Cool Kitchen Tools for Summertime Entertaining

HOUSTON, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- These cool kitchen tools will add flavor, style and convenience to summertime entertaining.

Add delicious flavors to your summertime cooking with Kuhn Rikon's Dual Graters, with two ultra-sharp stainless steel graters in one compact tool. Use one side of the Fine/Medium to grate spices and zest citrus, the other for hard cheeses and chocolate. The Coarse/Ribbon has one side for grating hard cheese, carrots, zucchini and other vegetables. The other side is for thin ribbon slices of garlic and soft cheese. $15 each. www.Amazon.com.

The Capresso Iced Tea Maker brews a refreshing pitcher of iced tea at the touch of a button. Quick and easy, it brews from loose tea or tea bags. An easy-to-read brew strength lever lets you adjust to taste from regular to strong. The Iced Tea Maker comes with 18 recipes, including Blackberry Hibiscus Iced Tea, Refreshing Mint Green Tea and Fresh Peach Iced Tea. $59.99. www.Capresso.com.

Kyocera's Ceramic Salad Set helps you quickly prepare fresh salads, for an appetizer or as an entree. The set includes an all-purpose 5-Inch Slicing Knife – for chopping fruits, vegetables, and boneless meats – and an Adjustable Slicer – with four different widths to slice anything from potatoes to onions, apples or beets. $59.95. www.KyoceraAdvancedCeramics.com.

Ambiance enhances any summer get-together. The Peugeot Tahiti Mill Set offers a sophisticated color palette, with choices ranging from soft neutrals to natural ingredient-inspired hues. Each mill features specific mechanisms for salt or pepper. $60 per set. www.CutleryAndMore.com.

Great for deep-frying, searing and more, NuWave's Precision Induction Cooktop 2™ adjusts heat instantly and precisely. It's portable and will set up right next to the grill. Cooking 50 percent faster than a gas or electric stovetop, it will get your summertime meal out quicker than ever. $100, plus shipping and processing. www.NuWavePIC.com.

Keep a close eye on meat or poultry with the CDN ProAccurate^® Meat/Poultry Ovenproof Thermometer (IRM200-GLOW). It features an extra large 2-inch, glow-in-the-dark dial with a durable laboratory glass lens, and a 5-inch stainless steel stem that makes reading temperatures easy, even in low light conditions. It accurately measures the internal temperature from 120 to 200 degrees Farenheit. $11.99. www.ChefsResource.com.

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SOURCE Kuhn Rikon, Capresso, Kyocera Advanced Ceramics, Peugeot, CDN, NuWave