself right now, like your GF did, and Harry Potter is so full of reminders about how important it is to stay focused on bravery and love. It is really doing a lot for me too. Good luck!!


Edited to add: These seem pretty good!

>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.

Hahah cute! We can rob the place with our sticks! https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Sales-HSCH85-Chopsticks-Scenery/dp/B001J286C2/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=N88FYEW343PG&keywords=sushi+chopsticks&qid=1550686636&s=gateway&sprefix=sushi+chop&sr=8-5

only if they're the 'beginner' kind that are joined.

https://www.amazon.com/Training-chopsticks-kids-adults-beginners/dp/B01LG78JAS

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

Closest I've got is 3$! lol http://www.amazon.com/pair-Japanese-Chopsticks-Gift-Scenery/dp/B001J286C2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ZPRS4VAUWWSE&coliid=I1BFZ526UL1GSB

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W8APX1G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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.

I need to train for my Japan trip, so I need these or i'll go all Bubbles.

I prefer this one: https://www.amazon.com/Magisso-Kivijarvi-Perfect-Pastries-Stainless/dp/B002SYVQCC

I love short work weeks

stainless steel chopsticks!

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.

Just so you know this is a thing.

Meow~

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

Link

Thanks for the awesome contest :)

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.

$272.39
I like trains

mischief managed

Chop sticks

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

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

I am good at making people fat. :P Here's some of the things I bake. Baklava, Cookie Sandwiches, Cinnamon Tea Ring, Kaiser Rolls, Fruit Tart, Biscuits, Herb Bread and so many other things.

These chopsticks are lovely and under $4. :)

I am awesome at

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.

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

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.

here ya go

Rbenxia Metal Steel Chopstick Stainless Steel Spiral Chopsticks 8.8 Inches Long Lightweight Chopstick Set Reusable Classic Style for Kitchen Dinner 5 Pairs Silver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W8APX1G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QXV2CbS2J16QZ

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.

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

This is the one they linked though, it comes with a red and a blue pair.

Edit: ah nvm, I see you are on the canadian site. 52 cad for the dual pack, that is nuts!

Name: "Sabers Chop Lightsaber"

$14

Product Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Sabers-Chop-Lightsaber-Light-Chopsticks/dp/B06VXT9R67

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)

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!

I've been good I swear!!

If possibly can i get a GC i'm saving up for a big item! if not how about these?

I want spoon

Spoon! 🥄

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

Here’s the link if anyone’s interested https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071CM5JF6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_C.w0DbFN0VF2S

Head scratcher dealie, which is actually for my doggies

Chopsticks

Not 1, not 2, but 3 Boondocks books

Doggie treats

Mustache iWhatever button covers, notepad, and face decorations

$3.00 with free shipping

$3.20 with free shipping

$4.19 with free shipping. They are all on my <$8.00 with shipping list. Options!

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"

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

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

https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-5431-Plastic-Stainless/dp/B0000VLPP8/ref=asc_df_B0000VLPP8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198084412779&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3965628509986171204&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013504&hvtargid=pla-348203061267&psc=1

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

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.

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

White people sticks

My shopping list
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https://www.jbprince.com/Bar-Tools/cocktail-kingdom-set-of-koriko.asp
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World market or Crate and Barrel for glassware. If you want to go all out:  https://m.crateandbarrel.com/maxine-bar-cabinet/s554189

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.