INSPECT A GADGET Kitchen Gizmos ACA Bread Machine As long as you feed it the right ingredients and push the right buttons, this snazzy bread machine will conjure up bread, cake, jam and even glutinous rice cake. www.acachina.com RMB 500
Delonghi Pangourmet EOB2071 Ideal for cookie rookies. This multifunctional oven/breadmaker will bring the heat when you’re baking from scratch. Use their automated programs to produce baguettes, ciabatta, cake and pizza with a crust as light or dark as you prefer. www.aegovens.com RMB 2,999
Philips Viva Hand Blender Collection
Electronic Scale
With a blade that cuts both horizontally and vertically, this 16-speed hand blender will reduce your solids to liquids in seconds. Accessories include an anti-splash blade guard, whisk and chopper.
Weigh to go! Baking’s an exact science, so make sure that your ingredient amounts are accurate.
www.philips.com.cn RMB 1,498
www.taobao.com RMB 40
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Oven Apps by Joey Guo Pastry Chef Elite Ever ything you might ever need to k now to get your baking life on track. You’ll find recipes and beautiful photos for over 60 desserts, cakes and fancies – they run the gamut from chiffon cake and graham crackers to Calvados sauce, Grand Marnier ice cream and rum balls. There’s also useful tools like in-app measurement and temperature conversion, not to mention an appendix with a glossary of terms. With the promise of new recipes in the future, this should sell like hot cakes. iPhone, iPad RMB 25
Desserts with Love
面食大全
This app comes from Rita Ho, the food columnist for Hong Kong‘s Ming Pao newspaper and AM730. Beautifully designed, with easy-to-learn recipes for green tea chiffon cake, orange soufflé, cheesecake and more. Available in Chinese and English versions.
This is a little encyclopedia of Chinese flour-based treats: breads, cakes, noodles, etc. You’ll definitely need your oven but be prepared to practice steaming, boiling and frying techniques as well. This is quite the bargain and a good substitute for not having a Chinese grandma.
iPhone, iPad Free
(Chinese-only)
iPhone, iPad RMB 6
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