FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 2005

BLEND, WHIP, CHOP, MIX OR GRIND THE NEW CUISINART HAND BLENDER DOES IT ALL!

Toronto, ON — Blending is one of the many things that Cuisinart does best. And come March 2005, Cuisinart will offer Canadian consumers a new elegant brushed stainless steel hand blender with black accents. The Cuisinart Smart Stick® Hand Blender is much more than just a stick blender. With three attachments, it can perform almost any kitchen prep task.

The immersion blender easily handles tasks such as pureeing soups, blending smoothies or de-clumping sauces. The chopper/grinder attachment can be added to the blender shaft to easy chop a single garlic clove, process nuts or grind hard cheeses. The whisk attachment turns this blender into a motorized whisk, enabling egg whites to turn into fluffy meringue or cream to be volumized into thick, heavy whipped cream.

“This is the first time Cuisinart has come out with a hand blender that can perform so many tasks,” says Kristi McTaggart, Product Manager for Cuisinart Canada. “Between the extra value in this unit and the elegant design, it makes for a perfect gift.”

The 200 watt motor ensures that the blender can easy perform the tasks at hand, whether it be blending soups right in the pot, or making nut butter. The instruction book comes with numerous recipes and Cuisinart backs this product up with a 3-year limited warranty.

Availability: March 2005

About Cuisinart Canada
A leader in culinary appliances, professional quality cookware, and kitchen accessories, Cuisinart is best known for introducing the food processor to Canada in 1975. In an effort to help customers Savour the Good Life, the company manufactures a full range of products including cookware, cutlery, blenders, hand mixers, coffeemakers, grills, rice cookers, toaster ovens as well as food processors electric kettles and scales. For more information on Cuisinart products visit www.cuisinart.ca.