Food & Wine USA - (11)November 2020

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24 NOVEMBER 2020

From Le Creuset’s new Lotus Collec-

tion, we especially love this rectangular

stoneware dish for its lid that doubles

as a platter ($110, lecreuset.com). The

lotus flower motif lets you serve snacks

with gorgeous presentation and store

your leftover casserole with a touch of

sophistication. And when you’re moving

that hot casserole from oven to counter,

use Hay’s oven gloves ($53 each, hay

.dk) to add even more color to your

cooking. They’re available in blue, yel-

low, or green suede complemented by

heat-resistant padding in blue and gray

tones. Then carve the turkey with an

8-inch Echo chef’s knife from Middle-

ton Made ($240, middletonmadeknives

.com). Beloved by chefs like Sean

Brock and Emeril Lagasse, these high-

performance knives made by founder

Quintin Middleton can fetch over $1,000,

but the more approachable Echo line

starts at $80. For dessert, get creative by

repurposing Tom Dixon’s stemless Puck

Cocktail Glasses into ice cream bowls

($95 for two, tomdixon.net). Dixon col-

laborated with Israeli chef Assaf Granit

to design the smoke-tinted, mouthblown

glassware for their shared London res-

taurant, Coal Office.

Nobody likes leaving cocktail hour to

run out for ice, so Bosch introduced

its new QuickIcePro System in two of

its 500 Series French-door bottom-

mount refrigerators (from $2,999, bosch

-home.com). It rapidly produces up to

12 pounds of ice per day, enough for

roughly 40 Manhattans on the rocks.

When it’s time to switch to wine, the

LG Signature Wine Cellar Refrigerator

($6,999, lg.com) controls vibration, tem-

perature, and humidity, plus the door is

UV-resistant (with the brand’s knock-

on-the-glass InstaView component). It

fits up to 65 bottles, and there’s a con-

vertible pantry drawer for charcuterie.

Meanwhile, checking in on the turkey

doesn’t have to tether you to the kitchen

all day. GE introduced the first in-oven

camera, so you can see if the star of the

meal needs basting from the comfort

of your smartphone. It’s featured in

the new Profile 9000 Series Wall Oven

($2,999, geappliances.com), which also

includes an air fryer. For cleanup, the

G7000 dishwasher from Miele ($1,499,

mieleusa.com) automatically detects soil

level, so you can skip scrubbing down

dishes before loading. The best part?

If there’s cranberry sauce stuck to the

plates, it will add more detergent for you.

FRESH NEW GEAR TO MAKE THIS SEASON’S

ENTERTAINING EASIER AND MORE STYLISH

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