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Sharp Turns Home Cooks into Culinary Champions with Dynamic Oven Series

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Whatever the size of your kitchen, whatever the scope of your culinary know-how, you can cook like a champion with Sharp 45cm-60cm built-in ovens. Bringing some serious cooking style to your everyday kitchen experience, this range will put an end to your daily mealtime slog. No more anxiety, no more cooking set-backs. Designed with speciality functions as well as mealtime trouble-shooter features, Sharp ovens will clear the way to culinary success.

Steam-assisted Oven with Air Curtain

Designed to fulfil great culinary ambition, this extra-large 75-litre capacity oven promises to raise your game in the kitchen. Perfectly grilling and browning your food, it comes with 10 cooking functions enabling you to find exactly the right cooking conditions for every dish.

Any time you think you might need a little extra help, you can always count on Sharp oven’s steam-assisted power. If your meat looks in danger of becoming a little tough, or your vegetables a little dried out, then simply add a puff of steam with the manual steam option. One quick steam injection can change the course of your cooking, ensuring mouth-wateringly delicious results every time. steam-assisted functionality is also great for baking. Rather than fall flat or dry up, your pastries will rise, and anything you cook will stay crispy on the outside and mouth-wateringly juicy on the inside. Best of all, thanks to the steam, your cooking is likely to be more nutritious, as more of your dish’s vitamins and nutrients can be preserved with this cooking method.

When the pressure is on, you can always cheat your way to culinary success. With 150 bang-on-trend autocooking recipes, including 20 that are for steam-assisted cooking, this oven is always there to support you, automatically setting the ideal programme, temperature and cooking duration for every dish you can imagine.

Whatever you decide to make, you’ll aways stay cool thanks to the oven’s Air Curtain feature. Using an air stream, Air Curtain prevents any hot air from escaping the inside of the cavity whenever the oven door is opened.

For the dreaded post-meal oven clean, you can also count on more support. The oven’s VapClean+ function uses steam to dislodge grease and grime, leaving you nothing to do but gently wipe clean the inside of the oven.

45cm Compact Series: Small but Mighty

Discover your inner masterchef with our dynamic compact series. Comprising of a sleek 45cm oven and matching warming drawer, this range is designed to take you to new culinary heights. Small but mighty, both the oven and the warming drawer are the ideal fit for even tight kitchen spaces, enabling you to install both products as part of a drop down wall formation.

Designed with one of the largest capacities for a 45cm model, our 50-litre oven not only enables you to cook, grill and brown your food, but also to ensure extra special cooking results, even when you might have started to over-heat your dish a little. Thanks to its steam-assisted power, it not only gives you the power to bake more professionally, but also to refresh your dish with a quick puff of steam during the cooking process.

Bringing you more culinary adventure, it also comes with 20 autocooking functions and the VapClean+ function to take care of the post-meal oven clean-up.

Matching Warming Drawer

So much more than just a place to keep your dishes warm,Sharp matching warming drawer doubles up as an additional cooking support, offering a place for you to defrost food, warm up soups and pastries, and prove bread.

Thanks to its gentle push door mechanic, you can also open and close it without having to worry that the motion will cause any stored dishes to spill or capsize.

The PerFector 60cm Oven

Meet the PerFector, a game-changing oven that will correct and perfect your dishes. Why waste time putting on your oven gloves and re-positioning your oven tray when, simply by touching a button, you can automatically move your dish to one of five shelf levels? Compensating for any minor cooking oversights, this meal-time hero is made to keep your dish on track. If you find yourself short on cooking time, move your tray from the bottom to nearer the top of the oven to speed up the heating process and ensure a perfectly browned surface for your dish. If your food is beginning to look a little too crisp on top, then simply move it down a level or two for more gentle heating.

Sharp supermodel also comes with a whole host of other features, offering a series of 10 programmes, which include a pizza function for baking as well as a grill and turnspit cycle to make the perfect roast. For the post-meal oven clean, you can count on PerFector’s VapClean function, which dislodges and breaks down the toughest grease and grime using the steam generated from a water-filled tray.

AirStream Oven

Break all culinary rules and discover multi-dish cooking. Saving you more time in the kitchen, AirStream is the first ever oven to let you cook dishes across five shelf levels. In just one cooking session, you can make up to 5 pizzas or 100 cupcakes. What’s more, you can also be sure of perfectly even cooking results. Thanks to its double-fan structure and additional side air vents, this oven is capable of distributing hot air evenly, whatever the shelf level, whatever the shelf position.

With AirStream, you can also cater to individual dish requests, helping to keep the whole family happy at mealtimes. Instead of having to run separate cooking cycles for each requested meal, you’re free to cook 3 entirely different dishes together without ever having to worry about any cross-contamination of flavour or odours.

European Sales and Marketing Director, Alberico Lissoni, comments, “Designed for real life, our ovens support you through the good times and the bad, offering quick fix remedies for minor cooking mishaps. For us, cooking should be a passion for everyday life, giving cooks of all abilities more opportunity to experiment with recipes and to concoct dishes, all without having to worry about tweaking temperature settings, or moving the oven tray

Whirlpool show of at CES

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Whirlpool Corporation will once again be present at CES in Las Vegas from 8 until January 11, 2019. A new range of ovens connected with augmented reality that will allow you to choose recipes based on the available ingredients and see the state of cooking without opening the oven thanks to augmented reality ; and a washer dryer with improved connectivity thanks to the new Whirlpool application.

Connected Hub Ovens

The new range of intelligent kitchen appliances includes a total of 28 cooking appliances with state-of-the-art technology such as the advanced digital kitchen platform from Yummly, owned by Whirlpool. Among its functions, stands out the technology of recognition of ingredients of this platform thanks to the augmented reality, which allows to detect ingredients and recommend recipes based on them, as well as preferences, tastes and cooking level of users. This improved platform became operational in December 2018 and in 2019 it will incorporate the Yummly® Meal Planning, with personalized weekly meal plans based on users’ dietary preferences, their schedule, number of meals and portions, as well as the ingredients available and restaurants for special occasions.

The new range of Connected Hub wall ovens is able to inform those families that need it most of the optimal cooking experience (from which grid to use what cooking cycle to select), in order to make sure that they are making the most of it your appliance

Also, the augmented reality allows to avoid the inevitable losses of heat and energy that occur when reviewing the state of cooking by opening the oven door, thanks to an internal vision system and an external zoom that allows to do it without having to open.

Wash in fewer steps Whirlpool will present at CES two models of front-loading washer-dryer connected to simplify the washing steps. Through the next integrations with Wear OS by Google, a new custom control from anywhere through Google Assistant, Alexa-enabled devices and the Whirlpool® application, Whirlpool® Smart Laundry devices will preview new features in this CES 2019.

For example, the new application includes a Spotting Guide that allows families to quickly identify how to deal with different spots: once the user enters the application with the type of stain and fabric, the guide automatically sends the recommendations to the washing machine and Suggested configurations to obtain the best result. It also allows up to 30 personalized wash cycles to be stored in the application and to manage the laundry from anywhere, even in movement, being able to order the start of the washing machine or the transfer of clothes.

In addition to the integration of Apple Watch, in 2019 Whirlpool’s connected washing machines will also be compatible with Google’s Wear operating system, in order to communicate remotely with these devices. In addition, the Whirlpool application will continue to send alert notifications to users’ mobiles and will continue its integration with the Amazon Dash replenishment system, which automatically arranges the purchase of detergent when it is running low.

Beyond the application, these intelligent washing appliances incorporate in the device itself intuitive shortcuts, such as the innovative Load & Go function, which allows to store up to 40 loads of detergent in the washing machine itself, which automatically dispenses the correct dose according to the size and characteristics of each load.

SIL FIM

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Italian company SIL FIM has been producing kitchen hoods since 1985. Its products will be displayed at IMM LivingKitchen 2019, where it will present innovative solutions, born from the know-how, the Italian quality, the entire control of the process of development, verification and production. SIL FIM, in fact, has a capable technical office, a laboratory recognized by NEMKO, equipped with the necessary equipment for the approval of products with regard to electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility and energy labeling.
All the phases of realization of the products are carried out internally with proprietary equipment, allowing the direct control of each phase of the realization of the articles without the use of external companies. The SIL FIM offer is very wide, with about 300 models of different hoods, all located in the high end of the market. The main models are ceiling hoods downdraft hoods and hoods integrated into the hobs, but there are also built-in hoods and islands versions.
A large part of the SIL FIM production is OEM, and is dedicated to special brands with exclusive products developed on commission from the customer. The company also develops and produces hoods for special markets, such as China, Russia and USA.

ILVE hits 50

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ILVE is going to celebrate the 50° year since its foundation in 1969. The Italian company, specialized in the manufacturing of professional kitchen appliances for domestic use, will take part at IMM LivingKitchen 2019 with some of its most successful products, such as the Panoramagic cooking unit, Colonna Stellata (Star Chef Column), and the Pizza oven, but also interesting news, all to be discovered during the event. Panoramagic – Emo Design – is the upgraded version of an historic ILVE cooker, created in the 70s and revisited today, keeping all its innovative strength unchanged. It is composed by an ovens and cooker, from 60 cm to 120 cm, winners of the Good Design Award. Colonna Stellata, instead, is a column with an ultra-combi oven, including convection, microwave, steam, blast chiller and a vacuum machine. During LivingKitchen ILVE’s Corporate Chef Sandro Pietrobelli will demonstrate the different combined cooking cycles using the Star Chef Column, and will cook the real Pizza Napoletana using the pizza oven 400°, the built-in oven that cooks pizza in 2 minutes like a real pizzeria

Bora

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Bora, the kitchen appliances specialist, will take part to the next edition of LivingKitchen with all its news and a special focus on Bora Basic Collection, a range of products responding to the most different modern needs. Strengths of this range are the compact dimensions, maintaining a large space on the induction hob surface. Moreover, the models integrate the suction system that automatically communicates with the hob in a smart way. Touch controls are immediate and very easy to use. Installation is also very quick. Among the solutions that will be displayed at Living Kitchen 2019, the protagonist of the Bora stand will be the BFIA/BFIU Black “Full” induction hob with a two motors integrated fumes extractor system, with suction and filtering functions. The model features three levels of keeping warm, Power function, automatic switch off, timer on every cooking area with indication of residual heat, Bridge function and children safety system. The suction system, instead, offers both the automatic function or the choice among 9 power levels. Design is essential but very sophisticated.

Whirlpool – The Carinaro factory becomes a logistics base for spare parts

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The production plant in Carinaro (in the province of Caserta) – destined to be closed after the merger of Indesit in Whirlpool – has actually been converted into the largest logistics base for spare parts for the appliance company.

According to Il Sole 24 Ore : “On 60 thousand square meters of covered area (like seven football fields), the logistics platform manages 100 thousand different components, has a stock of 90 million euros, handles 3 thousand packages and pallets a day and It serves as many customers in the world, shipments for 12 million a year

The investment has penalized the employees who have become 320 from 800, even if the company has declared to want to focus on the workers, convinced that in the logistics the human control is still synonymous of guarantee of quality

Candy smart steam

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Smart Steam is a new range of ovens by Candy, characterized by the addition of steam during the traditional cooking. This special formula allows to prepare many kind of recipes with optimal results. The ovens of the new Candy collection are also very easy to use: users have only to pour water into the oven cavity, activate one of the 3 “steam” functions and press a button to turn the liquid into steam.
The addition of steam in cooking allows to give the food a perfect softness and a light internal consistency without altering taste. Combining with traditional cooking, it also helps to keep crispy dishes outside. Moreover, this function enhances the preparation of food that need leavening such as bread, focaccia, brioches and cakes.
All the ovens of the “Smart Steam” feature the functions of the Candy Simply-Fi app that suggests recipes and gives useful advices. In addition, thanks to the “Aquactiva” hydrolytic cleaning system, it is very easy to clean the oven too. This system is effective just at 90 °: thanks to the effect of hydrolysis, the residues are softened and make cleaning easier. Just pour 300 ml of distilled water into the oven cavity and heat it for 30 minutes; at the end of the program, simply rub with a sponge or a cloth to remove dirt residues. Some models also offer a double cleaning system: the hydrolysis and the pyrolytic one.

http://www.candy-domestic.co.uk/en_GB/smart-steam

The Elica Observatory unveils the new kitchen trends for 2019

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The Elica Observatory shows the new kitchen trends in terms of volumes, styles and finishes that will be protagonists in 2019. In the contemporary kitchen the volumes are broken down to transmit solidity with harmoniously combined monolithic shapes. “For example, the rigid, linear and impressive shape of the innovative Haiku hood – Elica explains – makes it a volume that takes up the space precisely and without frills”. In addition, elegant metal structures lighten even the most impressive furnishings. Unusual lines and sharp angles give life to original surfaces that add personality to the environment. The Elica Observatory shows that the new year will be marked by important news in the choice of materials and finishes. Together with the metal, which is enriched in aesthetics thanks to new treatments, textures and rust effects, there is cement, a simple material but full of personality and structured.

Lullaby hood
Then there is wood, which is even more precious when it becomes a detail in combinations with other materials. “Wood – Elica says – harmonizes perfectly with elements such as copper, steel and ceramic in the new Lullaby ceiling hoods, an exclusive project that combines materials and light to create a comfortable environment”. Besides, the veined stones and the marble grit are again protagonists in the kitchen, and there is a raising of the role of the steel which, from accessible and economical element, becomes the protagonist of the entire kitchen for a high level professional look.
On the aesthetic theme some trends of the last years are confirmed. The imagery of the converted industrial loft is still a trend whose main characteristics are pipes, walls made of raw bricks, metal and cement. Evolution of this style is the industrial chic where the furnishings lose their roughness and acquire a more elegant appearance.

NikolaTesla hob
“In this context – Elica continues – the innovative line of the induction hobs with integrated extraction NikolaTesla represents a perfect combination of innovation and design, expressed through clean lines and a cutting-edge technological heart. The Switch model is characterized by an elegant continuous glass surface, interrupted only by a central ring in metal and glass which, by turning on itself, activates the extraction and guarantees very high performances in terms of captation, noise reduction and energy efficiency. The Libra model stands out for its elegant cast-iron grill, which gives the product a professional look and that integrates not just the hood but also an important tool in the kitchen: the scale”. Finally, the country style is reinterpreted in a modern way, lightening shapes and materials, while in the “scandinese” mood (a contamination between Scandinavian and Japanese styles) the naturalness of Scandinavian design materials meets the simplicity of the Japanese shapes.

Falmec strengthens its partnership with Quiet Mark,

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fter obtaining the certification for the extremely quietness of its collection of Silence hoods, equipped with the NRS® (Noise Reduction System) technology, Falmec strengthens its partnership with Quiet Mark, promoting through its brand the extreme silence of its products in 22 European markets. The Quiet Mark institution was founded in England in 1959, in response to the growing consumer demand to solve the problem of excessive noise produced by household appliances and technological devices. Through an acoustic test, Quiet Mark rewards and certifies with its own brand only the deserving solutions in terms of silence and soundproofing.
The NRS® technology by Falmec ensures maximum silence and at the same time high performance in its hoods. The NRS® collection offers wall-mounted models, such as Lumina NRS®, Vela NRS®, Plane NRS®, Flipper NRS® and Aria NRS®, island hoods as Zenith NRS®, or built-in ones with NRS® Built-in Group, to meet the most different needs of living in the kitchen. Featuring a powerful 800 m3/h engine, the hoods of the NRS® line provide a very high levels of noise with a 45dB acoustic emission at maximum speed.