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CONVENIENCE COUNTS
Sometimes metal cookware is pretty enough to qualify as oven-to-table. Case in point is the nonstick aluminum cookware from TVS-America, which is designed to be used as serving vessels. The cookware is oven safe up to 350˚
or 450˚F, depending on the piece, and includes collections designed by Karim Rashid, Angelo di Porto and Alberto Meda.
“These pieces are designed to save time,” says Diane O’Donnel, national sales
manager – North America for TVS-America. “Serving dinner from the oven eliminates
having to wash extra serving dishes.” Many of the company’s designs are dishwasher safe and have a nonstick finish so they’re easy to clean by hand as well. In fact, most oven-to-table pieces are just as easy to maintain, a boon for busy cooks. Most
are dishwasher safe, and are coated with a durable glaze that won’t scratch
when scrubbed.
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The sky’s the limit with regard to what home chefs can cook in their oven-to-table pieces. Beef stew, braised vegetables, a cheesy casserole... in many cases dishes can be prepared ahead, refrigerated
or even frozen, and then cooked when needed. And, of course, basic pieces
or specialty pieces can also be used for sweets and other baked goods: brownies, cobblers, breads and more. For retailers who have a kitchen, nothing beats a live
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