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GOURMET NEWS MARCH 2016 www.gourmetnews.com Small Electrics SMALL ELECTRICS 2 6 AIRMEGA SMART PURIFIER Airmega is a smart air purifier with a multi-stage filtration system that reduces over 99 percent of particulates in indoor air. Through WiFi, you can control the system via the Airmega mobile app. Sensors in the device help autonomously optimize filtra- tion levels to suit real-time air quality readings in the home. Coming in two sizes, the 300S unit is smaller, covering approximately 1250 square feet, while the larger 400S unit covers 1500 square feet. Suggested Retail Price: $649 (300S) - $849 (400S) Airmega info@airmega.com www.airmega.com Smart Solutions for Savvy Shoppers BY RICHARD THOMPSON Smart appliances are taking up more counter space in the kitchen as consumers are looking for sleek, intuitive products that focus on personalization and communication. Be it watching that pot roast that has been cooking all afternoon for that up-coming dinner party or the ability to find a personalized recipe for that perfect smoothie, customers want a device that understands them instantly – and companies like Crock-Pot, Taylor USA and Mellow are bringing them to their kitchens. Traditional appliances like slow cookers, food scales and sous-vide machines are being adapted to connect to WiFi signals, allowing customers to control their kitchen appliances from anywhere. Being able to turn and off, customize temperatures and even personalize recipes are some of the new additions included into the smart appliance category. Perfect Company's Perfect Blender comes with an app that customizes weekly meal plans and can automatically build shopping lists for users, and Mr. Coffee's new brewer allows the perfect cup of coffee to made from a smartphone instead of the kitchen. From sous-vide and slow cooking to coffee machines and tea infusers, smart consumers are shopping for smart kitchen products. GN CROCK-POT 6-QUART SMART SLOW COOKER ENABLED WITH WEMO The Crock-Pot® Smart Slow Cooker is WeMo® enabled and works with your smart device to let you conveniently adjust cook settings from virtually any- where. The Crock-Pot Smart Slow Cooker enabled with WeMo takes slow cooking to the next level with its roomy 6-quart capacity that can accommo- date large families or dinner parties and its oval shape that fits roasts and large cuts of meat. It cleans easily, requiring you to wipe down the heating base exterior with a damp cloth while placing the removable stoneware and glass lid in the dishwasher. Brand new benefits that enhance the slow cook- ing experience include the ability to connect and cook with the flexibility to change settings while staying on your schedule. By using the free WeMo app, you can adjust temperature, cook-time and even turn it off – all from your mobile smartphone. With the Crock-Pot 6- Quart Smart Slow Cooker enabled with WeMo, you'll always have dinner under control. Suggested Retail Price: $129.99 Crock-Pot www.crock-pot.com KEEN HOME SMART VENT Keen Home's Smart Vent is a wireless, controlled home air vent that improves heating and cooling, intelligently redirecting central HVAC airflow. Keen Home has developed Smart Filters that easily snap into the vents, removing contaminants such as lint, dust and mold spores. The Smart Vents seamlessly work with Nest. Suggested Retail Price: $79.00 per Smart Vent and $15 per Smart Filter. Or the $3/month/filter Subscribe and Save Option. Keen Home 888.339.0640 www.keenhome.io MELLOW SMART SOUS-VIDE MACHINE Making the home cooking experience as effortless as possible is Mellow, the smart sous-vide kitchen appliance. By using a Wi-Fi connection, Mellow con- nects to the internet, allowing you to cook in real time from your computer or smartphone either in your kitchen or miles away from home. By staying in constant communication with the home chef, Mellow provides all the informa- tion needed to cook the perfect meal while learning your personal preferences while doing so. Mellow keeps food fresh while waiting for the right time to start cooking and knows what to do from the moment you place your meal into the water bath. It has a see-through tank that is also double-walled, keeping Mellow energy efficient, so users won't have to worry about the electric bill. Always con- nected, wherever you are, Mellow is less of a machine and more of a sous-chef. Will be available this spring. Suggested Retail Price: $399.00 - $599.00 Mellow contact@cookmellow.com www.cookmellow.com/meet-mellow MR. COFFEE SMART OPTIMAL BREW 10-CUP PROGRAMMABLE COFFEE MAKER WITH WEMO The Mr. Coffee® Smart Optimal Brew™ 10-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker with WeMo® (BVMC-PSTX91WE) brings state-of -the-art coffee making for those looking for that fresh cup o' Joe in the morning. With its Optimal Brew technology, this coffee maker raises the bar on brewing, along with its remote access convenience, as it is engineered to extract the fullest coffee flavor possible. Activating the brewer to make the perfect cup of coffee is now possible on the user's smartphone as well. It combines a high brew tem- perature of up to 205 degrees and a faster brew speed, without a warming plate, to main- tain coffee's true character and taste. In addition, programmable conveniences such as Grab-A-Cup Auto Pause – for that rich-tasting cup you may need before the brew cycle finishes – and Delay Brew are offered. Suggested Retail Price: $149.99 Mr. Coffee 800.672.6333 www.mrcoffee.com PERFECT COMPANY'S PERFECT BLENDER Perfect Company is introducing the smarter, more nutritional approach to blending at home with Perfect Blend®, a new way to blend that offers a smart and easy way to health-focused goals. The Perfect Blend employs an interactive recipe app and smart scale that makes it easier to plan healthy meals, shop for ingredients, track calories and nutrition and make consis- tently delicious smoothies, soups, dips and more. The Perfect Blend app compliments the Perfect Blend by suggesting nutrition programs based on user goals, such as eating more super foods, consuming more protein or losing weight. In addition, the app offers weekly meal plans and will auto- matically build shopping lists that can be shared across all smart devices. More than 200 taste-tested recipes developed by in-house chefs are available and include smoothies, soups, dips, sauces, milkshakes, doughs and baby food. Perfect Company 360.524.3001 support@makeitperfectly.com www.perfectco.co TAYLOR SMARTEMP THERMOMETER The Taylor SmarTemp Thermometer monitors grilling, cooking and candy making from the convenience of a smartphone (iOS and Android) by synching to Taylor's app that offers an array of useful, intuitive capabilities. SmarTemp comes with two probes – one to monitor meat, fish and grilled or baked goods, and the other to monitor ambient temperatures or candy. Suggested Retail Price: $49.99 Taylor USA 866.843.3905 Salesinquiry@taylorusa.com TAYLOR SMART SCALE The Taylor Smart Scale is Blurtooth enabled and features the free SmarTrack App, allowing users to store and view recorded data in a variety of charts and dash- boards. SmarTrack is compatible with popular fitness apps RunKeeper, myfitness- pal and mapmyfitness, which automatically sync data to the preferred app for easy tracking. Suggested Retail Price: $49.99 Taylor USA 866.843.3905 Salesinquiry@taylorusa.com THE TEFORIA INFUSER The Teforia infuser is the first intelligent tea brewing device on the market. Using proprietary machine-learning algorithms called SIPS (Selective Infusion Profile Technology), the device cre- ates tea specific recipes that pull out the optimal flavors notes for each individual varietal of tea. Recipes can also be customized along with caffeine and antioxidant levels. Teforia gives anyone the ability to experience a perfect cup of tea. The tea carafe and infusion globe are constructed from a double-layer construction of high- impact plastic on the outside and food-safe borosilicate glass (often called Pyrex) on the inside. Suggested Retail Price: 1499.00 Teforia hello@teforia.com www.teforia.com

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