LG has announced an extension to its stylish WaveDOM cooking range; the new full-glass front panel microwave, will appeal to consumers who seek both style and the latest technology in the kitchen.

With its sleek, space-efficient design, LG’s WaveDOM retains the benefits of a unique rounded interior and is available in solo, grill and combination versions; each product has a different capacity, which ranges between 23L and 30L:

• A long sleek handle, widescreen display and easy to use buttons contribute to an overall improved exterior, which will enhance any kitchen and comply with the popular trend of open space living.
• Available in black, white, silver and stainless steel.
• Perfect for families and high-flying professionals, whose hectic lives mean they need to create meals in minutes.
• The WaveDOM’s rounded interior generates better internal wave reflection, to make cooking 30% faster.
• Provides 60% more cooking space than a conventional square cavity microwave.
• Makes cleaning easier and more hygienic, by eliminating difficult to reach corners.

Zeynep Ucan, Marketing Manager, LG UK, says, “Many kitchens are now being seen as focal points of the home. Product quality is no longer only about technology but also superior design.”

LG’s new WaveDOM range has won the Good Design Award for design excellence in 2007 and is now available in Comet stores nationwide and other leading independent electrical retailers.

Web: http://www.lge.co.uk

Tel: (0870) 873 5454

Brabantia has introduced two new kitchen accessories to make waste collection and recycling simplicity itself.

Take the hassle out of sorting your household rubbish for recycling, with Brabantia’s built-in separator with two compartments for different items such as bottles, cans, packaging or organic waste.

The unit fits into a kitchen cabinet within a sliding drawer that opens smoothly and silently, giving full access to both compartments:

• Its compact size (345 x 475 x 360mm) enables the separator to be concealed inside most kitchen cabinets or even underneath the kitchen sink.
• Compartments are removable making them effortless to empty.
• The plastic inner buckets are easily cleaned and feature special clips to hold the bin liners neatly in place, or used to identify the contents of each bucket.
• Made of durable, corrosion resistant materials the separator comes with a 10 year guarantee and retails at around £75.

Another smart waste solution, is their built-in kitchen bin, which keeps rubbish out of sight leaving your kitchen or bathroom tidy and pristine; raised off the floor its particularly suited to ‘wet’ rooms or places with limited floor space:

• It has a sturdy black plastic lid, which opens and closes silently.
• It’s also easy to clean and matching Brabantia bin liners make emptying trouble free.
• Simple to install, it can be fixed inside most kitchen units using a wall-mounted bracket.
• The built-in bin retails at around £15 and comes with a 10 year guarantee.

Web: http://www.brabantia.com

Tel: (0870) 240 7641.

Oysters are one of the great pleasures for true epicureans, but they are one of the most complex foods to get at – and all too often minor or worse accidents happen.

The task is almost easy and much safer with these novel tools from Pott:

The Oyster Chucker, Marisco, is a knife specifically designed for opening oysters and the stainless steel glove will keep you safe doing so; the glove is in meshed stainless steel with a fixture on the wrist to prevent it sliding down. The glove is reversible and fits on either the left or right hand.

How to Chuck an oyster:

• Hold the Marisco knife in your strongest hand and put the glove on the other; pick up an oyster in the gloved hand, with the curved side down and the narrow end towards you.
• Insert the oyster knife in the hinge at the narrow end and wiggle it about from left to right; press quite hard and eventually the hinge will give way, allowing you to lift the flat top shell by twisting the knife upward.
• Slide the knife along the underside of the flat shell to cut the ligament that connects to the oyster and remove top shell.
• Keeping the bottom shell level so as not to spill the juice, remove any bits of shell, then cut underneath the oyster to release it, so the flesh will slide off easily when the shell is tilted.
• Arrange the oysters in their half shells in the stainless steel Oyster bowl over crushed ice.

The Oyster Glove comes in two sizes and retails at £152.20.
Marisco Oyster knife retails at £111.10; Stainless Steel Oyster bowl for 12 oysters including stand, retails at £119.30.
Tabletop bowls for 6 oysters retail at £42.80 and for 3 oysters at £34.60. Oyster spoon retails at £26.40.

Web: http://www.tabletopdesign.co.uk/

Tel: (0118) 934 9424

Brabantia has launched the ‘S’ Line, a smart collection of sleek stainless steel kitchen tools.

Ergonomically shaped, the new collection adds a touch of style to any kitchen and offers five highly functional items, all designed to make food preparation a more tactile and enjoyable task.

The ‘S’ Line set comprises a meat fork, skimmer/strainer, soup ladle, spatula and vegetable spoon; it comes with a matching hanging rack with an ‘invisible’ hook system, which uses discrete indentations behind the handle, giving the appearance that they are held on by magic!

All items in the range have a high gloss brilliant steel finish and together with their smooth contours, are easy to clean and dishwasher proof.

Dimensions: Hanging rack including kitchen tools, width 410 cm height 360 cm.
The ‘S’ Line set (including hanging rack) retails at around £49 and has a five-year guarantee.

Brabantia products are available from leading retailers, including high street department stores, superstores and quality independent home-stores.

Web: http://www.brabantia.com

Tel: (0870) 240 7641.

The new MG600 Modular Grill from Mercury Appliances built-in range, is the product of extensive research and development, resulting in levels of performance and functionality usually only found in professional equipment.

Stylish, tough, durable and efficient, this modular grill provides an ideal solution especially for owners of heat store range cookers.

The unique fully extending grill carriage and cool full width bar handle enable you to turn food easily, safely and smoothly.

The powerful 3kW option gives food a branded and char-grilled appearance, while the dual circuit element gives you the choice of using only the inner area or the whole grill.

Other features include: vitreous enamel finish internal grill cavity, for ease of cleaning and a removable roof panel.

Dimensions: H300mm x W595mm x D555mm.

The elegant clean lines of the Modular Grill are complimented perfectly by its contemporary brushed steel finish, an invaluable addition to any kitchen.

Whether you are, preparing a romantic dinner for two, or entertaining guests, Mercury believe that cooking should always be a pleasure, never a chore.

Web: http://www.mercury-appliances.co.uk

Tel: (01522) 881717

Menu’s new Thermos combines nature’s shapes with stylish and efficient high-tech materials to ensure the highest level of functionality.

The thermal insert, which can hold up to 1.0 litre is made of double-walled stainless steel; obviously, this is far more robust than the traditional glass insert, therefore the insulating effect is unparalleled.

The jug is a joy to pour due to the sturdy, perfectly balanced handle and the outer thermal jug shell is made of a solid synthetic material that has subsequently been coated with matt black synthetic rubber; this ensures that the jug is easy to clean, whilst still keeping its cool, sophisticated elegance.

The screw-on lid, also made of the black synthetic material, creates a perfect seal and stays in place throughout pouring; a single touch of the button in the middle of the lid permits the pouring of liquid.

Design: Pernille Vea.
Materials: Synthetic material, stainless steel and synthetic rubber.

Retail price: £49.95.

Web: http://www.menu.as

Tel: +45 48 40 61 00

Royal Copenhagen has launched some functional new tableware items for the cook, table, oven and kitchen ambience.

Royal Copenhagen’s thermal cups in hand-painted porcelain have long been popular and the thermal efficiency of the double layer of porcelain is now being applied to a range of hand-painted bowls.

The thermal bowls have two layers of porcelain with an air gap in between, which provides insulation, ensuring that the food is kept at the right temperature, while the beautiful hand-painted Mega pattern adorns the table.

This popular oven collection is now being joined by the Mega pattern in black, while a large square dish has been added to the blue oven range. Prices from £35.50.

Another new product for the discerning cook, featured here, is the new spice set in white designed to store herbs and spices and preserve their flavour; the cylinders are 11 cm tall and have a narrow band where their contents are clearly identified.

The set is available as six spice jars on a small tray priced at £105.00 and individual jars can also be purchased to accommodate an expanding herb collection at £20.25 each.

Once the food has been prepared and served in ovenproof dishes or thermal bowls, candles can provide the right ambience to enjoy the meal with Royal Copenhagen’s new candlesticks in Blue Fluted Mega in three difference sizes - 14 cm , 22 cm and 27 cm. Priced from £40.75.

Web: http://www.royalcopenhagen.com

Tel: (0800) 963 763

Marco Pierre White is delighted to be involved in the launch of an exciting high quality range of cookware from GreenPan and Russell Hobbs.

The pans are designed to offer you the optimum performance no matter what you are cooking; not only will they help you to achieve cooking perfection, but they are also some of the first in the world to feature a fantastic new non-stick technology - Thermolon, which does not contain PTFE.

The new range of cookware comprises a five-piece easy clean pan set made from heavy gauge aluminium, available in either sleek white or black hard anodised for increased durability.

TheGreenPan/Russell Hobbs pans are heat resistant up to 450°C, made from the highest quality materials and do not compromise on performance; they offer the user the ultimate in high heat cooking and non-stick performance.

The pan set comprises five different cooking pans, a 14cm milk pan, a 16cm and 18cm saucepan, a 20cm saucepan and 24/28cm frying pan.

Both five-piece sets are priced at around £179.99.

The single pans are priced at around £34.99 (24 cm) and £44.99 (28cm).

“I have worked closely with Russell Hobbs and GreenPan to design and develop a range of professionally inspired cookware, to help make life easier for you in the kitchen - when you try them I am confident you’ll notice the difference.”

Web: http://www.russellhobbsmpw.co.uk

Tel: (0845) 658 9700

Specialist built in kitchen appliance company, Gaggenau has introduced a new version of the company’s popular built in fully automatic coffee machine.

The CM 210 has been designed to coordinate with the much acclaimed new 200 series of built in ovens launched in 2007; it uses the sophisticated ‘Aroma Whirl’ brewing technology to produce perfect espresso, cappuccino or latte coffee from freshly ground beans.

Finished in a choice of brushed stainless steel or aluminium metal fronts, the new coffee machine boasts stylish central controls, for full integration with other cooking appliances in the new Gaggenau built in range.

It has exactly the same dimensions as the collection’s matching steam and combination steam ovens for symmetrical installation in tandem, or as part of a bank of cooking appliances.

A new matching warming drawer, model WS 261 is now also available for storing and warming cups and is ideal for building in directly below the coffee machine, or one of the other new built in cooking appliances in the new 200 series range.

Gaggenau’s new built in cooking collection can be seen at the company’s prestigious new London showroom at 40 Wigmore Street, W1.

Web: http://www.gaggenau.com

Tel: (0870) 125 4500

Mercury Appliances offer a range of stylish, practical and exciting, individually handcrafted range cookers and kitchen accessories designed for culinary perfection.

The Company have added several new items to their great range of IITTALA cookware.

The superb quality of this cookware complements Mercury’s RC1090 and Thermastone range cookers, perfectly.

Featured here is the massive 8 litre stainless steel pan retailing at £215; other items include: a 3 litre cast iron pot, which retails for £77, the cast iron griddle pan retailing at £98 and the 2½ litre open stainless steel.

Appliances and accessories can be ordered from their online shop.

Web: http://www.mercury-appliances.co.uk

Tel: (01522) 881717