Temple Street Cookware Shops - Sin Huat/Lau Choy Sing

After finish my bowl of Lor Mee, it is time to move on to my next destination in my Foodie Trek that is cookware shops along Temple Street as I looking for some unique cookware to showcase my culinary creation.

The first cookware shop we set foot is Sin Huat. Sin Huat houses a wide assortment of cookwares as well as F&B industrial appliances ranging from blender to griller/oven. It is like mecca for all culinary artists irregardless if you are professional or amateur. I was deeply in trance when I step in the first level that houses the F&B appliances, pots/pans, glassware which is quite bizarre and not sold at your average supermarket or departmental store.  

I have no idea there is a second level at Sin Huat. So I happily prance up to the second level to find unique dining ware arrange in 4 rows of glass shelf. Some of the dinning ware shown below is even used in famous restaurant like Taste Paradise. But I didn't manage to find the dinning ware I wanted, so I proceed to Lau Choy Sing further down. Lau Choy Sing was bustling with customer therefore, I cut my trip short. However, I manage to find a cheaply price unqiue ceramic ware at Moderne shop across Temple Street.

Mega Mug

During summer time, I always have insatiable thirst when I'm chilling off at home and the normal size drinking cup or mug doesn't cut it as I don't like to go to kitchen to refill my drink. Therefore, when I pass by major departmental store's, I always scan the kitchenware section for any mug or cup that can fulfill my needs. So far, the result is pretty negative and the closest I got was a 1 litre glass mug retail at $17.00 at few months back at CK Tang.

Due to fragility and weight of glassware, therefore I decide not to purchase the 1 litre glass mug. Upon chance my friend made known to me of a plastic Mega Giant Mug, he encountered in Simpang eatery that might be able to satisfy my need. I decide to resume my search and found the plastic Mega Giant Mug at Guan Huat Lee Household Appliances retailing at $4.50. The mug can hold up to 1 litre of beverage. The 1 litre mug capacity is more than enough to quench my thirst. As the mug is fabricated from plastic, it not arduous task to lift the mug even after it is fill to the brim with your favourite beverage. For those people who have similar insatiable thirst like me, this is a "must have" mug.

Multi-Purpose Sandwich Maker

It been a long while since I purchase an electrical cooking appliance as most of appliance is restrict to singular function and I had limited space in the kitchen to store them. I happen to stumble upon a fantastic cooking appliance Kenwood Sandwich Maker SM360 during grocery shopping trip at Carrefour. Being price at $59 for a sandwich maker, it is consider steep as you can easily find cheaper brand sandwich maker at NTUC Fairprice retailling at $27.

The main selling point of this Kenwood sandwich maker is it ability to change the sandwich heating plate to other heating plates for grilling or waffle. This mean on top of making toasted sandwich, you have extra cooking options like grilling burger, chicken wings with the grill plate to making waffle with the waffle plate. In addition, the heating plate can easily detached by depressing the release catch in the sandwich maker for easy cleaning which traditional sandwich maker unable to match in versatility.

I absolutely adore this appliance and use it extensively in the food creations I blogged here - Grill Emperor Chicken, Tandoori Chicken.and many others. For those who want to acquire this appliance at a cheaper price can go to Mustafa Centre as it is retailing at $57 there.

Update: The downside of such a cheap kitchen appliance is the non-stick heating plate does not last. After 15 times of usage, the non-stick coating for heating plate start to fall out. For those who have more spare cash to spare can invest in Cusinart Griddler GR4 retail at $249 at Robinson Centrepoint that also have similar detachable heating plate for grill or griddle but better non-stick coating and 3 years warranty. But it doesn't come with the waffle & sandwich heating plate. I hope Kenwood 1 year warranty will cover the heating plate which I hope I can replace with new one. 

Amazing Must Have Egg Timer

I'm an avid ramen egg lover to the extent of paying $2.00 just to have it as a additional topping when I dine in ramen house or stall. The creamy semi-cooked yolk always leave a feeling of wholesomeness in my palate. However, I have no idea how to made such an egg and I google a bit on the net doesn't provide me much detail information on how to go about making it.

I thought of using an egg timer to cook ramen egg. However traditional egg timer doesn't really cater to different size egg nor the boiling water temperature need to ensure the egg white is fully cook but not the egg yolk. One day, I happen to stumble upon this Burton Egg Timer retailing at $12 that uses temperature of the water to indictate how cooked is the egg in few departmental stores CK Tang, Robinsons & Takashimaya.

I was skeptic at first on the efficacy of this gadget and decide to hold off my purchase ($12 not cheap leh if u compare to $2 egg timer at Daiso) and decide to do some research on this gadget. After going thru the positive & negative reviews given on the net, I decide give it a try. It works and for the first time I manage to make a 80% ramen egg that matches those ramen shop. For those who ramen egg lover, it is a must have cooking gadgets and I can vouch for this device with my soul.