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Hotpot and BBQ appliances for your Chinese New Year 2024 celebrations

Here’s a list of steamboat, grill and BBQ appliances and soup bases if you're thinking of hosting hotpot parties at home this CNY and beyond

Stephanie Zheng

·Lifestyle Editor

Updated 12 January 2024 at 3:10 am·3-min read

Spicy and non spicy soup, on the dining table. A variety of foodstuffs and ingredients are served beside the pot during a hotpot session. — It's hotpot season! (Photo: Gettyimages)

Throw a stone in any direction in Singapore, and you'll likely hit someone who likes to eat hotpot, grilled meats or a combination of both. Think I'm exaggerating? Think about all the hotpot restaurants thriving in Singapore, and the perpetual queue you can find in more popular names such as Hai Di Lao, Beauty in the Pot, Suki-Ya, Shabu Sai, Shi Li Fang, Little Sheep, Imperial Treasure and more. I have not even started listing the popular brand for Japanese yakiniku, Thai mookata, and Korean's KBBQ. So yes, let's just embrace our reputation as a nation of hotpot and international grilled-meat-loving aficionados.

Is it any surprise really, that a hotpot, grill plate or a combination of both are quintessential household items? If you're thinking of hosting hotpot parties at home for your end of year festivities, New Year and beyond, here’s a list of new steamboats, smokeless grills and BBQ appliances we're lusting after.

For the solo hotpot person

Why share when you can have it all to yourself? A tiny hotpot is hygienic, perfect for the solo diner, and it's also super easy to clean up after!

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Line Friends Electric Hot Pot Cooking Pot Co-branded Joyoung 304 Stainless Steel Mini Electric Cooker

S$30.70

PowerPac PPMC182 Electric Hot Pot 1.1L Red

S$35

For the lazy person

An automatic rising and lowering hotpot so we don't have to dig around the pot? What a find!

【MTOY】Electric Hotpot 4L Fully Automatic Rising-Lowering Hotpot With Steamer LCD intelligent Touch Control Split Cooker

S$107.69

More soup the better

If soup is the more important aspect of hotpot for you, these dual pots will not disappoint!

For the best of both worlds

Why choose between hotpot and grill when you can have both?

Cornell 2-in-1 Steamboat and BBQ Grill, Detachable Non-Stick Grill Pan & Hot Pot

S$96

Hotpot Grill Combo, Longer Non Stick 2200W Thermostatic Electric Hotpot Grill Fast Heating for Gatherings

S$153.62

For the traditionalist

There's nothing quite like a hotpot session or having grilled meat that has been cooked over a charcoal fire.

Old Beijing Hot Pot Charcoal Copper Cooker

S$96.30

Old Beijing Thickened Imitation Copper Stainless Steel Hot Pot. PHOTO: Lazada

Hinomaru Collection Japanese Shichirin Konro Charcoal Grill

S$117.47

La Gourmet 4.0L Steamboat Claypot

now S$99

Smokeless for smaller spaces

Grill, but make it modern and smokeless, perfect for small spaces!

SBG-KC-B1 and Kith Smokeless BBQ Grill Smoke-Free 360° Auto-Rotate Grill Pan / 1 Year Warranty

now S$168

Smokeless Grill, Portable with Smoke Extractor, Non-stick

S$301.78

Steel Smokeless Grill, Indoors, Nonstick Ceramic Electric

S$150.63

Philips Indoor Smoke-less Grill plus Bonus Cleaning Tool

S$953.97

Bonus: Seafood delicacies going at great discounts!

[New Moon Emerald Gift Set] New Zealand + Buddha Jump Over the Wall + Braised King Top Shell (Slices) + Golden Ingot King Top Shell

S$71.89

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Simplify your preparation process with delicious soup bases for the upcoming year-end and New Year parties.

Mizkan Pork Bone & Soy Sauce Hotpot Soup, 750g

S$7.10

PHOTO: Amazon. Mizkan Pork Bone & Soy Sauce Hotpot Soup

Daisho Hakata Mizutaki Chicken Hot Pot Base, 750g

S$9.30

PHOTO: Amazon. Daisho Hakata Mizutaki Chicken Hot Pot Base

Hai Di Lao Tomato Flavour Hotpot Seasoning, 200g

S$3.85

PHOTO: Amazon. Hai Di Lao Tomato Flavour Hotpot Seasoning

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