Gadgets that have joined our household...

This is one episode of a shopping spree for us.... all in one day!

Finally joined the throngs of the 'health conscious' people and got ourselves a breadmaker. This one is more at Other Half's insistence! He is a bread (sandwich) fan. Anyway, since we had some cash vouchers at hand, we exchanged for a Kenwood. Breadmaker - you don't need much skills to make good breads with one of these machines. LOL! But still, we bungled up on our first bread making try... pressed the wrong buttons and bread came out all heavy. The yeast didn't get a chance to rise! Subsequent loaves turned out okay... even nice. We've even started experimenting with herbs in the bread, savoury bread. Not bad...

We got ourselves a ceramic knife too... they cut better than metal knives. When you cut bread, there's less crumbs and you get a clean cut. Was sold on it after Ah Ho demonstrated her newly acquired one from Singapore. But the downside is this knife breaks easily. It comes with a ceramic fruit peeler too. 8)

And this was on impulse... we seldom do this - buy on impulse. Got ourselves a robot vacuum cleaner. Actually I have been contemplating a Roomba but its price has been a deterrent. Anyway, this was with the ceramic knife and I got sold. One of those purportedly Japanese brands but I think it's just a claim... Oku San No. A name which wouldn't even stick in our minds. 8)

So how did it go??? For one, my floors are definitely cleaner. Much better than when it's swept with a broom. LOL! Of course, this being a more 'inferior' brand (unlike iRobot or Navibot) also comes with some inferiority. I got awaken thrice by its beeps (for help) one morning cos it got stuck. I'm not setting it for night prowls anymore! But if this lasts beyond one year, I think I will lessen the number of days of my day help, it's easier dealing with a machine... However, my dream vacuum robot cleaner at this moment remains the Karcher RC 3000 Robo Cleaner which automatically empties the robot's dirt bin and other sophisticated functions like ability to map the area. The snag is it comes with a really hefty price tag.... so it remains a wishful thought.

The breadmaker, I am sure will last; it's a trusted brand. The ceramic knife I am not sure whether it can last without being broken. And the little robot vacuum??? I'll wait and see how durable it is....