Win a Gaggia Classic Coffee Machine, Circulon Pan Set and a Judge Knife Set...

To help get the New Year off to a good start we thought that we would go out of our way to do something extra special for our first monthly free prize draw of 2010. We have decided to give away not one but three prizes this month. The lucky person who wins this month’s competition will receive a Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine, a 5 Piece Pan Set from the best selling Circulon 2 range as well as a Judge Sabatier 5 Piece Wooden Knife Block Set. Combined these three items have a recommended retail price of £568.95.

The rules are the same as normal, all you have do is visit the competition page of our website and fill in the form contained on that page. You can also find out more information about the rules of the competition on the page, all you need to do is follow the relevant link.

You have until midday on the 1st of February to enter this month’s competition. Remember, the competition is free to enter.

If you have not visited our website recently then why not take a look at our Winter Cookware Sale while you are there? We have worked hard on this year’s sale, ensuring that it is the right mixture of exciting special offers and desirable bargains on the products that you want. You will find big discounts on top brands such as Le Creuset, Global Knives, Jamie Oliver Professional Series, Cole and Mason, Denby Pottery, I.O Shen Knives and Maxwell & Williams.

Winter Clearance Deals

The Pots and Pans Winter Sale has started. We have put together a collection of great deals and bargains on a wide range of cookware and kitchenware, all available on our online store. When deciding what we products we would in our sale, we kept thinking we wanted to do something a little bit different this time. We've decided that not only will we discount products, but we will also put together a series of special offers designed to excite our customers. What better way of doing this than giving away free gifts or discount offers on some of our best selling items?

Now, if you buy an I.O. Shen Mastergrade 5 Piece Magnetic Knife Block Set we will also give you a FREE Swift Supreme 3 Piece Pan Set, RRP £118! If you buy a Meyer Circulon 2 Hard Anodized 5 Piece Pan Set you get the opportunity to buy a Le Creuset Kone Kettle at HALF PRICE. If you decide to buy a Gaggia Classic Coffee Machine you will get a Judge Sabatier 5 Piece Wooden Knife Block Set FREE. The Judge Knife Set has a recommended retail price of £64. If you buy a Robert Welch Signature 4 Piece Knife and Sharpener Set you will also get a FREE Le Creuset 21cm Round Dish. This Le Creuset dish has an RRP of £22.

As well as these exciting deals we are also reducing the price on numerous other products. We have collected together a wide selection of these items on the Sales page of our website. You will also find other great deals on the Pan Sets Special Offers page as well as on the Knife Sets Special Offers page of the Pots and Pans website.

We believe that there should be a bargain or a special deal to suit everybody in cookware and kitchenware winter sale.

Win a Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine in December’s Free Prize Draw

In our December free prize draw we are giving you the chance to win a Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine. Due to the incredible response that we received to last month’s competition when we gave away two Gaggia Baby D Espresso machines, we have decided to give people another chance to win a Gaggia coffee machine.

The Gaggia Classic is the best selling of all Gaggia’s coffee machines. It normally retails on the Pots and Pans Website for £274.99, this is £24 below the normal recommended retail price of £299.95.

If you want to win the Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine you need to visit the competition page on the Pots and Pans website. When you get there all you need to do to enter the competition is complete the form on the page. The page also contains more information and details about the rules for the competition.

We are still offering a free gift for anybody who orders goods worth £100 or over on the Pots and Pans website. In keeping with the festive time of the year we are now giving a free set of Tom Smith Crackers to anybody who spends £100 or over. In 1847 Thomas J. Smith, the founder of the Tom Smith company invented the cracker. His original crackers actually contained sweets and not gifts as the present version does. Several years later in effort to differentiate their crackers from rival companies who copied their original idea his son decided to include gifts and hats as well as introducing variations on the design of the cracker.

We are still offering free delivery on all orders of £75 or over for customers in Great Britain. There is an equivalent discount for customers outside of Great Britain.

Knife Set Special Offers

We have decided to run special offers on two of our most popular knife sets, the I.O Shen Mastergrade Magnetic 5 Piece Knife Block Set and the Robert Welch Signature 4 Piece Knife and Sharpener Set. I.O Shen Knives and Robert Welch Knives are two of our most popular brands of knives, enjoying popularity with both professional chefs and home enthusiasts. The special offers on both of these knife sets offer a fantastic opportunity to acquire professional standard kitchen knives at a discount price.

Not only are we selling the I.O Shen Mastergrade Magnetic 5 Piece Knife Block Set for £199.95, a massive £154 below the recommended retail price, but we are also including a free copy of Jamie Oliver’s Christmas DVD for a limited time. You might have noticed in his recent television series, Jamie’s American Road Trip, that Jamie Oliver uses I.O Shen knives himself.

The I.O Shen magnetic knife block can be used to hold up to 9 knives. It comes with a 105mm Paring Knife, 160mm Sahm Khom Slicer, 210mm Chef's Knife and a 270mm Bread Knife.

The second knife set that we are decided to offer a great deal on is the Robert Welch Signature 4 Piece Knife and Sharpener Set. You can now buy this on our online cookware and kitchenware shop for only £85, which is a saving of £28 on the sets normal price. This set includes an 18cm Cooks Knife, 12cm Cooks Knife, 10cm Vegetable Knife and a hand-held Knife Sharpener.

The Robert Welch company have been manufacturing knives commercially now for over 50 years, it is still a family run business. When designing knives they work closely with professional chefs to ensure that their knives are both comfortable to use as well providing optimum cutting action. The Robert Welch Signature Knife Range won the 2009 Red Dot Award for product design.

New Krups, Circulon, Raymond Blanc by Anolon, Prestige, and Joseph Joseph products now on the website

At Pots and Pans we are continually updating and expanding the products that we sell through our online cookware and kitchenware shop, the latest additions include new products from Raymond Blanc by Anolon, Circulon, Prestige, Krups and Joseph Joseph.

The first of the new additions are two new 5 piece pan sets from Raymond Blanc by Anolon. Both of these pan sets include a milkpan, 16cm, 18cm and 20cm saucepans and a 24cm frying pan or skillet. The first of these pan sets is from the Stainless Steel range. We are currently selling this pan set for £149.99, which is a £95 saving on the recommended retail price. The second pan set is from the Raymond Blanc by Anolon Professional range. This is presently retailing for £125, this is £90 below the usual recommended retail price.

There is also a new 4 piece pan set from Circulon. The Circulon Steel Elite 4 Piece Pan Set includes 16cm, 18cm and 20cm saucepans along with a 20cm skillet or frying pan. This pan set is currently available for £149.99, this is £95 below its recommended retail price.

Other new additions to the website include several new serving dishes by Prestige. These dishes have all been made with double walled insulated stainless steel, this has been used as it enables the dishes to maintain a consistent temperature. The serving dishes are available in different shapes, there is a round serving dish as well as different sized versions of the oval shaped serving dish.

Also new on the website are seven new models of Krups coffee machines. Included among the new machines are three colour variations of the popular Dolce Gusto model, as well as the standard black model there are now Ivory and Red models which are now available on the website. We have also started to stock the Dolce Gusto Circulo model. This machine as the name suggests features an unique circular design that makes it look unlike any other coffee machine currently available. The Dolce Gusto Circulo is more than just a striking looking coffee machine though, it also makes a fantastic cup of coffee.

There has also been a major increase in the range of Joseph Joseph products that we stock. We are now stocking numerous designs of their worktop savers, including the designs based round the inside of fruit. This includes the kiwi, orange, tomato and onion designs. Other new Joseph Joseph products that have been added to the website include a stylish new salad bowl, and an ergonomically designed colander. If you are a fan of Joseph Joseph you will instantly recognise their unique design style in both of these new products. They share a chic modern aesthetic which helps give them the look and feel that is unique to Joseph Joseph products.

Even in the run up to Christmas, the busiest time of the year for an online retailer, we are continuing to expand the ranges that we stock. We are continually on the lookout for new ranges that we believe will add value to our online cookware and kitchenware store. If you believe that there is a range we should be stocking that we currently don’t have let us know and we will see what we can do about adding it.

Zeal Kitchenware now in stock

We have now started stocking Zeal Kitchenware on our online cookware and kitchenware shop. Zeal Kitchenware specialise in producing colourful kitchen tools and bakeware made from silicone. Constructing products with silicone has several advantages. This remarkable material is resistant to high temperatures - safe to use at temperatures up to 315°C / 600°F. Unlike some other materials that are often used in the production of kitchen tools and bakeware, it does not absorb flavours. It is suitable for use in microwaves, the oven and the freezer. Perhaps best of all, it is easy to clean!

Zeal produce a wide range of kitchen utensils and bakeware ranging from tongs and spatulas to loaf trays and muffin cases. One of their more unique products is the Splatter Guard. This has been designed to prevent hot oil or sauces ‘spitting’ out of the pan during cooking. It sits on top of the pan during cooking, essentially acting like a lid. Since it has been constructed using silicone it is flexible, non-stick, easy to clean and hygienic.

Other kitchen utensils in their range include Cooks Tongs, Ladles, Cooks Spoons and a Slotted Turner, all of which are constructed using silicone which means they can be used when cooking at high temperatures. These are available in a variety of colours including red, lime and mulberry.

The bakeware products from Zeal include Cake and Muffin Cases, Mini Flan Cases and Loaf Trays. Also constructed from silicone, they are exceedingly flexible, as well as being reusable.

Other Zeal products that we expect will be popular are the Basting Brush and the Patissier Brush. Both of these brushes have silicone bristles, this ensures that they can be used at high temperatures and that the bristles are flexible. This makes both of these brushes ideal for use in their intended tasks.

New Nordic Ware Cake Pans now in stock.

We have added several new items to the range of Nordic Ware cake pans that we sell on our online cookware shop. We have added several new cake pans, or to call them by their proper name Bundt pans, to the range of Nordic Ware products that we stock. The new designs include a Mini Butterfly Cake Pan, a Caterpillar Cakelette Pan, a Giant Cupcake Pan, the Backyard Bug Pan and the Gift Cakelette Pan.

Bundt pans are used to in order to give cakes or muffins a distinctive shape when you bake them. The new designs from Nordic Ware will certainly help you give your cakes or muffins a unique shape. Perhaps the most unusual of the new designs is the Backyard Bug Pan which can be used to make bug shaped muffins. The pan includes various bug shapes including bees, butterflies, ladybirds and dragon flies.

The Caterpillar Cakelette Pan is another cake pan that features a highly distinctive design. This cake pan allows you to make eight cakelettes which when placed together are in the shape of a large caterpillar. This fun design is ideal for children’s parties.

Another of the new designs, the Gift Cakelette Pan allows you to bake 6 mini cakes which are each in the shape of a gift or a present. The intricate detail which the cake pan enables you to achieve has to be seen to be believed. Each Gift Cake features a ribbon on the top of the gift to complete the design.

Nordic Ware started to manufacture Bundt Pans in 1946. The founder of Nordic Ware H. David Dalquist trademarked the term Bundt Pan in 1950, the trademark is still owned by Nordic Ware. Even though they have produced over 50 million cake pans it is still a family owned business.

The term Bundt originates from the German word bund which means ‘a gathering’. Bundt cakes were originally made for eating at gatherings or parties.

Nordic Ware produces several cake pans that are ideal for people who are looking to bake Christmas themed cakes. They produce one cake pan that bakes a cake in the shape of a Christmas tree, this makes the perfect centrepiece on a table set for a Christmas meal.