The Journey
While travelling, moving between places, using unfamiliar kitchens or living in small spaces. Cooking is often a compromise.
Eating out becomes expensive, carrying meals means soggy sandwiches, and shared kitchens rarely have the tools you’re looking for.
Still, you want to eat nice, feel comfortable, connect, and enjoy — wherever you are.
JeCheffe is a compact, multifunctional cooking tool designed to make fresh meals, possible anywhere. Turning everyday meals into moments worth remembering.
From Idea to Sketch
It started simple — on paper, sitting on a patch of grass near Flinders Street Station in Melbourne.
A sketch became a collage, and notes followed wherever I went, each idea tested and refined.
What began as a small experiment was guided by a clear vision: something multifunctional, compact and portable, everything for anywhere
That first sketch proved the idea had potential — not as a concept, but as a tool that could genuinely change cooking on the go.
CAD & Early Prototypes
Next came CAD designs and rough 3D prints. The first prototype was basic — held together with a toothpick — but it made the idea tangible.
Despite its simplicity, it proved the concept could work. Seeing and handling it revealed possibilities, along with strengths and weaknesses that hadn’t been fully anticipated — or clearly communicated by me — before.
Finding a factory
Turning this idea into a real product proved so much harder than expected.
It meant hundreds of emails, many rejections, and long periods of waiting — “full capacity,” “only in-house,” “no thanks.”
Each time it forced clearer communication and persistence beyond easy answers.
Eventually, a factory was willing to try out the concept and agreed to collaborate. It looked promising at first online, but months after, when the first prototype had arrived; it was clear the purpose of the tool hadn’t been fully understood, confirming there was still a long way to go.
Different Factory and Visit
Determined to get it right, I found a different factory and began redefining the design, new CAD drawings, different structure, and purpose.
We refined handles, nail grips, widths, and lengths through multiple samples.
After five months, I flew to the factory to see the process and hold the first raw prototype in my hands. Basic and unfinished, yes, but the touch and feel told me I was on the right path.
Hands-On Testing & The Breakthrough
Three months later, I received the first functional prototypes and immediately cooked the first meal (with my own product!!)
— my goal now was to continuously do tests, find the limits to reveal what worked and what still needed improvement.
Every fold, click, and cut confirmed that all the persistence had paid off.
Taking It Everywhere
Since then, JeCheffe has been with me everywhere — reefs, boats, mountains, vans, hostels, parks, outback and beaches — to keep testing it in real conditions.
Pushed to its limits, repaired when needed, and developed along the way. Every scratch, dent, and stain became a lesson.
Each trip reinforced its purpose: having everything you need to cook, wherever you are — bringing the kitchen to your setting and turning ordinary moments into memories that last.
JeCheffe Today
JeCheffe is more than a tool. It’s freedom in your pocket, creativity at your fingertips, and memories in every meal.
It’s the embodiment of living fully, embracing adventure, and making the most of every moment.
It’s nearly ready for you. My hope is that it lives in your backpack, car, or kitchen, helps you to cook wherever, and becomes part of all your explorations.
Everything you need, anywhere you are.