“I buy six bottles at a time from Sur La Table, which is another OG business in Seattle,” Nye says of the extra-virgin olive oil, which is cold-pressed from both Spanish and Italian olives and has a hint of spice to it. “I use it all the time because it’s versatile and reasonably priced. We have a couple tablespoons a night in our salad dressing. And, it’s just the thing for popping a batch of popcorn, or on top of my spinach pizza.”

It turns out, the Science Guy runs on caffeine. “This is another item that I buy six of at a time. I always, always have it on hand,” Nye says of the coffee grind, noting that he honestly doesn’t leave home without it. “I often put a bag in my suitcase just to make sure it’s available when I ‘need’ it.”

He may be worried about natural disasters, but Nye has no fear of carbs. “This is a Seattle area product that goes with every breakfast,” he says of his favorite morning baked good. “You just add water and bake away. At our place, we make these four times a week at least.”

“If you like salmon, this is it,” says Nye of the rub, which is made with paprika, thyme and brown sugar, and is used on what’s been called the “best salmon in Seattle” at Douglas’ Etta’s restaurant. Nye adds, “This is another product that’s a product of my living in Seattle for so many years. I buy these three at a time, because I don’t ever want to run out.” (Bonus: A portion of every tin sold is donated to the Alaska Wild Salmon Fund.)

If Nye’s a guy who likes his coffee, he equally likes it with frothed milk. “Every morning, and I mean every morning, we froth up milk for our coffee,” he says, noting that he adores the Aeroccino3 from Nespresso, which makes hot milk foam, hot milk or cold froth. On weekends, he even gets a little wild! “Once a week, I sprinkle on a bit of cinnamon,” he says. “Hence the term in our house, Cinnamon Sunday.”

Nye likes to be prepared for disasters, no matter how small — and this waterproof tape (often used by camerapeople on TV and movie sets) has proven to be a simple solution to plenty of them. “When you’re traveling, this is the versatile material that solves so many problems in short and medium terms,” he says of the sticky stuff, which is strong enough to adhere to any material indefinitely, even fabric — but is also easy to remove. “I usually buy the inch-wide from Hollywood Expendables in Burbank,” he says. “It’s always in my suitcase, and always at hand in a kitchen drawer or in my workshop.”