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Taobao product recommendation – Stove top grilling rack

March 16, 2021 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I’ve been experimenting with indoor or semi indoor grilling methods for a long time. I own an electric smokeless grill, a Korean style gas cartridge BBQ stove, a Japanese stove top fish grill, a vented charcoal pot and now, this Japanese stove top grilling rack. Lets be honest, if you go smokeless, you can’t get … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendations – Toilet bowl cleaner

January 6, 2021 by yenkai Leave a Comment

All of us probably experience this problem to varying degrees – stubborn-stained toilet bowls. Unless you have a domestic helper, i highly doubt many of us are disciplined enough to clean the toilet bowl regularly. Over time, stains that build up at the bottom can no longer be removed by brushing. If it bothers you, … [Read more…]

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Taobao Product Recommendation – Meat Slicer

November 5, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Uniformly sliced meat. It’s mostly impossible to do that with just a knife. To be able to properly slice meat, the meat has to be somewhat frozen. In frozen state, it takes much effort to do the slicing, and it will likely be uneven. A tool is imperative. Related posts: Amazon product recommendation – bread … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – Smoking gun food smoker

October 2, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Smoked food tastes good. We all know this because everybody loves BBQ and grilled food right? Health concerns aside, we want to eat smoked food once in a while. Most of us don’t have the luxury of using a smoker at home (large cabinet with wood burning at the bottom, or stove top smoker which … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – Non-stick stainless steel wok

September 30, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

We all know that food sticks to stainless steel cookware, but now, they have figured out how to make stainless steel non-stick. The surface is made to minimize contact with the foodstuff such that the food “floats”. This is a winning combo – abrasion-proof and non-stick, plus even heating. But, does it really work as … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – Sleep-wearable Bluetooth earphones

September 29, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I learned about ASMR only recently. I would be interested because I often don’t sleep well. I did a search on Taobao and found that indeed there are earphones that are targeted at ASMR usage, i.e. for wearing during sleep. To make an earphone sleep-wearable, the buds have to go in all the way so … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – silicone cake mould

July 22, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

A parfait housed in a cup shape cake is like a dream, and i couldn’t resist trying my hand at making one. The major obstacle is in demoulding the cake, and i wondered if a silicone cake mould would help. In short, it works like a charm. I made the cake using a souffle recipe, … [Read more…]

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Shopee product recommendation – Ozone air purifier

May 20, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The other day i mentioned that i was going to get an Ozone air purifier for my fridge. Well, today i took delivery of the Enerfer Ozone air purifier. I’m very pleased with both the price and the dimensions of this product. It is rather diminutive and won’t take up much of your precious fridge … [Read more…]

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Qoo10 Product recommendation – Egg Sitter

May 15, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Okay, yet another product discovered through Facebook, and it is also yet another kickstarter project. It’s a very compelling product, but so expensive! Especially since i missed the early bird deal, which still costs S$83 per piece. So, i looked for a cheapo imatation, and lo and behold, there is the Egg Sitter. I think … [Read more…]

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Qoo10 Product recommendation – Korean Instant Noodles

May 14, 2020 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Since Chapaguri was featured in the movie Parasite, I think a substantial number of people who saw the movie would have been curious enough to actually try to procure the noodles. I suppose you can count me as one of them. Well, not that i was desperate to try the noodles at once. Happens that … [Read more…]

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Yen Kai the spend-thrifter loves to eat, drink, travel and spend save money. He's always pondering on ideas to solve the little problems of everyday living (what to eat, where to go, what to buy, how to save money etc.) and shares them here on this blog.

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