Episode 512 - Kitchen Info : 10 Futuristic Kitchen Products

Every now and then you'd hear people talking about the latest innovations of the already high-teched mobile phones, laptops and even the television. Once a huge brick sized cordless phone is now a multi-functioning phone which is the size of your palm. Even the box tv which practically takes up 1/4 of your living room now hangs beautifully flat on your wall looking like a Van Gogh painting, only better, you can change the picture with a click on your remote. All of these goes the same for kitchenwares and kitchen products, from electrical ovens to cabinets, designers driven by technology has made everything impossible, possible. This link can prove you just that:

http://realestate.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=23553188&GT1=35000#3

The article "10 gee-whiz products that will rocket your kitchen in the future", written by Christopher Solomon on MSN Real Estate, covers the ten things that a modern kitchen would have or probably having one of this products will just make you want to cook in your kitchen! They have kitchen cabinets which open with a wave of your hand and even the very cool faucet which can be switched on by a single touch anywhere on it. What I really liked is the movable ventilation hood where you can put it in any height you need and rotate it to the left or right of your stove. And then they invented the oven which cooks with a call from your mobile phone! You can just leave the food in there before you go to work and with a click, you'd have dinner ready when you get home! However, I'm not really sure how safe this is. May cause a fire when no ones watching and what if the faucet gets busted? I bet it's really expensive to fix it.

Anyhow, the more sophisticated products are made, with their multi-purpose functions and attractive designs, they all come with a price. Like I always say, I really hope these things work as good as they look! So check out the link and have a good read! :0)

Episode 511 - Kitchen Essentials : Cool gadgets from Silicone Zone

Hey guys! Found some interesting kitchenware in Bandar last weekend and thought I'd share them with you. Didn't buy any of it to test whether its of good use but I hope they will work as good as they look. I was walking around at Utama Grand, The Mall, Gadong and found these rubber looking kitchen aids by Silicone Zone (I can't get a hold of where they are from) which I think will look really cute in your kitchen. Comes in fancy colours of happy bright orange, red, blue and yellow, you can get these items at Utama Grand for the following prices below.

Grid Pot Holder (Duo Soft Cell) by Silicone Zone - B$ 28.99

Citrus Juice Extractor by Silicone Zone - B$18.99 (See how mess-free it works?)

Strainer (Only available in smallest size, Orange one in the pic) by Silicone Zone- B$12.99

Popsicle Ice/ Lolly Maker by Silicone Zone - Price unavailable (Sorry, I didn't get to check this one but they do sell it)

Ice Maker - Tube (to cool your drink in a bottle!!) by Silicone Zone - B$ 12.99

They also have Egg Poacher, designed in a way that you can just put the eggs into the basket like thing and poach your eggs in the pot. Also available is the Egg Yolk strainer and Cube Ice Maker. I did find out that Silicone Zone has a range of other kitchen ware such as bakeware and other kitchen essentials like pots and oven mits. I think they're quite an invention since they're made up of 100% silicone but I'm not too sure if they're environment friendly hehe and when I Googled for "Silicone", those fake silicone bra thing appeared instead haha. Anyhow, this is just something you can get in your neighbourhood, thought you might like it.

Episode 510 - Home & Decor - March 2010

This month's Home & Decor magazine (Singapore) features one of the best things I've come acrossed in months! YOUR DREAM KITCHEN COME TRUE! Nearly 20 pages of guides, in-style kitchen gadgets and illustrations of beautiful, sophisticated & also classic kitchen assembles. The main article states 5 simple tips to plan and have your dream kitchen right at your doorstep! Planning to make your dream kitchen requires a lot of time and thought thus this article breaks it down for you and guides you step by step so you wouldn't miss the importance of making every angle of your kitchen spectacularly perfect. From choosing your kitchen theme to measuring your work space for you and your family or partner, this month's Home & Decor is a must get!

My fav will be on pages 94 - 99 which specially features all the assorted types of kitchen gadgets broken into 3 categories, for the Family, the Bachelors & bachelorettes and the Husband & Wife to-be. Great choices which I know you can't directly get them from here but I'll scout around and see where you can get similar gadgets with an affordable price. However, I've spotted that dream Mixer I would like to have by Kitchenaid which I know is available at Le Apple Bakery, Menglait, Gadong, Bandar Seri Begawan. I think it costs less than 1k. Yes it may seem very pricey but I bet you it's the best stand mixer you can have! So babes, I'm still waiting for the mixer ya! haha

Stand mixer by Kitchenaid - It's still not too late, guys... ;0)

So get the latest edition of Home & Decor because it also features other lovely reads and pics of the latest innovations from office chairs to that really cute OSIM massage chair which doesn't look awkward in your living room. This months edition also covers a few homes with really nice interiors, giving you great ideas on how to decorate and make use of presently available things around your house or reuse the old stuff such as on page 156 where a bamboo ladder is used as a magazine rack! So do get the March issue as it's one of the best I've ever gotten and read.