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Display Name:	Amy H.
Member Since:	7/27/11

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If I were heading into a four-month hotel room stay, I would bring with me or buy online and have shipped to the hotel/motel: * an electric kettle (for tea, rice noodles, couscous, instant ramen, etc.) * a rice cooker * a small toaster * either a single burner hot plate (electric plug-in) or an electric skillet * one frying pan and one 3-4 qt. pot The electric kettle we have at work is a 1.5 liter Brentwood -- not expensive and it's great. You should be able to get a 3-6 cup rice cooker for under $20. (I am now the owner of one of the expensive "fuzzy logic" ones and what do I still use all the time? My cheapie metal one that was about $15 ten years ago, because it rules.) This hot plate looks good and not too $$: http://www.amazon.com/Rival-SB150-900-Watt-Portable-Single/dp/B002LVUG28/ref=sr_1_9?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1365661700&sr=1-9&keywords=single+burner+hot+plate Ideas for Real Meals I Can Make in a Hotel Room? Good Questions Flag this comment	4/11/13 2:33 AM
In 45 comments, no one has mentioned rent control?!! It makes a huge difference. If you are in SF in a rent-controlled building (generally all building constructed before June 1979), your rent cannot be raised more than a set (small) percentage each year. Also, you can be evicted only for limited, specified reasons. Striking a Balance: 5 Things to Consider When Shopping for a City Apartment Flag this comment	2/6/13 2:14 AM
Bagels are supposed to be dense and chewy. Period. Gloppy Cherry Pie to Heavy Bagels: 10 Crimes Against Food CHOW Flag this comment	10/22/11 1:39 AM
Second those above who said "Match Point," "Gosford Park," "Room with a View" and "Out of Africa." Also: "An Education"! Cinema Style: 20 Unforgettable American Movie Interiors Flag this comment	8/3/11 9:21 PM