When choosing your Thermos® Shuttle Chef®, there are some factors to consider, such as: 

• Who are we cooking for?
  For example, the number of people you usually cook for and their food portions.

• What do we usually cook?
  For instance, soup, porridge, braised, steamed, one pot meals etc. 

• What are your needs?
  Do you bring meals to work? Do you serve dinner after you get home from work or are you a stay-home mum/dad cooking for the family?   

Check out how the different capacities of Shuttle Chef® are best used for every cooking needs:

1.5L / 1.8L Shuttle Chef®

Sleek and portable, this capacity is good for two portions of baby's food and one portion for an adult.

Best for:

• Baby's porridge
• Soup for 1
• One Pot Meal for 1 or 2
• Braised dish for 2 (for e.g.: able to fit 2 chicken drumsticks)
• Rice (up to 3 cups)

Shuttle Chef® models: 
RPF-20 (portable)
TCRA-1800 (portable)

Recipes: One Pot Pork Ribs Rice, Herbal Mee Sua Soup etc.

3.0L Shuttle Chef®

Comes in stylish colours, this capacity is suitable for young couples or small families. 

Best for:

• Steaming (for e.g.: buns, sweet potatoes, fish chunks, 4 big chicken drumsticks)
• Soup for 3 to 4
• One Pot Meal for 4 to 5
• Braised dish for 3 to 5
• Rice (up to 5 cups)

Shuttle Chef® models:

TCRA-3000 (portable)
RPE-3000 (portable)
KBG-3000 (for tabletop only)

Recipes: Bitter Gourd-Carrot-Corn Soup, Minced Meat Macaroni etc.

4.5L Shuttle Chef®

This capacity is best used for preparing meals for a family of 4-5. It's also great for potluck parties for up to 10 people. 


Photo courtesy of Thermos Taiwan

Best for:

• Steaming (for e.g.: a fish, a chicken)
• Soup for 4 to 5
• One Pot Meal for 8
• Braised dish for a party of 8 to 10
• Rice (up to 8 cups)
• Stock (yields 3.0L of stock)

Shuttle Chef® models: 

TCRA-4500 (portable)
KBG-4500 (for tabletop only)
KBF-4501 (for tabletop only)

Recipes: Fish Maw-Mushroom Meatball Soup, Garlic Lemon Wild Chicken Soup etc. 

6.0L Shuttle Chef® 

This product comes with two 3.0L inner pots that allow you to cook two dishes at one time. The single 6.0L inner pot (available separately) is best for making soup stocks or serving one-pot-meal for a party of 20 people.  

Two 3.0L inner pots, best for:

• Cook rice in a pot and soup/braise dish in the other pot
• Steam food in a pot and cook another dish in the other pot

One 6.0L inner pot, best for:

• Steaming (for e.g.: a fish, a chicken)
• Soup for 12 to 15
• One Pot Meal for 12
• Braised dish for a party of 15 to 20
• Rice (up to 12 cups)
• Stock (yields 4.5L to 4.8L of stock)

Shuttle Chef® models and accessory: 

TCRA-6000 (portable)
KOB-6000I (6.0L pot)

Recipes: Fish Stock, White Rice & Soya Sauce Chicken Drumsticks etc.

Guide courtesy of Sheryl Ariel Boh from fb.com/weivillakitchenandfarm and founder of ‘Cooking with Thermos’ Facebook group, with permission.