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GUIDE TO BUYING A PRESSURE COOKER – THE PROS & CONS

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This year Christmas, I finally got a present for myself which has been long overdued and now I am the proud owner of a pair of.. pressure cookers. Wohoo! 🙂

I have long wanted a pressure cooker, and after surveying with many people who have it, I narrowed down to getting the WMF Germany made Pressure cookers. So for the whole of 2011, I have been “monitoring” pricing of pressure cookers, mind you, the thing that deters me from getting earlier on, was just how steep the price is. Also I feel if I were to get one for myself, I want to get something which has good reviews and be recommended by others.

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QUICK & SIMPLE RECIPES – MABO TOFU RECIPE

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One of my husband’s all time favourite is Mabo Tofu, which are mince meat stewed with tofu in a mean szechuan mabo tofu sauce. The problem of actually cooking it from scratch is to get all the ingredients right and painstakingly strike a right flavorful balance.

The distinct szechuan pepper flavor can be either come off as too strong or lack of that kick. Or either too salty or too spicy.

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KITCHEN GADGETS REVIEW – ONION SHREDDER & PEELER FROM DAISO

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I have been eyeing this kitchen gadget from Daiso for a long time, as I love spring onions, & always put tonnes of it in some of my dishes, this onion shredder & peeler from Daiso look like some tools that I can take advantage of when I need to cook something that will need thinly sliced spring onions.

This tool comes with both the shredder & peeler and they comes with a plastic cover so you can either shred or peel without worrying how to hold it.

I tried it out today with the spring onions rather than leek, and I think it serves its purpose into shredding thinly sliced spring onions, those you can find on steam fish at restaurants, where they will sprinkle the spring onions all over it and drizzle with soya sauce. But I think it will be easier to to shred leeks rather than spring onions as I feel this gadget is easier to use on thicker vegetables.

Overall, I am happy with this $2 Daiso kichen gadget, and already told my mum to try using this when we steam some seabass next time. If you do not use the shredder, you can always just stick to the peeler that it comes with.

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Dawn

KITCHEN GADGETS REVIEW – SESAME GRINDER FROM DAISO

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I am not sure if you have seen this sesame grinder from Daiso before, but for me this is one kitchen gadget that is a must have.

Have you been to Japanese restaurants like Tonkichi where they will serve their deep fried pork cutlet with a clay bowl of sesame & a wooden stick, so that you can grind and sprinkle the grinded sesame over the pork cutlet?

The clay grinder does serve it purpose when you need to grind the sesame, but it is really a hassle to wash it afterwards, and I totally resent it, even thou I like to sprinkle sesame on to my dishes, the hassle of having to wash and dig up the sesame pieces really deter me from using, so imagine how happy I was when I saw this sesame grinder in Japan a few years back. As a matter of fact, I saw quite a few restaurants over there have this, sitting next to the pepper and chilli powder, and once I gave it a try, I totally got hooked on it. haha..

While back in singapore, I chanced upon this exact same grinder in Daiso, and snapped it up happily & has been using it ever since. This bottle is purely use for grinding sesame as the grinding portion is make of plastic, it will not be any help if you were to grind pepper or any spices with a hard shell.

Usage is simple, all you need to do is to fill the bottle with some roasted sesame, which you can easily get from supermarkets, or you can get raw sesame and roast it yourself, (but remember to cool the sesame thoroughly before you put in the bottle, if not the moisture from the heat will turn the sesame bad in days)

Hold onto the white knob and rotate it in circular motion, and all the sesame will be grinded and goes directly into any dishes. You don’t even need to do any washing after that. Simple to use, and save up so much time & effort from all the pounding & grinding.

Besides the easy usage, it does makes a big difference to the dish, the grinded sesame does not only smell wonderfully due to it being freshly grinded, but the oil in the sesame will be released during the grinding, so you can taste the sesame flavour even more.

This is really one useful kitchen gadget, and what’s more? Its only $2, there is really nothing I can complain about. So do check it out when you are Daiso next time.

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