How To Cook From The Heart With Poh Ling Yeow and LG

The great news is anyone can become as joyous a home cook as Poh. All it takes is the right attitude and the right appliances from LG.

Here, the Malaysian-born cook and face of LG Australia’s new Kitchen Collection at The Good Guys Guys talks about top ways to inspire your home cooking journey. Plus, we reveal the must-have LG appliance tech that turns beginners into experts – and your kitchen into a space you’ll love to cook in for years to come!

5 ways to bring joy to your home cooking with LG kitchen appliances  

Keen to embrace a world of inspired cooking and step up your culinary kudos? It starts with state-of-the-art LG appliances, designed to help you be a great home cook. We’re talking about…

#1 All-in-one ovens

Explore your full cooking potential with an all-rounder LG Series 9 60cm InstaView™ Full Steam Oven. It puts multiple cooking options at your fingertips (17 to be exact!). Try Steam Baking for wickedly good steamed puds, Air Fryer for crisping up the classics, Dehydrator for drying exotic fruits for your famous homemade granola, or Pizza Mode for gourmet cheesy delights. You can even proof dough for bakery-worthy bread.“An oven with multiple cooking modes is such a luxury,” says Poh. What I love is that it is all-in-one and saves precious kitchen acreage. Plus, when it comes to methods like steaming, you’ve got a really nice amount of cooking space to be able to ace big volumes.”

#2 Genius features (you’ll adore using!)

Why risk that prized four cheese soufflé being a flop if you don’t have to? Check its progress without interrupting your cooking process with LG’s top-rated InstaView™ feature. Just knock twice on the door and the entire cavity illuminates so you can see inside.

“LG's InstaView™ function? With two taps I can keep an eye on how that sponge is rising, or whether that crackling on my roast pork is crisping to perfection, without opening the door,” says Poh. “It’s one of the most fun innovations of this range.”

#3 Be a steaming success

As all seasoned cooks know, steam cooking can take everyday dishes to the next level. And steaming is the LG Series 9 60cm InstaView™ Full Steam Oven’s superpower (clue’s in the name!). Choose from a range of exciting steam cooking modes – Sous-Vide, Steam, Steam Baking, Steam Hot Air, Steam Regenerating and Steam Roasting – and enjoy nutrient-packed meals on demand.

“Introducing more Australians to steam cooking is one of my passions because I think many Aussies tend to associate it with soggy veg (ironically my favourite!) and boring, tasteless food,” says Poh.
“But Asians do the most delicious things with steaming. Think of steamed pork buns, think of juicy dumplings, made from scratch. You can create so many delicious things with textural interest and flavour with steaming. It’s the cleanest way to cook – soul food for many Asian cultures!”

#4 Connected convenience

When you have smart support from your appliance squad, it leaves you freer to focus on refining those masterful flavours. With an LG Induction Cooktop and LG Canopy Rangehood dream duo, you can clear the air of unwanted cooking fumes, without lifting a finger. Simply synchronise your connected LG rangehood to automatically turn on as soon as you start cooking, via the LG ThinQ® app*

Or, why not make the most of your multifunction Wi-Fi-enabled LG oven or flexible cooktop? The LG ThinQ® app* lets you monitor and adjust cooking settings from your smartphone or device. Talk about more convenient cooking.

#5 Slow and steady wins the race!

Even cooks as confident as this celebrated TV chef know some things should never be rushed. That’s where LG’s precise induction cooktops can really save the day (and your centrepiece dessert).

“I also do things that usually require a double boiler directly on the induction cooktop, like making custards and melting chocolate, because the heat is so consistent and stable,” says Poh. “That’s a really comforting thing for a home cook to have.”

Taking time over her most cherished recipes is also classic Poh:

“One of my favourite dishes to make is probably a crème caramel. It’s also my favourite dessert. I love that you can create this amazingly sophisticated dish with just sugar, eggs and milk. It’s very simple but relies on a classic technique that keeps me humble. Even though I’ve made it a trillion times before, I just love to see how minimally set I can get that custard!”

Poh’s 3 golden rules for conscious cooking

Lean into this Poh-approved advice to elevate your home cooking…

Get to know your oven

“Every time you bake in the oven, you have to become one with it. Whenever people ask me, ‘How do I become a good baker?’, I tell them it’s actually getting to know your oven. That’s a really big part of it.”

Sharpen up!

“If you really want to hone your skills in the kitchen, start with a sharp knife. You’ll be amazed at how much that revolutionises the way you cook. And don’t try to be a superhero (when chopping ingredients). Just start slowly and work at your own pace.”

Persistence pays off

“My best advice to people who think that they’re bad cooks is just to give it a red hot go. A lot of people have the impression that success in the kitchen just happens naturally, but you often have to ‘repeat cook’ something to perfect it. With new recipes, I often have to have several goes at it. It’s all about being persistent and enjoying the learning when things don’t go to plan.”

LG designs kitchens with heart

Manifesting your forever kitchen? The LG Kitchen Collection of connected cooktops, rangehoods and smart ovens pairs with your favourite LG fridge and LG dishwasher to make achieving your kitchen reno dream that much easier. Upgrade your appliances in-store or online today and fall in love with cooking every day.

*Wi-Fi, LG ThinQ® app & compatible smartphone required. Refer to lg.com/thinq for details.