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MANILA, Philippines—We went to SM Homeworld and chose some kitchen essentials we thought were good buys. As more and more people wake up to the call of eating healthy, home cooking is the best way to ensure that you know exactly what is being used on the food you and your family eat every day. Here are our picks for kitchen must-haves:

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The Moulinex Exotic Aroma Diffusion
A multi-layered steamer ideal for healthy cooking. Layer in some herbs and your veggies take a whole new flavor and aroma.

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Tiger Thermal Magic Cooker with vacuum stainless steel construction and a 4.5L inner pot capacity for easy cooking.

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This American Home Induction Cooker makes cooking easy. It has an electronic control panel with digital display indicating the type of cooking needed, like stew, stir fry, fry, soup, hot pot, boil and braise.

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Go natural and savor the goodness of pure, fresh fruit juice everyday. You can even make delicious soups and energizing drinks with the JML Juice Booster.

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JML Hands-Free Can Opener
Gadgets are fun with this one-touch operation and automatic action can opener, which opens any can in a quick, easy, hassle-free way.

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For a fast, clean way to chop and dice, use the JML Chopper.

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Every kitchen should have a hand blender. This is the Moulinex Faci Click Hand-Blender with 2-speed ergonomic button and plastic hand-blender base for mixing all your preparations.

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The Laica Weighing Scale comes in handy for getting the precise measurement of food ingredients.

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The Moulinex Food Processor has 14 functions and does everything in a single-step spiral system. It has a specially designed attachment for making soups and thick and creamy milkshakes.

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The Tiger IH Microcomputer Controlled Rice Cooker/Warmer has an LCD control panel and 11 computerized quick cooking menu settings to cook plain rice, germinated brown rice, sweet rice, mixed rice, porridge, dishes and breads.

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