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What's one thing I can get/do to make my first "adult" apartment a bit nicer? (hexbear.net)
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Move in is the next few weeks. I've lived on my "own" (roommate I never interacted with) for a couple months my last semester of college, but that was a temporary setup whereas I'm hopefully moving out for good this time.

Bear in mind that the place has window/wall A/C and electric heating.

Things I'm already considering:

  • Drain guard
  • Bidet
  • Cold brew coffee maker
  • Rice cooker
  • Space heater? I'd like to keep the temp largely down during the winter to save money while warming up the part of the place I'm in
  • Key for washer/dryer

Things I already have:

  • Most furniture
  • Air fryer
  • Seltzer water thingy
  • Meal prep containers

General advice is also welcome!

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[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

That's odd, for short grain rice I can just throw in two cups of rice and two cups of water, do 4 minutes high pressure and 10 minutes pressure release and be good to go.

Sweet rice is a little bit more of a pain in the butt and if you do it regularly a rice cooker might work better, but I've been successful pre-soaking and then steaming using the trivet.

The thing I like about my instant pot is that I can do just about anything - soups, beans, yogurt, sous vide, overnight oats. It's pretty versatile.