I ordered an air filter for the kitchen
I used to think that baking entailed opening up the tube of cookie dough and slapping it on the pan.
Once I had so much free time on my hands last year, because COVID put me out of work and trapped me in my apartment, I decided to try making cookies from scratch.
It was a disaster, but it was such a fun disaster that I wanted to try again. Over the next few weeks I came to become obsessed with baking, even though I was hobbled by poor kitchen equipment. The vent hood over the oven didn’t work, so there was literally no ventilation in there, and when something burned the whole apartment fogged out! Well, basically every time I turned on the oven it fogged out due to all the crud on the bottom, so I needed an exhaust vent or air filter of some kind. Amazon had dozens of options for plug in air filters I could use in the kitchen, but the problem was too many options! All the reviews were the same, and you know a lot of them are bought and paid for by the big HVAC companies, so I went to the badlands of Youtube for some honest reviews. I spent two hours watching a ton of air filter reviews, and finally landed on one that sounded perfect for my needs. The air filter was also available on Amazon Prime, which meant I showed up on my doorstep the next day. With better air quality in the kitchen, I can really enjoy my cooking process.