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"   Back from the Housewares Show and brimming with news to share with you about what type of products we&amp;#039;ll be testing in the next year at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute (GHRI) and what you&amp;#039;ll be seeing on store shelves. I&amp;#039;ve limited myself to ten strong trends which wasn&amp;#039;t easy to do so I&amp;#039;ve included some honorable mentions at the end.   1. Tired of neutral stainless steel? Good! Because in the next year everything from knife handles to cookware to toasters will be available in bright colors of not only red, blue, and yellow but purple, orange, and chartreuse.  2. Had enough of prim solid-colored dinnerware? Florals and other patterns are making a comeback . And forget about all-of-a-kind sets. They&amp;#039;ve gone the way of the matching skirt and jacket. Mixing and matching is in. Also look for new shapes like ovals and even triangles to dress up your table.  3. You love sharing tapas and other small plates when you go out to eat. Now you&amp;#039;ll find lots of adorable mini plates to use at dinner parties.   4. Pies have been dubbed the dessert of the year and mini portions are big so why not individual pies? Lots of small pie dishes for oven baking will be available soon as well as electric mini-pie bakers-yes, really. Also, saw a divided pie plate that lets you make a pie with different fillings on either side.   5. Greater Graters There is absolutely no excuse left for using a grater that doesn&amp;#039;t work. Microplane&amp;#039;s been manufacturing the very best ones for some time now. But the company&amp;#039;s patent on its technology just ran out and just about every single gadget manufacturer is offering similar graters for everything from particles of lemon zest to shards of Parmesan cheese. So throw out that almost useless one and treat yourself to a new miracle worker.  6. Single cup coffeemakers (ssc&amp;#039;s) are here to stay. Not only is there a profusion of them but there&amp;#039;s also lots of products to hold the little pods and capsules of coffee on your countertop. Also look for ssc&amp;#039;s that let you scoop your own coffee rather than use prepackaged java.  7. We must be eating an awful lot of leftovers because food storage containers were everywhere. While there was a lot of glass offerings for those of you that want to avoid plastic there was an awful lot of new plastic storageware in the show booths as well.   8. Ceramic knives arelightweight, thin, sharp, and often coated with a resin that helps them glide and gives them a pretty color. While they can&amp;#039;t be sharpened and don&amp;#039;t give you the heft and control of a forged steel knife, they&amp;#039;re not so pricey so you won&amp;#039;t feel bad tossing them when they&amp;#039;ve lost their edge.   9. Kids, kids, and more kids Yes I saw tons of cooking gadgets sized just for little tykes as well as storybook cookbooks. Also children&amp;#039;s dinner plates that claim to be eco-safe because they&amp;#039;re made from recycled materials or unbreakable glass. But there&amp;#039;s more. In the hall of electrics, booths were brimming with appliances exclusively for cooking and blending baby food and warming up bottles.  10. Celebrity chefs are still endorsing products of all kinds. Emeril and Batali expanded their offerings to dinnerware while Cat Cora and Michellle Bernstein jumped on the cookware bandwagon. Honorable mentions: Based on show offerings I&amp;#039;d say you&amp;#039;ll also be making pancakes, eating whoopee pies, tossing salads, and drinking lots of water on the go. Want to learn how we put consumer products to the test and keep you safe? Sign up for a tour of the famous Good Housekeeping Research Institute. If you visit, be sure to say hello when you come by the Kitchen Appliances &amp;amp;amp; Technology Lab. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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