by Penelope Herbert | Jul 12, 2015 | Cooking + Recipes, Kitchens +
In a world seemingly dominated by Thermomix and Kitchenaid you could be forgiven for believing key food prep tools have to have an electrical plug! In fact, the most important tools in any kitchen are still professional kitchen knives! Used over and over again each day for tasks such as dicing, slicing, chopping, crushing, mincing, spreading and carving this one tool remains the prime investment for any kitchen. I had a wonderful interview on my 88.9FM Hills Radio show this week with Karina Kealy from Zwilling JA Henckels, and I learnt a few interesting facts about knives. For example, there…
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by Penelope Herbert | Apr 17, 2015 | Homewares + Accessories, Kitchens +
Looking for small kitchen appliances? Pristine white? Colourful rustic? Gleaming modern? Whatever kitchen you may have, SMEG have colourful new small kitchen appliances to match. You’ll know the famous FAB retro fridges that come in a variety of decor colours; well now you have appliances to match…or mix ‘n match. How can you go wrong with Italian design and award winning style? Well, you can’t. Matteo Bazzicalupo and Raffaella Mangiarotti from Deep Design Studio in Italy worked with SMEG to deliver this stylish collection that includes toaster, blender, kettle and signature kitchen mixer. There are up to seven colours –…
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by Penelope Herbert | Apr 16, 2015 | Homewares + Accessories, Kitchens +
Australians love entertaining at home and with the advent of open plan kitchen/living exposed shelves have become popular. So many home owners look for new serving & crockery homewares plus ‘stuff’ they can display on open shelves. Two very well-known and popular brands in Australia are Noritake and Salt&Pepper who have both come out with fabulous new black and white kitchen accessories. Black and white kitchens can be sleek, modern and clean with high contrast white walls, marble bench-tops and checkered floors adding to the appeal. Add copper via pendant lights, bench-tops or even exposed plumbing. So when I saw…
