BrIT Girl: Passionate about cooking

Kitchens & Bathrooms News
editorial assistant, Britta O'Boyle

Our effervescent editorial assistant Britta O’Boyle has an infectious enthusiasm for the kbb industry and latest cooking appliances. Do you share the kitchen bug?

When people say they love their job, more often than not, you can detect a hint of sarcasm. But, when part of your job involves a lap around a racing track in a Ferrari GT racing car and having celebrity chefs cook a metre away from you, it would be more likely you were being sarcastic if you said you hated it. But in this industry, I’m not alone in saying I love my job (thankfully)! And I have yet to meet a bathroom or kitchen retailer who doesn’t have their heart and soul in it. I am almost certain if I were to ask any retailer within the industry, they could say they love their job with the same sincerity as I can. Unless of course, they are all Oscar- winning actors and actresses in disguise!

Enthusiasm isn’t something that you hear or see much of in a recession; in fact the word recession alone has made this sentence sound glum. But the kbb industry has it spot on. Having recently visited the Ferrari head quarters in Italy for the launch of the Hoover Candy 2011 product range, I discovered it is not only retailers who are full of enthusiasm but manufacturers  and  distributors too. Granted, the adrenaline of traveling 200 km/h is bound to help put a smile on most faces. But the very beautiful Ghisa hob also played a big part in lighting up a few, excuse the pun. There seemed to be genuine heartfelt enthusiasm for the new products, so much so in fact, two retailers from Turkey dismantled the Ghisa on display trying to work out the technology behind it….I’ll save you the effort of trying to put it back together again.

Hoover’s Ghisa hob uses Premix burner technology to mix forced air and natural gas, prior to ignition, using a small fan to force the air into the burner. A vertical flame is generated and directed to the base of the pan, with an overall hob height of 28mm compared to the traditional 45mm. It features contrasting blue display lighting and is a very pretty appliance, which is quite honestly the last word I ever expected to use to describe a gas hob.

 Lacanche is also giving kitchen retailers something to get enthused about. It has launched a range of 900mm range cookers, which Jean Christophe Novelli had nothing but good things to say about. According to him, cooking is all about consistency which his bright yellow, signed, Lacanche cooker provides him. If only it was that simple for all of us. Cooking for me is more about making every effort to avoiding food poisoning! Available in 20 colours as standard, with a choice of four trims, the latest Beaune and Bussy range cookers boast a 69-litre dual function oven and a six burner gas hob.

 With this industry, there always seems to be something to get excited about. Don’t get me wrong, new dresses and shoes will make my eyes twinkle. But when I say I love my job, I do actually mean it. With absolutely no sarcasm intended! Then again it would be very difficult not to with all the clever products and when everyone else within the industry seems to! If you can’t beat them, join them as they say!

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