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Cuisinart Product Review-Just in Time for Thanksgiving

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By Julie Follansbee November 26, 2015



Click on the image above to see our WTAJ Segment about "Thanksgiving Helps" featuring Cuisinart!


Cuisinart sent me two of their amazing products to try. I got the International Chef Crepe/Pizzelle/Pancake Plus and the 12 Piece SmarTrack™ Storage System. I was pretty excited about both. I've always wanted to make Pizzelles and I definitely need a way to keep track of all of the food in the refrigerator!



Let's start with the International Chef Crepe/Pizzelle/Pancake Plus. It's sturdy. That was my first impression. It weighs about 10 pounds so it should be. It's super easy to open and the lock fastens completely. It opens either at a 90* angle for making pizzelles or flat for pancakes and other items. I got right to work making those pizzelles. Good thing it comes with an instruction manual and recipes from around the world, because I didn't have a pizzelle recipe.

Once my batter was ready to go, I let the unit preheat to the preset temperature on the dial and knew it was ready by the handy light on the front. I used the included measuring spoon to scoop just the right amount of batter onto the nonstick plate, closed the lid, heard it lock, and waited for my delicious cookies to bake. 2 1/2 minutes later, I used the handy tongs that came with the set to lift my pizzelles on to a cooling rack and started over. Each batch was cooked perfectly.

Next I opened it flat and tried it out for pancakes and again got excellent results. Clean up was easy. The reversible non stick plates are dishwasher safe and when cooled, I was able to store the International Chef Crepe/Pizzelle/Pancake Plus store upright so it takes up less room.

I will definitely be exploring the cookbook and using the International Chef Crepe/Pizzelle/Pancake Plus to help vary my Thanksgiving leftovers this year.



My husband has a phobia of things being in the refrigerator too long. Who can blame him? Many times I've lifted a lid, taken a look from all angles at whatever is inside the container and yup, finally, sniffed it! It's pretty tricky to judge what should stay and what should go sometimes.'

Not anymore. With the Cuisinart 12 Piece SmarTrack™ Storage System, I hope sniffing will be a thing of the past in my house. All you have to do is download and app to your phone and scan the QR code on each container. The app will prompt you for details of the contents. Once entered, you'll get a reminder of when you really should use up that item.

Besides being "smart", the containers are BPA free, leak proof, odor resistant and dishwasher and microwave safe. This set comes with containers in sizes from 7 oz. to 68 oz.

My husband, who doesn't usually say much about our containers said that he really liked the hinged and snapping lids. 

I can see these really coming in handy for our Thanksgiving leftovers. I need to go buy a few more!

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*I received complimentary products for the purpose of this review.  All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.