My Pinkie THERMOS SHUTTLE CHEF

No need to wait for special occasion to receive present from my Dear. He got me a nice pinkie 1.6 litres THERMOS shuttle chef. This little pinkie add sweetness to my kitchen and it will be my full time rice cooker. I used to have those non-stick electric rice cooker but it decided to retire after 3 years. Moreover, there are many scratches on the non-stick pot made me very uncomfortable to use it. Thermal cooking is not new in my kitchen and I love THERMOS brand most because of their attractive color & their thermal technology of retaining heat is better compare to other normal brands. I love the convenience of having them to prepare meals/keep the meals warm at home or outdoor activities too. All you need to do is to bring your ingredients into the inner pot and bring it to boil for 15 mins, turn off your stove and transfer them to outer container, close and that is it. The heat is retained to continue to cook the food without any constant attention for hours. Normally, I will prepare soup the night before, re-boil it in the morning and have the soup serve for dinner at night to get the best flavor of it. Best of all, it is energy saving , $ saving & time saving.

Good helpers at home

Nice fluffy rice using 1.6L THERMOS SHUTTLE CHEF

Rice won't stick to the bottom of the pot & I don't need to worry
that the coating will harm my loved ones health. :)

Normal white rice

(Used 1.6l Thermos shuttle chef)

• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup water

Steps:

1. Washed and drained the rice.
2. Put the rice & water into the inner pot. Bring it to boil (about 5-6 mins). Off heat.
3. Transfer the inner pot to outer container, close and that is it.
4. Nice & fluffy rice will be ready after 20 mins.

Notes:

• This 1.6l Thermos shuttle chef is designed for 2 person for small portion cooking. It should be enough to cook 2.5 cups of rice in it. My family don’t eat a lot of rice so this size is just nice for us.
• You can use this shuttle chef for other purpose too like dessert, soup, stew, porridge.

Some photos using THERMOS SHUTTLE Chef 

Nice 1 pot lunch is served using 3L THERMOS SHUTTLE CHEF. Recipe here

6L THERMOS SHUTTLE CHEF great for making stock to freeze too!

I will bring along my 1.5L mini THERMOS SHUTTLE CHEF to work when I am sick of outside food!

My 3L Orange THERMOS SHUTTLE CHEF ready to go for a picnic

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Pumpkin soup

It's mid week already! Hang on Everyone!

What will u do when u have a big pcs of pumpkins in the fridge? Oh yes, I will add them to my porridge, soup & rice dishes but today I feel like having a bowl of pumpkin soup itself to start the day. I used my Thermos shuttle chef 1.5l to prepare it before I sleep yesterday & it ready to serve this morning with the help my handled blender! Heehee. Yes, I do have a lot of kitchen appliances to help to ease my job. 

Disclaimer: it's not a sponsor post!

Pumpkin soup 

(Using Thermos shuttle chef 1.5L)

(Serving for 3-4pax)

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 500ml water / stock
• 400g Japanese pumpkin 
• 100g potatoes 
• 120g of yellow onions
• Salt & black pepper to taste

Follow the pictorial for steps

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Jelly Collagen Stock

Wow! I can see people are interested of this collagen soup as much as I do. Collagen is a protein of various connective tissues in animal. Collagen is good for skin as it can help to smooth it by making wrinkles less visible and it help to moisturize our skin so that it will become softer and healthier. Collagen helps structure hair, joints, nails & skin too. Collagen is a beneficial protein that help to restores what our skin has lost and make it firmer, more elastic & heal scars. After knowing collagen got so much goodness to our body, why are u waiting for? You can prepare these collagen stock easily at home too. For those who have baby at home, these stock come in handy for cooking porridge for them too! Thanks to Elaine for sharing for her wonderful recipe. 

After so many hrs of hardwork...

Jelly Collagen stock
Recipe reference from WokkingMum & did abit of modification
(Make abt 2.2Litres of Soup base)

Things needed:

• 2 big pig bones (Do ask butcher to chop into big chunk)
• 2 chicken carcass
• 20 chicken feets
• 3 litres of water

Steps

1. Boil a big pot of water and scald the bones & chicken feet one round first to "cleanse" it.
2. Drain off the water and the bones & chicken feet.
3. Place everything in the large pot and pour in the 3litres of water. 
4. Simmer it under low fire for 5hrs or another 3-4hr more to achieve the milky white stage. ( I stop cooking my soup after 5hrs)
5. During the cooking process, remember to keep skimming away the scum & oil that forms on the surface so that you will get a clear stock.
6. After 5-9hrs of simmer and waiting, you should be able to get your Collagen stock.
7. Drain off the stock from the bones for storing in the fridge.
8. I put my soup in lock and lock container, after overnight fridge, you should be able to see your stock form into Jelly Collagen soup.

Updates on 5-May-14 to prepare this broth using thermal POT 

( I used a 5 litres ENDO thermal pot): 

Found and Tested a "play cheat" way to make this milky collagen broth using thermal pot. You do not need to worry about your gas bill and watch over the fire for 4-8hrs. All you need is to boil the broth for 45mins and let your thermal pot do the job for another 7hrs and give a final boil for 1hrs under medium low fire before cooling down to store the broth. A very good way to get superb broth for your cooking during the weekday.  

TAGlicious Note:

* If you store your stock properly, it can last in the fridge for 1 week and freezer for 1 month.

* Use a clean spoon to scoop out the portion you want for your cooking to prevent contaminated your precious soup.

* Do not add in any seasoning like pepper & salt in the stock. Any seasoning should be done during the final cooking. 

* If you have pressure cooker, please use it. It will shorten the time of cooking. 

Jelly Collagen broth prepared by Thermal pot. A shortcut way!

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