What New Kitchen Products Would You Like to See?

[ChefBeckyD]

Oh - I thought of something I'd really like - it's not a product though.

One thing that I'd really like is the ability to print a gift receipt for people who are buying products as gifts.

 

[Laura420]

Great Idea Becky!

 

[Ish]

I would like to see the stoneware rack come back...
$2 bamboo tongs
I would like to have the bamboo spoons not stamped with "Made in China" (my customers are so happy to buy them until they see that)
crisscross cutter possibility on the Ultimate Mandolin
cast iron 8 or 10 inch pan

 

[pampchefsarah]

Cake/cupcake carrier
Bamboo Cheese block w/drawers for knives underneath

I agree with having a line of dinnerware that's not Dots. I would LOVE to have PC dinnerware, but all those dots on the table would make me dizzy.

Steak Knife set of 6, not 4 (why the heck is it only 4??), for a slightly more reasonable price.

I agree with the grinder needing a lid. I do keep mine on the dining table, as well as bring them to shows and fairs, and I have salt and pepper all over the table now. NOT a good selling point.

 

[Christ Follower]

Still wanting a pineapple slicer/corer.

 

[pamperedkelly]

I've had several customers looking for a cookbook with only microwave recipes! Especially DCB and fluted pan. The options are endless, but you just have to get creative and so many people just don't have the time/ experience/ money to get really creative with their meal ideas! Just an idea...

 

[Belinda Wood]

I'd like to see fully glazed stoneware. Dishwasher and soap friendly!!

Genius idead!!:thumbup:

 

[Belinda Wood]

I'd like to see fully glazed stoneware. Dishwasher and soap friendly!!

Genius idea!!:thumbup:

 

[pcchefjane]

I still prefer to use my metal sheet pans for cookies, so when I try using the large serving spatula, it scratches the metal and gives me shivers! So I'd like a nonstick thin spatula instead. (I know, I really need to try using the stoneware and see if I can convert myself to using them for cookies.)

Also, I must really be a klutz, but when I tried using parchment paper on the stones the last time, my cookies slid off the paper and landed on the floor and the counter while I was trying to slide them onto the cooling rack. No really, I need help!

The stones are awesome to bake cookies on! That is all we use and the mini serving spatula to take them off. We don't ever have problems with them!

 

[susanr613]

second the motion for bamboo napkin holder
revive stripes pattern or something else along those lines (more formal/masculine)
larger bamboo bowl
square white plates and bowls as a dinnerware set

 

[darlinclem]

something to sit the grinder set on, so salt doesn't get all over my counter. Or, lids that go on the bottom of them, so when I take them to shows, they don't spill everywhere.

A storage solution for stoneware

I had a customer request a 2 cup Batter bowl.

a lid for the rectangular baker

a lid for the round SA platter, to transport cakes and such more easily.

I haven't finished reading this thread but I love the idea of either a small bamboo tray for the Grinders or a SA piece so they have something to set on when on the table.

I have customers ask if we have a LARGER batter bowl (I think it would be a bit too heavy).

 

[Mel92504]

I have a lot of customers asking for a french fry attatchment for the ultimate mandoline, & I also would love to see some form of a storage rack for my stoneware, I hate stacking them, I'm so afraid of them cracking.

 

[darlinclem]

I would love to see a Saucier or shallow sauce pan! I have a competitors and it is the only none PC piece of cookware I use regularly.

I would also still love a lid for the salad spinner bowl!

 

[chefcharity]

I agree with the candy thermometer. I would like for it to have a silicone clip though. That way I can put it on my executive cookware.

Cake tester - yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AZPampered Chef]

I had a customer ask for a SQUARE shaped cut-n-seal so there would be less wasted bread when making sandwiches.

 

[DebbieJ]

second the motion for bamboo napkin holder
revive stripes pattern or something else along those lines (more formal/masculine)
larger bamboo bowl
square white plates and bowls as a dinnerware set

DH and I were just talking about that today. We both really liked the tiles.

 

[ChefMary412]

Ok here is my wish list:
-larger bamboo bowl
-smaller collapsible bowl
-open stock cookware
-table linens

 

[Laura420]

Lids for the SA small square bowls.

 

[kcmckay]

I know around here, most of the grocery stores, including Walmart, sell these at the check out. They even have ones that say they are good for hot/cold things. They are selling them really well, it seems. So PC would have to compete with them on the price. I love the idea of tying it in with the charities, so that could be the deciding factor for people to choose PC over the store's bags.

I love this idea too and agree there are a lot of competing ones out there. I have personally never used Walmarts, I have a few from the grocery store I frequent. I feel they are good quality but I think PC's would end up being better. The competing grocery stores bags are a bit cheaper made in MO, but I don't shop there often anyway. I would buy tons of PC ones myself as they would be great advertisement for your PC business as well. I have been wanting to expand my collection of reusable bags to eliminate the need for plastic bags altogether. What would be a great advantage for PC in my opinion would be to offer different sizes. I love the cloth reusable bags, but sometimes they are too big. If I'm bringins just a small few things somewhere the size of plastic bags would be more convenient.

 

[kcmckay]

That is a pretty cool tool. I just wonder how much pressure you really have to exert to make it work smoothly like that.

I checked out this tool as well and also thought it looked cool. But I always like to hear about hands on experience. There are several reviews on the page. Most were fairly good, some were bad. One said the blade dulled after a month of use and contacted Williams Sonoma to attempt to replace the blade. She said they offered to replace the product but didn't think it was worth it as it would probably just dull as quickly. There was also a lot of complaint that it took a lot of strength and pressure to use as well.

 

[kcmckay]

I thought of something else I'd like to see, but I kind of have a feeling we will never see it. I'd really like to see a candy thermometer. I need to get a new one and I'd really like to have one of our quality!!!

I wouldn't say never. I recently made the Chocolate Praline Toffee Crisps from Festive Holiday Desserts. It called to bring butter, brown sugar and vanilla to a boil and boil for 4 minutes or use a candy thermometor to get to a specific temperature. So it may be something they'd consider.

 

[yankeeinontario]

A proff. quality ladle that is smaller! It really hard to ladle soup out of a smaller sauce pan with that monster. I'd like one the same size as the new slotted spoon and spoon that just came out.

 

[bdubchef]

crab cracker (with seafood fork)
bring back the $2 tongs
parfait cups

-I agree about the $2 tongs.
-I'd love a flour sifter. There used to be a battery powered one, but a regular squeeze handle one would be nice.
-And in a non-product idea: Raise the fund raiser contribution.

 

[Jennie4PC]

One of my guest suggested a round grill press. That way you could use it in any of your cookware. I did send the idea to HO

 

[kaseydee]

I remembered another thing I had requested from HO. And I can't take credit - someone else gave me the idea. But I think it's a great one!

reusable grocery bags, with the PC logo on them. They could be a product for HWC or RUFTH, and have the appropriate charity logo on them, too. I know I'd buy several, and think customers would be highly likely to purchase multiples, too. With more stores encouraging use of non-disposable bags (some even take money off your bill if you bring your own bags - Whole Foods credits 10¢ per bag), they'd be a popular item.

LOVE that idea!! I buy every stores reusable bags I can.:love:

 

[kaseydee]

I would like.....
Spice rack
square dots plates

I love the idea of a microwave cookbook or a DCB cookbook

 

[PamperedCaniac]

crab cracker (with seafood fork)
bring back the $2 tongs
parfait cups

loving the crab cracker idea and for this oyster lover here I would love a shucker too!!! LOL

Really want the cake tester back, I persoanlly would like a few "storage" containers like Tupperware has that you can cook and store. Also I would love to see the cookbook stand, and a few other kid tools.

 

[koima]

A vegetarian cookbook!!

 

[gailz2]

Glass Mixing Bowls (set of 3 -- perhaps in the old fashioned colors??)
Full size rolling pin
Open stock Cookware
Various colored aprons -- for us and to sell
PC Coffee Maker??? Drip style
A real Potato Masher that can also mash up apples for sauce -- nice and sturdy
A bottom cap for my salt grinder -- I thought only mine leaked and am hesitant to show people
Definitely a higher fundraiser contribution -- I contribute some of my own (5%) to entice them, then realize how little I make for all the effort and catalogs.
An After School Children's Cookbook
A Gourmet Meals Cookbook
Choice of color Tool Turn Around (many want white again)
Paper Towel Roll device
Individual measuring spoons like the ones I have from Zyliss, connected on a ring that clasps them together when not in use.
Glass 2-cup measuring cup with clear markings, and perhaps a 1 cup as well
Larger silicone basting brush (wider)
Meat thermometer that can stay in the oven
Small Pot Holders (they sell like crazy at craft sales)
Small salt/pepper shaker set
A timer with larger numbers to set (for easier readability for the over 40 crowd)I've had a lot of suggestions and have thought of a lot of these myself. Living in a dream world......

 

[susanr613]

how about demitasse/espresso/cappucino cups in dots?
more bamboo is great - napkin holder, placemats, cookbook stand
cheese slicer with wire slicer
dots napkins and placemats