Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Convection Oven

















Intro

  • 8-way cooking halogen convection oven.
  • Bakes, broils, roasts, toasts, grills, steams, browns, fries.
  • Includes free extension ring.
  • Non-radiative and cooks up to 3 times faster.
  • 1-year warranty.


Where i bought it : LAZADA.COM- got it discount at RM 149
Delivery : pretty fast i got it in two working days upon placing the order online (cash on delivery)
they do charge extra RM5 for COD by the courier TAQ BIN .Best part is the courier called first to make sure we are at home to receive the items.
Package : well packed and clean , no deformity found
Product : The oven works well and basically multi functions. I baked cookies, cakes, potatoes and brownie- simply love it. Grilled fish, lamb shoulders . Fried chips and more!
 I can even heat up a frozen block of meat with it.This oven really live up to my expectation. Yay!
Overall, this is a lovely and useful kitchen appliance,a good addition to my kitchen.
 
The halogen lamp is really hot when in use , it lights up the kitchen and heats up the whole place.
Yikes! I turned on the fan whenever the oven is in use.
And  be careful of the hot glass when in use!

Rating: 4/5
Pros- It is multifunctional
         - easy to clean and wipe clean
        - fast heating with no preheat time needed
        - saves space
       - it is also mobile( i said so because it can be easily moved around 
and stored when not in use)
       - easy to use and not complicated
       -  comes with a manual and recipes
       - Food really cooked well and uniformly browned.

Cons- The glass can be hot when in use, not convenient if you have toddlers or kids
           -really need to becareful when handling it
          - the lid hard to clean as the halogen component and fan is on the lid, 
          sometimes the food debris do get there.
          - fragile( made of tempered glass) oh! hope i will never drop it!
        




My First online product review- HAPPYCALL Double Sided Pressure Frying Pan

Hi all, thanks for reading my humble blog.

Please bear with me as this is my first review on products i bought online.

When you shop online, it is hard to really expect anything. Many times you may end up disappointed as the very much hyped products not up to expectations...As a working mother of two, i can hardly find time to do shopping outside. With the screaming children, strollers and big bags to carry for their things it's hard to do a decent shopping.So i hunt and haunt (^-^) online websites for special discounts and useful items especially kitchen and beauty stuff!

Here goes----------------------->


Short intro of the product... 

got it for a discount RM 89!

Double Sided Pressure Frying Pan


















Korea Happycall is an international brand known for its quality 
and innovation all over the world.
Double sided frypan is a product that is used world over and 
will be introduced in the Malaysia market for the first time.

1 double sided non stick fry pan

Product Features:
  • Material used: Aluminum Alloy Die Casting
  • Size: 275mm*240mm
  • New style cooking: using both sides of pan
  • Titanium 3 layers coating pan
  • Silicon Pressure Packing
  • Oil Trap Function - prevents from oil dropping
  • Magnetic Locking Function- convenient locking
  • Made in Korea
Benefits:
  • Cook fast! Far Infrared
  •  (Even cooking frozen food straight out of freezer)
You can cook food without the hassle 
of flipping the food. 
Eg. Cook omelet, fish, tikki, sauteed vegetables with 
just turning the pan to the other side 
and not having to flip it. 
The food that is cooked looks better



  • No More Smoke and Odour
This frypan has a silicon lining that creates pressure inside
therefore cooks' food well. 
It cooks faster and uses very less oil. 
The lining minimizes smell and smoke also
 reduces nutrient loss



  • Cook Low Calorie Healthy Food
Used very less oil while cooking


Where i bought it : LAZADA.COM
Delivery : pretty fast i got it in two working days upon placing the order online (cash on delivery)
they do charge extra RM5 for COD by the courier TAQ BIN .Best part is the courier called first to make sure we are at home to receive the items.
Package : well packed and clean , no deformity found
Product : I use the pan for the first time to fry a fish - bawal hitam. 
Despite many times frying fish on normal pan and woks i cant seem to do a decent job. Oil splatters and it really stings my arms and hands when the oil in the wok pops. I really hate to turn over the fish every time i fry them, The fish meat just fell off and yeah, i struggled.
So i purchased the pan in the hope of having a fish well fried..(^-^)

I noticed a band of red rubber inside upon opening the pan-  to seal the oil when turning over the pan a spare was given- need to keep this properly.
As i put the fish into the pan after pouring some oil , the pan heats up pretty quickly. 
As promised no oil splatters, no oily kitchen floor.

I turned the pan after less than 5 minutes on medium stove fire then i opened the pan and had a look. Somehow the fish didn't stay in one place as advertise- it sort of falling to the other end of the pan, twisting the tail..

The fish was cooked unevenly, burnt over the tail , browning over the middle but sides still white...
As i turned the pan, few drops of oil do leak through and fell onto the stove.
The red paint over the external is easily scratched as well because i was using the conventional gas stove , not the induction type. I took out the fish , all done in less than 8 minutes.

I tried cooking lettuce in it, the results are okay,need to stir them as it is not sufficient just to turn the pan over when cooking, the garlic, salt and pepper didn't mix well.

Rating: 3/5 
Pros- frying food is much easier 
       - time saving as the pan heats up quicker than normal nonstick pans 
       - no oil splatter and no oily kitchen floor after cooking
       - looks nice, good addition to small kitchen appliances
       - non stick pan
Cons- leakage still happens but to the lesser extent.
       - food not properly mix with seasoning, still need to stir them
       -paint easily scratched
        - for frying ,the pan heats and cooks fish quite unevenly.