Global home appliance innovator LG Electronics is delivering something better for home chefs with its expanded kitchen portfolio led by a new line of 4-door French-door refrigerators with unsurpassed usable refrigerator shelf space, a new premium slide-in electric range, and new over-the-range microwaves – all designed to offer greater performance and convenience in the kitchen.

These innovations are being unveiled today at a private reception and dinner co-hosted by renowned chef, television personality and best-selling cookbook author, Art Smith, at his famed Chicago restaurant, Table Fifty-Two…

Contoured doors, chrome details and a full color LCD screen may be among the more noticeable changes to its new French Door bottom freezer refrigerator, but improvements over previous models go far beyond skin deep, according to KitchenAid.

The new bottom freezer model offers more shelf space, larger refrigerator capacity and advanced LED lighting that makes food even more accessible and visible, even when fully stocked, notes Debbie O’Connor, senior manager of brand experience for KitchenAid.

“This is by far the most user friendly and food friendly KitchenAid refrigerator ever,” says O’Connor…

Panasonic today announces the availability of the NN-SF550M microwave, a counter top model with an innovative design that omits the traditional turntable, maximizing the entire oven capacity. The NN-SF550M Flat and Wide microwave is convenient for cooking multiple dishes at once, or a large casserole dish that typically would not fit when rotated on a turntable in a conventional microwave. Using an antenna that rotates under the flat and wide one-cubic-foot cavity space, heat is still evenly distributed to cook the food. And without the turntable, the flat inside allows for a quick and easy clean-up, while still offering optimal cooking features…

The aroma of a hearty breakfast on the griddle can lure eventhe sleepiest person out of bed and into the kitchen. With 220sq. in. of nonstick cooking surface and a warming tray to keepfood warm, this griddle can feed a crowd whether it’s aweekend tradition or a holiday celebration. Holidays andfamily gatherings seem to be synonymous for cooking largemeals. “When preparing breakfast, it seems there’s neverenough cooking space,” states Betty Byrne, consumer testkitchen manager, Hamilton Beach Brands. “Having a griddlewith a large cooking surface makes it easy to cook extrapancakes and meats and then place a batch in the pull-outwarming tray…

Electrolux new chest freezer range gives consumers increased freedom and storage options thanks to the new Shield Condenser.

According to a European survey, more than 78 percent of all chest freezers are placed in areas such as the garage, the utility room or the cellar where they might be exposed to extreme temperatures. With this in mind, Electrolux has developed the new unique Shield Condenser. The Shield Condenser guarantees that the new chest freezer range maintains a high level of efficiency and reliability in any of these conditions. This is achieved by preventing condensation and rust forming on the walls and dirt from accumulating on the condenser…

With its new electric and gas downdraft cooktops, KitchenAid is offering those who love to cook even more versatile options to choose from in the brand’s cooktop collection. The latest downdraft models, available in a 30- inch gas option as well as 30- and 36-inch electric models, will begin shipping to retailers this spring.

“Our new downdraft cooktops give consumers another choice in the cooktop category that enables them to create a kitchen that suits their personal cooking styles and design needs,” says Debbie O’Connor, senior manager of brand experience for KitchenAid…

Proving once again that great things often come in small packages, KitchenAid is introducing three new countertop ovens that have more in common with its high- performance wall ovens than traditional toaster ovens. The new collection, making its debut at the International Home + Housewares Show, is scheduled for availability in late summer. It includes a model with traditional cooking capabilities, a second that adds convection and a third adding both convection and steam-assisted cooking…

Hamilton Beach presents Big Mouth® Duo 14 Cup Food Processor with Additional 5 Cup Bowl (model 70579). It will be available in October 2010 for $69.99…

KitchenAid, the brand known for bringing high performance professional features into the home kitchen, is offering a new collection of freestanding ranges that includes an exclusive dual fuel double oven range with the industry’s largest oven capacity available.* New single and double oven gas and electric ranges will also join the brand’s extensive suite of premium freestanding appliances that offers refrigerators, dishwashers, microwave ovens and hoods…

Hamilton Beach unveiled Stainless 4 Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler powered by Good Thinking® Features. It will be available in April, 2011 for $49.99 (model 31138)…