Expert Details

Kitchen Equipment Expert; Appliances; Cooking; Lifestyle Trends

ID: 735431 New York, USA

Expert is a kitchen equipment expert currently working as a freelance consultant to the Appliance and Housewares Industries following a 30+ year career as the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Director of Kitchen Appliances & Technology. In that capacity, she was responsible for overseeing all testing and editorial content on kitchen equipment and served as a spokesperson on issues relating to cooking, food trends, and kitchen equipment. She is a writer/editor/tester that specialties in kitchen equipment, appliances, cookware, smart kitchen technology, along with trends in food, cooking and restaurants. Earlier in her career she was a professional chef.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1970	Degree: BA	Subject: History	Institution: State University of New York at Albany

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1987 to 2016	Employer: Hearst	Title: Director Kitchen Appliances Lab	Department: Good Housekeeping Institute
Responsibilities: Testing and writing about kitchen equipment of all kinds. Spokesperson on kitchen, food, and lifestyle trends for Good Housekeeping magazine and website. Analyze and approve kitchen equipment for use of the Good Housekeeping Seal.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1979 to 1985	Employer: Inhilco	Title: Chef	Department: Market Bar
Responsibilities: Food prep, menu planning, managing food costs, supervision of cooks

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Les Dames d'Escoffier New York President New York Women's Culinary Alliance

Publications and Patents Summary
Good Housekeeping Wirecutter Reviewed thekitchn.com Tom's Guide

Fields of Expertise

kitchen equipment, household appliance, cookware, microwave cooking