Most minor annoyances can be saved by 100-yen shops.

Good evening, everyone.

I would be happy if you could listen to me for a moment...

I, Itsuki, have had a minor annoyance that I've been dealing with for some time.

And that is.

Small milk pans that I brought home because I thought they were cute,

kettles that I fell in love with at first sight because of the beauty of their form,

or mess tins that let me enjoy a camping vibe,

these kinds of
small cooking utensils are too small for the trivets on my home gas stove, so I can't use them.

“You don't really need to use things like that, do you?”

I can almost hear that perfectly reasonable voice saying that.

Well, that's, you know.

I'd like to talk a little bit about what I love...

For example, this kettle here ⇧.

I encountered it a while ago at a wonderful, privately-owned recycle shop that deals in plenty of good old things,

and I fell in love at first sight with its shine and its enchanting form, which looked like a genie from the Arabian Nights might pop out if I rubbed it.

When I asked about it,

they told me that this kettle was originally made in a Japanese factory for countries in the Middle East, and that it wasn't supposed to be available in Japan at all.

Thinking that something that was supposed to cross the sea and be used daily by people in a foreign land was right in front of me was just too romantic, so after much deliberation, I decided to bring it home.

By the way, the price was 2,000 yen.

I decided that if I skipped two bowls of ramen I could afford it, and I bought it with the intention of making it a lifelong companion.

Inefficient or not, it doesn't matter.

Whether I'm cooking or doing anything else,

when I use tools that I feel are wonderful,
I think it makes the time so much more exciting and enjoyable.

That's why I want to use them.

Let me use it...!

...But the reality that the stove trivet at home is too big doesn't change.

And that brings us back to the topic of minor annoyances from the beginning.

In order to solve that problem, I did some research,

As expected of Japan, a country of manufacturing.

Sure enough, there were relief items like this one ⇩.

However,

I, Itsuki, believe that most problems can be managed with tools from the 100-yen shop.

When I went to the 100-yen shop,
I walked around with the thought in the back of my mind, wondering if there was something that could serve as a substitute.

And then, I found this ⇩ (I forgot to take a picture before modifying it...)

It's a trivet for an alcohol stove found in the outdoor goods section.

I bent this by force.

Once you place it like this, it's done.

⇩ From the side.

The key is to match the height of the trivet!

When I actually placed the kettle on it,
it was supported well by both the original trivet and the added makeshift trivet, making the kettle stable ⇩

Of course,
the strength and stability can't beat ready-made products, so if you use it daily, I think it's better to buy a ready-made one.

But,
for me, Itsuki, who only uses it occasionally, this seems to be enough.

If there is anyone who wants to use a small pot or something but is troubled because the trivet is too big, this method is also an option!

It's a very specific case, but I'd be happy if it could be useful to someone who has the same minor annoyance (lol)

This time, it was a story about Itsuki, who usually manages minor annoyances with 100-yen shop items.

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