36 newyork| march30–april12, 2020
IN STALLA PORTABLE
DISHWASHER
Farberware Front Control Countertop Dishwasher,
$400 at amazon.com“Afteryearsoflivinginapartments
withdishwashers, I movedintoa
placewithoutone.I’ma foodwriter,
whichmeansI cookasoftenduring
normaltimesaseveryone else is
now.I thoughtaboutbuyinga coun-
tertopdishwasherforyears,butthey
allrequiredhookingupa hoseto
yourfaucetwhiletheunitran;some
neededanadaptertoscrewinthe
hose,andall ofthemwerebulky.
ThenI foundtheFarberware.It has
a five-literbuilt-intankanddoesn’t requirehookuptoa watersource.
It ’s small—aboutthesizeofa microwave—andcanfit a stackof
12-inchplates.It tookminutestogetit inworkingorder—Iloadedit
upwiththreedishes,fourplates,anda bowl,anduponopeningit up
twohourslater,I foundfullywashedanddrieddisheswithnosoap
spotsorleftoverfoodbitsinsight.” alysewhitneyFEATHER
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Stufftobuyforyournewday-to-day.14
Order the
Cheaper
Version of
the Ferrari
of Desk
Chairs
Renewed Herman
Miller Classic
Aeron Chair,
$449 at
amazon.com
If you’re interested in
purchasinga pre-
owned versionof the
Herman Miller Aeron,
Strategist columnist
Chris Black
recommends those
working from home
invest in the slightly less
expensive “renewed”
version of the chair.
According to Amazon,
renewed productslook
like new and comewith
a 90-day guaranteeif
they do not work or
arrive as expected.
Since it’s pre-used,give
it a good scrub-down
with some Lysol
disinfectant—or Clorox
wipes.Or Try a
$15 Posture
Corrector
That Keeps
Your Spine
Pencil
Straight
Andego Back
Posture
Corrector, $15
at amazon.comAfterworkingfrom
home for a while,this
affordable back-
posture corrector
saved writerFrances
Dodds from
becoming, inher
words, the
“QuasimodoofPark
Slope.” Following
a trip to her
chiropractor,whotold
her that hermid-
century deskchair
was ruiningherback,
she purchasedthe
corrector, which
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slumped overto
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to the grocery can be a bit
chaotic—a word that now
doesn’t begin to describe the
experience. Trying not to touch
anything more than necessary
(including the germ-filled shop-
ping cart) as you get what you
need as quickly as possible has
become something of an art
form. If you’re looking for a way
to streamline the whole process, here’s an idea: Get your-
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Hulkenis a lightweight, sturdy, collapsible bag that glides
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safetocarryfood in and has five handles, so you can move
nimblyfromdragging it along, to slinging it over your
shoulder,tolifting it over a curb or up a flight of stairs.
Hulkensaysitsextra-large bag can schlep up to 66 pounds,
butI’veloadedmine with close to 100 pounds of groceries
andsupplies(including, once, 16 bottles of wine) and,
filledtotheabsolute brim, it still rolled along the sidewalk
homeassmoothly as ever.” alison freer