Bee’s Kitchen

My original microwave rice cooker has worked brilliantly for the last 3 years, but it just wasn’t meant to be! Accidentally cooking too little rice for too long, I managed to melt the bottom of the container *sighs*.

Searching at my local supermarket for a suitable replacement had it’s challenges, I wanted a better model, one that didn’t over flow and leave me with puddle of water on the microwave glass plate.

I finally found the Maxi-Aid Microwave Rice Cooker at Victoria’s Basement, and it’s perfect, it comes with a two layer clip on lid, measuring cup and rice paddle and it’s easy to clean and dishwasher safe.

The lid works amazingly well, when the water boils it’s caught in the dip of the lid and then drains back into the pot. No more messy microwave spills to clean up.

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We always have a good time eating steamboat at home, with an generous range of choices for our guests; prawns, mussels, fish, squid, pork balls, cuttlefish balls, chicken fillets, thinly sliced marbled beef, deep fried tofu, assorted mushrooms, udon noodles, mini dumplings and a selection of Chinese vegetables.

A bargain purchase that I’m so excited about sharing is this steamboat pot from Hurstville, it features a divider in the middle, making it perfect for holding different soup bases.

Mum also bought me an electric banquet frypan / slow cooker years ago, I finally put it to good use for the first time, its deep depth makes it perfect for steamboat.

Another addition to my scanpan collection with the Scanpan classic griddle grill pan, with a ceramic titanium non stick surface, welcome home my lovely

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Having already broken two ice cream scoops in the past 3 months, i thought it was time to spend a little extra on getting something that would last longer than the intial first scoop of ice cream.

Considering on average our home can devour a whole tub of vanilla ice cream in less than 2 weeks, it was worth the $14.95 i paid at the counter of Victoria’s Basement at Auburn. Now i can make those perfect rounded balls with ease, even with the hardest of ice creams, it fits snuggly in my hand, and its happy to go into the dishwasher for a clean after we’ve had our dessert fix. Grins all around after we bought this little beauty.