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Over the past three months, Zappy Cooking Paper has been on the road, bringing cooking demos to FairPrice stores island wide.
The cooking demos invited professional chefs to share their expertise and demonstrate the many practical ways Zappy Cooking Paper can be used in the kitchen — from frying and cooking to filtering oil, reducing mess and even keeping fresh ingredients crisp for longer.
Among the chefs who joined us were celebrity chefs Chef Eric Teo and Chef Mel Dean, both long-time users of Zappy Cooking Paper.
And after seeing them put the cooking paper through its paces, one thing became clear: the cooking paper is far more versatile than many people realise. It is also a world apart from a normal kitchen towel.
A common question we heard was: What makes cooking paper different from a normal kitchen towel?
The answer became particularly clear during our cooking demos. A normal kitchen towel is useful for wiping hands, drying surfaces and cleaning up spills. The Zappy Cooking Paper, on the other hand, is designed to be used as part of food preparation and cooking.
The techniques demonstrated by our chefs — from filtering used cooking oil and absorbing oil from soup to wrapping raw ingredients and reducing oil splatter are applications that a conventional kitchen towel is simply not designed for.
1. Filter Used Cooking Oil
After frying, used cooking oil can contain crumbs, batter and other food particles.
One of the useful techniques demonstrated during our cooking demo was using Zappy Cooking Paper to filter used cooking oil, removing food residue so that the oil can be kept cleaner for reuse (do ensure that the oil has been cooled down before filtering).
For households that fry regularly, this is a simple way to make better use of cooking oil instead of unnecessarily discarding it while it is still suitable for reuse.
2. Reduce Oil Splatter When Frying
Anyone who has fried chicken or other foods at home knows that oil splatter can quickly turn cooking into a cleaning exercise.
During the cooking demos, the chefs showed how lightly laying a piece of cooking paper over the surface of a frying pan or pot can help reduce oil splatter.
3. Remove Excess Oil from Soup
The cooking paper can even help when making soup.
If there is excess oil floating on the surface of a soup, broth or gravy, one of the tips shared during the cooking demo was to lightly lay a piece of cooking paper over the surface to absorb some of the oil.
Simply remove the paper afterwards.
It is an easy technique that can be useful when you want a cleaner, less oily broth without having to spend extra time skimming it.
4. Keep Chilli Padi and Greens Fresh and Crisp
One of the surprising tips shared by Chef Eric Teo was about storing fresh ingredients.
Chef Eric showed how wrapping greens and chilli padi with cooking paper can help keep them fresh for longer. According to Chef Eric Teo, his chilli padi could stay fresh and crisp for up to one week when wrapped and stored with the cooking paper.
5. Keep Raw Chicken from Becoming Soggy
The same idea can also be applied when storing raw chicken.
Wrapping raw chicken with cooking paper can help manage excess moisture and prevent the chicken from becoming soggy.
6. Even Durian Can Benefit
And then came perhaps the most unexpected tip from Chef Eric Teo: Durian.
The Zappy Cooking Paper can be used to wrap durian to help keep it fresh while maintaining its taste.
It may not be the first use that comes to mind when you think of the cooking paper, but that is exactly what made the cooking demos so interesting — experienced chefs showed us practical applications that many home cooks may never have considered.
Both Chef Eric Teo and Chef Mel Dean are long-time users of Zappy Cooking Paper.
Hearing their tips was particularly valuable because these are techniques drawn from years of professional cooking experience, rather than simply theoretical product applications.
Professional kitchens need ingredients and tools that can perform multiple functions efficiently. The cooking demos showed how some of these same techniques can be translated into everyday home kitchens.
For years, Zappy Cooking Paper has been trusted by chefs in professional kitchens.
Having Chef Eric Teo and Chef Mel Dean share their own experiences with the product during our cooking demos gave us even more confidence that it has a place beyond professional kitchens.
Home cooking may be different from a restaurant kitchen, but the everyday challenges are familiar — oil splatter, excess oil, food residue, moisture and keeping ingredients fresh. Sometimes, the solution is simply having the right kitchen essential on hand.
Beyond the cooking demo itself, one of the most enjoyable parts of the three-month roadshow was getting to meet our customers at FairPrice stores across Singapore.
We loved being able to speak directly with shoppers, answer questions, share cooking tips and, of course, let everyone sample the dishes prepared during the cooking demos.
Most importantly, we want to say thank you for the amazing support you have given Zappy Cooking Paper. The conversations, feedback and enthusiasm from our customers made the roadshow especially meaningful.
And after three months of cooking demos, we’re taking a short break — but not for long!
We’re back with another round of cooking demos this October and November:
31 October & 1 November
FairPrice Jurong Point
7 & 8 November
FairPrice Jurong Point
28 & 29 November
FairPrice Tampines Mall
Come by, meet the chefs and our team, pick up some useful kitchen tips and discover even more ways to use Zappy Cooking Paper in your everyday cooking.
Hope to see you there!
