What New Products Will PC Release This Fall?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores participants' thoughts and ideas regarding potential new products that Pampered Chef might release in the fall. Participants express excitement and anticipation for upcoming products, sharing their wishes for specific items and redesigns.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Opinion-based, Anecdotal

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, suggests a pineapple corer and slicer, while expressing a desire for more woven selections.
  • Another participant shares their experience wanting spoons that hang over pots, similar to those shown by Rachel Ray.
  • Several users mention a desire for a spice rack, grease catcher, and various canister sets.
  • One participant expresses interest in a straight ball whisk and a mini rolling pin in a fun color.
  • Another participant notes the appeal of seasonal covers for woven baskets and a potato ricer.
  • Multiple participants express enthusiasm for Simple Addition lids, with some calling it a genius idea.
  • One participant mentions the need for more affordable children's items, including aprons and different colored knives.
  • Several users discuss the idea of themed cookbooks, including those focused on appetizers or for newlyweds.
  • One participant expresses a desire for a cake container or holder, highlighting their frequent baking.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ significantly among participants, with no clear consensus on specific products or designs. Many ideas are shared, but there is a wide range of preferences and suggestions.

Contextual Notes

Participants are sharing personal experiences and preferences regarding potential product releases, reflecting their individual needs and desires within the Pampered Chef community.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to Pampered Chef consultants looking to gauge community sentiment on product ideas and trends in customer preferences.

jenniferknapp said:
Stainless cookware...interesting! Maybe I should wait just a little longer to buy cookware, because I was pretty close to investing in the executive sets :)

...although I do like cooking with nonstick 95% of the time!
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I think if you have 1 good Stainless Skillet, large enough for browning a roast, then you are all set w/ Stainless. I had a professional Stainless set, and sold almost all of it, except for a 12 inch skillet w/ a lid, and a Behemoth Stock Pot. Some of the things I like better about the Executive vs. the Stainless :

1. Easier to clean (goes w/o saying!)
2. Handles and Lid Handles don't get hot w/ the Executive - I was always burning myself w/ the SS!
3. Dripless edges
4. It's LIGHTER!
 
Ohhhh - here's one I saw in a chef's store in NJ and put a request in for...
A collander that collapses up accordion style AND a cutting board with build-it collapsable collander that fits OVER your standard sized sink!
 
ChefBeckyD said:
I think if you have 1 good Stainless Skillet, large enough for browning a roast, then you are all set w/ Stainless. I had a professional Stainless set, and sold almost all of it, except for a 12 inch skillet w/ a lid, and a Behemoth Stock Pot. Some of the things I like better about the Executive vs. the Stainless :

1. Easier to clean (goes w/o saying!)
2. Handles and Lid Handles don't get hot w/ the Executive - I was always burning myself w/ the SS!
3. Dripless edges
4. It's LIGHTER!
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I am in complete agreement - I think if we come out with ONE good stainless pan I'd be satisfied - maybe an oval skillet, or a 12" stainless skillet...and preferable with handle koozie things.
 
I keep asking for a French Butter Keeper, commonly sold in this country under the Butterbell brand, among others. It would completely fit with the SA line, and I think it would be a great seller. It's a crock-shaped bowl with a lid. On the underside of the lid is a smaller bowl that holds 1 stick of butter (mashed in, not still stick shaped). You put butter in the holder, then put a couple of inches of cold water in the main crock. When you put the lid on the crock, the butter is submerged, which keeps air away. The water and the crock keep it cool. Which means that you can keep your butter on the counter, instead of in the fridge, and it stays spreadable.
 
Hey, Ann, mix your butter 50/50 with canola or light olive oil. It will stay spreadable in the fridge, and it's better for you--less bad fat, plus good fat.
 
Yeah. I could do that. But it's easier to just take a stick out of the box. DH would probably complain, too. He's so picky.

I still would like a PC butter dish. Whether it's a traditional stick-dish or a French butter keeper.
 
I agree. I think it would sell well.

As for the butter mix, I do up a pount of butter at a time. It lasts a good long while, especially since our DS moved out.
 
hmm.... other things I'd like to see in the catalog:

teakettle to match the cookware
SA teapot (wouldn't a chubby round one to match the Coffee and More cups be so cute?!?)
pot rack
a few more forged "specialty" knives (I probably wouldn't use them, but I have customers who ask about them): fileting knife, cleaver, boning knife
new cookware: saucier (saucepan with rounded corners so that a whisk can get into the corner)
 
I would like to see a new forged cutlery Carving Set.
 
My Two CentsI am in complete agreement on on the pasta strainer insert!!! I've wanted one for years! The one in the 6-piece Professional Set is definately not big enough!

Here are some products I think would be great:
Serving Spoons
Black Carafe (to match the TTA)
Almond Flavoring
30 Minute Dinners Cookbook
Copper Cookware
Spider Ladle/Basket (for frying)
Bean Pot (I had one from Pfaltzgraf -it broke, we loved it!)

I am so Excited to be going to Conference, Wave 1!
I will be adding these to the list in the Product Showcase Room!
 
After making so many Strawberry Shortcake and Black Forest Trifles this spring, I think almond flavoring is a great idea.
 
SPVA said:
I would like to see a new forged cutlery Carving Set.
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I just got and used the carving set this week and can I just say...WOW -- that knife cut thru my pork tenderloin like it was buttah!!!! Love it!
 
Since we all have so many different color kitchens...I would love to see the stoneware with a bunch of choices for color...I think it would sell even more stoneware if people had like 7-8 choice colors...I sometimes hear "oh those 2 colors, cranberry and french vanilla, wouldn't go with my kitchen" If more color choices are offered, I know I would sell even more stoneware...
 
I can see your point, but with only three (traditional, French vanilla, and cranberry), I have people who order the wrong one. I can't imagine the confusion if we had 7 or 8 to choose from.
 
Just a logistics note - if there WERE more colors of stoneware, we'd have to hope that HO came out with small pieces of stoneware (coaster sized) to show the colors. It's bad enough to carry 2 pieces because people won't order it without seeing the color. I refuse to carry 7! (JMO)
 
Good thinking ... I love the coaster idea for showing new colors!
 
chefann said:
Just a logistics note - if there WERE more colors of stoneware, we'd have to hope that HO came out with small pieces of stoneware (coaster sized) to show the colors. It's bad enough to carry 2 pieces because people won't order it without seeing the color. I refuse to carry 7! (JMO)
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That's exactly what I was thinking. Stoneware chips.
 
It's not my idea. That's what Longaberger reps have for their pottery.
 
chefann said:
Just a logistics note - if there WERE more colors of stoneware, we'd have to hope that HO came out with small pieces of stoneware (coaster sized) to show the colors. It's bad enough to carry 2 pieces because people won't order it without seeing the color. I refuse to carry 7! (JMO)
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Amen, sister!
 
chefann said:
It's not my idea. That's what Longaberger reps have for their pottery.
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As you probably now know, I've never been to a Longaberger party. :o :
 
Paula R. Lewis said:
...We also used to carry a Black Bean & Corn Salsa, which was really yummy. I'd love to have it back, or at least a recipe for it!!...
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Here is a recipe from an old SB (S/S 2005), as well as a neat twist that I love. HTH!
 

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I want CERAMIC knives!!!
 
OK, stoneware coaster color chips....well, how about just plain ol' Stoneware Coasters!!! We could offer a set of coasters, one in every color that matches the stoneware, if we offered that many color choices. Maybe they would be the same colors as the Simple Additions, too, so EVERYTHING is now color-coordinated!! lol


This thread is fun, to be sure!

I hope that whoever the Home Office "lurker" on this site is, is taking good notes!! lol
 
I'm really thinking the adj. measuring spoons will go away. I'm still not sold on the new scoops though. I would love to see lids for SA and an oval pot like rachael's that you can lay spaghetti noodles in.
 
I actually had a customer call me today about the new Executive 12-qt. stockpot, to ask how big it is, inches-wise. She told me she was considering it, but it is only about an inch wider than the 8-qt., and she needs something more "squatty", or wider. I guess she makes her stuffed bell peppers on the stovetop, so she needs a pot that is wide, similar to a canning style pot.


Hey, there's another product...a canner...?

Don't think I could do that!! lol
 
I would like the Food Chopper in black so it would look right sitting on top of my black TTA.
 
chefann said:
hmm.... other things I'd like to see in the catalog:

teakettle to match the cookware
SA teapot (wouldn't a chubby round one to match the Coffee and More cups be so cute?!?)
pot rack
a few more forged "specialty" knives (I probably wouldn't use them, but I have customers who ask about them): fileting knife, cleaver, boning knife
new cookware: saucier (saucepan with rounded corners so that a whisk can get into the corner)
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Yes!! I would love a cleaver!! I had a Forged knife returned in 3 pieces after a customer tried to dehead a pig!
 
Paige Dixon said:
Yes!! I would love a cleaver!! I had a Forged knife returned in 3 pieces after a customer tried to dehead a pig!
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:confused: WHAT!! :eek: WHAT!! :eek: Are you in the Amazon or something? I know we want fresh food, but come on! With the forged cutlery? Aren't there real tools for that?!:eek:
 
Chef Kearns said:
:confused: WHAT!! :eek: WHAT!! :eek: Are you in the Amazon or something? I know we want fresh food, but come on! With the forged cutlery? Aren't there real tools for that?!:eek:
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yeah like a chain saw?
 
Chef Kearns said:
:confused: WHAT!! :eek: WHAT!! :eek: Are you in the Amazon or something? :eek:
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I had to stop and see what state they were beheading pigs in. . . .
 
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