The trick to my tasty and healthy wings is I boil them first. That knocks off a lot of the fat and makes them nice and tender. Then you can throw them on the grill and get ‘em nice and crispy.

So here is how to make them:

INGREDIENTS
1 4-pound bag of frozen or fresh chicken wings (try to get a combo of both wings and drumettes)
1/2 FRANK’S REDHOT cayenne pepper sauce

1/2 cup barbecue sauce

DIRECTIONS
1. Boil the wings in a large pot for 10 minutes. Drain water and excess fat from wings when done.
2. Grill wings on barbecue until crispy. 

3. Prepare sauce as below. 

TAVERN STYLE SAUCE: Add 1/2 cup barbecue sauce to the 1/2 cup cayenne pepper sauce and mix well. Then mix the wings in the Tavern sauce and serve.  Serves 4

But, where Kitchen Aid shines is in their Counter-top Stand Mixers. Made with superior craftsmanship and professional styling and exceptional performance are the reason that these stand mixers can be found in chefs’ and cooks’ homes alike. This is the reason that generation after generation Kitchen Aid Stand Mixers are a staple in the homes of those who love to cook.

Kitchen Aid Appliance are found in the home kitchens of more chef’s than any other because they are both durable and trustworthy.Kitchen Aid blenders have powerful motors and superior grade stainless steel blades in them that can uniformly crush a pitcher of ice within seconds.

Experience the versatility of a stainless steel counter-top oven. Capable of cooking a whole chicken or simply toasting up your morning bagel this oven can’t be beat.

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DEBORAH O’CONNOR
Senior Manager of Public Relations for KitchenAid Home Appliances.

Deb has managed PR, events and marketing for the brand since 2004. She has successfully launched new products, such as the drawer dishwashers and the top-rated KitchenAid® Dual Fuel Convection Range with steam-assist technology. Currently, Deb is working on the Architect Series II launch.

Deb also oversees Cook for the Cure, KitchenAid brand’s program benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. CFTC has received an Award of Excellence from the IACP, three Cause Marketing Forum Golden ‘Halo Awards’ and has raised more than $5 million globally for the fight against breast cancer.

If you’re considering granite or other stone surfaces for your kitchen or bath, you have to take a closer look at the benefits of a Cambria natural quartz surface.

• Strength & Durability- Cambria has performed numerous laboratory tests to prove that Cambria natural quartz surfaces are twice as strong as granite. It’s a surface that is truly everlasting.
• Maintenance Free – No sealing, polishing or reconditioning is needed. Simply wash with warm water. It’s that simple. Plus, unlike granite, Cambria will resist stains from fruit juices, food coloring, coffee, tea, wine, grape juice, nail polish and felt tip markers.
• Food Safe – Unlike granite, Cambria has been certified by NSF International for use as a food preparation surface. Cambria is totally non-porous, making cleanup easy and preventing food and moisture from penetrating its surface — the main source of growth for harmful bacteria.
• All Natural - Cambria is created from pure natural quartz, an extremely hard stone crystal mined directly from the earth. In fact, quartz is the hardest non-precious stone that can be found in the earth’s surface.
• Everlasting Value - With its beauty and performance advantages over granite, a Cambria kitchen countertop or bathroom vanity will add value to your home.
• Guaranteed – As the only producer of quartz surfaces in the United States, Cambria is covered by a 10-year limited warranty.

Cambria is the perfect way to add rich, warm color to any room in your home. Cambria counters provide warmth, beauty, strength and durability that can only be found in natural quartz. Because Cambria surfaces are so versatile, they can be used almost anywhere you need a beautiful surface with lasting durability.

Cambria’s natural stone surfaces are perfect for kitchen countertops because Cambria is stronger than granite and, unlike granite, Cambria is non-porous, making it one of the safest surfaces for food preparation available. In fact, it’s certified by the NSF International the same as a stainless steel countertop. Plus, it’s maintenance free and stain resistant.

If you’re looking for a little luxury at the end of a hectic day, consider adding Cambria to your bathroom surfaces. Virtually maintenance free, Cambria is a perfect way to add a touch of elegance to your shower and tub surround or vanity countertop.

Want to add a touch of class to your den or study? Concider a Cambria fireplace surround — Cambria’s warm colors are the ideal way to create a relaxing atmosphere while enjoying the comfort of family and friends.

Because Cambria surfaces are so versatile, they can be used almost anywhere you want a beautiful surface with lasting durability. From the functionality of a Cambria wet bar surface to the added elegance Cambria adds to accent furniture, tabletops and desktops, the possibilities are endless!

About Cambria

Cambria is a privately held, family-owned company with an entrepreneurial vision. We bring a new perspective and approach to the countertop industry by responding to your needs. Cambria is the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the United States. All other quartz countertop brands are imported. With state-of-the-art facilities, combined with the work ethic of experienced employee teams, Cambria has rapidly become an industry leader.

F&P began by imagining the ideal diswasher and with that the concept of the DishDrawer was born. It has taken years of research and refinement to create this appliance that offers a blend of form and function necessary for todays discriminating consumer. With the opportunity for each drawer to be independently operated it is now possible to have the economical, guilt free small load of dishes as economically as large ones, a must for today’s busy families. You have two diswashers in one. It also allows you to customize the wash program to the contents being washed making your dishes last longer while using as little as 2 gallons of water per load. The sanitizing final rinse is an amazing 163 degrees F.

With conventional diswashers, when you change the wash cycle you are simply changing the length of the cycle and in a few possibly the water temperature. With the Fisher Paykel DishDrawer a change in wash cycle changes not only the length and temperature of the cycle, but the water pressure that is used.

Our DishDrawers are equipped with flow through detergent dispensers. This means that rather than dumping the detergent at a designated time the detergent in the DishDrawer pre-mixes the detergent with the water which activates the enzymes so that they can work effectively on your dirty dishes — this also prevents detergent burn.

What makes Fisher Paykel easy and simple to use?

All our compressors and fans in our refrigerators use Direct Current technology. This is the technology that has made the innovative and unique Fisher & Paykel Dish Drawer possible. Each pump and motor does both. Just reverse the polarity, one direction for wash using the propeller on the side for moving the spray arm for washing. Reverse the polarity, and now you’re driving the impeller on the opposite side of the motor for draining.

All of the Fisher & Paykel products use technology, but in ways that make sense – keeping them easy and simple for anyone to use.

UltraCraft, a division of Norcraft Companies, LLC, has been manufacturing high-quality, full-access cabinets since 1986. Our 213,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and corporate offices are located in Liberty, North Carolina where we employ over 250 skilled craftsmen, engineers, administrators, and service representatives. We produce three comprehensive lines of semi-custom cabinetry with over 78 door styles in wood, thermofoil, metal, melamine, and EurotekTM. In all we offer over 8,000 different door-style/finish combinations.

Stock cabinets are mass-produced in standard sizes, warehoused, and distributed immediately when you order them. Custom cabinets are built from your exact specifications and can take months to complete. Ultra Craft is a Semi-custom provider which is the best of both worlds. We allow you to select from thousands of standard cabinet configurations and sizes. We manufacture your cabinets to your specifications at the time of your order. Our standard sizes can even be modified for your special purposes. Standard sizes allow us to produce your order quickly and a huge selection of sizes gives you complete design flexibility.Full-access, sometimes called European, 32mm, or frameless cabinetry has no face frame to which the doors are hinged. Full-overlay doors on full-access cabinets hinge to the inside of the cabinet and completely cover the front of the cabinet case. Full-overlay doors conceal the hinges, and are adjustable for perfect alignment. Having no face frame, full-access cabinets have 10%-20% greater storage capacity than framed cabinets. Ends, or sides, of cabinets are flush like fine furniture and installation is simpler. There is no frame to impede access, shelves are fully adjustable and extend forward all the way to the door, and cleaning is easier.

UltraCraft uses only 5/8-thick, all-wood, fine-surface, furniture-grade particleboard thermally-fused (thermoset) on both sides with a polyvinyl-compound called Melamine. Particleboard is a composition of wood particles bonded together under pressure with resin. It is more rigid, stable, and durable than plywood or solid wood. Melamine is exceptionally strong, and resists delamination, warping and peeling. It is a smooth, tough, sealed surface that is impervious to standing water, scratch- and chemical-resistant, and will not promote the growth of bacteria. Cabinet sides, top, and bottom are joined by glue-and-dowel construction. The back is rabbeted and glued into grooves in the sides, top, and bottom.

UltraCraft’s newest addition UCMetro features sophisticated contemporary styling, high quality and a unique blend of gloss and matte wood grains, modern patterns and bold solids.

UltraCraft offers a 100-Year limited warranty on all their cabinetry.

Norcraft Companies is a recognized leader in the kitchen and bath industry, representing a comprehensive portfolio of the highest quality cabinetry lines.

Together the Norcraft family of brands offers one of the largest selections of the most functional and fashionable cabinetry across all price points in the framed and frameless categories. Individually, each brand offers dedicated manufacturing, sales, marketing and customer service, all to ensure the highest quality products and support are available to meet your needs and those of your customers.

What can Bosch offer you –

INTEGRA AND EVOLUTION DISHWASHERS

Bosch is known worldwide for setting industry standards in quietness and energy and water efficiency, with their Evolution™ and Integra® dishwasher you can now see why is it is the category leader.

Consumers now have more control over their energy consumption with the addition of the exclusive ECOOPTION which now allows consumers to save even more energy and money.

Evolution™ and Integra® dishwashers offer a variety of streamlined options clearly structured into three classes – the 300, 500 and 800 Series – giving consumers a myriad of choices in selecting the model best suited for their lifestyles.

Can I be green and clean?

As the only manufacturer with entire product lines of ENERGY STAR qualified refrigeration, laundry and dishwashers, Bosch offers several “green” options on its new dishwasher line-up:

• The ECOOPTION on selected 500 and 800 Series model makes being energy efficient to the next level by reducing energy consumption by up to 25% – with just the simple push of a button.
• Joining this advancement, is the new ECOSENSE™ Wash Management System, which examines the soil level in the water via an infrared light beam and customizes the wash cycle accordingly.
• The Quick Wash™ program (500 and 800 Series) offers an abbreviated, energy-conscious 30 minute option for smaller loads or less soiled dishes.
• These systems, along with other efficiency advancements, seemlessly ensure that Bosch dishwashers will use as little as 1.8 gallons of water per cycle while guaranteeing an ideal wash cycle.

But my favorite is the NEXXT® LAUNDRY (Which I bought for my Wife and she loves!!)

Bosch’s expanded Nexxt Laundry lineup also features the new ECOOPTION button on its two additional model series, both of which offer even more advanced features than our previous models. However, All ENERGY STAR® qualified Nexxt washers, continue to be high-efficiency champions and can wash a full load with as little as 10.6 gallons of water.

The advanced ECOOPTION program which is available in the new 500 plus and 800 Series washers, is a program that decreases the temperature and amount of energy used during the wash cycle by up to 20%, without affecting any of cleaning results. All you have to do is Ssimply push the Nexxt washer’s green-colored “e” button to take advantage of this new program.

Another added feature available in both the 500 plus and 800 Series, is the new “Jeans” program, which is specifically designed to care for denim utilizing cold water to prevent fading and a specialized spin cycle to avoid creases.

With the 800 Series you get the additional “Comforter” program, which thoroughly soaks and cleans a comforter, without causing damage to them. The 800 Series also debuts a new style with a silver colored door and a white body unit, while the 500 plus will be available both in silver and white color choices.

Every Nexxt laundry product run so quietly that they can be installed anywhere in the home, including near bedrooms. They also deliver superior cleaning performance while working extra hard to protect the life of your garments.

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer is the Marketing Manager for New England Region of BSH Home Appliances Corporation. They manufacture premium appliance brands including, Bosch, Thermador, Siemens, and Gaggenau.

Viking, in recent years, has expanded their experience throughout the kitchen giving the customer everything they need in the kitchen from cooking, to clean up, ventilation, and refrigeration. The new big experience is taking the cooking OUTDOORS. This has been an amazing opportunity to experience all the conveniences of entertaining outside. We have everything from the BBQ’s, to warming drawers, to refrigeration, wall ovens, and even vents for three season rooms.

So what’s new –

Induction cooking: It’s fast, much more efficient, and safer than other methods of cooking previously available. It is currently available in cooktops and rangetops. Soon to be out in ranges.

Convection cooking: Allows temperatures to be evenly distributed within the oven to maximize the cooking capacity with the most even results. With Viking you get the largest capacity oven currently available.

Built In refrigeration: Maximizing storage for all of you food needs. Viking has 5 different zones in the refrigerator alone with true temp and humidity to control to keep all types of food fresh.

Ranges: What Viking is been known for! Viking has the best controls that go from what we call VariSimmer to high output burners they deliver it all. A recent calculation showed that Viking provides more configurations than any other brand out there.

Viking has recently introduced an Affordable Viking Kitchen. With a new freestanding refrigerator, a 30” range, a microwave/hood, and a dishwasher for under $9000 dollars. This means that everyone can have a Viking kitchen.

Viking Outdoor Kitchen… along with the grill and every convenience for entertaining you can think of, they have also introduced outdoor cabinetry to quickly put together all the convenient storage needed for a true outdoor kitchen.

“Design Integrity” is the term being used to describe the Viking experience. Our customers are able to get everything they need for the kitchen with one look, same finishes, same handles, same logos. The customer no longer has to have several brands and finishes to get a top quality appliance.

Viking is currently available in 14 different finishes including a brass trim option. Colors like Burgundy, Mint Julep, Lemonade, and Cobalt Blue to name a few. Some customers are looking to personalize their kitchen and have had stainless. This is a growing trend with increases in sales each year. Viking will soon add 10 new finishes to give more opportunities for that original kitchen.

Fortune Magazine did a survey recently on 2500 brands with consumers and recognized the top 10 breakaway brands that were connecting with consumers. Viking was number 2 just below Ipod!

Viking is always looking to offer the latest so here is a sneak peak at some new items coming soon:

• Steam/convection ovens: Which will allow for healthy and more nutritious cooking
• High Speed Ovens : These ovens cook 80% faster than a conventional ovens. This is a simple to use and fast way to cook much of your major meals. With a 100 preprogrammed receipes, roasting, grilling, and microwave options, this is sure to be a good addition to any kitchen
• Refrigerator drawers: drawers that pull out and are mounted under the counter to be placed in convenient locations. You will now have the ability to have a refrigerator where it is most convenient.
• More induction cooking
• More integrated products – by putting panels on many of the products they can blend seamlessly in with the kitchen cabinetry

Don Chamberlain the Regional Sales Manager for Delia Inc.
Delia Inc. is the distributor for Viking Range Corp. in New England and New York Headquartered in Connecticut with showrooms in CT, NY, and MA. He has been representing Viking products for 8 years.

What is New with Thermador –

WALL OVENS

The new Masterpiece™ and Professional Series wall ovens have a bold, chiseled design and high-performance features that draw upon Thermador’s considerable expertise as the inventor of the world’s first built-in wall oven.

Both oven lines offer the new Speed Convection mode, which reduces cooking time by up to 30% and is perfect for the quick, efficient preparation of frozen foods such as gourmet pizza or previously prepared casseroles—without preheating.

The exclusive lightning fast preheat offers valuable time savings because it takes less than 7 minutes to reach 325 °F in True Convection™—an industry best.

The exclusive self-cleaning cycle completely cleans the entire oven cavity and rack supports in 2 hours—half the time of comparable models.

Masterpiece Series:

The Masterpiece Series ovens have angular edges and a contemporary design.

The convenient EasyCook™ function uses 20 pre-programmed recipes to assist with convection cooking by automatically setting the correct temperature and cooking time. Consumers can also save their four favorite recipes for easy access.

Thermador’s exclusive CookSmart™ technology (Masterpiece DM only) combines microwave and convection heating to cut down on cooking times by up to 50%.

Professional Series:

The robust Professional Series ovens feature a professional-style design with stainless steel knobs; an elegant chronometer; and restaurant-style controls.

Unique performance capabilities include a commercial grade, dishwasher-safe rotisserie. With two handles for easy lifting, it is the largest rotisserie on the market, and easily and evenly roasts large meats such as Thanksgiving turkeys up to 12 pounds while sealing in all the sumptuous flavors.

The 5,000 watt Max Broil™ element—the most powerful in the industry—provides rapid, even heat to perfectly broil a variety of meats.

PROFESSIONAL SERIES – NEW DESIGN

The Professional Series appliances have been redesigned to match the new all-American wall oven style. Elements of the redesigned line include:

• The Pro Harmony and Pro Cooktops provide a new profile that artfully blends into the control panel
• The Pro Harmony had an angled door handle for a more robust look
• The Pro Harmony, Pro Grand and Pro Cooktops come with standard durable stainless steel knobs
• The Pro Harmony, Pro Grand and Pro Cooktops are equipped with a full-size grill

How is Thermador changing the face of Kitchen Refrigeration?

With Thermador’s Freedom Collection comes the industry’s first fully integrated, Truly Flush Mounted™ modular refrigeration columns that can be placed anywhere in the kitchen.

Models include:

• 14 cubic feet of interior refrigerator space with 24” and 30” Fresh Food Columns
• 10 cubic feet of interior freezer space with 18”, 24” and 30” Freezer Columns, including 18” and 24” external dispensers
• Our 36″ freezer has a fully integrated Bottom-Freezer Column with 2- or 3-doors (72” also available with two 2-door models side-by-side)
• 18” and 24” Wine Columns

The Freedom Collection offers Full Flexibility™ to consumers so they no longer have to be constrained by having to design their kitchen around a cumbersome refrigerator-freezer combination.

Although the Freedom columns are flush mounted to kitchen cabinetry, the Freedom HingeTM allows the doors to open up to 115 degrees, providing complete access to the interior and full extension drawers. The hinge can also support any custom panel up to 220 pounds (total door weight) to integrate seamlessly with any kitchen cabinetry.

The fresh food column’s exclusive motorized Liberty ShelfTM conveniently moves a fully loaded shelf – up to 22 pounds – with the simple touch of a button.

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer is the Marketing Manager for NE Region of BSH Home Appliances Corporation. BSH Home Appliances Corporation manufactures premium appliance brands that include Bosch, Thermador, Siemens, and Gaggenau.