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MKS, just this year alone I have started using the Thermal Pots They are very useful especially when one has such a busy schedule and also in time for cooked food for the family. I have 2 2L 2-tier pots, 1 3L pot and 1 4.5L pot and personally I feel that having more serves me well in terms of choices when cooking different types of food.
For a 4.5L pot which is big, I can easily cooked 2 types of dishes in it by simply putting a steam rack and placed another dish on top. Stew chicken at the bottom and another braised pork at the top. Easily done. Then 3L pot for soup.
4.5L pot for double boil bird nests and fungus dessert or chicken soup.
3L for porridge or soups
2L for chicken stew and steam eggs
Even though both the 4.5L and 3L pots doesn’t come with an insert, you can still put in your own insert by placing a steam rack.
Hope this helps -
Thermal pot is good as we can have a dinner at home timely even though I am not around to cook in the day. Sometime depend on the type of food. For oxtail type of food which requires longer cooking time, I usually start cooking at night and put into the TP. Boil in the morning before before I leave. Come back home for dinner, boil again before dinner. The meat will fall off the bone. Super nice and tender without me tending to it much over the fire.
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For me buy a TP which have a thermal efficiency of 60C for at least 6hrs.
As quote "The safe temperature for hot food should be above 60°C to prevent the risk of food poisoning, while cold food should be stored below 4°C. If any of the cooked food needs to be reheated, make sure it is reheated above 60°C to minimise the risk of food poisoning." -
I m trying my 1.8l TP. Tried cooking porridge and sweet potatoes dessert…Issue is the base a bit too small so need longer time to boil using just the inner ring fire on stove. While searching on YouTube I notice they put maybe half filled pot instead…can mah? If can then bigger TP should be better lor.
The 1.8 l 2 inner pots looks small but actually enough de. Can easily yield 3 big bowls of scallop minced meat porridge but the heat not as lasting as my 3.5l. -
laughingcat\" post_id=\"1943742\" time=\"1572337270\" user_id=\"3309:
I like TP too..I have packed away my slow cooker.
Thermal pot is good as we can have a dinner at home timely even though I am not around to cook in the day. Sometime depend on the type of food. For oxtail type of food which requires longer cooking time, I usually start cooking at night and put into the TP. Boil in the morning before before I leave. Come back home for dinner, boil again before dinner. The meat will fall off the bone. Super nice and tender without me tending to it much over the fire. -
laughingcat\" post_id=\"1943741\" time=\"1572337031\" user_id=\"3309:
wow so many TPs..and I certainly envy you have your boys at home..could eat much..TPs come very handy for you. My 3.5l pot of soup could last us 2 meals
MKS, just this year alone I have started using the Thermal Pots They are very useful especially when one has such a busy schedule and also in time for cooked food for the family. I have 2 2L 2-tier pots, 1 3L pot and 1 4.5L pot and personally I feel that having more serves me well in terms of choices when cooking different types of food.
For a 4.5L pot which is big, I can easily cooked 2 types of dishes in it by simply putting a steam rack and placed another dish on top. Stew chicken at the bottom and another braised pork at the top. Easily done. Then 3L pot for soup.
4.5L pot for double boil bird nests and fungus dessert or chicken soup.
3L for porridge or soups
2L for chicken stew and steam eggs
Even though both the 4.5L and 3L pots doesn't come with an insert, you can still put in your own insert by placing a steam rack.
Hope this helps
3.5l pot can put a whole chicken before cutting when I cook chicken rice. I got a 3.5l for my mom too.
I m very tempted to get a 2 inner pots one. How do you put the steaming rack? bottom filled with water and 1 rack on it plus another dish on the upper inner pot arh? -
MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1943757\" time=\"1572340067\" user_id=\"43981:
I assume you mean to ask how I put the steaming rack in the 3L and 4.5L.
How do you put the steaming rack? bottom filled with water and 1 rack on it plus another dish on the upper inner pot arh?
Bottom cooked another dish and buy a high high steaming rack with round curve leg (to prevent scratching the inner pot) and then placed a bowl of dish. All done in the inner pot. -
I don’t really like the 1.5L Thermos pot as it has a small mouth. Very difficult to handle in terms of stiring.
I prefer the wide-mouth TP. -
laughingcat\" post_id=\"1943761\" time=\"1572341092\" user_id=\"3309:
ok ok I could imagine that :thankyou:
I assume you mean to ask how I put the steaming rack in the 3L and 4.5L.MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1943757\" time=\"1572340067\" user_id=\"43981:
How do you put the steaming rack? bottom filled with water and 1 rack on it plus another dish on the upper inner pot arh?
Bottom cooked another dish and buy a high high steaming rack with round curve leg (to prevent scratching the inner pot) and then placed a bowl of dish. All done in the inner pot. -
laughingcat\" post_id=\"1943762\" time=\"1572341190\" user_id=\"3309:
I like 'big mouth' also hehe..same as for water bottles easier to wash also.
I don't really like the 1.5L Thermos pot as it has a small mouth. Very difficult to handle in terms of stiring.
I prefer the wide-mouth TP.
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