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Christmas gift ideas for lazy cooks
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W
e all have that friend who frequently eats takeaway meals or instant noodles. Since this is the season of giving, it's best to choose gifts that will be useful for them.
The Jakarta Post has compiled a list of Christmas gift ideas for those lazy cooks in our lives.
(Read also: Where to get exquisite Christmas gift baskets in Jakarta)
Fruit slicer
Fruit is good for our health, especially for those who constantly consume unhealthy meals. However, fruit cutting is not as easy as 1-2-3. This fruit slicer will help the laziest people to cut an apple or pear in just seconds.
Better Beater
Better Beater is a hand mixer and it doesn't require electricity to operate. By just pushing the handle down, this handy tool can mix, whisk and stir ingredients automatically. Expect to see lazy cooks quickly become experts in creating fluffy omelets or delicious smoothies.
Panasonic bread maker
This Panasonic bread maker will instantly elevate a kitchen beginner into the next Martha Stewart. The cool gadget allows the user to create ten types of breads, including French bread, whole wheat bread, bread dough and pizza dough. All one needs to do it put the ingredients in the machine and push the button.
Black Garlic
Founded by Michael Saputra and Olivia Wongso, Black Garlic offers ready-to-cook ingredients in one box. The box is also completed with recipe cards, which makes cooking easy and fun. As a Christmas gift for those indolent in the kitchen, paying the Black Garlic's subscription will be a wise decision.
Pawon Selera
It's quite a task to cook Indonesian cuisine, as it requires plenty of spices. As lazy cooks may not want to get their hands dirty with garlic, turmeric and other messy ingredients, these frozen ready-to-eat dishes from Pawon Selera are a perfect gift. Offering a plethora of dishes such as ayam taliwang (Lombok style spicy chicken), grilled chicken and empal daging (fried beef), Pawon Selera doesn't use MSG, preservatives or artificial coloring. (asw)
