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Kitdget 25L Professional Food Steamer Review

If you are looking quick and healthier ways to cook your food, then steaming food is one of the best cooking methods of all. It helps to retain the nutritional value of food by conserving the fibre, colour, texture and flavour of vegetables. It also helps in preserving the water-soluble B & C vitamins, potassium, phosphorus and zinc.

Do remember that steaming is not just only for vegetables and fish! There are plenty of ways to cook a meal using steam! You can also steam a cake/cupcake, dim sum, chicken and many more! Do check out my recipes: steam rose bun, niao gao, rice cake, seabass, sponge cake.

AnySharp Pro Review

Restore life into your knife with AnySharp Pro knife sharpener! AnySharp Pro uses tungsten carbide technology to extend the life of almost any knife and works on virtually any knife, including expensive hardened steel knives and serrated blades (like bread knives and hunting knives but not with very fine toothed).

Tofuture Tofu Press Review

What is a Tofuture tofu press? Tofuture tofu press is a simple yet awesome kitchen gadget that gently squeezes out the excess water from the tofu to make it taste even better. This tofu press simply transforms the taste and texture of tofu and saves the mess of soggy paper towels and use of heavy books to make tofu taste delicious.

Salter Cook App with Connected Thermometer & Kitchen Scale

Welcome to the modern, connected kitchen with Salter Cook App with Connected Thermometer and Kitchen Scale. Recently, Salter, the UK’S No.1 brand for domestic weighing scales launched their Salter Cook App, along with connected scales and thermometer that uses Bluetooth to allow users to easily follow recipes and seamlessly control their tools via their tablets or smartphone.

Great Christmas Gifts for Bakers

Looking for Great Christmas Gifts for Bakers for under £40?

Hello everyone! Are you looking for the perfect gift for your loved one who loves to bake or not sure what is new in the market? Then read on! Last month, I was busy searching for some of the best Christmas gifts for baking. I am a very keen baker and love my little kitchen gadgets and tools! Browsing around plus emails from companies, I have managed to test drive these tools and present you this guide!

Panasonic Slow Juicer MJ-L500 Review

This Panasonic Slow Juicer allows you to have both fresh juice and frozen treats! I love the dual functionality. It comes with a food pusher, lid, squeezing screw, filter, rotating brush, juicing bowl, frozen attachment, motor housing, juice container, pulp container, cleaning brush and instructions. Assembling all the parts together is straightforward. There are arrows marked on the parts to show you which directions to insert it in. However, the squeezing screw is not easy to remove from the unit and I have to wiggle it slightly to loosen it.

üutensil Super Smash & Stirr

Recently, I have come across these unique and beautiful kitchen gadgets from üutensil. They are a British design company that creates exciting and innovative kitchen products that stand out on the retail shelf and in the kitchen.

Judge Classic Cookware Review

Judge’s new Classic cookware collection have the hard-wearing resilience of traditional cookware with cutting edge non-stick, to produce the ultimate cooking experience and pans that will last a lifetime.

Many years ago when I first came to the UK, all the pots that I bought were all Teflon coated as it make it easy to clean and cook. But after I had watched a BBC Watchdog and other gadget shows, I realised that the Teflon coating does not provide any more protection when there is a scratch. In fact, it could be harmful to your body when the chemical reaction releases into your food.

Summer Berries Smoothie in Breville Pro Blender

What’s great about summer is that you get to eat the most delicious and fresh berries on your door step! If you are heading outdoors, whether for camping, to a music festival, or to your local park, why not make this yummy delicious Summer Berries Smoothie. This recipe only uses a few ingredients and it will definitely give you a boost!

OXO Good Grips Bladed Meat Tenderiser Review

Have you wonder why do restaurants’ meat and poultry are always so tender and easy to chew? The secret is that they tenderise their meat and poultry beforehand. Some will use powdered/liquid tenderiser (made from papaya or pineapple) and some use a meat tenderiser. By doing so, it breaks down the connective tissue to make the meat thinner and flatter (not with the powdered/liquid tenderiser).

Breville Blend Active Review

Recently, I tried out the Breville Blend Active to make delicious and nutritious smoothies for my family. I have to say I am very impressed with it being so easy to use and would highly recommend it to anyone. With the bottles as the main body, it is easy to turn the right way up, pop on the lid and bring out. It is also very easy to clean which is a plus point! I hate washing my old blender which is bulky and takes up a lot of kitchen space.

Oi1 Olive Oil bread

Last week, I invited friends over to play Anki DRIVE and after playing, we all settled down for a nice glass of wine from Frontera (click to check out my Vibrant Chicken in Creamy Wine Sauce recipe and Rich Mushroom Wine Sauce), my homemade olive bread made with Oi1 olive oil and a hamper of cheese that I won from Connage Cheese.

Chocolate Cherry Cupcake With Pistachio Icing

This week is the National Cupcake Week (15 – 21 September) and I am very pleased to join in to celebrate it with OXO Good Grips and Sugar and Crumbs. I have received OXO Good Grips’ new cupcake corer (RRP £6), cupcake icing knife (RRP £4.50) and baking duster’s wand (RRP £10), along with chocolate cherry powder and pistachio icing from Sugar and Crumbs.

Cherry & Chocolate Chip Muffins

Today is National Cherry Day. I am so pleased to team up with OXO Good Grips to celebrate the day and bring you this simple recipe.

Typhoon Apple Heart Electronic Scales Review

Baking is one of my favourite pastimes and having a proper set of scales is something I’ve always wanted. I bought a set of Tesco value scales 8 years ago but the container is quite small and it only measures up to 1kg so many of my measurements require multiple weighings.

When I saw that Red Candy UK had stocked this beautiful Typhoon Apple Heart Electronic Scales, I immediately fell in love with it! It is very colourful and vibrant with a retro design to a modern instrument for the kitchen. I love it!