CATEGORY Bakeware
Multi-functional porcelain The flagship product of Asa Selection, the 250 ° C Plus line, designed by Studio Original Designers 6R5 Network in Milan with Art Director Yvonne Schubkegel of Asa, is a collection of multi-function porcelain oven dishes with which you can cook, serve and eat. An all-in one solution, it does not cease to amaze the world of catering. The series consists of 36 pieces - each with a lid - which become a real “service system” for the table. All the elements, made of porcelain, are multi-functional and oven resistant. With each you can braise, roast, au gratin, set the table and serve. ASA Selection is the definition of a pure and modern style with ceramic and porcelain products. The collection’s concept design is based on an essential line, without handles, to enhance the pure shape of the porcelain. 250 ° C Plus was designed for the oven, and arrived Jürgen Stein, Housewares Sales Manager, on the table, becoming a symbolic EMEA, PPG element both in the universe of restaurants and homes. Has the trend www.asa-selection. in bakeware sales com continued into 2021? This year seems to have picked up right where the second half of 2020 ended with a continuous demand for bakeware. Lockdown restrictions all over the world brought consumers back to the kitchen and, even as countries do gradually open back up, we’re still seeing a strong demand for cooking at home, specifically with regards to bakeware.
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Baking has seen a huge resurgence throughout the pandemic with almost everyone attempting banana bread or something similar. And with baking comes the need for the right products for the job, because nobody wants a soggy pastry bottom. We look at some of the great bakeware items set to help any cook in the kitchen as they bake up a storm.
Designed for perfection The Mason Cash Innovative Kitchen Lasagne Dish has unique design features that bakes perfect lasagne every time. Made from grey and cream glazed stoneware, the dish heats up gradually to give an even distribution when baking. The base features raised areas that act as air vents to allow for better heat circulation when placed on a baking tray in the oven. At 31cm long x 23cm wide x 7.5cm high, the lasagne dish has been precision made to fit lasagne sheets perfectly. Featuring right-angled corners so that lasagne sheets don’t have to be broken to fit them in snugly, the Lasagne Dish has steep high walls for higher layering and improved heat distribution.
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Is there any new innovation in the category? We’re always looking for new ways to innovate, which led us to the creation of our Skandia® Xtreme HR coating. This new, patented coating offers great nonstick release properties for both sweet and savory foods. Even more impressive, it doesn’t require greasing after its first use. The coating is an advancement of our Skandia® line for consumer bakeware. What are your bestsellers? Our range of Skandia® coatings remain very popular in the EMEA market. This includes our entry-level, 1-coat system, as well as our 2-coat Skandia® Xtreme coatings. Both are coil coatings that offer a highly efficient application process that eliminates overspray and wasted materials, and features a lower film thickness of 6-9 µm. These efficiencies are important benefits to our customers who are looking for more sustainable benefits, something we’re continuing to pursue in the development of new coil coatings. Will you be launching new product this year? At PPG, we have a strong focus on research and development and are constantly innovating for our customers. Our team continues to work on products for the future and, while we don’t have a timeline set just yet, we look forward to bringing a new innovation to customers within the coming year.
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