Vroom!As fast as it comes, finally the exciting weekend of Singtel Singapore F1 2011 Grand Prix is over! This is the forth year Singapore is hosting the F1 racing event, the world first F1 night racing.
As proclaimed by the F1 Sumpremo, Bernard Charles, Singapore remains the Crown Jewel of the F1 races. Our beautiful Marina Bay skyline beams to millions of people worldwide.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa and MaLauren's Lewis Hamilton (Singapore GP)
The bottom line is, amid this period of economy uncertains (Europe & US Debt Crisis), the Singapore F1 2011 is still able to achieve tickets sold out, attracting international celebrites like Linkin Park, Shakira, Charice, etc. We really hope more tourists will come to our red dot to boost our tourism here.
Linkin Park, Singapore Padang, F1 2011 Singapore (TianChid)
Having said that, if the traffic chaos and the shopping area around the venue can be better improve and overseas spending are come in boosting our economy, why not we consider running the events for the next 6 years to come.
What can we learn from this Singapore F1 2011? Tolerance and acceptance. I don't understand the excitement behind the vroom as my hubby watched the F1 races on the final day with great enthusiasm. But my hubby did not interrupted my favourite shows on Friday and Saturday nite. Perhaps it is a give and take. We are taught from young about religion tolerance and racial harmony. Yes, F1 does cause inconvience for my work, the circle line breakdown, road closesure, etc. Everyone is difference, our upbring and experiences are different. When we seek to understand the differences, we advanced from tolerance to acceptance.
"You have your ways. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.", Friedrich Nietzsche
Our society is moving fast, there are little time for us to slower our pace. Tolerance and acceptance is perhaps the values that we can taught our selves and our children. We can wonder how the world will be like if we start to tolerates and accepts.
“The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.”, Ralph W. Sockman
Thank you for time busy mums and have a pleasant mid week.
Modern Mums are very difference from the woman at our mother's era. Today, a modern mum needs to juggle between career and family. We are very capable but not wonder woman! It is just too tiring after sometime if we try to be one.
In today blog, i am reviewing a modern kitchenware that will aid a modern busy mum. I believe many busy mums will have encountered this before, we overcooked the food and end up having to scrub all evening to clear away the carbon waste. If the damage is fatal, even our expensive tefal will end up in the waste bins.
I came across the Kitchenart's Ecoramic Ceramic Pots & Pans when i was doing my research on HappyCall pressure pan. The Ecoramic Pot & Pans series is just an eye opener for me. (If i have known it earlier, my housewarming gifts will be those). The Youtube video above is not the highest quality available. I manage to find a clearer one (below) but it is in silent mode, but should be clear enough to understand how it works.
Among the benefits as we have seen in the video, it is natural ceramic coated which means it is safe and health. It cooks fast because of good thermal heat transfer. The Ecoramic series is also easy to clean and wash and we don't to worry about scrubbing the carbon waste now, it is just as easy as a wipe just like the Happycall pan.
The well design lids for pouring broth and the unique handles prevent overflowing which means we don't to clean the stove for spills overs. This translates to saving of time and money.
The TV commercial company, Lejel in Singapore, is selling a set of four plus the extra bonus steamer for S$248. In time of uncertainly, if we can save a little of money more for hard time ahead, why not?
I search in Gmarket for the same offer. Although there aren't many vendors selling, but most of them are selling around 30% cheaper. (Last check Ecoramic is S$140 for set of four pots and pans, if add the extra steamer cost around S$25, the total is S$165) The Gmarket's vendors also provide new generation that include a stand-able lid which stands and will not be scathed by the steam around the handle. This feature is not sold in Lejel's offer.
The drawback for this Ecoramic Ceramic Pot Series like many modern kitchenware that is make up of die cast aluminium, is not suitable for induction cooker as they are not ferrous. (Induction cooker requires the kitchenware to contain ferrous material like stainless steel and steel to work. You can easily test it with a magnet, if the magnet does not stick or attach to the base of the testing pot or pan, the kitchenware is not suitable for induction cooker.) They are rare cases that certain induction cooker works with aluminium kitchenware but they usually take a longer time to cook. Those using only induction cooker will have to give this wonderful product a miss.
I believe many busy mums have already read my blogs on Happycall Pan. I received some questions from some busy mums and wishes i could answered them so as to aid their decision on buying the Happycall Pan. I will share some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) here. Cheers :)
The best answer lies in the video. See is always believing. A quick summary is provided below.
Summary of Benefits for HappyCall Pan
No more oily and messy kitchen! (It does not spills!)
No more smoke and odour!
Cleans easily! (No more scrubbing, even better than Tefal!)
Cook fast! Far Infrared (Yes! Cooking frozen food straight out of freezer!)
Cook healthier food! (Grilled. Less or no oil!)
So Easy to use, instant chef overnight for newbie! (Just place the food in, flipped and Viola!)
Q2. How many types and how to choose the right Happy Call pan for me?
Basically there are 7 basic types of Happycall double sided pressure flip pan. Also known as Flip 'N' Cook, Chefel (An export version mainly sold in US, Europe, is detachable and has grills at the lower pan) and and ZuanJ (Chinese division). The latest series is now Ocher. There are also new Happycall products but not yet available in Singapore. We will get hold of the new series in June 2012.
Standard Features
FDA approved, Dow Corning's food grade Silicon Tubing (Common known as sealer or rubber) and grooved rim to prevent leaking when flipping.
Ceratinium Coating (Ceramic & Titanium Coating) for low nutrient lose cooking & shorten cooking time, more resistant to abrasion & corrosion coating.
Strong magnetic lock to the pan to prevent leaking and opening up of pan when flip.
Hook holes in handle. (Not available for earlier and domestic version)
Type 01 - Standard Happy Call Pan
Also known as basic happycall pan, new happycall pan or standard happycall pan.
Standard happycall pan is use in video demos, YouTube or Channel U Home Shopping .
Easy to use for newbie or small family of 4.
Lady friendly weight version (1.5~1.6Kg)
Can cook a 2kg chicken in it.
3 layers of Ceratinium Coating (Refer to standard features for details)
Type 02 - Thin HappyCall Pan
Grilling thin items like cuttle fish, pantries, etc. (See above, a picture means a thousand words)
Type 03 - Deeper HappyCall Pan
Cooks larger serving of food.
2cm deeper than standard Happycall Pan.
3 Layers of Ceratinium Coating (Refer to standard features for details)
Slightly heavier (1.7Kg), i use both of my hands to handle it, so it is still ok.
Type 04 - Jumbo Happy Call Pan
Heavy weight pan. (Almost 1.9Kg)
3 Circle rings
4 Layers of Ceratinium Coating (Refer to standard features for details)
Can cooked a feast!
A new variant has grill lines similar to Jumbo Grills, no 3 rings that encircle the Happycall word
New Version - Ocher
Latest Version
Look like Chefel (US, Europe Export Version)
Coated with 5 Layer of Ceratinium (Ocher Deeper only) plus Ocher (Loess, Brown Clay) which is for better food tasting, health and stronger prevention of abrasion.
Deeper and Jumbo size (Jumbo has grills so non oily will not chars and extra oil will be drain for oily food)
The newer version has the silicon tubing (sealer) should not leaks.
Silicon tubing (sealer) does wear and tear as mention in the manual, do order some extra sealers.
Steam escapes thru the ventilating hole at the back of the pan, do not tilt the pan to the back.
Q4. Where can i buy Happycall Pan?
There many vendors selling HappyCall Pan. If you are particular about product warranty, you may want to engage your local seller or distributor but it is usually more costly. (A list of online vendors are included at the end of this question).
I bought mine from South Korea thru Gmarket's vendors, the price is almost 40% cheaper than the retail on on commercial TV. Some of the Gmarket's vendors also ship internationally. Click here to access the list of HappyCall vendors in Gmarket. Do look at the customers' feedbacks of the vendor before you buy.
Example of Gmarket Vendors Goods and Reviews
Also read the Vendors Gmarket's QnA, this will give you a good impression whether the vendor delivers good product or simply painting a nice picture. Some vendors has plenty of premium reviews but the numbers only reflects total premium reviews has commented on the product not really an indicator they are good vendors.
Best Bargain on Gmarket (By Popular Demand)
Some busy mums are worry about the buying at Gmarket. Who to buy? Which are selling genuine goods? I will updated if possible, everyday the best Happycall bargain from Gmarket. (I know one or two vendors offer a bit lower price but they are new with no feedback, so i don't recommends) You can find the bargain on the top right corner of this blog.
List of Errand Vendors 1. **miles - Gmarket
Selling genuine pan, tell buyers to beware intimation, yet **miles are selling non happycall sealers. Looking at **miles Q&A and Premium reviews, list of backlogs and negative comments. Avoid this vendor.
**miles claims their sealer is from happycall
Q5. Where to download Happycall Pan English Manual?
Since our post on Oct 2011, many recipes has spawn as many busy mums have contribute their personal online. We updated some sites for Happycall recipes, notable Munching Ministry by Mama Bless and friend which has many step by step video for many good food.
HappyCall Dual Pan cannot be use on induction cooker. Happycall is make of die cast aluminum, induction cooker only work with ferrous made pan like Stainless Steel. Even if you really can get it to start, it will take up too long to heat up.
Happycall Electromagnetic Cooker
My Personal Overall Reviews on HappyCall Pan
Happycall double sided pressure flip pan is a life saver for me. I am quite fortunately growing up in a family where my parents just want my sister and I to focus on our study and do not want us to help in kitchen. When I got married, i am really scare to cook as i afraid i will not cook as well as my husband (He really cooks wonderful food). Happycall pan reignites my cooking instinct as a woman. It is so easy to cook, healthy and no more messy grease, smoke and odours.
I love cooking food for my husband
My aunt also bought a happycall pan, she love to cook. She commented, when she was cooking fried food and cooking, it is enjoyable, but not the mess you need to clean up later. Now she have the Happycall pan, she can enjoys cooking again, she is buying another two more happycall pans for her sister. It is a modern kitchenware that will help you to save time as you need more cleaning now and the family can enjoy good grilled food. Get your HappyCall Pan from Gmarket's vendor here today!
For those busy mums, the happycall pan is an asset and assistant for us. It will definitely help you to regain some lost time with your love one.
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Thank you for reading the Happy Call - Love Redefined. Let me share with you the Pop Corn redefined. I believed you will love to see how corn POP itself and blossomed into beautiful cotton wool-like. I have videoed it while cooking in my Happy Call. Nevertheless, it hassle free and healthy snack. Enjoy the video!
Try using these simple substitutes instead of commercial cleaners to help you in house cores.
Surface cleaner: surface stains can be cleansed with a microfiber cloth soaked in vinegar diluted with water. Combat stubborn stains with a paste of baking soda and water.
Window cleaner: old newspaper and water works wonders. You can also spray dirty windows with vinegar and water solution or a soap nut solution. Make this by boiling a few soap nuts in water. Let it cool before use.
Wood polish: add a few tablespoons of lemon juice to a quarter cup of olive oil. Wipe furniture with a cloth soaked in this solution.
Toilet bowl cleaner: pour a cupful of vinegar and a few tablespoons of baking powder into stained toilet bowls. Let it soaked for half an hour, then brushed and flushed.
Hand wash: dilute liquid Castile soap (primarily made with olive oil) with water and pour into a spray bottle. Add a few drops of tea tree oil for antibacterial benefits.
Baking soda is a weak alkaline and can neutralize acidic scents which makes it a great deodorizer.
White vinegarcan kill moldy, germs and bacteria due to its high level of acidity, while its remaining non tonic to humans.
Calling all Smart Mothers! If you are deciding to buy a Happy Call Pan, this is a great offer not to be miss! Just open up my email this morning from Gmarket. The popular Happy Call, double flip fan is going at almost half price! Click the link here to enjoy the offer from Gmarket. (Sob :( I could enjoyed more discount with this offer, i have bought 2 pans @ SGD $79 each)
Nice Food Produce by Happy Call Pan
Furthermore, the seller of the Happy Call Pan carries a fun range of the Happy Call series of product direct from Korea, below are some pictures and video of the products. I am definitely considering to buy their range of product for my kitchen. Save time & money!
Yum yum! Yes! This is Yong Tau Foo, the Hakka food, nicely grilled by less than a week old Happy Call. (Double Flip Pan from Korea). I have been exploring how well this popular double flip pan cook. My verdict so far? "Wow!" Busy mothers, if you don't have much time and want good, healthy and fast food. Get a Happy Call now! Still considering? Read on! (PS. Busy mothers, if you still don't have an idea what is Happy Call or double flip pan, click here to my previous blog, you need to know it!)
Ok, for mothers that has been using Happy Call, we all know that this is our handy weapons that grills good food like meats, seafoods, etc and Happy Call really cooks the food blazing fast! (See above demo videos) When i first try out the Happy Call pan, i did not have a chance to understand the operating manual which is in Korean. My maiden food using the Happy Call has the skins of my chicken wings and potatoes are charred when they are cooked for just 5 minutes! Other than the charred, the chicken meat is juicy and very proudly said, not a singe drop of oil used! Luckily, my friend stumble upon an English version of the Happy Call's operation manual and i began to understand how to use my Happy Call pan.
My First Master Piece using Happy Call, skinless chicken thigh with some charred bit still visible
After familiar with the use of the Happy Call, i began to surf for recipe to cook with it. If you can recall from the video above, Happy Call can cook pan cake, pastry, vegetables and even spaghetti! Sad to say, the recipe articles are limited (maybe they are all in korean), i only manage to find a blog, J Kitchen, that show us how to make pancakes. Therefore, i decided to try out some cooking on my own and share some cooking methods i learned to all busy and aspirating moms.
Happy Call experiments - Green Vegetables, Tofu, Yong Tau Foo (Clockwise from top)
Cooking Tips
1. Frozen food - Add some water together with the frozen food into the Happy Call pan, else your food will be cooked on the surface and inner will remains uncooked. It will take around five minutes to cook the frozen meat depends on size.
Nuggets need only 3 minutes to cook till golden crispy brown
2. Clean before you Flip - Although there are silicon tubing by the side of the pan to preventing leaking. the excess oil and water are still collectible at the drain behind the Happy Call pan, make sure you clear it before you flip, else your stove will be oily!
3. Fire Power - Puff! - Although no oil is need to cooks the meat as oil will oozes out from the meat. But you need to watch your fire power, the operating manual recommends low fire to help prolonging the life your double flip pan.
4. Add gravy at the end - Unless you want your food to be charred, add the gravy for the meat or vegetables near the end.
Fried tofu with gravy.
5. Watch the Vegetable - The pan is hot, unless you are grilling the carrots, potatoes, vegetable should not be just left there to char. What i do is, add a teaspoon of olive oil, adds some garlic or ginger follows by the vegetable with some water on it. If i want gravy, i will mixed the gravy and pour it in 30 secs after i put the vegetable it. Remember to flip the pan to ensure even cooking. The whole process is less than three minutes and it is ready to serve!
6. Slice it down! - Chunky meat and vegetables, it is better to slice down to thin pieces for easy cooking.
7. It's all about planning - Plan your cooking! I will use Happy Call to cook the meat first, the residue oil from the meat is then use to cooked vegetables. It makes my food taste nicer.
Anyone like a small serving of yummy vegetable with gravy?
8. Master of Fire -Lastly, learn to master the fire and it will serve you well.
That is what i call nicely done!
Busy mothers, i hope i provide you with good reasons to own a Happy Call pan. On my final thoughts, Happy Call is no doubt a good helper to help us cook good and healthy food with lesser time and less cleaning. But more importantly, now we have more time and we can enjoy more quality time with our loves one enjoying the food together. Happy Call is not about speedy cooking, it really brings about bonding, affections and loves to our loved one. It is love redefined! Get one today!
New HappyCall Spree Organized by SuperbMothers Coming Soon!
from Korea). I have been exploring how well this popular double flip pan cook. My verdict so far? "Wow!" Busy mothers, if you don't have much time and want good, healthy and fast food. Get a 
