The Cookware Company™ And Furi® Debut Partnerships With Country Icon And Food Network Star Trisha Yearwood

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The southern charm of Trisha Yearwood, country icon, Food Network star and bestselling cookbook author will soon be experienced in kitchens all across America. Yearwood is partnering with The Cookware Company™ www.cookware-co.com, breakthrough healthy ceramic non-stick cookware, for Cookware and Kitchen Gadgets and Furi® www.furiglobal.com, innovative designed and patented Kitchen Cutlery and Sharpeners.

The Cookware Company's new collection is called Precious Metals, featuring ranges in the following colors: Copper, Silver and Titanium. It's available with two types of handles: stainless steel or phenolic bakelite.

Precious Metals features Thermolon™ ceramic non-stick coating:

• No use of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or silicone polyester coating
• Contains no lead or cadmium
• Heat resistant up to 850 degrees F with no blistering or release of toxic fumes
• Simple clean-up
• Even heat distribution

"I have been using GreenPan for several years, and I'm simply a fan. That's why I'm extremely excited to be partnering with their parent company, The Cookware Company, on my own line of quality products," says Yearwood. "The ceramic non-stick technology is unparalleled and affordably priced. Eco-friendly, user friendly, dishwasher safe, and beautiful to boot. What more could a busy cook want?"

The collection will include 36 total skus with a variety of sets, frypans and specialty pieces.

The Furi® collection will launch with 22 skus, consisting of two different ranges, Trisha Yearwood by Furi® Professional and Trisha Yearwood by Furi® Essentials with Trisha Yearwood Diamond Fingers® sharpening technology.  

Products feature:

• Patented unique handle shape reduces hand slip towards the blade and fatigue
• Quality construction for strength, weight and balance
• Extremely sharp blade edges designed to be sharpened exclusively with the Trisha Yearwood Diamond Fingers® sharpener
• Sharpeners are easy to use, compact and versatile due to the patented Diamond Fingers®

"You can never underestimate the importance of good knives in your kitchen! I am excited to create a range of knives by Furi that make cooking effortless. They are lightweight, fit comfortably in my hand, and do the job with ease. The amazing Diamond Fingers® sharpener keeps my knives sharp and ready to work," says Yearwood.

Prices and retailers for both collections will be released later; products will launch for consumer purchase in September 2014.

The collaborations between Trisha Yearwood, The Cookware Company and Furi® were structured by ACI Licensing, 12100 Wilshire Blvd., 8^th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025, 310-806-9481.

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SOURCE The Cookware Company