Luxury appliance maker Jenn-Air, the pioneer behind downdraft cooktop ventilation and other major cooking advancements, is introducing its first 6-burner, 36" gas cooktop, a new 30" model and several updated cooktops to its growing collection of high-end appliances.

Adding to the brand's growing list of "best in class" offerings, the newest gas model is billed as the industry's most powerful 36" 6-burner gas cooktop. It features an 18,000 BTU PowerBurner, three 15,000 BTU burners, a 9,000 BTU burner and 6,000 BTU simmer burner, all sealed and constructed of high quality brass…

BlueStar introduces the Platinum Series, the newest generation of professional gas ranges designed to transform the art of home cooking. Brand new features include two searing PrimaNova 25,000 BTU burners for maximum, concentrated heat; an interchangeable cast-iron griddle/charbroiler that offers the ultimate in cooking flexibility; and the revolutionary PowR Oven technology to ensure faster, more efficient heating.

"This is a truly amazing cooking machine; a technological leap forward in high-performance cooking equipment for the home," says Michael Trapp, president, BlueStar…

BELLA, the stylish and innovative brand of housewares and entertaining products recognized for their utility, design and ability to enhance consumers' everyday lifestyle, is expanding their line of products with the introduction of the BELLA LINX slow cooker system, which offers consumers the unique capability to cook, serve, stack and store effortlessly and conveniently.

The BELLA LINX Serve & Store Slow Cookers feature the following functions:

• Linkable: Link up to six individual units using one power source for ultimate flexibility in entertaining…

As part of Philips’ commitment to deliver meaningful innovation in personal health and well-being, at this year’s IFA, Philips is previewing what the future of home-cooking could look like.

Last year, together with Jamie Oliver, Philips announced a new to the world innovation called HomeCooker. With convenience and deep flavor at the heart of its design, it has helped families to cook tastier meals with less effort…

Luxury appliance maker Jenn-Air has introduced a dramatically different cooking ventilation system that serves as an impressive design focal point when in use and virtually disappears when not powerfully and quietly clearing the air. Individually hand-crafted of stainless steel and glass, the telescoping Jenn-Air Accolade ventilation system is arc-shaped, with a curved, sculptural profile designed to place ventilation power even closer to the cooking source than traditional systems…

When asked to develop designs for the latest KitchenAid blenders, the brand's engineers were issued a challenge. Create models that are so well made, so powerful, so multi-functional and so easy to use, that cooks will keep them on their countertops rather than stow them away for making the occasional smoothie or icy cocktail.

The resulting 5-speed blenders, introduced in two different models, offer the best overall performance of any ever produced by the brand, according to Beth Robinson, senior brand experience manager for KitchenAid…

KitchenAid is once again shaking up the food processor category with a new product introduction at the International Home + Housewares Show, this time debuting the industry's first residential food processor with an unassisted cubing function. Using a hands-free, commercial-style dicing attachment, the new 16-cup Pro Line Series food processor first slices, then cubes foods to create a precise 8mm brunoise dice without the need to manually push foods through its feed tube…

While microwave ovens have been a staple in American kitchens for decades, many cooks have yet to discover that today's high-end models offer not only speed and convenience, but many of the same capabilities prized in traditional ovens. Case in point: a collection of high performance microwave ovens from Jenn-Air capable of everything from searing salmon to baking decadent truffle tarts.

"Whether you prefer a sleek built-in, under counter or above the range microwave, our models offer multiple cooking options, with several even featuring convection cooking and full-color LCD displays," notes Juliet Johnson, manager of brand experience for Jenn-Air…

Panasonic today introduced the new SR-DF101 and SR-DF181 Rice Cookers with Microcomputer Fuzzy Logic technology. The new rice cooker models join Panasonic’s 2012 lineup of home appliance products and offer users effortless one-touch cooking through a seamless user interface and sleek product design.

The Panasonic SR-DF101, five-cup capacity model, and SR-DF181, ten-cup capacity model, boast advanced Fuzzy Logic technology, which automatically adjusts power and cooking time based on pre-set menu items…

Panasonic today introduced the FlashXpress™ Toaster Oven (model NB-G110P) to its 2012 lineup of Home Appliance products. The new FlashXpress Toaster Oven, is equipped with a unique quartz and ceramic heating system that allows for fast cook time and convenient, preset menu buttons which eliminates a user’s need to calculate cook time.

The FlashXpress Toaster Oven is comprised of a double infrared heating system made up of both quartz and ceramic heating elements which allows for food to be cooked more efficiently than conventional toaster ovens that are heated with coils…