Cookbay Back-to-School Bundle · Mince It Yourself｜CASDON Electric Steamer 11.6L ＋ Joyoung Grinder & Dough Mixer 2.8L ＋ Shibazi Cleaver ＋ Power Strip · Meatballs and dumplings from scratch

UK supermarket mince is beaten to mush — shape it into meatballs and they fall apart in the pot, with none of that bounce.

It's not your imagination. The meatballs back home are springy because the meat was freshly minced, then slapped against the bowl in one direction until it tightened. With the machine and the steamer sorted, all of that works in halls too.

Follow along: north to south, everyone does something with a filling

• The Northeast — pork and suancai dumplings, three-delicacy steamed dumplings; the dough function presses out your wrappers too
• Shandong ＋ Jiangsu — four-joy meatballs, steamed lion's head meatballs; seventy lean to thirty fat, slapped one way till springy
• Guangdong ＋ Hakka — steamed pork patty with mei cai, salted egg yolk pork patty; press the mince flat, fifteen minutes in the steamer
• Chaoshan — hand-beaten beef balls, minced then slapped, bouncy enough to pass for ping-pong balls
• Sichuan — pearl meatballs, rolled in sticky rice and straight into the steamer
• Hunan — chopped-chilli pork patty; Fujian — yanpi wontons; Shaanxi — saozi for topping noodles
• And the dough function throws in — hand-rolled noodles, wonton wrappers, proofed mantou dough

What's in the bundle

• CASDON 304 Stainless Steel Electric Steamer 11.6L DZG-D5 — three tiers at once, fish plate ＋ 2 glass stew pots included
• Joyoung Meat Grinder & Dough Mixer 2.8L S26-LA586 — 500W; minces meat, chops filling and kneads dough — three jobs, one machine
• Shibazi Dual-Purpose Cleaver 30Cr13
• Chinese-to-UK Socket Power Strip 2500W — CE certified; both Chinese-spec machines run off the one strip

Straight talk

This set isn't for people happy to eat whatever's nearest. It's for the ones who could easily order takeaway, but want that exact texture from home. Mince the meat yourself, season the filling yourself, slap the meatballs yourself — the mouthful you get at the end isn't sold in any supermarket.

Ships from our Birmingham warehouse. Order by 12 September and it's guaranteed to reach your accommodation before term starts.

📦 Shipping note: this bundle's restock arrived in the UK on 20 July and is clearing customs into our warehouse. Orders are queued by payment time and ship the moment stock lands.