5/19/2025

UPPFYLLD Lemon Squeezer (bright yellow/bright green, 15 cm)

This lemon squeezer is really a great fun design as well as the whole Uppfylld line. It adds a pop of colour in the kitchen. Most importantly, his is a great squeezer that I can use directly on all the drinking glasses I own. I love the gridded inverted lid at the bottom because it collects the disgusting pipes securely. This lid can be removed, cleaned and put back easily.

The main downsides are, firstly, that I can get tired of so much colour; in all honestly, I'd love having this made of stainless steel. Secondly, this is a large squeezer that requires a bit of storage space as it's larger than the average squeezer.
Dishwasher safe.
 
DESIGNERS K. Gouriou & W. Chong
 

TJOG Storage box with lid (dark grey, 25x36x15 cm)

I have all my home office storage sorted out with KIKI K storage boxes, which are made of sturdy hard carboard covered in linen. Unfortunately, they don't make them any more. It's impossible for me not to compare the quality and craftsmanship of these with this TJOG box. This Ikea storage box looks beautiful, classic and elegant. It comes flat but it's really easy to assemble. However, the cardboard is not sturdy or stiff enough to me. I couldn't find the maximum storage weight allowed on the product web page. I have put a bit of weight on the two I have, but the heaver is on the bottom. The other one I filled mostly with paper that doesn't weight much. 

DESIGNER Ikea of Sweden

SKÅDIS Container with Lid (White)

These containers are designed specifically for Ikea Skadis pegboard system. They look beautiful, are made of good quality plastic, so much so that the translucent container looks like glass. These are a bit tricky to use because their hanging and opening system is not the best. Unlike the other hanging container, which is perfect, this one's hanging hooks aren't on the container but on the lid. Besides, you have to get used to sliding the container into the lid, not the other way around. It doesn't make sense to me because, this way, it's ease to drop the bottom and its contents or, otherwise, as I do, you need to be super conscious of how you open and close the container. Personally, I would not use it with condiments or spices.
 
DESIGNER Eva Lilja Löwenhielm
 

5/16/2025

SNÖSKYFFEL Shoehorn (Bright Red, 18 cm)

This shoehorn just looks stylish and designer-like. It looks like a beautiful decorative item but it's a very practical tool that I use most days to help me put in my tighter shoes. This is a large shoehorn made of a metallic sturdy material. The product came fully covered on no-peel Ikea labelling, something I found utterly annoying. It left plenty of residual sticky paper on the shoehorn so I had to use oil to partially remove these sticky bits, and then I had to scrub it strongly. I got it all clean with no scratch on deterioration of the coating. Great quality.

DESIGNER Henrik Preutz

 

5/14/2025

Seymour's Stainless Steel Pegs (20 Pack)

I've had these pegs for a couple of months now with other brands similar metallic pegs.  I got tired of plastic pegs that break too easily and was looking for something environmentally friendly and durable. Being stainless steel it's important because they are meant to be more durable and rust-free. I never leave my pegs outside (whether plastic or not) unless I'm hanging my laundry and then put them bag indoors. If it starts to rain I put my clothes horse indoors. That being the case, my pegs are looking as they were when first came out of the box. I find disappointing the many reviews about the pegs becoming rusty because, because if that happens, they are just steel not 'stainless' steel. So, I will be careful not to leave my laundry outdoors even if there is the slight amount of rain falling.

Nailgirls Hair Cutting Scissors Shears (6.7in)

This scissors are great value for money. They aren't professional scissors but I couldn't expect that for the price. They are still very good. I sometimes trim my hair ends on my own, and the household scissors I was using were not really good. Instead, this pair cuts my hair straight, cleanly and easily, with minimum effort, in a go. These scissors tips aren't too pointy, but the blades are sharp and do the job. I have small hands and found this pair comfortable to use; not too big, not too small. The complementary comb comes really handy.

Tean's Gourmet Rendang Dry Curry Paste (200 g)

I came across this curry paste when I was looking for something else on Amazon and it popped up under the "you might also be interested in" list. I love Malaysian cuisine and Rendang dishes. I bought this not expecting much and based purely on price and my liking of anything Rendang. It turned out to be great. It really tastes of the Rendang dishes that I get from popular Malaysian food restaurants in Oz. The sachet is a concentrated sauce that needs of water and coconut milk, plus dessicated toasted coconut at the end. The quantity of sauce in the sachet is meant to be used with 1.5 Ks of meat, but I used about 700 grams, so it turned out more liquid than it should be. However, the taste was phenomenal, no acidity or chemical taste, and it was a mild hot dish for me. I used it with chicken and added a chopped fresh onion, some Asian veggies and dessicated natural coconut (not toasted), and really enhanced the dish. I found the flavour medium hot. The main downside of the product is the added glutamate. Cooking instructions are on Malay and English on the packet back. This is a value for money packet, and great quality.