West Bend Housewares
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West Bend Housewares, LLC, based in West Bend, Wisconsin
, produces household appliances such as breadmakers, mixer
s, coffee urns, slow cooker
s and wok
s. The West Bend Company
, founded in 1911, was owned by Regal Ware Inc. but the part sold to Vernon Hills, Illinois
based Focus Products Group took the name West Bend Housewares.
West Bend, Wisconsin
West Bend is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Wisconsin, United States in southeastern Wisconsin. The population was estimated to be 29,894 in 2008...
, produces household appliances such as breadmakers, mixer
Mixer (cooking)
A mixer is a kitchen appliance intended for mixing, folding, beating, and whipping food ingredients. Mixers come in two major variations, hand mixers and stand mixers....
s, coffee urns, slow cooker
Slow cooker
A slow cooker, also known as a Crock-Pot or Slo-Cooker , is a countertop electrical cooking appliance that is used for simmering, which requires maintaining a relatively low temperature compared to other cooking methods for many hours, allowing unattended cooking...
s and wok
Wok
A wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia.Woks are most often used for stir frying, but can also be used in other Chinese cooking techniques, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, smoking, or making soup...
s. The West Bend Company
West Bend Company
The West Bend Company was a West Bend, Wisconsin company from 1911 to 2003. It manufactures aluminum cookware and electrical appliances, but also made two-stroke cycle engines including outboard boat motors. Art Ingels used a surplus West Bend engine to power the first kart...
, founded in 1911, was owned by Regal Ware Inc. but the part sold to Vernon Hills, Illinois
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Vernon Hills is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,120 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 23,957 as of 2005...
based Focus Products Group took the name West Bend Housewares.