ToTT
In fact, one of my secondary school classmate's father owns Sia Huat. Yes, the world is that small. I didn't even made the connection till I saw his FB page. Haha. If I didn't remember wrongly, I think he did mentioned before back in those ol' days that his father "sells cutlery" stuff? Hmmm. Hahaha. What a description. Trivia.
Bakeware
Baking ingredients; Flexi-molds
A pity the store doesn't sell gourmet baking ingredients too though. It would easily fit into the theme of the store layout. Just a small selection of quality ingredients would be awesome for those who are shopping and decided on a whim to go home to bake immediately. The flexi molds are super! I want one of each (if price isn't a factor that is). Various entremet shapes possibilities! Ah, well, no I shall be practical. I'm not a pro cook/baker so I don't need those. Yeah, I can only want them. ;)
Lots and lots of tableware...
How cute is that footed glass cake plate with its domed cover?? *squeals*
Animal pancake pan; Popcorn machine
The store has like practically every machine imaginable. From standard grills, blenders, drinks dispensers to the quirky cute animal pancake pan and old school popcorn machine shown above. Adorable arn't they?
SousVide Supreme
The SousVide Supreme is currently retailing at ToTT and it's sorta like a gourmet machine that involves cooking food in sealed vacuumed pouches which are then submerged in a water bath. I like how throughout the ToTT store, they have those little video things going on that shows you how a particular item is used for. A pity that I can't really hear what the video was actually explaining though. Or was it only a visual demo that doesn't include audio? Anyway, additional details about the SousVide Supreme can be found here.
Dream kitchen necessity - a Kitchen Aid!
I want a Kitchen Aid for my future kitchen. Perhaps one in black, or cream, or the one above in fire engine red looks good too. If I can get a row of multi-coloured Kitchen Aids and line them all on the kitchen counter. That would be uber cool... ;)
ToTT is located at:
896 Dunearn Road, #01-01A Sime Darby Building
Singapore 589472
Telephone: 219 7077
Website: http://www.tottstore.com
Curious about how the cooking studio at ToTT looks like? I attended a cooking class a month ago, more on that in my next post!
oh... so sorry... I didn't get the reply e-mail... He gave me a few suggestions, the first one was to use three tea bags (possibly four) and pulverize them with the almond meal (even if the almond meal is already powdered, or the amount might be too small for the appliance). Another suggestion, was to use one of those hand held blenders and turn half of the tea leaves into a powder, and incorporate them into the dry ingredients...
ReplyDeleteAnother option he gave me was to use an extract, unfortunately, there aren't that many options for red tea.. and reduce (using at least four tea bags) in a cup of water (boiling) with some sugar, and use that syrup ... similar to decoction..in your case you could use food labeled bergamot oil in the egg whites, along with the tea leaves .... I used the first method, and I could really taste the red tea.. but I think next time, I'll try adding the syrup and tea (but half of the leaves)... I had an epic fail with my macaron's today... I should have used the thermometer and didn't... it was so sad..they are edible..but ...not picture worthy.. and the yuzu didn't come through enough...
Feeling too frustrated to try another batch... let me know which works best for you = )
hmmm? and what's the solution? i'm curious! (:
ReplyDeleteah no, secretive for what lols. i tot i told u i went tott for class the other day u were here.
ReplyDeletewoah u went for the class, nv tell me! so secretive ah? heh.
ReplyDeleteSee this is like a child in the candy shop.... my eyes are popping out... OH... I read you woe's about your tea macaron's and asked my Pastry Chef Teacher ..... and I have the perfect solution, you see I had been wanting to make "red tea" macaron's.... and I think you can use the same method.
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