whatever one you buy keep that knife out of the dishwasher.

an expensive knife become a dull piece of shit that needs professional sharpening if you put it in the dishwasher.

I switched to white vinegar years and years ago and never looked back.

Came here to say this. I used to use linen but once I found percale I was a convert. It lasts longer and is so much smoother on my skin. I haven’t tried LL Bean’s because I love Thomas Lee’s. I figure why keep looking if you’ve found one you love 🤷‍♀️

I’m sorry to report that Berkey is pretty much a complete sham and they refuse to submit to any legitimate standards testing to prove their filtration claims. Unfortunately you’re paying for branding.

Came here to say this! I actually like my serrated tho, I have a victornox offset that I’ve had ten years and never sharpened still cuts the shit out of some crusty bread

Must be nice to live in an Ivory Tower.

Skip the set.

Buy a chef's knife that is comfortable in your hand, a paring knife, and any cheapo serrated bread knife that you like.

None of mine have lasted more than 5 years, and that includes linoto and rough linen. I went back to cotton.

Check out Buffy’s “hemp linen” sheets. Hemp fibers woven to mimic the feel of linen. Hemp doesn’t crimp like linen, doesn’t experience nearly the same fiber loss as linen or cotton, and is far more abrasion resistant. Overall, I’ve been very happy with them. Slept on them for at least a couple years nightly.

I’ve had really good luck with west elm bedding. We have a single set for our bed, which means we wash jt 52 times a year and sleep on it 365 days a year and it lasts us about 3 years before the holes start coming

Yeah I’m the same way, I’ve found high thread cotton sheets to wear quite nicely, they can seem touch stiff by still luxurious and as they wear they get a really nice feel to them. I shop around at Tuesday morning and marshals and can usually find 1000 count sheets king sized for around 100$ and you get the added bonus of getting to feel them. As a other poster indicated not all are of equal value, and online sales reviewers may not like the same attributes as you do (or be fake reviews)

They soon learned if they made things to last, people wouldn’t be back to buy more any time soon. It’s gross how the throw away quality of everything is by design. Gotta keep profit margins up.

I’m not a big fan of their chef’s knife (that metal handle is not comfortable), but their tomato knives are the best ever. Mine’s going on 25 years old now.

Rada’s vegetable peelers are also the best ever, and mine’s also been in heavy use for over twenty years. They’re crazy cheap for how long g they last.

I've never heard of linen sheets. What's the draw? My flannel sheets create a lot dust, so I'm looking for an alternative.

You might have bought it a long time ago.

For the 50€ I paid for mine, I think it would be hard to find anything better over in Europe (consider Levis and Wranger ar 100€+ here, but IMO quality is at least similar).

There is a Finnish brand called Finlayson they have a range called Jesus bed linen made out of linnen, which have a 50yr warranty on them. Check that out

Alexapure pro. Filters more contaminates than berky

Redland cotton on my bucket list but I’ve had a number of sheets still going strong over years. I alternate sets from lands end and target.

Seconded on the berkey. We replace our filters more frequently but it’s still economical once you get over the initial sticker shock. The taste difference is so noticeable that guests comment on it and I don’t like drinking water not from the berkey

Check these linen sheets with 50 year warranty: https://finlaysonshop.com/collections/jesus

Also, I’ve learned that using fabric softeners does much more harm to any material than good. White vinegar is recommended as it’s a softening agent, and if anyones worried about the vinegar smell, it disappears, and is so much better for washers and dryers, keeping them much cleaner because fabric softeners made for laundry leave a film on both your laundry and your appliances that keeps building up over time.

Thanks for the comments everyone! I ended up going for a wool rug.

Btw, I highly recommend giving this a read: https://rugchick.com/buying-rugs-tips-for-the-nervous-rug-shopper/

Wool rugs vary hugely in quality, and as long as you look out for the right things, it's by far the best choice.

Weird how it's so hard to find useful info on the topic. That link's a godsent. Lol.

Thank you for this!

OP, I mentioned the following below in a reply to someone mentioning good toe nail clippers, because I’ve personally had a related problem below ⬇️

📍I’ve got to add to this by saying that I’ve got restless leg (and feet) syndrome, which has caused my sheets excessive wear and tare the last several years. Nails being nicely trimmed, it’s still very likely to happen. When I finally realized that’s what caused my sheet problem it was such an “AHA moment” for me!

Also, OP, someone mentioned using flat sheets vs fitted in the comments. I’ve not done any research myself, but I have a friend who’s been self employed in the cleaning business over 30 years now, who’s told me hotels etc, use flat sheets only (as does she), because the ware and tare is so much less than using fitted sheets.

When thinking about what she’d told me years ago, i can only recall having noticed that housekeeping uses flat sheets only when making beds, typically using two flat sheets on the mattress itself in such a way that they stay put, and last longer