Do you love to cook? Would you like to find a business opportunity that will offer a decent income and let you carry out your passion of all things cooking? Pampered Chef, Ltd. is just what would fit that bill with their line of cookbooks, food products and kitchen tools and gadgets intended for preparing food at home.

This business is currently the leading direct seller of kitchenware and kitchen gadgets world wide. They are a division of Berkshire Hathaway family company. The major selling point of Pampered Chef is their multipurpose kitchen tools, mealtime techniques and simple recipes and ideas.

Pampered Chef was established by Doris Christopher in 1980. The company started to sell its items to homemakers in party plans much like Tupperware parties. The home maker would invite friends to her home and the products would be demonstrated and sold. Over a time the products began to gain popularity. Today the company operates in Canada, Germany, USA and the UK.

Pampered Chef was recently listed as one of the fastest growing companies in the USA by Fortune magazine. Pampered Chef also has many unique items that are not normally available in the stores.

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The Pampered Chef website offers visitors many useful ideas as well as products. Pampered Chef's most famous product is the food chopper which chops herbs, veggies and onions. The micro plane adjustable grate is another quite popular product offered. This tool will grate citrus rinds, garlic and ginger and includes a slider attachment that prevents bodily injury. A handy bonus is that both of these products are dishwasher safe.

In addition, Pampered Chef has a list of slicers, graters, choppers and other necessary kitchen tools. Self sharpening knives are available and make dull blades obsolete. You can get restaurant quality cutting boards to help you create a masterpiece veggie tray.

In addition to the cool gadgets and tools, Pampered Chef has wonderful stoneware that distributes heat evenly for baking. Your roasts will come out more succulent and your pizza crusts will be crispier. You will even have a choice of different sizes and shapes. Pampered Chef is secure enough in the quality of their products that they all come with a warranty and some products have lifetime guarantees.

In addition to the kitchenware the Papered Chef Company is involved in social services. Every year the month of May is dedicated to raising awareness of breast cancer and will give a percentage of the proceeds to this cause. Pampered Chef has partnered with other groups in raising over a million dollars for breast cancer awareness.