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Kitchenware News & Housewares Review Show Daily 6 3 Monday, March 12, 2018 Daisy Reveals Her Dirty Little Family Secret Don Seidel, National Sales Manager for AstroTurf ® Doormats, talks openly about the heir to the famous doormat that car- ries her name and talks about her dirty little secret of success. KNSD: What made you want to reveal your company secret now? DS: Thanks for offering me the opportu- nity to set the record straight. Ever since we launched our Daisy Doormat Facebook page, we been inundated with questions about dirt. As you probably know, Daisy is the daughter of the creator of the original AstroTurf scraper doormat during the 1960s. She's a great representative for our brand. She's got three kids, two dogs and a husband – none of whom have yet to master the art of picking up after oneself. Like many moms, she struggles to bal- ance the joys of kids, work, family, self, life. And home is her sanctuary. KNSD: What makes her life so different? DS: Simply stated…dirt! She cleans. And organizes. And strategizes. And pri- oritizes and manages and cleans some more. Generally, Daisy just tries to stay just a couple steps ahead of everyone in the household – and their stuff. She says she realizes now that was the life of her mother. How to keep the dirt out of the house in the first place! KNSD: What did her mom do about it in her day? DS: Now the story gets better. Daisy's mom worked with our fabulous company to help develop a new generation of a cleaning doormats. Her mom helped develop the doormat known today as the Clean Machine ® , still made with the same original AstroTurf. At GrassWorx, we've known for many years an estimated 80 percent of dirt in the home enters through the door. Our patented blade design will scrape, hold and hide 2-3 pounds of dirt per aver- age size doormat. KNSD: That's over 150 pounds of dirt per year per door. With four doors, that's over 500 pounds. Why would anyone want to keep that fact secret? DS: Well if you didn't know it before, you do now! We want every homeowner (and retailer) to benefit from our family secret…knowing how to keep the dirt "out" and keep homes cleaner, cozier and healthier. Drop by the Clean Machine booth #N6557 and they can share my secret with you. I'm also proud of the fact we are still a "USA" manufacturing compa- ny. For additional information, call 800.813.5221, email info@grassworx llc.com or stop by booth #N6557. Breakfast with Fusionbrands, a Trio of Egg-Citing Tools Start the day smiling with Fusionbrands ® latest cooking tools. Add a burst of sun- shine yellow to your kitchen and say good morning to a fun and colorful breakfast trio: ButterEasy, EggXactPeel and EggXactRing. Getting your griddle ready for eggs, pancakes or grilled sandwiches just got easier with the new ButterEasy. Put down the knife and grab a ButterEasy to quickly and easily spread butter. Use on pans, skillets and baking dishes to keep foods from sticking. It also keeps your fingers clean and protected from hot sur- faces; you can even use it on warm foods like toast, bagels and corn. ButterEasy eliminates the need to dirty a knife to cut butter for prepping pans. No more scratching pans with the knife to spread it around or wasting butter by chopping off way too much. The three- piece design allows you to store butter in multiple ways. The body is made of flexible silicone to roll-up or down as needed and two different caps are included to give you storage options. Grab a ButterEasy and paint the pan with butter! It's simple…if you eat eggs, you need an EggXactPeel. Whether you boil eggs or crack eggs for cooking and bak- ing, you'll want this ingenious tool to make a clean break in the shell. With the new EggXactPeel peeling boiled eggs is as easy as 1, 2, 3. If you're peeling one boiled egg or a dozen at time, this handy little tool will have you mastering a quick and easy egg shell removal tech- nique…Crack, Peel and Remove. It's CPR for eggs! With the EggXactPeel you can rid yourself of the frustrating task of removing annoying tiny shell frag- ments piece by piece and tearing apart the boiled egg. With two special function ends you can make the per- fect crack with the plastic "blade" end, then switch to the peeler end to help remove the stub- born shell. The custom curve allows a slim fit under the membrane to easily release the entire eggshell. You can even use the blade end of the EggXactPeel to crack raw eggs to avoid getting messy unsanitary drips of egg down the side of your bowls and countertops; all it takes is a quick snap of the wrist. EggXactPeel is exactly the egg tool you've been waiting for. Now that you have an easy way to butter your pan and crack your eggs, bring on the EggXactRing to complete your meal. Making a delicious egg sand- wich perfectly sized to sit on top of a toasted English muffin is made easy with the EggXactRing. It's a fully adjustable silicone food ring to make perfectly sized eggs, pancakes or stacked food presenta- tions. The EggXactRing is nonstick and can be used on the stovetop, in the oven and microwave. It adjusts from 1.5 inches to 4 inches in diameter to bake, mold and present. Make egg sandwiches that are extra thick and perfectly fit the bread size, pancakes that are evenly sized to stack, or layer thinly sliced fruit or veg- etables to build an edible piece of art. EggXactRing makes it easy to find the perfect fit. Visit Fusionbrands Discover Design booth #N8307 to see all the new 2018 products. For more information, go to www.fusionbrands.com or call 877.279.2002. NESCO: Your Key Ingredient to Achieving Great Things By Maddie Frank, Marketing Associate The NESCO name everyone has come to trust has been around for a long time. Originally started as the National Enameling and Stamping Company in the 1930s, we've come a long way from one small metal stamping factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Throughout the years, we've brought you innova- tive kitchen countertop appliances like the Original Roaster Oven, Converga- Flow Dehydrators and the Jet Stream Oven. While we've always given you the top-quality products that you and your customers have come to expect, we've decided that we needed a more modern look to fit our dedication to helping our customers make the most of their meals. We are unlocking more time together, more memories and more love with our new branding. We're unlocking new connections – with you (our customer) and with our users and their loved ones. Cooking together should create happiness and relaxation, not stress, and we're delivering the kitchen appliances to make that happen for home cooks of all ages and abilities. Through all of this, NESCO hasn't lost our roots. We're still creating the same products that your customers come to you looking for – our classic 18 quart roaster oven for their son's graduation party, a dehydrator for making jerky after hunting season or a pressure cook- er for their first apartment. That small metal factory in Milwaukee? It's now in Two Rivers, Wisconsin and going strong. It's where we make all of our bakeware from locally sourced alu- minum, as well as our dehydrator trays, but we've expanded our manufacturing abili- ties to make the possi- bilities in the kitchen endless. We can't wait for you to get to know our new brand look and feel at the show, booth #L12702, so stop by and see how NESCO is your key ingredient to achiev- ing great things. For more information, visit www.nesco.com and www.chard products.com, call 920.323.5175, email mbartos@mwcorp.com or stop by booth #L12702. Capresso Debuts EC300 Espresso & Cappuccino Machine For those who love authentic coffee spe- cialties, Capresso presents the user-friendly EC300 Espresso & Cappuccino Machine. It brings home the joy of high-pressure brewing and frothing with its advanced fea- tures, attention to detail and value. A new illuminated control knob for brewing, frothing or steaming makes for simple operation. The dual frother wand provides powerful steam or froth for cap- puccinos and lattes. A new built-in warm- ing platform on top of the machine pre- heats cups to the ideal temperature, so your coffee beverages will stay hotter, longer. Its stainless-steel lined ThermoBlock heating system ensures espresso is always brewed at the ideal temperature. Pre-infu- sion enriches the taste, and the 15-bar pump provides optimal pressure for rich crema, the thin layer of foam that is the mark of a perfectly brewed espresso. Whether brewing coffee, espresso or a delicious milk specialty, a perfect brew will elevate the taste experience. The heavy-duty portafilter includes two sieves to produce one or two rich, thick crema espressos at a time. A coffee scoop/tamper is included. The 42-ounce water tank is removable for easy filling. Visually appealing, the EC300 has clean, contemporary lines and comes in black with elegant stainless steel accents. It is compact, at 7.5 inches wide and 12 inches deep. Both the frothing cover and the stain- less-steel drip tray are removable for easy cleaning. There is an automatic rinsing cycle after each use to clean the machine and maintain the proper temperature. For more information, visit www .capresso.com.