Has your kitchen got the blues? You can give your
housewares a lift with the new blue from William Sonoma. The gourmet
chefs' outpost struck a deal with some of the biggest names in kitchen
appliances to produce a line of products in a color they call European
blue. Subtle it's not. But so many countertoppers are available in
this quirky cobalt you could almost call it the new white.
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Not many kitchen appliances inspire envy to the degree of this one from KitchenAid. Sure it’s got some great features: a 4 ½ quart capacity polished stainless steel bowl, a 300-watt professional motor, and dishwasher safe blades. But what really makes this mixer the toy everybody wants is that it’s downright heavy duty. If European blue makes you cringe, it’s also available in white.
$239
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Not too many bells and whistles on this brawny blender; it’s a classic. Your setting options may be limited to low medium and high (and an additional pulse switch), but if power is what you’re after, this is your machine. The carafe is dishwasher safe and holds up to 40 ounces. Giving this as a gift is like insurance on a lifetime of margaritas with your friends. $129.00 | | |
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If the color doesn’t wake you up, the coffee will. This 10-Cup programmable thermal carafe coffeemaker has a double insulated carafe, which keeps coffee warm up to 4 hours. If your giving this to a couple who can barely get out of the house in matching socks, they’ll appreciate that you can program this little java master up to 24 hours in advance. It even shuts off automatically. In black, white, or blue.
$79.99
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Deluxe is da word for this top-of-the-line food splicer and dicer. The 11-cup bowl can knead enough dough for two medium-size loaves and its feed tube will gobble down large chunks of almost any vegetable. But in case that’s more than you wanted, there’s a smaller tube for pee-wee foods. All the parts (and there are many) are dishwasher safe, and it even comes with a how-to video.
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When the newlyweds are ready to throw in the towel, at least they can do it in style with these. A sturdy standard,
the "William Sonoma" towel combines classic styling with shameless self-promotion.
At 4 for $12 they make a great shower gift.
And what’s more American than blue gingham? The gingham versions are 6 for $12
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