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GOURMET NEWS APRIL 2016 www.gourmetnews.com Small Electrics SMALL ELECTRICS 2 1 P o p c o r n P o p p e r s HAMILTON BEACH GOURMET POPCORN POPPER Make your favorite gourmet popcorn at home with a popper and fla- vor tumbler in one. Simply pop the corn with the traditional stirring arm, then tilt the bowl on its stand, add flavoring and tumble. Whether it's sweet and salty kettle corn or cheesy popcorn, get the best flavor with even coating. Internal ribs similar to commercial models create the tumbling action that makes for consistent coating. Give your guests a tasty treat at your next gathering. Pop up to 18 cups of corn in one cycle and tumble up to 12 cups at once. The removable bowl is dishwasher safe. The base and stirring arm can quickly be wiped clean with a damp sponge. Suggested retail price: $89.99 Hamilton Beach 800.851.8900 www.hamiltonbeach.com PRESTO POPLITE The Presto PopLite hot air popper is faster, healthier and more economical than most microwave bag popcorn. The product pops up to 18 cups in less than 2½ minutes with virtually no unpopped kernels, and uses regular or gour- met popcorn for about a third the cost of microwave bags. The chute directs popcorn right into your bowl, and the butter melter doubles as a measuring cup. Suggested retail price: $34.99 National Presto Industries, Inc. 715.839.2121 www.gopresto.com WEST BEND AIR CRAZY ON DEMAND Your one stop shop to store, measure and pop the perfect bowl of air-popped corn. With a 16 ounce integrated storage chamber, there's virtually no time wasted between craving and enjoying a pre-portioned, antioxidant-packed snack. The dial on the side of this machine can be turned one to four times to dispense the desired number of 100-calorie servings. With West Bend's patented technology, you can enjoy no mess- and no pesky unpopped ker- nels- as this fresh, tasty snack pops directly into your bowl. Suggested retail price: $39.99 West Bend 866.290.1851 www.westbend.com NOSTALGIA PRODUCTS Both fun and easy to use, the '50s-Style Stir Popper is a popcorn maker and serving bowl in one! The unique stirring rod inside helps prevent popcorn from burning. Add seasonings, like cinnamon or powdered cheddar, to create a vari- ety of delicious popcorn flavors. The motorized stirring rod keeps popcorn from burning and allows 25% more kernels to pop than most popcorn makers. Vents allow moisture to escape to keep popcorn crunchy and for melting butter. Suggested retail price: $49:99 Nostalgia Products 920.347.9122 www.nostalgiaelectrics.com CUISINART PRO POPCORN MAKER WITH MELTING STAND This Popcorn maker can make up to 20 cups of popped corn in minutes thanks to its halogen heater with built-in stirrer system. Its gourmet melting station melts choco- late, caramel, butter and more while its plastic lid flips to become a perfect serving bowl. The Pro Popcorn Maker's large vents release steam to maintain freshness and the aluminum melting pot has a ceramic nonstick interior sur- face. Suggested retail price: $99.95 Cuisinart 800.211.9604 www.cuisinart.com THE LITTLE BAMBINO FROM GREAT NORTHERN POPCORN COMPANY If you are in the market for a top quality home popcorn popper, stop looking! The Little Bambino popcorn maker features a revolutionary removable serving tray that is the first of its kind. Once the corn has finished popping, simply remove the tray and enjoy fresh theater popcorn in the convenience of your home. The slide-out popcorn serving tray makes cleanup simple since it is dishwasher safe. This retro-styled countertop popper features a 2.5 ounce stainless steel kettle and a warming light to keep the popcorn warm and fresh. It pops approximately 1 gallon of popcorn per batch, great for couples, pop- corn family nights, movie time, you name it. Great Northern Popcorn Company provides exclusive and perfectly sized 2.5 ounce pre-portioned Portion Packs just for the Bambino so that you can enjoy our movie theater balanced blend in smaller Bambino-sized batches. This product includes the removable popcorn tray, measuring spoon, measuring cup, and instruction manual. The Little Bambino weighs ap- proximately 10 pounds. Minor assembly is required. Great Northern Popcorn Company 800.665.0728 sales@greatnorthernpopcorn.com GreatNorthernPopcorn.com Keurig KOLD Gets Cooler With Cocktail Mixers Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., a personal beverage system company that has revolutionized the way consumers create and enjoy beverages, expanded its Keurig® KOLD™ beverage lineup with two new cocktail mixer brands - Rita's & Tina's™ and Union St. Lounge™ - both available in KOLD pods. These two new brands deliver a whole new level of in-home entertaining flexibility with premium margarita and mojito beverage mixers, all f resh-made cold, on demand and ready to enjoy with the addition of your choice of spirits. Developed as a skinny mixer, the new Rita's & Tina's brand launches with a Classic Margarita KOLD pod cocktail mixer, at 40 calories before adding spirits. Big on taste, small on calories, Rita's & Tina's is a perfect addition to any girls' night in and creates an expertly portioned Margarita mix that's ready to enjoy with the addition of 2 ounces of your favorite tequila. The Union St. Lounge brand, featuring premium ingredients in classic varieties, debuts with a KOLD pod mixer to create one of the world's most popular cocktails, the Mojito. Simply place the pod into the Keurig KOLD drinkmaker and make the sparkling Mojito mix directly into a 12 ounce glass. The ice-cold beverage is made perfectly carbonated without a CO2 canister for a fast, delicious drink ever y time. Add 2 ounces of your favorite white rum, stir and enjoy. "Keurig KOLD makes in-home bartending and entertaining so simple and easy with ready-on-demand, precisely crafted cold, non-alcoholic cocktail mixers," said Tara Murphy, Senior Vice President of Keurig KOLD. "From ref reshing, light sparkling waters to craft sodas to iced teas and now, perfectly blended cold cocktail mixers, Keurig KOLD brings cold beverage spontaneity and variety to your home and all your holiday gatherings." Keurig KOLD cocktail mixer pods do not contain alcohol; instead, they are designed to provide a blended, chilled mixer base for authentic cocktail recipes that complement a variety of spirits, garnishes and twists users can add based on their own preferences. The KOLD pod features perfectly portioned ingredients to ensure quality cocktails without time-consuming, messy preparation. Ideal for holiday entertaining and family gatherings year-round, Keurig KOLD, which was introduced in September, is the first beverage system that allows consumers to f reshly make a wide range of cold sparkling and still beverages at home at the push of a button. The Keurig KOLD system encourages choice and discovery, including exclusive beverage brands f rom a broad range of beverage categories like zero-calorie flavored seltzers, iced teas, flavored waters, craft sodas, sports hydration drinks, and now cocktail mixers. It also makes beverage brands f rom The Coca-Cola Company and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Rita's & Tina's and Union St. Lounge brands join the growing portfolio of cold beverage varieties within the Keurig KOLD system. Both mixer brands are designed exclusively for the Keurig KOLD system and specially formulated to deliver an authentic cocktail experience. Rita's & Tina's and Union St. Lounge brands are available to order on Keurig.com at a suggested retail price of $5.49 for a four- count box. GN

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