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HOUSEWARES SHOW WRAPUP 1 4 KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n MAY 2014 n www.kitchenwarenews.com Food dehydrators are being embraced by health-conscious consumers who are interested in making snack foods for children and even pets from ingredients they know are safe and healthy. After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration started asking questions last year about why jerky treats imported from China were sickening and killing American dogs and cats, interest in food dehydrators as a way of making healthy meat jerky for pet treats spiked, according to Meagan Bradley, Vice President of Marketing for The Legacy Companies, maker of Excalibur dehydrators. According to USA Today, jerky treats coming mostly from China sickened more than 3,600 dogs and cats and killed at least 580 of them since 2007. Excalibur's newest model, the EXC 10 EL dehydrator, with its $849 retail price, is aimed at high-end health-conscious market. It's programmable for two times at two temperatures, so users can speed up drying times while preser ving the natural enzymes in their food. HYPERWAVE™ fluctuation technology and Excalibur's adjustable thermostat prevent case hardening – the formation of a dry surface on food with moisture trapped inside – for better, safer dried foods. As the temperature fluctuates up, the surface moisture evaporates. Then, as the temperature fluctuates down, the inner moisture moves to the drier surface. The food temperature stays low enough to keep the enzymes active while the air temperature gets high enough to dry the food fast, overcoming yeast, mold, and bacterial growth and spoilage. The EXC 10 EL is made of stainless steel and comes with 10 15" x 15" stainless steel trays. It has a 48-hour timer, a thermostat adjustable from 95˚ F to 165˚ F, armored glass doors and a digital user interface. The Infrared Dehydrator from L'EQUIP is distributed exclusively through BOSCH Kitchen Centers and is the first countertop dehydrator to use infrared technology for faster drying times. The Infrared Dehydrator offers two drying methods: sun and air, allowing for an array of dr ying needs. Automatic humidity sensing delivers uniformity, and the air filtration system ensures that clean air is drying the food. Intuitive controls and dials make the Infrared easy to use, and digital controls allow the user to accurately regulate temperature and drying time. For many Americans, a healthier diet means less fat, and Viatek's Jetfr yer Slimming Gourmet cooks with 80 percent less fat than a conventional deep fr yer and features 360 degree air flow for even cooking with no turning. A transparent cover lets the user see how the food is coming along, and there's a built-in timer. Jetfryer retails for $129.99. T-fal's Actifry allows users to fry everything from French fries and chicken wings to granola with 1 tablespoon of oil in 15 minutes or less. The Actifry retails for $199. Cooking all those fresh vegetables is going to involve more prep work in the kitchen, and the industr y has responded with a wealth of new tools that are both functional and brightly colored to reflect this year's decorating trend for using pops of color in countertop appliances and small kitchen tools to express the cook's individuality without great expense. Color was everywhere on the show floor this year from the hotly anticipated new colors from KitchenAid to the silicone trivets offered by Talisman Designs, the heavy gauge aluminum Farber ware New Traditions Scalloped Cookware, the new ceramic bread cloche from Emile Henry and the enameled cast iron cookware from La Cuisine to the Pizza Roller Cutter from Dexas. Naturally enough, healthier eating isn't the only food trend to shed its light over the housewares industry. The gourmet world is showing strong interest in tea this year, both as a beverage and as an ingredient, and of course, if the foodies call, the housewares industry will answer. Among the responses are the squish! tea infuser from Robinson , the TEAGO from Tovolo and the elegant Simax line of glass tea infusers from Kavalierglass that are made of laboratory-quality borosilicate glass so they can go right onto the range's heating element without cracking or shattering. Squish! is an entire line of vibrant, collapsible kitchen products that make collapse to make today's storage challenges disappear. Brightly colored, two-toned accents add whimsy and vitality to the kitchen. Primula® also makes a bold color statement with a beautiful new addition to its teapot assortment: the 32-ounce Fleur Cast Iron Teapot, available in gold, silver and red. Named after the decorative treatment that surrounds the top of the teapot, it has a cur vaceous silhouette with a rounded, full body and a gracefully arched black handle. The combination of traditional tea accessory style elements with powerful metallic and red hues makes the Fleur Cast Iron Tea Pot on trend for today and an eye- catcher at retail. The teapot features durable cast iron construction and an enameled interior. It comes complete with a mesh loose tea infuser, so it can brew from either loose tea or tea bags. Available for shipment in May 2014, the Primula 32-ounce Fleur Cast Iron Teapot has a suggested retail price of $49.99. Among the devices offered for summer entertaining needs are the high-end grilling tools and grill from Rosle and the Outset grill tools from Fox Run Brands. The LotusGrill from Artland is designed to be smokeless, so that it can be used indoors even though it's burning charcoal. Meat comes off the barbecue in style with the Wildfire 3 Piece Tool Set from Outset, a Fox Run USA brand. The tool set is part of a range of stainless steel barbecue tools with colorful silicone handles that are heat resistant up to 550˚ F, stain resistant and dishwasher safe. Retail price for the three-piece set of spatula, tongs and basting brush is $39.99. Ser ve the steaks atop the Barbeque Plate or Beef Barbecue Board from Ironwood Gourmet. The Barbeque Plate is 10" x 7.5" and 1/2" thick, while the larger Beef Barbeque Board is 11" x 13" and 3/4" thick and engraved with a diagram of beef cuts. Both are made of acacia wood, and there's a Pork Barbeque Board that 's similar to the Beef Barbeque Board. The Barbecue Plate retails for $14.99, and the Beef Barbeque Board retails for $21.99. It's trendy this year to bake pizzas on the grill, and Emile Henry's new Pizza Stone is designed to make brick-oven style pizzas on backyard grills as well as in home ovens. Made in France with Flame-Top technology, this 14" ceramic round stone absorbs moisture from the pizza dough while distributing heat evenly through the pie for an evenly cooked pizza that doesn't burn on the bottom before the toppings have cooked. It's glazed so that it 's easy to clean without leaving food, stains or odors, and it retails for $50. JK Adams has a new rolling pin that will roll out the crust to a perfect 1/4" and retails for $18.50 for the homeowner size that has a 13" rolling surface. To add real flair to the plating for those summer entrees and desserts, there's the Deco-spoon from Zeroll, which makes it possible to add to plates those swirls of sauce that always win the presentation points in Iron Chef competitions. The small DecoSpoon is 7.5" long, and there's a larger one that's 9" long. They're great for decorating plates with syrups, sauces, chocolate, dressings and more. You just dip the stainless steel spoon in the sauce, hold it vertical to the plate or bowl and start drawing! Housewares (Cont. from Page 1)

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