March 23, 2010
- Cookware - Back to Business or Not
Observations at the trade shows this Spring consistently indicate increasing optimism among US suppliers and retailers. This was buoyed by the surprisingly strong year end retail sales performance that has carried through into the first part of this year. The side benefit has been the clearing of on site inventory which means retailers can start buying replacement products sooner than expected. (…)
March 16, 2010
- Fissler Blue Point Pressure Cooker — Review by zaza
Ran across this review posted here and thought it would be good for this blog as well. (…)
January 11, 2010
- Walk the walk!
We have been talking about our great cookware for a couple of years or so. But much of the conversation has been based upon research and discussions with others. (…)
November 26, 2009
- Happy Thanksgiving from Your Smart Kitchen
Happy Thanksgiving from Your Smart Kitchen
As the snow starts to find its way here to Northern Nevada and the Tahoe ski areas, does it seem that winter is arriving earlier this year. Skiing for Thanksgiving in not usual in the Sierras. But one thing that normal is the increased activity in the kitchen. This is a great time to walk in from the cold brisk outdoors into a warm house with the inviting smells of freshly baked bread, cookies and other temptations. To say nothing of the smells created from the preparations for traditioanl holiday dinners. (…)
November 2, 2009
- Holiday meals in a hurry
Now that Halloween has past and the ghost and goblins are back in the closet for another year, we enter into what some consider the most hectic part of the year. Work life moves into high speed for the few weeks before the end of the year in order to get those deals done, contracts signed, products moved or whatever. Also, the kids activities ramp up with end of year festivals that have to be rehearsed. And of course, getting ready for family, friends and festivities for the holidays moves to the forefront of concerns. (…)
September 30, 2009
- Fissler Host a Chef Event
Several week ago Love to Cook, a local retailer in Logan Utah, hosted a chef event featuring chef Lorna Sass (a James Beard award winning chef) with Fissler products. Lorna is considered America's leading authority on vegan and pressure cooking.
Lorna hosted three sold out events at Love to Cook and demonstrated the Fissler Blue Point pressure cookers to prepare special foods for the attendees. Love to Cook reported sold over $4,000 in products during the three events over the weekend. You can be sure there will be more Fissler chef events in the future. Look for one in your area. (…)
August 16, 2009
- Cool New Tool — Portable Induction Stove Top
One of the items that I saw in Chicago and then again in San Francisco is really an innovative cooking device. Most of us are familiar with the 'old' two burner hot plate. Useful in that could be move but clunky to look at and use plus temperature control was marginal. (…)
August 12, 2009
- Gourmet Show - Observations
One of the fun things about going to shows such as the Gourmet Show in San Francisco or the International Housewares Show in Chicago is discovering new product and interesting old products that had been missed before. Also trying to figure out the trends for the next year as perceived by the manufactures and marketers. (…)
August 11, 2009
- Gourmet Houseware Show - My Perspective
My wife and I were at the Gourmet Housewares Show in San Francisco on Saturday. (…)
July 8, 2009
- Special Features of the Fissler Stainless Steel Cookware – Fine German Craftsmanship with Superior Functionality
Fissler stainless steel cookware — quality products that demonstrate the fine German engineering as well as superior craftsmanship providing you with high performing and long last cookware that will also be a central attraction for your guests.
