Chef’n’s Mini Burger Machine was reviewed by our friends at Good Housekeeping today!

3 Top Tools for Grilling

May 20, 2012 at by Sharon Franke | 0 Comments

According to Weber’s 23rd GrillWatch Survey, 71 percent of you will be firing up your backyard grill next Monday for Memorial Day. And you’re most likely to be cooking the old standbys: hamburgers, chicken, and steak. But if the folks who manufacture grilling equipment have anything to say about it, you’ll be grilling up a whole lot more. This year we’ve seen tools specifically designed for grilling meatballs, meat loaf, quesadillas, chicken legs standing up, and even s’mores. While we had a lot of fun testing all of them (you can tell from the picture above, that the s’mores maker was a big hit with my grandkids), three of them struck us as particularly worthy of room in the storage area under your grill.
For cute little hamburgers, there’s the cute little Chef’n Slider Burger Press ($7.95). It stamps out perfect 2 ½-ounce sliders, great for little kids or appetizer portions for adults.
What are you grilling this weekend? If you need help deciding, be sure to see all the recipes our test kitchen has to offer. For help setting up, check out Elizabeth Karmel’s post on how to get ready for grilling season.
To learn how we put consumer products to the test and keep you safe, sign up for a tour of the famous Good Housekeeping Research Institute. If you visit, be sure to say hello when you come by the Kitchen Appliances & Technology Lab.
To read the full post go to:
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/research-institute/3-top-tools-for-grilling

We’ve recently come across a husband and wife team from New York running a gourmet craft service company, website and blog called Reel Chow. We love the way they focus on healthy cooking and great tasting, original recipes. They recently took the Grill’n Barbeque Branch Skewer out on the road to the Catskills and today they are giving you the chance to win your own Branch Skewer and the opportunity to live out your own camp-feast dreams! Check out the pics from their adventure, then head to the link below to enter now! http://www.reelchow.com/2012/05/chefn-grilln-barbecue-branch-skewer-giveaway/#more-2393

Julia Myall, Chef Advisor and Cookbook Author

Chef’n and California Giant Berry Farms just finished a super successful berry recipe contest, titled “The Sweet Taste of Spring.” Consumers and bloggers around the country provided the company with over 100 delicious recipes in eight different categories. Recipes featured California Giant fresh berries and were judged by a professional chef, Julia Myall, who based her winning recommendations on flavor, creativity and versatility.

Blueberry Corn Fritters

The grand prize winner was a Blueberry Corn Fritter recipe, due to its color, flavor and versatility in that it can be served as a side dish, an entrée, for brunch or for dinner and it is delicious! The winner received this amazing Chef’n Prize Pack worth over $300! Visit the company’s website for this one and more amazing recipes from customers just like you! http://calgiant.com/blog/2012/04/27/blueberry-corn-fritters/

Happy FreshForce 50 Friday Chef’neers! What is that you say? The answer is simple –FreshForce  is a club of the top 50 retailers who rock in the eyes of Chef’n! Every year we choose the 50 gourmet and specialty stores who are leading in our industry and leading the charge for Chef’n products! Today we’re celebrating Seasoned Kitchen.

Locals and tourists alike love to visit this independent shop, located in historic downtown Flagstaff, Arizona. The store is unique and carries kitchen accessories, tools and gadgets that are as well, especially Chef’n! Quality cookware, small appliances and cutlery are also for sale. Want to sign up for a cooking class? Seasoned Kitchen has a local and renown chef in-house once a week to teach you how to make the perfect grilled salmon or thai food in 30 minutes! This amazing shop has also been known to hand out samples of homemade peach ice cream on those hot Arizona afternoons.

Congratulations to Rebecca Graham of Tennessee and Alexandra Gecin of New York, you both won a 3oth Anniversary PepperBro! Your new homeys will be arriving soon! Thanks so much to everyone who participated in our great giveaway, we’ll see you next time!

The 70 Power Players in the Seattle Food World

“Who keeps Seattle’s food engines running? Who has the power, the respect and the influence to set trends, challenge the status quo and reshape the culinary landscape? We sussed out the people and institutions who have had—and continue to have—the most substantial impact on how we eat, what we eat and what we’ll want to eat in the future.”

David Holcomb, that’s who! Our own CEO and Famous Inventor has been included on a list of 70 people and places that have the most sway over the city’s vibrant foodie scene. The list was compiled by one of its most influential publications, Seattle Magazine. What a great birthday surprise for Chef’n! Congratulations David!

If you haven’t yet, better head to http://www.facebook.com/ChefnCorp/app_28134323652 and enter to win a limited edition 30th Anniversay PepperBro!

We know you didn’t forget…and neither did we. It’s Chef’n’s birthday! We officially turned 30 in March and we’ve been partying all month long! The pictures below are from a party we had in Chicago during the IHA tradeshow. Shout out to all our many reps, retailers, distributors and friends who braved the Chicago cab ride to a destination unknown and unmarked. The Violet Hour is one of Chicago’s hottest bar spots and we had the whole place to ourselves!
Stay tuned for pictures and stories from Chef’n’s earliest days as we celebrate our anniversary for the next two weeks. For now, head to our Facebook page to check out the contest we promised – we’re giving away an Anniversary PepperBro! There were only 250 of these made and only two of you, our faithful Chef’neers, will win. Enter now and may the Bro be with you!