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Taobao product recommendation – vacumm food sealer

July 1, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

As with the Airfryer, this was a product that took a bit of deliberation before a decision was made to buy. Not that it is expensive, but I wouldn’t buy something I don’t need just because it’s cheap. And it is actually quite cheap for what it is, setting me back by 118 Yuan (S$24). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Sous Vide, Taobao

Product recommendation – Kuissential Evengrind coffee bean grinder

June 1, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I’ve finally received the coffee bean grinder i ordered from Kickstarter last year, after a delay for more than half a year, plus another half a year wait for friends from the US to bring it over. Related posts: Amazon product recommendation – barista tools and coffee beans Korea destinations – Seoul How to make … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink Tagged: Coffee, Product Recommendation, Review

Taobao product recommendation – cooking torch

April 20, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This is the most badass kitchen equipment I own. Well, Kenji says it’s badass. I bought a cooking torch for the sole purpose of charring steak. I can probably use it for other meat preparation as well I suppose, but like Kenji said, there may be a lingering smell of the fuel if not used … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Sous Vide temperature controller

April 20, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

As promised, I bring you a report of the temperature controller i have purchased from Taobao for doing Sous Vide. It costs only 40 Yuan (S$8.30) including the domestic delivery. I bought this out of anger that the Anova Precision Cooker broke down the very first time i used it. Related posts: How to ship … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Sous Vide, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Airfryer

April 12, 2016 by yenkai 2 Comments

I’ve debated with myself over the need to get an Airfryer for a long time, since i generally don’t eat deep fried stuff much, and knowing that an Airfryer is nothing but a mini oven with a turbo fan, but all along, I’ve pictured a scene in mind – eating home-made cheese fries with fried chicken wings … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: ezbuy, Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

iHerb product recommendation – supplements

March 29, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I know it sounds lame, recommending supplements from iHerb. Supplements is almost entirely what iHerb is about. I suppose when iHerb started, they were selling mostly supplements, from which they probably derived the name iHerb, rather than the literal herbs (for cooking). Well, they’ve expanded their product offering a lot since then, selling toiletries, snacks and even … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: iHerb, Product Recommendation

Qoo10 product recommendation – mobile phone

March 27, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Gone are the days when you had to rely on the Telco to offer you handsets at a discounted prices when you sign on a contract with them. Now that Telcos are forced to slash prices due to competition, it is even more so, because their margin doesn’t allow them to dangle handsets to lure … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: ezbuy, Product Recommendation, Qoo10

Taobao product recommendation – suction pump

March 21, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I think most people will be wondering what a suction pump can be used for. This one is actually meant to be used for vacuum packing blanket, comforter, bedsheet and the like, to reduce the space needed for storage. As such, it is quite a heavy duty pump, designed to draw a lot of air out in as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Amazon product recommendation – beer kit

March 13, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This is my second time buying the Coopers beer kit from Amazon. As expected, I received a dented can. This is the price you pay in exchange for a 25% discount. This time round, the sachet of yeast was missing as well, which was what also happened to some other Amazon product reviewers. Thankfully the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Amazon, Beer, Home Brew, Product Recommendation

Taobao product recommendation – multi egg frying pan

February 20, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I wasn’t going to recommend this frying pan, until now. Well, i was expecting it to be non-stick enough to require little to no oil/fat when frying eggs, which isn’t the case. It only works when you use a small amount of oil/fat (as you do with the typical non-stick egg frying pan), which i now feel is acceptable, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao
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