My sister got me on that Paprika app back in March and I fought it for weeks because I liked my little paper lists. Then I watched it pull up a recipe and build the whole list with the amounts already sorted by aisle, and I just sat there feeling dumb.

Wait, are you telling me my $180 soundbar was basically a glorified Bluetooth speaker this whole time? Because I did the exact same thing as you and just assumed good dialogue was a myth, lol.

Let me guess, next you'll be telling us the $60 rice cooker also does your taxes and folds your laundry. Kidding aside, the math you did is the real test here and it sounds like it's passing with flying colors. Dropping from $60 to $35 a week pays that thing off in about two and a half weeks, so the counter space argument kind of loses steam after that. Stovetop rice is one of those skills everyone swears they'll master someday, and then someday never comes and you're eating crunchy rice at 9pm. If the gadget keeps you actually cooking instead of ordering takeout, that's the win right there.