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6 GENERAL NEWS KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n MARCH 2019 n www.kitchenwarenews.com Gourmet Kitchenware Shines at Las Vegas Market (cont. from Page 1) more diamonds for 40 percent better durability and 40 percent better food release for pans made of anodized aluminum for excellent thermal conduction. This new line was created exclusively for independent gourmet retailers, and it encompasses everything f rom f ry pans and sauté pans to saucepans, casseroles, woks and roasting pans. The line is available in open stock as well as in an array of sets of various sizes, and retail prices range f rom $44.95 for the 7-inch Try Me Frypan to $629.95 for a 10-piece set. Swiss Diamond is offering the line in standard models and with induction bottoms. The hoot Kitchen Timer from joie MSC International is a cute little owl that twists on its base to measure cooking times up to 60 minutes. Available f rom Harold Import Company, it retails for $7.99. It 's part of a hoot line that includes a mini grater, tea infuser and a mini whisk, and it's shipped in an assortment of blue, green and purple items. Mrs. Anderson's is HIC's baking line, and Mrs. Anderson's Silicone Baking Mats are best-sellers. The mats are offered in various sizes ranging f rom a toaster oven pan size to mats that fit into a full sheet pan or a jelly roll pan. HIC also offers all the pans that match those sizes, made of extra heavyweight 19-gauge aluminum. Also included in the range is a half-sheet- pan size Nonstick Perforated Crisping Pan for sheet pan suppers and roasting vegetables. It bakes food to a crispy golden hue, and its Xynflon coating is free of BPA and PFOA and releases food easily. Le Creuset showed off its creamy new Meringue color, which will launch to the wholesale market in May. The Meringue color will be offered on enamel, cast iron and stoneware cookware collections. Le Creuset is also launching a new Metallic colorway for its stoneware line of mugs and crocks in three shades: Metallic Meringue, Metallic Light Blue and Metallic Purple. The Metallic Purple is actually a soft mauve color. The Metallic mugs and crocks will be sold in open stock. Joseph Joseph's new Nest Lock food storage containers are virtually leakproof and feature an ingenious design that allows brightly color-coded lids to nest together atop nested stack of the container bottoms to save space and stay neat and organized in the cabinet with minimal effort. They're offered in 6-piece (three containers and three lids), 8-piece and 10-piece sets with selected containers also offered individually. Joseph Joseph also offers nesting sets of mixing bowls, colander, strainer and measuring cups in both a brightly colored set made of plastic and a set with bowls made of stainless steel augmented with gray plastic handles and gray plastic measuring cups. USA Pan's new Allergy ID Bakeware is a line of purple nonstick baking bans available in a full range of sizes and shapes, with the exception of a muffin pan. Commercial bakers use the pans to protect their products f rom cross-contamination by allergens, and now USA Pan is offering that same technology and quality to home bakers. The nonstick coating is the highest- grade P TFE coating that has a great combination of stain resistance, durability and release. USA Pan's metalworkers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, fold the pans f rom sheets of aluminized steel and run heavy-gauge wire around the top of the pan under its curled edge for a structure that lends rigid sturdiness to the .026 gauge commercial-quality pans. THAT! has a solution for those times when the grocery shopping was done, the f reezer is stocked, but dinner plans will be made during the commute home after work. Its Thaw THAT! def rosting tray will thaw a f rozen chicken breast or steak in 20 minutes or a burger patty in 8 to 10 minutes. THAT! also applies the same basic thermal conduction concept to a better knife and an ice cream scoop. Both just melt their way through the food for an effortless slice, spread or scoop using just the heat that flows f rom the user's hand. The Grate Plate is a hexagonal stoneware dish, about 4.5 inches across, with a nubby bottom that grates firm foods like ginger, nutmeg or parmesan cheese easily. Its hexagonal shape fits easily into the hand and is comfortable to hold while grating, so it offers dinner hosts the opportunity to grate a little cheese over a guest's plate for them with panache. The Grate Plate is made in China and ships f rom Portland, Oregon. It retails for $25 and is offered in 14 different colors. Hammer Stahl's Heritage Steel cookware is made in the USA. Its 316 Ti best-in- class pans have seven-ply construction, stay-cool handles and a non-reactive and non-porous premium cooking surface for authentic flavors. They 're made in the factory in Clarksville, Tennessee, where Hammer Stahl has been building steel cookware since 1981, and they 're induction-ready. Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern will be demonstrating with them on stage during the International Home + Housewares Show f rom 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 3. He' ll be in the Hammer Stahl booth f rom 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday for a meet and greet event. Microplane is planning the launch of a new children's line of kitchen tools at IH+HS, but no sneak preview was offered at Las Vegas Market – just a hint that since Microplane will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019, the company has big plans to make its booth the place to be at IH+HS. At Las Vegas Market, though, Microplane was reveling in the news that its Box Grater was just named one of USA Today's 30 must-have kitchen gadgets. The box grater offers four grating/slicing surfaces and nonslip feet, so it won't skid across the counter while the user is bearing down on the cheese for the Mornay sauce. All of the blades are made in Microplane's plant in Russellville, Arkansas. KN Dallas Market Center welcomed more order-writing customers across all major business types and categories during the January editions of Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation—Dallas International Lighting Show as well as the Apparel & Accessories Market and Dallas Men's Show. More buyers representing categories including gift, home décor, lighting, holiday/floral, and fashion attended the Dallas January shows, serving as a signal of the health of retail and interior design as well as the strength of Dallas as an order-writing marketplace across all major product segments. As retailers seek more unique products in order to thrive, their best option for discovery and inspiration across all lifestyle categories is Dallas Market Center. Likewise, for manufacturers and sales representatives seeking to expand their business, only Dallas delivers such a wide array of loyal customers. "This was quite simply the best January in recent memory," says Cindy Morris, Dallas Market Center President and Chief Executive Officer. "We experienced gains across every category of business, but, more importantly, our exhibitors in ever y neighborhood reported steady, deep order writing with many of them noting unprecedented sales numbers and new accounts. Our opening energy and traffic continued f rom one week to the next as we welcomed a second wave of buyers for our apparel and accessories markets. We are extremely pleased with this exceptional month of business as we move forward into February and dynamic daily business for many showrooms." The economy and the retail sector in the Central U.S., Dallas Market Center's main trading territory, remain strong, anchored by positive reports in the state of Texas. According to new data f rom the Bureau of Labor Statistics released this week, Dallas-Fort Worth led the nation in job growth in 2018, followed by Houston in third place. Taken together, the two metropolitan areas added nearly 225,000 jobs. In addition, more than 1,000 new residents per day are moving to the state, supporting housing and services including retail and interior design and driving business inside Dallas Market Center. KN Dallas Market Center Celebrates Unprecedented January Markets

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