Man Rates Things

Hey there. Welcome to the blog.

I’m a 32-year-old anonymous dude living in Utah, where I grew up and am now working on building a family and career. Life’s good I can’t complain or at least it doesn’t help.

By day, I’m an engineer who somehow turned into a Director of Operations at a tech company. I spend my weeks keeping projects running and teams from imploding. By weekend, you’ll find me kicked back in a recliner (slight gut proudly displayed) watching football, smoking brisket or ribs on the Traeger, or tinkering with whatever random gadget just showed up from Amazon.

I’m nerdy enough to geek out over weird tech — smart mugs, robot vacuums, electric smokers, you name it — but normal enough to get genuinely excited about a good set of golf clubs or a solid cooler that actually keeps drinks cold for three days.

I’m naturally on the lazy side. If there’s a way to automate something or make life slightly more comfortable from the chair, I’m interested. But I’m also the guy who will spend six weekends in a row tweaking rub recipes or swing mechanics until I finally get it “good enough.” (Perfectionist? Maybe. Obsessive? Definitely.)

I’m married to a wonderful woman who somehow puts up with me, and we’ve got one little daughter who’s already a pro at breaking things. Most of my home projects start with “Hey, can you fix this?” and end with me muttering in the garage at midnight.

So why start a blog?

Simple: I buy a lot of random shit.

Smart toilets, bidet attachments, meat thermometers, golf rangefinders, riding lawn mowers, weird kitchen gadgets — if it’s got decent reviews and solves a problem (or just looks cool), it ends up at my door. After spending way too much money and time testing this stuff, I figured I might as well share what actually works… and what’s a total waste.

You won’t find fancy studio lighting, perfect photos, or sponsored fluff here. Just straight-up opinions from a regular guy who uses this stuff in real life — in a plain 90’s house, with a kid running around, a wife who wants things to just work, and a dog that sheds everywhere.

If you’re the kind of person who Googles “is a $900 smart toilet actually worth it?” or “do those Bluetooth meat probes suck?” — this place is for you.

I’m not an influencer. I’m not trying to sell you a lifestyle. I’m just the average guy in the recliner giving you the verdict after I’ve already bought it, used it, and probably cursed at it a few times.

Stick around. Grab a beer (or sparkling water if you’re classy), kick back, and let’s figure out what’s worth your money.

Thanks for stopping by,
The Average Guy

(P.S. This site contains affiliate links — if you buy something through one, I might earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend stuff I’d buy again myself or else I will specifically state otherwise)