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Stocking Houseware Trends

All right, houseware dealers. Are you stocking the latest in appliances?

Actually there are no new machines that prepare an eight-course meal, say grace for you, and then do the dishes merely by holding down a button. In fact, there have been no major breakthroughs in home appliances since the Cuisinart 15 years ago.

Now manufacturers are concentrating on reinventing standard appliances, making them smaller, lighter, more efficient. And now the big "innovation" is cordless.

Cordless appliances are not new, though their popularity is. Cordless knives first came out in the 1960s but disappeared because of poor quality. But cordlessness was given a second life with the introduction by Black & Decker six years ago of the Dustbuster, a small cordless vacuum.

Now available are cordless. rechargeable knives, can openers, curling irons, steam irons, cake mixers. etc.

But even with cordless products there are strings attached, usually a higher price tag. And sometimes recharging the appliance overnight is as much trouble as plugging it into an outlet to use it in the first place. Besides, where are you going to mash potatoes that doesn't have an outlet nearby?

The trick, then, is to come out with something that is both novel and useful. A small company in Burbank, Ca., has introduced an ironing board that converts into a chair and is working on an ironing board that becomes a table.

A New York City firm has the Cook Stone. a flat stone tablet which is heated under an oven broiler and then removed after 30 minutes to be used as a cooking surface.

And a company in Gardena, Ca., is marketing a ceiling fan with a speaker that can be wired into a television, radio or telephone.

Perhaps the next trend in the housewares products industry will be the combining of two different appliances into one. The success of ironing board furniture and stereo air conditioning may almost be upon us.

Environmental Hotline

The Environmental Protection Agency has a toll-free small business hotline to aid those needing help in understanding and complying with environmental regulations. The number is (800) 368-5888.

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