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Taobao product recommendation – Stainless steel ice cubes

June 1, 2019 by yenkai 3 Comments

Want instant cool drinks but don’t want to dilute the drink with water? Then stainless steel ice cubes are for you. Just cool the cubes in the freezer as you would do with ice cubes, then drop them into your drink to chill it. Related posts: Hoegaarden beer project kick off Home brew priming and … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – Bluetooth transmitter receiver

May 27, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I have previously bought this Bluetooth tranceiver, but ultimately it didn’t work well. In fact, it died. I suspect it was due to charging the battery while it is in use at the same time. Well, i now got my hands on a Bluetooth 5 transceiver. It runs on the Qualcomm CSR8675 chip, which is … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – Sous Vide circulator

May 23, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Before i proceed any further, i must put forth the disclaimer that i have not purchased the product from Taobao that i am introducing today. I still own and use the Anova circulator i have gotten many years ago. My Anova still works flawlessly, but the clamp for holding it to the pot has broken … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – automatic coffee machine

May 3, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This is one of the most expensive items I have purchased on Taobao. As with most things on Taobao, it is cheaper than the equivalent coffee machine sold in the stores. The closest competitor is the De’Longhi Magnifica S which sells for around S$900. At 2980 Yuan (S$605), the Thermos is a no-brainer choice. The … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – household ozone sterilizer

April 29, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This is another product recommended by Dr Tom Wu. I felt it delivers a big impact for a fairly low cost. Food is becoming less safe in this age when there is tremendous pressure to drive the cost of food down. This inevitably implies widespread use of chemicals in agriculture. An ozone sterilizer is an … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – high speed blender

April 11, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I never thought i needed a blender until i was introduced to Dr Tom Wu’s nutritional approach. He advocates consuming the Phytochemical found in plants, and he suggests that the best way to get them is to break down the plant cell walls using a high speed blender. This is a very subjective matter, and … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – UHF wireless audio transceiver

February 10, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I have previously tried Bluetooth as a means of transmitting audio wirelessly, and it was unreliable. Bluetooth 4 is just not good enough (i didn’t try the Bluetooth dongles that supported apt-x though and maybe those work). I have yet to try Bluetooth 5, but it is quite a bit more expensive. Instead, i decided … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – Midiplus X6 Pro keyboard

February 10, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Midiplus is a Taiwanese brand that’s been around for some time, and they have a range of budget Midi controller keyboards. No, don’t compare them with the likes of Roland, Nord, Korg or Yamaha, but having read the reviews for their competitors like m-audio, Nektar Impact, i chose Midiplus. Related posts: Newbie’s guide to setting … [Read more…]

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Qoo10 product recommendation – Imex CR-100 coffee bean roaster

February 2, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Doing home coffee bean roasting isn’t so popular in Singapore, so it’s not easy to buy a home coffee bean roaster machine. Thanks to Qoo10, we have access to Korean made machines, and Imex is an established brand. Specifically, the CR-100 is a good entry level bean roaster. It is a fluid bed roaster (hot … [Read more…]

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Taobao product recommendation – Bluetooth earpiece

February 1, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I still remember I bought my first Bluetooth earpiece more than 10 years ago for around S$70. Fast forward to today, it cost just 15 Yuan (S$3). The M8 is the best selling product of this category. Pairing the earpiece with the phone was simple, as expected. The sound from the earpiece was a little … [Read more…]

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