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Introducing a New Suite of GE Appliances Offering Premium Features for the Frugal Consumer (ebuild)

Timeless and dependable, GE appliances have always been the perfect choice for the frugal consumer. Now a new suite of GE brand products sports many premium configurations and features found on appliances with a higher price point.

Affordable, Innovative Kitchen Upgrades Popular in a Tight Economy (ebuild)

Homeowners who once might have moved up to a larger home are now deciding to stay put and remodel, transforming their home into something more satisfying or increasing property value for a future sale. In light of this trend, GE is focusing on making some of its most popular innovative cooking technologies more accessible to a wider range of homeowners.

Savor the Best Days of Summer, Any Day of the Year, with the GE Spacemaker Grilling Oven (ebuild)

Nothing says it's summer like a thick, juicy cheeseburger served hot off the grill. Now it's easy to enjoy the fine flavors of cookout season year round, rain or shine, since GE has combined 1200 watts of grilling power with an advanced, over the range microwave oven.

Insight Pro Microwave Drawers (ebuild)

The next generation 24-inch and 30-inch Insight Pro microwave drawers offer a larger, sleeker, and more accessible design, the company says, offering 1.2 cubic feet of capacity but with the same exterior footprint as previous models. The units feature lower drawer slides that make it easier to reach the cooking area. Specialty cooking options include a Warm function and a beverage-heating function, as well as "Keep Warm,""Soften," and"Melt." An Easy Open feature opens or closes the drawer automatically with a gentle pull or push. 866-726-4399.

Sharp Unveils Next-Generation Insight Pro Microwave Drawer Ovens

Enhancing its award-winning suite of Insight® and Insight Pro® appliances, Sharp today introduces next-generation 24- and 30-inch Insight Pro Microwave Drawer® ovens, modelsKB-6524 and KB-6525, that feature a larger, sleeker and more accessible design. While the exterior footprint remains the same as previous models, the interior capacity has been increased to 1.2 cubic feet to accommodate cooking and reheating needs. Added functionality includes a new Beverage Center and several new automatic settings for the ultimate convenience in microwave cooking.

Sharp's Insight Pro Cooktop+Microwave Drawer Oven Offers a Unique Kitchen Design Solution (ebuild)

Sharp expands its popular Microwave Drawer appliance line with the Insight Pro Cooktop+Microwave Drawer oven, a one-of-a-kind unit that combines the world's first Microwave Drawer oven with a smooth glass ceramic cooktop for a stylish and convenient cooking solution. The Microwave Drawer oven is currently also available in Insight and Insight Pro Ranges and as 24- and 30-inch standalone units.

Dacor Ventures Into Builder Market With Westgate Living (ebuild)

Dacor, innovative leader in luxury kitchen appliance design, manufacturing and distribution, and Clear Channel Branded Cities announced that Dacor will be the exclusive appliance provider for the new Westgate Living residential project, part of Westgate City Center, a unique entertainment, shopping, dining and residential destination in Glendale, Arizona. Each of the residences in the community will feature a complete Dacor kitchen with stylish appliances from the company's Epicure, Millennia or Preference lines.

Milennia Microwave-in-a-drawer (CUSTOM HOME Magazine)

Available in a solid stainless steel, solid black glass, or combination finish, the Milennia microwave-in-a-drawer can be used in undercounter installations. 800.793.0093. www.dacor.com

Insight Pro Microwave Drawer (BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine)

Sharp. Available in several different configurations, the 24- and 30-inch Insight Pro microwave drawers, models KB-6024M and KB-6025M, feature a 1-cubic-foot drawer that opens and closes automatically with a gentle pull or push of the handle. The 1,000-watt drawers have 11 cooking settings and can be installed directly into cabinetry. They come in black, white, or stainless steel finishes. 866-726-4399.

Home Appliance Manufacturers and Their Customers Show Commitment to Energy and Conservation (ebuild)

Home appliance manufacturers, through their trade group the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), have teamed with energy and water advocacy groups to lobby Congress to pass an energy bill which will include the strictest federal energy efficiency standards to date for several major appliance products. AHAM is also pushing for a first ever national water limit requirement for residential dishwashers and clothes washers. The new energy and water standards will result in a savings of up to 3.3 Quads of energy and nearly 11 million acre feet of water over 30 years.