Eating in Restaurants Alone
I eat at restaurants by myself all over the world. Most of the time it doesn’t bother me—in fact, I often enjoy it.
A few tips:
- Bring something to do. I usually have my Tom Bihn laptop bag, so I have plenty of choices: actual laptop, New Yorker or Economist magazine, my paper notebook, reference notes for a project, and of course my phone. I don’t want to just sit there and stare while everyone else is talking to each other.
- Make friends with the host or maître d’. I don’t mean ask for their number, but do check-in and be friendly. If the place is crowded, mention that you’re on your own and that you don’t mind waiting. Being nice goes a long way.
- Sit at the bar or a table—your choice. Ironically, I think there’s a perception that if you sit at the bar, you want to talk to people. I generally don’t want to talk to people I don’t know when I’m eating. That’s why I bring stuff to do!
- There’s a perception that some restaurant staff don’t like solo diners because the bill is lower. Maybe in some places this is true, but in other ways a solo diner can be a lot easier for wait staff. I’m pretty flexible about where I sit. I usually order everything I want all at once. I like refills of my coffee and water, but not much else. And of course, when service is good I always tip well.
- Similarly, sometimes I’ve had bad tables when dining by myself—but I’ve also had great tables. I don’t think it’s true that you’ll always be seated by the kitchen or otherwise in an undesirable location if you’re on your own. Sometimes it’s just the luck of the draw. Other times, I’m actually happy to have an out-of-the-way table so I can work.
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I actually thought of this post while dining somewhere that I didn’t really feel comfortable. I was staying on Palma de Mallorca, in a hotel in which the other guests were almost exclusively German and British tourists from at least two generations before mine.
In plenty of places I have no problem putting my laptop on the table and getting things done, but I had the strong sense that such a thing would be weird there. (It was weird to be there already.)
If I’d had a choice I would have walked in, surveyed the scene, then gone somewhere else. But again, most of the time this doesn’t happen. Most of the time I am a happy solitary diner. In this case, I read my New Yorker and wrote the notes for this post in my notebook. The next day, I found a different restaurant.
Do you ever eat in restaurants alone?
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69 Comments
Some people have hang ups about it, but I also enjoy it. I find it relaxing!
I’m at the point in the USA (where I live) that I never think about it. I would eat at any restaurant of any sort here alone. But I admit that I’m wondering about an upcoming trip alone to Andalucia in Spain. I don’t know how that culture sees it.
I never bring anything to “do”–I’m already doing the eating! I like to look around. I’m usually in & out more quickly than a larger party (even of two) and I do tip well. I’m in my mid-50s. I’ve really seen the atmosphere for women dining alone change completely in the US. Although it really irks me when they say “JUST one?” even when they are then perfectly polite!
Hello there, Chris! I travel alone a lot so I eat in restaurants alone a lot too! And I agree with you, it is an enjoyable experience. Having company is always great but sometimes solitude can bring high awareness and focus to the surroundings. If you are in a restaurant or cafe with a cool interior, you can start admiring its details like you would looking at old buildings in Europe. I try not to stare but I love people watching when eating alone – people inside the restaurant and people outside the restaurant so window seats are always great when eating alone. I do not eavesdrop but I try to notice people’s general expressions, they can be different from cultures to cultures which is fun to watch.
I agree with what everyone else has said. I think there’s something soothing about eating alone, with no distractions and no expectations of making small talk. With the rise of shared communal tables, dining alone oftentimes still leads to pleasant conversation and an eventful meal. I’m fairly comfortable with eating out alone, but I do pick and choose restaurants with atmospheres that suit solo diners.
A few years back I saw a man eating alone in a restaurant and thought to myself that I would never do that. Now, I almost always eat alone, its very relaxing and I always feel great about myself afterwards. Often when I’m down I would go eat somewhere alone and read or work on something.
I’ve eaten alone in restaurants since I was about 15. That was mostly because the school I went to had a 5 and dime and rhe actual city I lived in did not. It was quiet and cheap. It was anice long bus.ride away from loud busy crowded house I grew up in. As an adult as I met people who introduced me to five star dining and.clothing I fell less need to eat out solo. I still do it today at my local Starbucks or diner but have been consider ing doing it at a rwstaraunt in town al fresco with a glass of wine and no armor and just ppl watch and relax.
I enjoy dining out alone and consider it a gift to myself. I like having something to read, but I also take time to appreciate the ambiance, the view, the service, the patrons and the food. Sometimes the entire sensory experience is easier to absorb without companions.
I enjoy dining by myself, I always bring something to do. I consider it a date with myself and I think having a date with yourself is really important for your well-being a balance.
Chris, great post! When I was younger I used to HATE eating alone in restaurants and thought that other people who did that were big friendless losers. I would much rather get food to go and hide out at home, or in my hotel room if I was traveling. But then I dined out alone once, and it wasn’t bad. Although I did feel like everyone was staring at me and thinking that now I was some big friendless loser but then I realized, “Who cares?” Now I actually ENJOY eating alone at restaurants, although I prefer to sit at the bar (if it’s an option) so that if I do want to engage in conversation with other patrons it’s easy to.
I love eating alone, and always have. Like Chris, I bring a book, magazine or my tablet, but often I just enjoy my meal and pull out a notebook if something occurs to me; it is almost a form of meditation for me. I have friends who will do breakfast and lunch, but won’t eat dinner out alone. Doesn’t matter to me. I consider myself lucky that I enjoy my own company. I often take myself out to eat, and also love sightseeing and museum & movie going on my own. I greatly enjoy doing those things with the people in my life, as well; it’s just two different experiences.
I eat alone regularly and have for years. Personally, I’ve always enjoyed it quite a bit. Usually I bring a book or a notebook to jot down ideas. One of my favorite things to do in my younger years was to order a desert and a glass of wine while relaxing with a good book at a nice restaurant.
Once the last of my kids were in college I got used to eating out alone. My husband traveled a lot at the time, and didn’t want to go to a restaurant when he was home, so I decided to go out when he was away! I’ve continued this practice for years, though now I mostly just am “out and about” during the day. I do always have a book with me (or many, if I take a tablet). I do a lot of people watching, too. When I was in Spain on a couple of trips (with my husband, who was working during the day), it was fun to hear snatches of conversation and see how much I could understand.
I also prefer eating alone while traveling. I travel for work (at least for now), and after being “on” all day, I like to turn off. I use the time productively, and sometimes even eat in the room.
when I am looking for conversation, I will eat at the bar.
I can recall some of my most productive evenings by myself over three or four hour dinner.
The Choices We Make
With smartphones and tablets it’s so much easier to dine alone at places, whether traveling abroad or at home. When I first started solo traveling, I just had a book on hand. I’m glad I made myself enjoy dinner at nice restaurants, including a Bateaux Mouches dinner cruise in Paris. I met the loveliest couple from California. Street food is great for on the go, but it’s also nice to enjoy sitting at a cafe, people watching and enjoying the sights. I think it’s easier for more people to have a comfort level to dine alone now, but hopefully everyone’s not just looking at their devices and get the full experience.
I’m somewhat new to eating alone, but I’ve found, as someone who works from home, that I like to do everything ‘out’ in one go. So I gym, bank, check post, have lunch and then pick up my kids. I now pop a book in my gym bag and I love the chance to sit and read. I like it so much that I don’t want to miss my daily ritual, which helps keep me gyming as well.
I work in the tourism industry, and so, by trying out a bunch of restaurants myself I often have the chance to reward good service by taking groups. So I think any forward thinking restaurant will be aware that serving one customer well today might mean a bigger group on another day.
I enjoy dining alone while writing an article for my blog, however I stopped admitting it to my friends who often freak out saying it’s too strange to sit in a restaurant on my own. While traveling I think it’s better to be alone, than for instance eat dinner with a person you just met at your hotel/hostel and you both realize you have nothing to talk about 😉
I rarely eat in a restaurant with anyone else. I usually eat at a table and rarely have an unpleasant experience. Places I frequent will usually seat me at the same table if I’ve expressed a preference in the past. I almost always take something to do: my journal, my phone, my ever present camera, and/or my iPad.
Like you said, being 100 percent present and friendly is a real plus when dealing with the staff.
i like it. And I think it’s important to be able to do.
Actually I had to do a lot of solitary dining myself to do. I think the apprehensiveness of some people stems from the fact that they feel uncomfortable going out alone, no matter where. They also then, being a bit self-conscious, think they are being judged (which as a loner you always are), but this self-consciousness shows and then … people really see you sticking out like a sore thumb. The moment you go about it all casually all this disappears (or is it just “thick me”? 😉 There is another quirk, though: often in projects I am a member of a team that just haphazardly comes together. As discussed, many feel uncomfortable alone. So they all ask each other where they’re going to eat out etc. Now, it’s not that you have to come along. But if you excused yourself, sort of, from that evening’s get-together and then … happen to hit upon the very same restaurant that group went to, things can get awkward if you want to still stay on your own.
I eat alone regularly. I sometimes bring things to keep myself busy, but usually I people watch, savor the food, enjoy the atmosphere, and appreciate time with me.
I will sit at the bar if I am interested in conversation (or if there is a long wait), but find a table more fitting for a relaxing meal.
I find the service tends to be better when I’m eating alone. Servers seem to have a curiosity (or perhaps feel sorry for?) solitary diners. In either case, I appreciate the attentiveness. 8)
My favorite meals alone while traveling were in Venice– tough place to be alone when there are so many couples having romantic vacations together! One night I was sitting next to 4 elderly French people, who had a Jack Russell terrier with them under the table. He was staring up at me so I pulled out a sketchbook and drew a picture of him. The people noticed what I was doing so I showed them my drawing and then got to practice a little French with them. It was a fun interaction and wouldn’t have happened if I’d been dining with a companion.
I couldn’t agree more. I travel a lot for work and have found sitting and dining at the bar can be a lot of fun.
Hi Chris,
I actually like eating alone, especially if it’s my first time in the restaurant. This allows me to actually concentrate on the food and the atmosphere. As a result of this I have taken friends back because I enjoyed it so much. You have written before that there is a big difference between being alone and feeling lonely, I agree, I don’t have any problem spending that time alone and feeling perfectly content.
I have no issues eating alone. I bring my iPad and catch up on the latest news, spoerts, e-mail. If it is a place that you do not get interupted by the wait staff, i where hearing aids and actually turn them completely OFF! Calgone, take me away! Lol
I eat alone a lot. Well, I travel alone so what do you do? Sit in your room with a greasy takeaway?
There are definitely places you can read etc and places you can’t. I dined alone in a kaiseki restaurant in Japan. Because the point of the meal is not just the taste but the full sensory experience, I think multitasking would’ve been an insult and a waste of my money. I was the only one alone and got absolutely spoilt by the staff 🙂
I just got back from Italy and thought I was getting bad service because I was alone then realised nope, it was bad service all round.
Having cared for others my entire adult life (until now), I’ve always enjoyed the moments I’m alone. Taking the time to eat out, hike, travel, etc. solo keeps me sane. As another commenter said “It’s a gift to myself”.
I remember a scene in Sex & the City where Sara J Parker decides to enjoy a lunch alone without a magazine or any other distraction (GASP!) but instead to be perfectly happy… enjoying her moment ALONE.
A beautiful thing.
XO
I often eat at restaurants alone and always have. The one exception is upmarket restaurants. That’s because I’ve never felt a desire to eat at one unless I was with a date or later, with my wife. I used to take a book with me. Now I take my phone and make breakfast or dinner my time for checking in with friends on Facebook. I’m lucky where I live now because I can take my laptop with me to the beach and work all day for the price of lunch. Nobody gives it a second thought and the restaurant will even give me an extension cord when my laptop starts running out of juice.
… I happen to be reading this in a restaurant eating by myself! I love doing it. I like just having time out to myself to think and plan things out, or read, or whatever it is I’m up to. If I’m at home I rarely take the time to really sit and think about things so it’s nice!
Hi Chris,
I hope on your second night you had the chance to go to one of the fantastic tapas bars or restaurants in Palma instead of eating dinner in a hotel. If you ever go back to Mallorca I recommend checking out my friend Caterina’s food and style blog. She lives in Palma part-time and finds all these non-touristy gems: http://www.palmallorcastyle.com
Hi Chris, I was a catholic priest for twenty years and for most of the last ten years I ate alone usually at one or another of Chicago’s many famous and reasonable Greek family diners. I always read either the New York Times or the New Yorker and never returned to a place where I was told “since you are alone you will have to wait because we have to give tables first to those with two or more in their party.” Unfortunately, it happened often as I usually had to eat during a restaurant’s busiest evening times so I could return to the rectory each night in time for office appointments with parishioners. Happily, I haven’t eaten alone for twenty two years as a Greek owner of Tiffany’s restaurant in Des Plaines was a cupid of sorts in 1992 when he sent over a complimentary bottle of wine on my second date with my fabulous wife, Diana Eiranova Kyle, activist/author whose book “Till Justice is Done” (amazon/kindle) relates how her volunteer work for the wrongfully convicted helped abolish the death penalty in Illinois.
Happy traveling,
Charlie Kyle
Chicago
Hi Chris!I’ve never eated alone, but I will do it, I hope when I’ll have my master degree in Math. For now I’m a little busy with early morning study for the university, and all day I have a job in a IT company (in Italy).
I really hope one day to be able to dine alone in a nice restaurant somewhere with my laptop, planning the next day’s work, work where I am the boss of myself.
Thank you for what you write (specially your 100$ startup book), it motivated me a lot.
Keep it up.
Ciao,
Valentino Saba
Pisa (Italy)
When I first started solo traveling with work I found it strange to start with eating alone, I thought everyone was looking at this loaner.
Doing it was part of helping realise it does not matter what other people think I am enjoying my book or Ipad and meal. I found the time waiting was well spent doing something peoductive and not just talking.
I do like to watch the world too, Gemma says I am doing surveillance.
This has then led onto many travels now with my partner all over the UK.
All the best
Glen
I’ve eaten alone in restaurants for years and love it. I usually bring a book or paper – have written a lot of poetry. Nowadays always have my phone in case I come unprepared.
Will usually sit at the bar if I’m open to conversation. I find it a great way to meet people in new places – so was frustrated during a recent trip to New Zealand where people don’t sit at bars. Did get good advice from the bartenders. And the last weekend spent no money for beer since got adopted by a manager/bartender who for some reason wouldn’t let me pay and is now a Facebook friend and living in Australia.
Since I also love great food, I’ve had servers in “fancy” places get into the fact that I was enjoying dining there and often got special service. (“Is there any way I can get just one taste of cheese?”)
Great topic – thanks.
Hey Chris, I feel for you- that awkward thing. I’ve done lots of solo dining, some good, some bad- usually with a book for company. Best one was a little place in New Orleans where the pirate Lafayette used to hang out- the cook sent me out a fresh sample of the gumbo he was cooking up – maybe he felt sorry for me or maybe I looked too skinny, I don’t know, but it was delish! Best places are usually the local working-mans places. Happy Travels!
I am often a solitary diner, I’ve never had anything but courtesy from staff and felt totally comfortable taking my tablet out and reading while I eat. If I can I surreptitiously people watch too.
Sometimes I do, and I like it. I enjoy the solitude at times. I’ve never really had bad service because I was alone; in fact, there were times I’ve had quicker service.
I hardly ever eat alone in a restaurant. I had rather grab something at a deli and eat outside, or in my room. I have ate alone in a restaurant occasionally when traveling when that was the only option, but it is not my first choice. As it is I almost always have something to work on while I eat, except on the occasion I am with others.
In my twenties I dined alone often, simply because there was no one else around to share a meal with. It wasn’t easy because then, as now, I lived in a very conservative part of the country where people just don’t do that. It was probably one of the things that contributed to creating a nonconformist and independent me. In my sixties, now, I have the “experience” in my memory, so am able to just go ahead and do it, and enjoy the meal. But not as MUCH as sharing the experience with others. Food is really more than something to sustain us, carrying expectations of social connections. Most of us are conditioned to eat together by family life. It is always more stimulating and memorable to add laughter and smiling to a food experience–in my humble opinion. I don’t think I would carry any kind of mental distraction into a restaurant with me. I’m there to be fully present, not find a way to occupy myself until food arrives. 🙂
I found myself making my first solo international flight on a return trip from India. I had stops in Mumbai, Bangkok Thailand, and Seoul Korea (yeah, that was a bad bit of travel hacking on my part). I was a scared, having never traveled alone let alone in a foreign country. I had a scare in the Mumbai airport when a group of muslim men on the way to the Hadj approached me in an internet cafe and said some threatening and awkward things. I still don’t know how I got out of that situation, but it left me anxious the rest of the trip. I guessed that being alone made me appear an easy mark. I try to avoid eating alone in an obvious or exposed area when I travel alone now be it in an airport or anywhere. A nice secluded area where I am inconspicuous is grand. I never travel anywhere, without a book and a pad of paper.
Being terminally single, I eat in restaurants by myself all the time. I actually really love it! Like you, I always bring something to do.
I typically have only dined alone with traveling on my own. In limited times, it was okay. I’ve either brought a book or had my phone. Occasionally, people i’ve chatted with before dinner have invited me to join them, which was great.
However, in my day-to-day life, i’ve not been a solo diner. But, I’ve just moved to NYC and know very few people here, so I’m thinking that unless i want to start eating alone all the time in the apartment, i better get a little more comfortable dining alone out until i expand my network here. thanks for the timely post! 🙂
I absolutely love to eat alone and do it all the time in Paris and blog about it. I liken eating alone to eating with my favourite person, myself and also it is all about the food. All your attention is on the food when you eat alone so it becomes a singular sensual pleasure.
Yes ! I do that too. I go to my favorite restaurant to eat my favorite food and it’s ok if I’m alone. And waitress is very normal and nice to me.
The most important part is the food. That I am enjoying a lot 🙂 🙂
When I was younger it took some getting used to eating alone when I travelled on my own, but later I thought nothing of it. The world is full of interesting and interested people. I have had two occasions where the wait people thought it was unusual that I was eating alone – once at the upscale restaurant in the Halekulani Hotel in Hawaii – but the staff just spoiled me to death. The other time was in one of the two resorts on Lanai Island where I was having supper on my own. The waitperson thought I was one of those people hired to check out the hotel and give recommendations on how to better the service. I had excellent service there, too! 🙂
I am going to Menorca soon, and following a break up, I have decided that I’m going ahead with the holiday just by myself. It’s going to feel a bit strange, eating alone, but I’m going to man up, dress up, and be the eccentric Englishman abroad…I’ll probably buy the Times, and sip a gin and tonic to complete the look !!
Nice article! I’m gonna have solo travel to Bali and wondering am I gonna have guts to have dinner alone at the hotel restaurant. I do eat alone some times at the food court, but this time is different place. So… I’m preparing myself from now on! I will share my experience later on 🙂
It’s also cheaper to dine alone and there is no-one else who likes to taste the food out of your plate. I also drink more when on my own, which has its own rewards.
I prefer eating alone. However, on more than one occasion there are people there I know and they invite me to join them. It seems rude to me if I don’t. Any suggestions to say no thanks so I can enjoy my meal alone?
very nice topic…
I enjoy it. I view it as being on a date with myself so I don’t mind not necessarily having anything to do. I have conversations with myself in my head 🙂 I promise I’m not crazy.
I mean, you pretty much HAVE to sit at the bar when you go alone. How else do you expect to strike up a conversation? I remember one time in Vermont, this pub had a candied bacon BLT … I had never had anything else like it before. Probably the best meal I’ve ever had alone.
Thanks for pointing out that it’s alright for you to sit at a bar or a table while dining alone, depending on your preference. My husband recently left on a business trip, and I’ve been feeling kind of down so I was thinking of treating myself to a nice dinner out. I wasn’t sure if I’d be required to sit at the bar, so I’m glad you pointed out that the choice is up to me!
I’m happy to see the considerable subtle element here!.
I love trying out new food by myself because I find it relaxing and rewarding. I agree with you that by eating alone you can gain acquaintances along the way, and eventually, they become your friends. I’ll start creating a restaurant bucket list so that I could motivate myself to work harder.
I’ve been living in Tokyo for nearly thirty years and don’t mind eating alone at all. It’s something I’ve picked up from the locals. When I first came (before smartphones) I thought it was weird when solo eaters would pull out a book at restaurants. Now I do it myself with no hesitation. This was a good article and I enjoyed reading it and the other comments!
کپسول آتشنشانی نوعی دستگاه برای خاموش نمودن آتش است. این دستگاه جزء خاموشکنندههای آتش قابل حمل دستی بوده و با توجه به نوع آتش ترکیبات مختلف مانند آب، پودر و گاز، گاز دیاکسید کربن و بیورسال را با فشار بر روی آتش میافکند.
تفاوت بین شیشه سکوریت و شیشه معمولی
تفاوت اصلی بین شیشه سکوریت و شیشه های خام نحوه ساخت و تولید آن می باشد که شیشه خام توسط کوره های مخصوص به دمای بالا رسیده و به سرعت توسط فشار هوای بالا خنک می شود و با ساختار متفاوت همان شیشه سکوریت بیرون می آید .
شیشه های سکوریت در صورت شکستن به حالت پودری تغییر حالت کرده ولی شیشه های خام درز برداشته و حالت شمشیری به خود میگیرند . شیشه های سکوریت دمای حدود ۳۰۰ درجه را تحمل میکنند ولی شیشه های خام حداکثر تا ۶۰ درجه سانتیگراد را تحمل میکنند .
good luck
اصول نگهداري از لوازم برقي
اين روزها در هر خانهاي تعداد زيادي لوازم برقي ديده ميشود؛ از ماشين لباسشويي و جاروبرقي گرفته تا آبميوهگيري و چايساز و سماور. بعضي از خانوادهها چندان از اين لوازم استفاده نميكنند و گروهي ديگر ترجيح ميدهند تمام لوازم خانگي برقي را تهيه كنند. اما در هر صورت تعداد اين لوازم مهم نيست و آنچه بايد در نظر داشته باشيد، شيوه صحيح نگهداري و استفاده از آنهاست.
اين لوازم بايد مدتي براي اعضاي خانواده كار كنند، بنابراين مهم است كه هم به فكر سالم ماندن آنها باشيم و هم با استفاده نادرست موجب بروز دردسر و خطر براي خودمان و ديگران نشويم.
بعضي از لوازم برقي امروزه جزئي جداييناپذير از اسباب خانه شده اند؛ لوازمي مانند يخچال، فريزر، ماشين لباسشويي، اجاق گاز و… كه تقريبا در تمام خانهها وجود دارند، اما وجود بعضي از لوازم برقي هنوز ضروري نيست؛ لوازمي مانند مايكروويو، چايساز، آبميوهگيري و… .
ولي در هر صورت بايد درباره شيوه صحيح نگهداري و استفاده از اين لوازم نكاتي را در نظر داشته باشيد. يكي از مهمترين اين موارد اين است كه بدانيد هيچ وقت نبايد قسمت موتور و بدنه لوازم برقي را با آب بشوييد. اين كار بسيار خطرناك است و حتي ممكن است موجب برق گرفتگي فرد شود. در مورد لوازمي مانند آبميوهگيري كه قطعات مختلفي دارد نيز دقت داشته باشيد هنگام باز و بسته كردن، تمام قطعات را مرتب سرجاي خود بگذاريد و از درست قرار گرفتن آنها مطمئن شويد. علاوه بر نكات كلي و مشترك، درباره هر يك از لوازم برقي نيز بايد اصولي را رعايت كنيد.
يخچال و فريزر
راهنماي استفاده از وسايل برقي,نگهداري لوازم برقي
يخچال و فريزر را حتما در جايي خشك قرار دهيد و فراموش نكنيد اين وسايل را بايد هميشه تميز نگهداريد ولي هرگز و در هيچ شرايطي قسمت پشت و موتور آنها را با آب نشوييد. به جاي اين كار بايد اين قسمتها را به كمك يك دستمال خشك يا جاروبرقي تميز كنيد. همچنين ميتوانيد كشوها و طبقههاي يخچال و فريزر را با آب و مواد شوينده تميز كنيد و بعد از اينكه كاملا خشك شد، سرجايش بگذاريد وليفراموش نكنيد هنگامي كه اين وسايل مرطوب هستند هرگز آنها را به برق متصل نكنيد.
ماشين لباسشويي
راهنماي استفاده از وسايل برقي,نگهداري لوازم برقي
لباسشويي را بايد در جايي قرار دهيد كه قسمت موتور و پشت آن با آب تماس نداشته باشد. در ضمن، حواستان باشد لباسشويي را در جايي كه تراز است بگذاريد تا از تكانهاي شديد ماشين هنگام كار كردن جلوگيري شود. هنگام نظافت ماشين لباسشويي، خالي كردن فيلتر و همچنين زماني كه لباسها را از داخل آن خارج ميكنيد نيز يادتان باشد لباسشويي را از برق بكشيد.
اجاق گاز و مايكروويو
راهنماي استفاده از وسايل برقي,نگهداري لوازم برقي
بعضي از اجاقگازها برقي هستند، ولي اجاقهايي كه با گاز كار ميكنند نيز براي استفاده از فندك به برق نياز دارند. بنابراين موقع نظافت آنها هم دقت كنيد آب روي اجاق گاز نريزيد. به جاي اين كار ميتوانيد با مقداري جوششيرين و آب اجاق گاز را تميز كنيد يا از شويندههاي مخصوص اين كار كمك بگيريد.
براي تميز كردن چربيهاي داخل مايكروويو نيز آب يك ليمو ترش درشت و تازه را در ظرفي پر از آب بريزيد و بگذاريد به مدت 10 دقيقه داخل مايكروويو بجوشد. بخار ليموترش باعث تبخير لكههاي چربي و در نتيجه تميز شدن مايكروويو ميشود و پس از آن نيز بايد با يك پارچه خشك و تميز، مايكروويو را تميز كنيد. همچنين ميتوانيد يك دستمال را به آب ليمو ترش تازه يا الكل آغشته كنيد و داخل مايكروويو را با آن تميز نماييد. ولي هرگز از اسكاچ و سيم ظرفشويي براي تميز كردن مايكروويو استفاده نكنيد.
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آبميوهگيري و چرخ گوشت
اين وسايل را دور از دسترس كودكان قرار دهيد و هيچ وقت تصور نكنيد فرزند شما بزرگ شده و متوجه خطر ميشود. همچنين خوب است براي اينكه اين وسايل به خوبي كار كنند و عمر بيشتري داشته باشند، به مدت طولاني از آنها استفاده نكنيد. سعي كنيد تكههاي گوشتي را كه داخل چرخگوشت ميريزيد كوچكتر خرد كنيد و هرگز گوشت را با فشار و به زور داخل محفظه نريزيد. در ضمنفراموش نكنيد نبايد سبزيهايي را كه آب زيادي دارد با استفاده از چرخ گوشت چرخ كنيد چون ممكن است آب سبزي داخل موتور شده و در نتيجه دستگاه را خراب كند. ميوههاي درشت را هم نبايد داخل آبميوهگيري بريزيد و اگر اين دستگاه محفظهاي براي تفالهها دارد پس از گرفتن دو ليوان آبميوه، محفظه را خالي و دوباره كارتان را شروع كنيد. براي نظافت آبميوهگيري از آب ولرم استفاده كنيد زيرا ميوه چرب نيست و براي نظافت نيازي به آب داغ نداريد.
پلوپز و آرام پز
راهنماي استفاده از وسايل برقي,نگهداري لوازم برقي
بعد از اينكه كار با اين دستگاهها تمام ميشود، بايد ديگ آن را با آب و مواد شوينده بشوييد، ولي قسمت برقي دستگاه را فقط با دستمالي نمدار تميز كنيد. همچنين براي برق انداختن آنها ميتوانيد از مقداري سركه كمك بگيريد.
سماوربرقي و چاي ساز
راهنماي استفاده از وسايل برقي,نگهداري لوازم برقي
اگر داخل سماور يا چايساز جرم گرفته است ميتوانيد جرم دستگاه را با سركه تميز كنيد؛ براي اين كار بايد به مقدار مساوي آب و سركه داخل محفظه آب دستگاه بريزيد و بگذاريد بجوشد تا كمكم جرم دستگاه از بين برود.
يادتان باشد اگر لوازم برقي خراب شده و بخوبي گذشته كار نميكند، هرگز خودتان دستگاهها را تعمير نكنيد و اين كار را به افراد متخصص بسپاريد. همچنين براي اينكه عمر وسايل برقي شما بيشتر شود و مصرف برق هم كاهش يابد، هنگام شب و در زمان اوج مصرف برق تا جايي كه امكان دارد از وسايل برقي مخصوصا وسايلي كه برق بيشتري مصرف ميكند استفاده نكنيد.
علاوه بر اين استفاده از ترانس را بخصوص براي لوازمي مانند يخچال و فريزر كه هميشه به برق متصل است فراموش نكنيد.
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ليموترش و کاربردهاي متفاوت و جالب
ليموترش و کاربردهاي متفاوت از ليموترش به جهت دارا بودن مادهاي بهنام اسيداسكوربيك مانع تغيير رنگ و به اصطلاح پلاسيده شدن محل برشهاي ايجاد شده در ميوههايي همچون موز، سيب، گلابي و همچنين سبزيجاتي مانند كرفس، سيب زميني و آرتيشو در مجاورت با هوا ميشود .
در نتيجه با آغشته كردن سطوح برش يافته به آب ليموترش آنها را براي مدت چند ساعت بدون تغيير در ظاهر نگهداري و سرو كنيد.
– اگر به هنگام پخت قارچ چند قطرهاي آب ليموترش به آن اضافه كنيد، قارچها پس از پخت نيز همچنان سفيد باقي مي مانند.
– پس از استفاده از تخته گوشت براي خرد كردن ماهي، گوشت، پياز، سير و بهطور كلي مواد غذايي با بوي تند، براي آنكه بوي حاصل از آن مواد بر روي تخته باقي نماند، پس از شست وشوي تخته با آب و مايع ظرفشويي، نيمهاي از ليموترش بريده شده را بر روي سطح آن بماليد. جهت رفع بوي دستتان پس از پاك كردن گوشت قرمز، مرغ و ماهي و همچنين سير نيز از همين روش استفاده كنيد.
– ظروف مسي و برنجي پس از گذشت زمان و در مجاورت با هوا تغييررنگ داده و تيره مي شوند، حال براي تميز كردن آنها كافي است پنبه و يا تكه پارچه اي را اندكي به آب ليموترش آغشته كرده و بر روي سطح فلز بماليد. سپس آن را شسته و خشك كنيد، خواهيد ديد كه ظرف مسي يا برنجي شما مانند روز اول خواهد شد.- جهت جلوگيري از كپك زدن مربا در خارج از يخچال به هنگام پخت ? تا ? قاشق غذاخوري آبليمو اضافه كنيد.
– اگر براي پخت سيب زميني و يا تخم مرغ و يا جوشاندن كنسرو تن ماهي كاسهاي رويي انتخاب كردهايد، در آب حاوي مواد ياد شده چند قطرهاي ليموترش بريزيد. با اين كار از سياه شدن جدار داخلي كاسه جلوگيري بهعمل ميآيد. البته به جاي آبليمو از سركه و يا آبغوره نيز ميتوانيد استفاده كنيد. به طور كلي ترشي مانع تغييررنگ اين فلز ميشود.
– اگر دستان شما پس از پاك كردن سبزيها و يا در صورت تماس با ميوههايي مانند آلبالو يا شاه توت رنگي شده و با آب و صابون نيز پاك نميشود، محلولي از آبليمو و آب آماده كرده و دستان خود را براي مدت ?? الي ?? دقيقه در آن قرار دهيد، سپس آنها را شسته و خواهيد ديد چگونه سفيد خواهند شد.
– در صورتي كه اطراف راه آب و همچنين كاسه ظرفشويي و يا دستشوييتان با جرمي از رسوبات آب پوشيده شده است، به جاي استفاده از انواع مواد شيميايي مخصوص با مالش نيمههاي يك عدد ليموترش به سطوح مورد نظر جرم زدايي كنيد.
– از ليموترش براي زدودن بوي حاصل از تخم مرغ بر روي ظروف نيز ميتوانيد استفاده كنيد.
– اگر براي شست وشو و لكه زدايي جوراب و يا لباس سفيدتان مايع سفيدكنندهاي در دسترس نداشتيد، مي توانيد از ليموترش بهعنوان سفيدكننده طبيعي استفاده كنيد. به اين صورت كه جوراب و يا لباس سفيد لكه دار شده خود را درون قابلمه اي پر از آب ريخته و چند تكه ليموترش بريده شده به آن اضافه كنيد. قابلمه را بر روي شعله اجاق گاز قرار داده و مدتي اين مخلوط را بجوشانيد. در حين جوشاندن مقداري مايع ظرفشويي يا پودر لباسشويي نيز به آن اضافه كنيد.پس از گذشت چند دقيقه لباسها را بيرون آورده و آبكش كنيد.
– ليموترش بهترين چربي زدا است، پس براي پاك كردن لوازم و ظروفي كه حتي با شست وشو نيز چربي روي آنها به طور كامل از بين نرفته است، از آب ليموترش استفاده كنيد.
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چطور پول خرج كنيم؟
گاهي وقتها عدم موفقيتهاي مالي به علت داشتن الگوهاي مالي قديمي و نادرست اتفاق ميافتد.
شما با تغيير اين الگوها، ميتوانيد رفتارهاي ماليتان را بهبود بخشيد و به موفقيتهاي بيشتري دست پيدا كنيد.
يك راه خوب براي خارجشدن از چهارچوب الگوهاي قديمي اين است كه برنامه مالي مشخصي داشته باشيد و مصارف و مخارجتان را بودجهبندي كرده و درصد مشخصي از درآمدتان را به كارها و فعاليتهاي موردنظرتان تخصيص دهيد و سعي كنيد از اين الگو پيروي كنيد.
اين كار كمك ميكند تا بهتر بتوانيد هزينههايتان را مديريت كنيد. براي شروع ميتوانيد از الگوي پيشنهادي زير استفاده كنيد.
55 درصد براي نيازهاي اصلي و روزمره:
معمولا بيشترين بخش درآمد، صرف مواردي مانند خوراك، پوشاك، مسكن، بيمه، لوازم خانگي و چيزهايي از اين دست – كه جزء ضروريات زندگي هستند – ميشود. اين موارد هزينههاي بالايي دارند اما آنقدر ضروري هستند كه نميتوان از آنها چشمپوشي كرد.
10 درصد براي يادگيري و آموزش:
براي تقويت قواي ذهني و افزايش تواناييهايتان و براي اينكه بيشتر بياموزيد و رشد كنيد، مبلغي درنظر بگيريد. با اين كار موقعيتها و فرصتهاي جديدي پيش رويتان قرار خواهد گرفت و به موفقيتها و پيشرفتهاي بيشتري دست پيدا خواهيد كرد.
10 درصد براي تفريح و لذت:
هر ماه بخشي از درآمدتان را براي تفريحات و علاقههاي شخصيتان درنظر بگيريد. سعي كنيد اين احساس را از خودتان دور كنيد كه پولتان به هدر ميرود. خرجكردن پول در مواردي كه موردعلاقه شماست، باعث شادي و آرامش شده و احساس لذت و رضايت از زندگي را در شما بالا ميبرد.
چطور پول خرج کنيم
10 درصد براي پسانداز:
هر ماه مبلغي براي اهداف و برنامههاي بلندمدت، مانند خريد مسكن، پسانداز كنيد. از اين مبلغ ميتوانيد براي بازپرداخت يك وام يا شركت در سرمايهگذاريهاي بلندمدت و مطمئن استفاده كنيد.
10 درصد براي پسانداز بازنشستگي:
بهتر است پولي را كه در اين حساب نگه ميداريد، خرج نكنيد مگر اينكه بتوانيد پول بيشتري توليد كرده، سرمايهگذاري كنيد و در درازمدت بتوانيد از محل ا ين پول درآمد بيشتري به دست آوريد.
5 درصد براي هدايا و امور خيريه:
اين حساب ميتواند يكي از قسمتهاي مهم بودجه شما باشد تا به وسيله آن احساس سخاوتمندي، بخشش و كمك به ديگران خود را ارضا كنيد. با اين پول ميتوانيد به افراد خانواده و دوستانتان هديه بدهيد، در امور خيريه و هر فعاليتي كه به تحقق اهداف عمومي و مردمي كمك كند، شركت كنيد. اين كار باعث ميشود از خرجكردن پول احساس بدي نداشته و نسبت به ثروتمندشدن و قدرت ناشي از آن حس خوبي داشته باشيد.
اين الگو فقط يك نمونه پيشنهادي است و هر فردي ميتواند با هر ميزان درآمد، برنامه مالي متناسب با موقعيت و وضعيت خودش تنظيم كند و مقدار پولي كه در اختيار دارد، به درصدهاي كوچكتري تقسيم كرده و بودجهبندي كند.
يكي از مزاياي داشتن الگو و برنامه مشخص مالي اين است كه شما را از چهارچوبهاي قديمي دور كرده و به شما كمك ميكند تعادل را رعايت كنيد و با هزينه بيش از اندازه در يك بخش، به اهدافتان در ساير بخشها لطمه وارد نكنيد.
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از بين بردن خش از روي سطوح مختلف
روش از بين بردن خط و خش ساعت مچي
ابتدا صفحه ساعت مچي را با دستمال تميز کنيد سپس روي آن خميردندان بزنيد و با دستمال روي صفحه بماليد بعد از کمي ماساژ با دستمالي ديگر خمير دندان را از روي صفحه ساعت تميز کنيد.
نحوه از بين بردن خش ها از روي جلد گوشي
جلد گوشيتان را تميز کنيد و مقداري خمير دندان روي آن بزنيد و با مسواکي نرم خميردندان ها را روي آن ماساژ بدهيد و بعد با دستمال تميز خمير دندان ها را پاک کنيد.
از بين بردن خش از روي چوب
براي از بين بردن خش از روي وسايل چوبي مي توانيد از مغزگردو استفاده کنيد به اين صورت که مغز گردو را روي خش ها بکشيد و سپس آن را با دستمل پاک کنيد.
از بين بردن خش از روي سراميک
تکه اي از سمباده 2000 را ببريد و آن را به آرامي روي سطح خش دار سراميک بکشيد و بعد با دستمالي نمدار روي سراميک بکشيد.
فرش ها در دونوع ماشینی و دستبافت تولید میشوند . قالی یا فرش دستبافت به نوعی محصول نساجی گفته میشود که از الیاف پنبه ، پشم ، کرک و ابریشم با هنر دست بافته میشود . کاربرد قالی یا فرش دستبافت به علت ارزش و بهای زیاد آن عموما تزیینی ست و در برخی موارد و فضاهای لوکس شاهد آن هستیم که از این محصول برای پوشش زمین و به عنوان کف پوش استفاده میشود .
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