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Chef N Kitchen Utensils

Chef'n® is a leader in the kitchen housewares industry due to its savvy for invention and improving common kitchen tools. Chef'n® is a company on the move fueled by their thirst for innovation. Chef'n® strives to create kitchen products that are smarter, easier to use and fun.

Chef'n®'s use of collapsible and high tech materials, vibrant colors and innovative design perspectives allows them to create extraordinary kitchen tools. Make sure to check out the SleekStor Measuring Cups and Spoons, Flexicado Avocado Silcer, Palm Peeler, and Grapefruit Sectioning Tool.  You will see that Chef'n® makes cooking a truly enjoyable event!

Portmeirion

We have been admiring Portmeirion dinnerware for many years and are excited to add this high quality Englsih tableware to our selection of tableware at Distinctive Decor. The Pormeirion Company was established by husband and wife team Susan Williams-Ellis and Evan Cooper-Willis in 1960. Ms. Williams-Ellis purchased a small pottery decorating company that she had worked with for several years in Stoke-on-Trent, England called A.E.Gray Ltd. In 1961, the couple purchased Kirkham's Ltd., a small pottery manufacturing company. This allowed Ms. Williams-Ellis to begin designing the shape and style of the pottery instead of only decorating pottery made by others.

In the 1970's Ms. Williams-Ellis discovered a nineteenth century publication of antique botanical illustrations. These were adapted into the Portmeirion Botanic Garden Collection. This collection grew to become one of the world's top selling tableware lines. After 30 years this still accounts for over one-half of the company's production. Other notable collections include Portmeirion Pomona named after the ancient "Goddess of Fruit" - Pomona. This collection features nine fruit motifs inspired by a collection of 1830's books. The dishes feature a "romantic" shape based on the rounded forms of fruits and gourds. The Portmeirion The Holly and The Ivy Collection is a lovely holiday collection.

Introducing Culinary Institute of America Master's Collection Cookware, Cutlery, Bakeware & Kitchen Tools

CIA Masters Collection Cookware

What makes this cookware unique is that it was designed by the people who know cookware better than 99% of us--the elite Certified Master Chefs at the acclaimed Culinary Institute of America.  Their insightful and practical ideas were incorporated into each pan, knife, tool and baking pan--at their insistence.  You will be altruistic when buying this cookware, also; simply buying anything in the CIA Masters Collection line you will be contributing to the CIA Scholarship Fund, which makes many deserving people's dream of becoming a CIA trained chef come true when they cannot afford the cost of tuition.

You may be asking yourself, "how could they improve tools that have been around for eons?"  I did, too, but I was pleasantly surprised by the tweaks they made to common tools to make them more useful.  For example, they created 7-ply cookware, but not ordinary 7-ply cookware; they created it with a super conductive copper core.  Their ladles are made with an all-around pouring edge to prevent dripping.  The CIA cutlery and bakeware is on the cutting-edge of ergonomic design. These are only a few examples.

We hope that you will browse and purchase this high quality cookware, cutlery, bakeware and kitchen tools for your kitchen.  You will be happy you did!